Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 201163
Gene name Folliculin
Gene symbol FLCN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
BHDDENND8BFLCL
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17p11.2
Summary This gene is located within the Smith-Magenis syndrome region on chromosome 17. Mutations in this gene are associated with Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome, which is characterized by fibrofolliculomas, renal tumors, lung cysts, and pneumothorax. Alternative splici
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs41419545 C>A,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign, pathogenic, uncertain-significance Non coding transcript variant, genic downstream transcript variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs78683075 G>A Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, likely-benign, uncertain-significance, not-provided Non coding transcript variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs80338682 G>-,GG Pathogenic Intron variant, frameshift variant, genic downstream transcript variant, coding sequence variant
rs137852929 G>A,C,T Pathogenic, likely-benign Stop gained, coding sequence variant, genic downstream transcript variant, synonymous variant, non coding transcript variant
rs137852930 G>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
502
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT026994 hsa-miR-103a-3p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT031444 hsa-miR-16-5p Sequencing 20371350
MIRT040311 hsa-miR-615-3p CLASH 23622248
MIRT518538 hsa-miR-548u PAR-CLIP 20371350
MIRT518537 hsa-miR-7161-5p PAR-CLIP 20371350
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
99
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IBA
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IEA
GO:0000122 Process Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II IMP 21209915
GO:0001701 Process In utero embryonic development IEA
GO:0001701 Process In utero embryonic development ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
607273 27310 ENSG00000154803
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q8NFG4
Protein name Folliculin (BHD skin lesion fibrofolliculoma protein) (Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome protein)
Protein function Multi-functional protein, involved in both the cellular response to amino acid availability and in the regulation of glycolysis (PubMed:17028174, PubMed:18663353, PubMed:21209915, PubMed:24081491, PubMed:24095279, PubMed:31672913, PubMed:3170402
PDB 3V42 , 6NZD , 6ULG , 8DHB
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF11704 Folliculin 104 265 Vesicle coat protein involved in Golgi to plasma membrane transport Family
PF16692 Folliculin_C 344 566 Folliculin C-terminal domain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in most tissues tested, including skin, lung, kidney, heart, testis and stomach. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12204536}.
Sequence
Sequence length 579
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  mTOR signaling pathway
Renal cell carcinoma
  Amino acids regulate mTORC1
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
17p11.2 microduplication syndrome Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs398124530, rs587782069, rs80338682, rs786203218, rs758175953, rs879255678, rs886039370, rs1131690833, rs1131690841, rs758385503 RCV002505009
RCV002498642
RCV002490302
RCV002498825
RCV000762981
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs398124523, rs398124524, rs398124525, rs398124526, rs398124527, rs398124528, rs398124529, rs398124530, rs398124533, rs398124534, rs398124535, rs398124536, rs398124538, rs398124539, rs398124541
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RCV003326120
RCV000635546
RCV000691870
RCV000807361
RCV000703847
View all (285 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome 1 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs398124533, rs398124534, rs2046880504, rs2145049426, rs2144896021, rs2144858986, rs587782069, rs368778627, rs2544250574, rs80338682, rs137852929, rs750146811, rs878854340, rs786203218, rs2544145845
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RCV005003458
RCV005007995
RCV005867002
RCV005423982
RCV005016733
View all (38 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Carcinoma of colon Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs758175953, rs879255678 RCV000762981
RCV000762980
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Colon adenocarcinoma Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 26974543
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of large intestine Colorectal Cancer CGI_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 19733897, 23922894
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis BEFREE 28980860
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Angiolipoma Angiolipoma GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG 27899189
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Apraxias Apraxia Pubtator 27120335 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma BEFREE 29147010
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma Pubtator 29147010 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Occupational Asthma Pubtator 29147010 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma, Occupational Asthma BEFREE 29147010
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only