Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6901
Gene name Tafazzin, phospholipid-lysophospholipid transacylase
Gene symbol TAFAZZIN
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
BTHSCMD3AEFEEFE2G4.5LVNCXTAZTaz1
Chromosome X
Chromosome location Xq28
Summary This gene encodes a protein that is expressed at high levels in cardiac and skeletal muscle. Mutations in this gene have been associated with a number of clinical disorders including Barth syndrome, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), hypertrophic DCM, endocard
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs132630277 G>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, non coding transcript variant, missense variant
rs200909606 C>T Conflicting-interpretations-of-pathogenicity Non coding transcript variant, coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs387907218 G>A,C Pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs397515746 G>A Likely-pathogenic Non coding transcript variant, missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs397515747 G>A Pathogenic Splice acceptor variant
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:0003841 Function 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase activity TAS
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IEA
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion HTP 34800366
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IDA 38322995
GO:0005739 Component Mitochondrion IDA 15304507, 19700766
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
300394 11577 ENSG00000102125
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q16635
Protein name Tafazzin (Taz) (EC 2.3.1.-) (Protein G4.5)
Protein function Acyltransferase required to remodel newly synthesized phospholipid cardiolipin (1',3'-bis-[1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho]-glycerol or CL), a key component of the mitochondrial inner membrane, with tissue specific acyl chains necessary for adeq
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01553 Acyltransferase 41 215 Acyltransferase Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: High levels in cardiac and skeletal muscle. Up to 10 isoforms can be present in different amounts in different tissues. Most isoforms are ubiquitous. Isoforms that lack the N-terminus are found in leukocytes and fibroblasts, but not in
Sequence
MPLHVKWPFPAVPPLTWTLASSVVMGLVGTYSCFWTKYMNHLTVHNREVLYELIEKRGPA
TPLITVSNHQSCMDDPHLWGILKLRHIWNLKLMRWTPAAADICFTKELHSHFFSLGKCVP
VCRGAEFFQAENEGKGVLDTGRHMPGAGKRREKGDGVYQKGMDFILEKLNHGDWVHIFPE
GKVNMSSEFLRFKWGIGRLIAECHLNPIILPLWHV
GMNDVLPNSPPYFPRFGQKITVLIG
KPFSALPVLERLRAENKSAVEMRKALTDFIQEEFQHLKTQAEQLHNHLQPGR
Sequence length 292
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Glycerophospholipid metabolism   Mitochondrial protein import
Acyl chain remodeling of CL
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
3-Methylglutaconic aciduria type 2 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs2148185111, rs2148186224, rs2148191858, rs2522985246, rs727504394, rs727504431, rs2522985522, rs2522990298, rs794729166, rs104894942, rs794729167, rs2522990255, rs2522925422, rs2522987117, rs104894941
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RCV001385891
RCV001385019
RCV001389198
RCV002282805
RCV000154564
RCV000154666
RCV003066416
RCV002617543
RCV005089930
RCV002516936
RCV003512022
RCV002681793
RCV002745444
RCV003022167
RCV003034414
RCV003052004
RCV003236791
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RCV000230434
RCV004786902
RCV000011849
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RCV003237251
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RCV003513726
RCV003512474
RCV000471301
RCV000816124
RCV000503128
RCV000029171
RCV000578250
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RCV000035087
RCV000035089
RCV000035098
RCV000637296
RCV001844221
RCV000678752
RCV003236840
RCV000809073
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RCV000819778
RCV000818455
RCV000995886
RCV001061128
RCV001061185
RCV001044975
RCV003236876
RCV001283758
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Cardiomyopathy Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs1569552936, rs2068606932 RCV000770598
RCV001193472
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Cardiovascular phenotype Pathogenic rs2522984951, rs1557191074 RCV002461599
RCV000620932
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy Likely pathogenic rs1603377936 RCV000853163
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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
Adrenocortical carcinoma, hereditary Uncertain significance ClinVar
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BARTH SYNDROME CTD, ClinGen, Disgenet, HPO, Orphanet
CTD, ClinGen, Disgenet, HPO, Orphanet
CTD, ClinGen, Disgenet, HPO, Orphanet
CTD, ClinGen, Disgenet, HPO, Orphanet
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARDIOMYOPATHIES Disgenet
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED Disgenet
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Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations