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 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
Autosomal recessive Dejerine-Sottas syndrome Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs281865125 RCV002277116
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
RCV000789460
RCV000789438
RCV000789432
RCV000789436
RCV000790116
RCV000790083
RCV000790073
RCV000789440
RCV000789441
RCV000790115
RCV001173692
RCV001173697
RCV000789479
RCV000192248
RCV001173698
RCV000790099
RCV001173691
RCV000790070
RCV000790098
RCV000789446
RCV000790084
RCV000789070
RCV000789485
RCV000790082
RCV000790095
RCV000789717
RCV000789483
RCV000789424
RCV000789426
RCV000789496
RCV000789486
RCV000789431
RCV000790074
RCV000789465
RCV000789497
RCV000789442
RCV000789448
RCV001173693
RCV000790075
RCV000789477
RCV000789450
RCV000790108
RCV000789428
RCV000790076
RCV000789468
RCV000790094
RCV000789498
RCV000790110
RCV000789457
RCV000789482
RCV000790100
RCV000789430
RCV000790087
RCV000789473
RCV000790097
RCV000790085
RCV000790088
RCV000789716
RCV000789443
RCV000789715
RCV000790105
RCV000790308
RCV000789464
RCV000790059
RCV000789455
RCV000790065
RCV000789461
RCV000789714
RCV000790056
RCV000790072
RCV001173696
RCV001173694
RCV001173699
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
RCV003335061
RCV001705641
RCV003483698
RCV000664225
RCV000787935
RCV003152732
RCV004796314
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
RCV000193606
RCV000193325
RCV000201196
RCV004760431
RCV000235064
RCV000015261
RCV000015231
RCV005624345
RCV005240733
RCV003482911
RCV000015229
RCV000015230
RCV000015234
RCV000015235
RCV000015236
RCV000015237
RCV000015238
RCV000015239
RCV000015240
RCV000015242
RCV000015245
RCV000190346
RCV000190345
RCV000192587
RCV000015255
RCV000015264
RCV000986450
RCV000033911
RCV000033913
RCV000033914
RCV000033916
RCV000033919
RCV000033921
RCV003483698
RCV004796314
RCV002249496
RCV003230591
RCV005253644
RCV003152749
RCV003224529
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
- no classification for the single variant rs1571822805 -
Acute myeloid leukemia Benign rs16832786 RCV005891503
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4E Benign; Likely benign; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Uncertain significance rs34307129, rs16832790, rs202176679, rs886045474, rs60731755, rs774701563, rs145592910, rs750777955, rs886045472, rs372340608, rs886045473, rs149030537, rs16832786, rs140992541, rs772995394
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RCV000271688
RCV000303851
RCV000296319
RCV000369359
RCV000286729
RCV000355341
RCV000329827
RCV000306731
RCV000295760
RCV000341490
RCV000332583
RCV000310426
RCV000373521
RCV000286154
RCV000293818
RCV000313368
RCV000353504
RCV000269004
RCV000262294
RCV000268795
RCV000282369
Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Intermediate Uncertain significance; Benign rs886045473, rs149030537, rs886045475 RCV000270444
RCV000302459
RCV000309818
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adrenal Hyperplasia Congenital Associate 36583008
Alcoholic Neuropathy Associate 14742601, 17940173
Ataxia Associate 12845552
Auditory neuropathy Associate 12805115, 17765268
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases Associate 26234237
Basal Ganglia Diseases Associate 15377707
Bilateral Vestibulopathy Associate 11080236
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease Associate 10329755, 10764043, 11080236, 11080237, 11160475, 11545686, 12845552, 14742601, 15377707, 15716547, 16252242, 16543539, 16844954, 16912585, 17765268
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Charcot Marie Tooth Disease Dominant Intermediate D Associate 33825325
Charcot Marie Tooth disease Type 2B Associate 10764043, 15377707, 20350294, 33179255, 37581289