Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 84879
Gene name MFSD2 lysolipid transporter A, lysophospholipid
Gene symbol MFSD2A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
HsMFSD2AMCPH15MFSD2NEDMISBANLS1SLC59A1
Chromosome 1
Chromosome location 1p34.2
Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a transmembrane protein and sodium-dependent lysophosphatidylcholine transporter. The encoded protein is involved in the establishment of the blood-brain barrier and is required for brain growth and function. Defects in
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs571640983 C>A,T Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, intron variant, coding sequence variant
rs1057517688 C>T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant
rs1057517689 C>T Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant
rs1057519087 C>T Pathogenic Missense variant, intron variant, coding sequence variant
rs1570238098 TGT>- Pathogenic Intron variant, inframe deletion, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT673141 hsa-miR-106a-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT673140 hsa-miR-106b-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT673139 hsa-miR-17-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT673138 hsa-miR-20a-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT673137 hsa-miR-20b-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
3
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
AHR Unknown 21736709
ARNT Unknown 21736709
GCM1 Unknown 20484742
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
100
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0003406 Process Retinal pigment epithelium development IEA
GO:0003406 Process Retinal pigment epithelium development ISS
GO:0005324 Function Long-chain fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity IEA
GO:0005324 Function Long-chain fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity IMP 26005865
GO:0005324 Function Long-chain fatty acid transmembrane transporter activity ISS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
614397 25897 ENSG00000168389
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q8NA29
Protein name Sodium-dependent lysophosphatidylcholine symporter 1 (NLS1) (Sodium-dependent LPC symporter 1) (Major facilitator superfamily domain-containing protein 2A) (HsMFSD2A) (MFSD2a)
Protein function Sodium-dependent lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) symporter, which plays an essential role for blood-brain barrier formation and function (PubMed:24828040, PubMed:32572202, PubMed:34135507). Specifically expressed in endothelium of the blood-brain
PDB 7OIX
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF13347 MFS_2 48 509 Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: In placenta, associated with trophoblast cells. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18988732}.
Sequence
Sequence length 543
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Synthesis of PC
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
Microcephaly 15, primary, autosomal recessive Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs2124782476, rs1278119822, rs758953000, rs1057517688, rs1057519087, rs571640983 RCV002274820
RCV002274821
RCV002274822
RCV000412568
RCV000412513
View all (1 more)
★★★★★
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
AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE PRIMARY MICROCEPHALY Disgenet, GWAS catalog, Orphanet
Disgenet, GWAS catalog, Orphanet
Disgenet, GWAS catalog, Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CRYPTORCHIDISM Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Familial cancer of breast Uncertain significance ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
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 of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 17145094, 20236515
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenomatous Polyposis Coli Multiple polyposis syndrome BEFREE 12955080
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Agenesis of corpus callosum Agenesis Of Corpus Callosum HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alzheimer Disease Alzheimer disease Pubtator 31861865, 36334414 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Amyloidosis Amyloidosis BEFREE 31746246
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Pubtator 32572202 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autosomal Recessive Primary Microcephaly Microcephaly ORPHANET_DG 26005865, 26005868
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly Microcephaly Orphanet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Autosomal Recessive Primary Microcephaly Primary microcephaly Pubtator 32572202 Associate
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 40644891 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only