Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 4359
Gene name Myelin protein zero
Gene symbol MPZ
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CHMCHN2CMT1CMT1BCMT2ICMT2JCMT4ECMTDI3CMTDIDDSSHMSNIBMPPP0
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1q23.3
Summary This gene is specifically expressed in Schwann cells of the peripheral nervous system and encodes a type I transmembrane glycoprotein that is a major structural protein of the peripheral myelin sheath. The encoded protein contains a large hydrophobic extr
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs121913583 T>C Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs121913584 G>A,C,T Likely-pathogenic, pathogenic, uncertain-significance Synonymous variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs121913585 G>A,C Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs121913586 C>G,T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity, pathogenic, uncertain-significance Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs121913587 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT669027 hsa-miR-6890-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT669028 hsa-miR-4308 HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT669026 hsa-miR-4292 HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT669025 hsa-miR-6791-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT669024 hsa-miR-4485-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
2
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
EGR2 Unknown 21179557
SOX10 Unknown 21179557
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005198 Function Structural molecule activity NAS 7693129
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IBA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IDA 18337304
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane NAS 7693130
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
159440 7225 ENSG00000158887
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P25189
Protein name Myelin protein P0 (Myelin peripheral protein) (MPP) (Myelin protein zero)
Protein function Is an adhesion molecule necessary for normal myelination in the peripheral nervous system. It mediates adhesion between adjacent myelin wraps and ultimately drives myelin compaction.
PDB 3OAI , 8IIA
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF07686 V-set 33 147 Immunoglobulin V-set domain Domain
PF10570 Myelin-PO_C 184 248 Myelin-PO cytoplasmic C-term p65 binding region Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Found only in peripheral nervous system Schwann cells.
Sequence
Sequence length 248
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Cell adhesion molecules   EGR2 and SOX10-mediated initiation of Schwann cell myelination
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
Autosomal recessive Dejerine-Sottas syndrome Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs281865125 RCV002277116
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs786204215, rs786204119, rs121913586, rs281865128, rs797044845, rs863224449, rs770546306, rs864622732, rs879253858, rs879254054, rs879254109, rs760730366, rs121913583, rs121913584, rs121913589
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RCV001173695
RCV000790119
RCV000789484
RCV000789471
RCV000789423
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease dominant intermediate D Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2526244215, rs121913594, rs121913595, rs121913596, rs121913603, rs281865124, rs281865125, rs1553259643, rs1553259707, rs1558154010, rs1571817146, rs1456458087 RCV003326233
RCV004795414
RCV001262744
RCV000015247
RCV005862719
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1B Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1553259691, rs2102258343, rs1571818775, rs1553259536, rs121913586, rs281865128, rs797044845, rs863225025, rs371856018, rs879253858, rs879254054, rs879254109, rs760730366, rs1407955132, rs2526243073
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RCV002246358
RCV002249103
RCV002250120
RCV002290418
RCV000194294
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★★★★★
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
AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE TYPE 2I Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE TYPE 2J Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INTERMEDIATE CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE TYPE D Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
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
Acquired Kyphoscoliosis Acquired Kyphoscoliosis HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma BEFREE 29848698
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma of large intestine Colorectal adenoma BEFREE 26588861, 30665389
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Multiple polyposis syndrome BEFREE 31122284
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adrenal Hyperplasia Congenital Congenital adrenal hyperplasia Pubtator 36583008 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Agenesis of corpus callosum Agenesis Of Corpus Callosum BEFREE 11231025
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alopecia Alopecia BEFREE 19054061
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer`s Disease Alzheimer disease GWASCAT_DG 26830138
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyloidosis Amyloidosis BEFREE 11112514
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis BEFREE 20008901
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only