TMEM45B

Chr 11

transmembrane protein 45B

The TMEM45B protein functions in innate immunity by promoting alphavirus RNA degradation and is essential for inflammation- and tissue injury-induced mechanical pain hypersensitivity. Mutations cause autosomal recessive intellectual disability with seizures and hypotonia. This gene shows very low constraint against loss-of-function variants.

Summary from RefSeq, UniProt
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0
Active trials
3
Pubs (1 yr)
78
P/LP submissions
0%
P/LP missense
1.81
LOEUF
DN
Mechanism· predicted
Clinical SummaryTMEM45B
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.00) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
78 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 35 VUS of 126 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
1.81LOEUF
pLI 0.000
Z-score -0.79
OE 1.25 (0.831.81)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint
-0.25Z-score
OE missense 1.06 (0.931.20)
166 obs / 157.1 exp
Tolerant

Tolerant to missense variation

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE1.25 (0.831.81)
00.351.4
Missense OE1.06 (0.931.20)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.03
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 15 / 12.0Missense obs/exp: 166 / 157.1Syn Z: -0.17
DN
0.7131th %ile
GOF
0.5759th %ile
LOF
0.2777th %ile

The highest-scoring mechanism for this gene is dominant-negative.

DNprediction above median

Note: In-silico variant effect predictors (SIFT, PolyPhen, REVEL, CADD) may underestimate pathogenicity of missense variants in genes with GOF or DN mechanisms. Consider functional evidence and clinical context.

Predictions from Badonyi M, Marsh JA. PLoS ONE. 2024;19(8):e0307312.

ClinVar Variant Classifications

126 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic73
Likely Pathogenic5
VUS35
Likely Benign4
73
Pathogenic
5
Likely Pathogenic
35
VUS
4
Likely Benign

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
73
0
73
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
5
0
5
VUS
0
33
2
0
35
Likely Benign
0
4
0
0
4
Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Total037800117

LoF = frameshift, stop gained/lost, canonical splice · Counts from ClinVar esearch · Updated hourly

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

TMEM45B · protein map & ClinVar variants

Showing all ClinVar variants across the protein. Search a specific variant to highlight its position.

Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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