Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 144406
Gene name Cilia and flagella associated protein 251
Gene symbol CFAP251
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CaM-IP4SPGF33WDR66
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12q24.31
Summary This protein encoded by this gene belongs to the WD repeat-containing family of proteins, which function in the formation of protein-protein complexes in a variety of biological pathways. This family member appears to function in the determination of mean
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:0001536 Component Radial spoke stalk ISS
GO:0003341 Process Cilium movement ISS
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IEA
GO:0005856 Component Cytoskeleton IEA
GO:0005929 Component Cilium IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
618146 28506 ENSG00000158023
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q8TBY9
Protein name Cilia- and flagella-associated protein 251 (WD repeat-containing protein 66)
Protein function Involved in spermatozoa motility (PubMed:30122540, PubMed:30122541). May also regulate cilium motility through its role in the assembly of the axonemal radial spokes (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:A8IRK7, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q24DE2, E
PDB 8J07
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00400 WD40 289 329 WD domain, G-beta repeat Repeat
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Isoform 1 is highly expressed in testis and, at lower levels, in lung. Very low levels are detected in kidney and brain (PubMed:30122540). In testis, expressed in spermatozoa (at protein level) (PubMed:30122540, PubMed:30122541). Isofo
Sequence
MSDAAEAPREATGENGETEMKEEEEPNPNYKEVEDPQQESKDDTIAWRESQEEERKTGEE
EGEEEGKEDKKIVMEETEEKAGEVQEKEASGIQEETTVEPQEVTASMIRLETQITDSQSI
TSGIFPKTQRGSKSKLSLQLEDAETDELLRDLSTQIEFLDLDQISPEEQQISSPERQPSG
ELEEKTDRMPQDELGQERRDLEPENREEGQERRVSDIQSKAGISRESLVSSTTEDILFQK
DKSTPVYPLTMTWSFGWNSSLPVYYIREERQRVLLYVCAHTAIIYNVFRNNQYHLQGHAN
IISCLCVSEDRRWIATADKGPDCLVIIWD
SFTGIPVHTIFDSCPEGNGIMAMAMTHDAKY
LATISDAEVQKVCIWKWTLAVETPACTLELPTEYGVQNYVTFNPTNNKELVSNSKTRAIY
YAWYEERDTLAHSAPLLTEKTFNKLVGKFSQSIFHLNLTQILSATMEGKLVVWDIHRPPS
SASTFLGFPYIKPCKLVHLQKEGITVLTTIDSYIVTGDIKGNIKFYDHTLSIVNWYSHLK
LGAIRTLSFSKTPATPPTEKSNYPPDCTLKGDLFVLRNFIIGTSDAAVYHLTTDGTKLEK
LFVEPKDAICAISCHPYQPLIAIGSICGMIKVWNYENKQYLFSRVFEKGLGVQSLTYNPE
GALLGAGFTEGTVYILDAMSLENESPEPFKYSRTSVTHISFSHDSQYMATADRSFTVAVY
MLVVRNGQRVWEYLARLRSHRKSIRSLLFGVYLDSNEPRLLSLGTDRLLIEYDLLRSYKD
HLEVLDIHHTDQGCYPTCMVWYPPLTRELFLLICNSGYKVKLFNATTKMCRKTLLGPAYG
SPIEQTQVLPVRSMAELQKRYLVFINRDKVGLQILPVDGNPHKTSAIVCHPNGVAGMAVS
YDGCYAFTAGGHDRSVVQWKITLSVLEAAVSLGGEDLTPFYGLLSGGREGKFYRELEDYF
YYSQLRSQGIDTMETRKVSEHICLSELPFVMRAIGFYPSEEKIDDIFNEIKFGEYVDTGK
LIDKINLPDFLKVYLNHKPPFGNTMSGIHKSFEVLGYTNSKGKKAIRREDFLRLLVTKGE
HMTEEEMLDCFASLFGLNPEGWKSEPATCSVKGSEICLEEELPDEITAEIFATEILGLTI
SEDSGQDGQ
Sequence length 1149
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
CFAP251-related disorder Pathogenic rs745817765 RCV003421092
dysplasia of the mitochondrial sheath Pathogenic rs1565912409 RCV000727542
Male infertility with teratozoospermia due to single gene mutation Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs199671406, rs749163856 RCV000735830
RCV000735831
multiple morphologic abnormalities of the sperm flagellum Pathogenic rs1565912409 RCV000727542
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Uncertain significance; Benign rs79320015, rs11043265 RCV005911212
RCV005937271
Colorectal cancer Benign rs11043265 RCV005937272
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck Benign rs1169081 RCV005937342
Uterine carcinosarcoma Benign rs1169081, rs11043265 RCV005937343
RCV005937273