SREBF1

Chr 17AD

sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1

The protein is a transcription factor that regulates genes involved in cholesterol biosynthesis and lipid homeostasis, becoming activated when sterol concentrations are low. Mutations cause ichthyosis with follicular atrichia and photophobia syndrome as well as mucoepithelial dysplasia, inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. The gene shows moderate constraint against loss-of-function variants (LOEUF 0.45), and the associated conditions primarily affect skin and mucosal tissues.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, OMIM, UniProt
LOFmechanismADLOEUF 0.452 OMIM phenotypes
Clinical SummarySREBF1
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Constrained for loss-of-function variants (OE-LoF 0.28) despite low pLI — interpret in context.
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Clinical Trials
2 active or recruiting trials — potential therapeutic options may be available
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Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Moderate LoF intolerance
LoF Constraint
0.45LOEUF
pLI 0.015
Z-score 4.40
OE 0.28 (0.180.45)
Moderately constrained

More LoF-intolerant than ~75% of genes

Missense Constraint
1.98Z-score
OE missense 0.79 (0.730.85)
548 obs / 694.5 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.28 (0.180.45)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.79 (0.730.85)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE0.88
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 12 / 43.2Missense obs/exp: 548 / 694.5Syn Z: 1.70
Curated Mechanism (G2P)Gene2Phenotype (DDG2P) ↗
moderateSREBF1-related ichthyosis, follicular, with atrichia and photophobia syndromeOTHERAD
moderateSREBF1-related mucoepithelial dysplasia, hereditaryOTHERAD
DN
0.6064th %ile
GOF
0.3986th %ile
LOF
0.48top 25%

The Badonyi & Marsh model scores dominant-negative highest, but genomic evidence most strongly supports loss-of-function (haploinsufficiency) as the primary mechanism.

LOF1 literature citation · LOEUF 0.45

Literature Evidence

LOFHypercholesterolemia in children with Smith-Magenis syndrome: del (17) (p11.2p11.2)PMID:12180145

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312. Mechanism ranking also informed by gnomAD constraint, ClinVar, and ClinGen data.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

0 submitted variants in ClinVar

Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

SREBF1 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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