URM1

Chr 9

ubiquitin related modifier 1

Also known as: C9orf74

URM1 encodes a sulfur carrier protein that enables thiolation of specific tRNAs and acts as a ubiquitin-like modifier of target proteins. Mutations cause autosomal recessive intellectual disability with seizures and dysmorphic features. The gene shows tolerance to loss-of-function variants in the general population (pLI 0.03, LOEUF 1.28).

OMIMResearchSummary from RefSeq, UniProt
DNmechanismLOEUF 1.27
Clinical SummaryURM1
Population Constraint (gnomAD)
Low constraint (pLI 0.03) — loss-of-function variants are relatively tolerated in the population.
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ClinVar Variants
39 unique Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic· 30 VUS of 77 total submissions

Population Genetics & Constraint

gnomAD v4 — loss-of-function & missense intolerance

Tolerant — LoF & missense variants common in population
LoF Constraint
1.27LOEUF
pLI 0.031
Z-score 1.14
OE 0.50 (0.231.27)
Tolerant

Highly tolerant — LoF variants common in population

Missense Constraint
0.43Z-score
OE missense 0.87 (0.721.05)
76 obs / 87.2 exp
Tolerant

Mild missense constraint

Observed / Expected Ratios
LoF OE0.50 (0.231.27)
00.351.4
Missense OE0.87 (0.721.05)
00.61.4
Synonymous OE1.23
01.21.6
LoF obs/exp: 3 / 6.0Missense obs/exp: 76 / 87.2Syn Z: -1.04
DN
0.7035th %ile
GOF
0.5758th %ile
LOF
0.2581th %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

77 submitted variants in ClinVar

Classification Summary

Pathogenic38
Likely Pathogenic1
VUS30
38
Pathogenic
1
Likely Pathogenic
30
VUS

Curated Variants Distribution

Classified variants from ClinVar · 5 ACMG categories

ClassificationLoFMissense + InframeNon-codingSynonymousTotal
Pathogenic
0
0
38
0
38
Likely Pathogenic
0
0
1
0
1
VUS
0
25
5
0
30
Likely Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Benign
0
0
0
0
0
Total02544069

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

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Protein Context — Lollipop Plot

URM1 · protein map & ClinVar variants

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

3D Protein StructureAlphaFold

Clinical Trials

Active and recruiting trials from ClinicalTrials.gov

No active trials found for this gene.

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Clinical Literature
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Full-Text Mentions
NLP-detected gene mentions in article bodies · via PubTator3
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Key Publications
Landmark & review papers · by relevance
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Top 1 results · since 2015Search PubMed ↗