Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 7439
Gene name Bestrophin 1
Gene symbol BEST1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ARBBESTBMDBest1V1Delta2RP50TU15BVMD2
Chromosome 11
Chromosome location 11q12.3
Summary This gene encodes a member of the bestrophin gene family. This small gene family is characterized by proteins with a highly conserved N-terminus with four to six transmembrane domains. Bestrophins may form chloride ion channels or may regulate voltage-gat
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28940275 A>C Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, genic upstream transcript variant, intron variant
rs28940276 G>A Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, genic upstream transcript variant, intron variant
rs28940278 G>A Not-provided, pathogenic-likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, genic upstream transcript variant, intron variant
rs121918285 C>G,T Not-provided, pathogenic Synonymous variant, coding sequence variant, genic upstream transcript variant, intron variant, stop gained, non coding transcript variant
rs121918288 T>C Not-provided, pathogenic Coding sequence variant, genic upstream transcript variant, intron variant, missense variant, non coding transcript variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1942624 hsa-miR-4277 CLIP-seq
MIRT1942625 hsa-miR-4292 CLIP-seq
MIRT1942626 hsa-miR-4690-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1942627 hsa-miR-486-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1942628 hsa-miR-515-5p CLIP-seq
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
CRX Activation 18849347
MITF Activation 14982938
MITF Unknown 20530484
OTX1 Activation 18849347
OTX2 Activation 18849347
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:0005229 Function Intracellularly calcium-gated chloride channel activity IDA 11904445, 12907679, 18400985, 26720466, 35789156
GO:0005229 Function Intracellularly calcium-gated chloride channel activity IMP 18179881, 19853238, 21330666, 26200502
GO:0005254 Function Chloride channel activity IDA 17003041
GO:0005254 Function Chloride channel activity IDA 17003041
GO:0005254 Function Chloride channel activity IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
607854 12703 ENSG00000167995
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
O76090
Protein name Bestrophin-1 (TU15B) (Vitelliform macular dystrophy protein 2)
Protein function Ligand-gated anion channel that allows the movement of anions across cell membranes when activated by calcium (Ca2+) (PubMed:11904445, PubMed:12907679, PubMed:18179881, PubMed:18400985, PubMed:19853238, PubMed:21330666, PubMed:26200502, PubMed:2
PDB 8D1I , 8D1J , 8D1K , 8D1L , 8D1M , 8D1O , 9CTQ , 9CTR , 9CTS , 9CTT , 9DYL , 9DYM
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01062 Bestrophin 8 316 Bestrophin, RFP-TM, chloride channel Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Predominantly expressed in the basolateral membrane of the retinal pigment epithelium.
Sequence
MTITYTSQVANARLGSFSRLLLCWRGSIYKLLYGEFLIFLLCYYIIRFIYRLALTEEQQL
MFEKLTLYCDSYIQLIPISFVLGFYVTLVVTRWWNQYENLPWPDRLMSLVSGFVEGKDEQ
GRLLRRTLIRYANLGNVLILRSVSTAVYKRFPSAQHLVQAGFMTPAEHKQLEKLSLPHNM
FWVPWVWFANLSMKAWLGGRIRDPILLQSLLNEMNTLRTQCGHLYAYDWISIPLVYTQVV
TVAVYSFFLTCLVGRQFLNPAKAYPGHELDLVVPVFTFLQFFFYVGWLKVAEQLINPFGE
DDDDFETNWIVDRNLQ
VSLLAVDEMHQDLPRMEPDMYWNKPEPQPPYTAASAQFRRASFM
GSTFNISLNKEEMEFQPNQEDEEDAHAGIIGRFLGLQSHDHHPPRANSRTKLLWPKRESL
LHEGLPKNHKAAKQNVRGQEDNKAWKLKAVDAFKSAPLYQRPGYYSAPQTPLSPTPMFFP
LEPSAPSKLHSVTGIDTKDKSLKTVSSGAKKSFELLSESDGALMEHPEVSQVRRKTVEFN
LTDMPEIPENHLKEPLEQSPTNIHTTLKDHMDPYWALENRDEAHS
Sequence length 585
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Stimuli-sensing channels
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 dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs281865221, rs199529046, rs281865238, rs372989281, rs1431752515, rs28940570, rs28940278, rs121918286, rs121918289, rs267606679, rs186544610, rs752125512, rs1591301548, rs267606676, rs759410076 RCV005049420
RCV005359025
RCV000763263
RCV002478405
RCV002283941
View all (10 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Autosomal recessive bestrophinopathy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1334381137, rs281865221, rs281865209, rs199529046, rs281865238, rs281865215, rs747043918, rs281865273, rs372989281, rs767103810, rs2541400072, rs28940278, rs281865528, rs121918284, rs121918286
View all (19 more)
RCV002223306
RCV005049420
RCV005867899
RCV000169651
RCV000763263
View all (29 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
BEST1-related disorder Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs281865221, rs199529046, rs281865263, rs2134453127, rs753334817, rs281865528, rs121918284, rs2541354342, rs886041142, rs2541399701, rs1591284563, rs62639270, rs750102662 RCV004529902
RCV000312619
RCV004724805
RCV005868490
RCV004538687
View all (8 more)
★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
BEST1-related dominant retinopathy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs121918284 RCV005364864
★★★★☆
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
ADULT-ONSET FOVEOMACULAR VITELLIFORM DYSTROPHY Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BEST VITELLIFORM MACULAR DYSTROPHY Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BESTROPHINOPATHY Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BESTROPHINOPATHY, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE CTD, Disgenet, HPO
CTD, Disgenet, HPO
CTD, Disgenet, HPO
★★☆☆☆
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
Adult type dermatomyositis Dermatomyositis BEFREE 8440993
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult-onset foveomacular vitelliform dystrophy Foveomacular Vitelliform Dystrophy Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy BEFREE 10854112, 16885924, 17898294, 21269699, 24560797, 28831140
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy ORPHANET_DG 10854112
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy CTD_human_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adult-Onset Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration BEFREE 10453731, 10737974, 10798642, 10854112, 13129869, 16707793, 16885924, 17898294, 24664688, 26427483, 26468292, 31254423, 9662395
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration LHGDN 16707793
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Age related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alopecia Alopecia BEFREE 28471956
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only