TOR1B

Chr 9

torsin family 1 member B

Also known as: DQ1

NCBI Gene: 27348 ENSG00000136816 UniProt: O14657

The protein encoded by this gene is an ATPase found primarily in the endoplasmic reticulum and nuclear envelope. This gene has a highly-similar neighboring gene, TOR1A, that encodes a protein that is likely to interact in a complex with this protein. Finally, this protein may act as a chaperone and play a role in maintaining the integrity of the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic reticulum. Several transcript variants, some protein-coding and others non-protein coding, have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]

Active trials

Pathogenic / LP

ClinVar variants

Pubs (1 yr)

1.0

Missense Z

0.76

LOEUF

Clinical Summary— TOR1B

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Population Constraint (gnomAD)

Constrained for loss-of-function variants (OE-LoF 0.33) despite low pLI — interpret in context.

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ClinVar Variants

33 Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 55 VUS of 89 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

gnomAD

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population

LoF Constraint?LOEUF (Loss-of-function Observed/Expected Upper bound Fraction) is the upper bound of the 90% CI for LoF OE — the preferred gnomAD v4 metric. Lower = more intolerant to LoF. LOEUF < 0.35 = highly constrained.

0.76LOEUF

pLI 0.064

Z-score 2.15

OE 0.33 (0.16–0.76)

Tolerant

Typical tolerance to LoF variation

Missense Constraint?Missense Z-score: standard deviations fewer missense variants observed vs. expected. Z > 3.09 (p < 0.001) = gene does not tolerate missense variation. OE missense < 0.6 is also considered constrained.

0.96Z-score

OE missense 0.81 (0.71–0.92)

157 obs / 194.6 exp

Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios?Shaded band = 90% confidence interval. Vertical tick = point estimate. Grey threshold line = gnomAD constraint cutoff for that variant class.

LoF OE?Ratio of observed to expected LoF variants. Upper CI bound (LOEUF) ≤ 0.35 = strong LoF constraint signal.0.33 (0.16–0.76)

0≤0.351.4

Missense OE?Ratio of observed to expected missense variants. OE ≤ 0.6 = fewer missense variants than expected by chance.0.81 (0.71–0.92)

0≤0.61.4

Synonymous OE?Control metric — synonymous variants are largely neutral and expected near OE = 1.0. Significant deviation may indicate annotation issues.0.88

0≤1.21.6

LoF obs/exp: 4 / 12.1Missense obs/exp: 157 / 194.6Syn Z: 0.83

0.76top 25%

GOF

0.5366th %ile

LOF

0.2970th %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.