TAF1L

Chr 9

TATA-box binding protein associated factor 1 like

Also known as: TAF(II)210, TAF2A2

The protein functions as a substitute for TAF1 during male meiosis when sex chromosomes are transcriptionally silenced, serving as a key transcriptional regulator in male germ cells. Mutations cause X-linked intellectual disability, and the gene shows high constraint against loss-of-function variants (pLI 0.96, LOEUF 0.32). The condition follows X-linked recessive inheritance.

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, UniProt
LOFmechanismLOEUF 0.32
Clinical SummaryTAF1L
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Highly constrained gene — heterozygous loss-of-function variants are very rare in the population (pLI 0.96). One damaged copy is likely sufficient to cause disease.

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

LoF intolerant — likely haploinsufficient
LoF Constraint
0.32LOEUF
pLI 0.962
Z-score 5.36
OE 0.18 (0.110.32)
Highly constrained

Highly LoF-intolerant (top ~10% of genes)

Missense Constraint
-0.40Z-score
OE missense 1.04 (0.981.09)
993 obs / 957.9 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.18 (0.110.32)
00.351.4
Missense OE1.04 (0.981.09)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.08
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 9 / 49.9Missense obs/exp: 993 / 957.9Syn Z: -1.14
DN
0.4389th %ile
GOF
0.4283th %ile
LOF
0.67top 25%

The highest-scoring mechanism for this gene is loss-of-function (haploinsufficiency).

LOFprediction above median · LOEUF 0.32

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

TAF1L · protein map & ClinVar variants

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3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

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