Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
84879
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
MFSD2 lysolipid transporter A, lysophospholipid
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
MFSD2A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
HsMFSD2A, MCPH15, MFSD2, NEDMISBA, NLS1, SLC59A1
Disease Acronyms (UniProt) Disease acronyms from UniProt database
NEDMISBA, NLS1
Chromosome Chromosome number
1
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
1p34.2
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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.
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.
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 factor Regulation Reference
AHR Unknown 21736709
ARNT Unknown 21736709
GCM1 Unknown 20484742
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0003406 Process Retinal pigment epithelium development ISS
GO:0005215 Function Transporter activity IBA 21873635
GO:0005324 Function Long-chain fatty acid transporter activity IMP 26005865
GO:0005324 Function Long-chain fatty acid transporter activity ISS
GO:0005548 Function Phospholipid transporter activity TAS
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
614397 25897 ENSG00000168389
Protein
UniProt ID 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 information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Agenesis of corpus callosum Agenesis of corpus callosum rs754914260, rs1057519053, rs1057519056, rs1057519054, rs1057519055, rs1057519057, rs1384496494, rs1599017933
Developmental delay Global developmental delay rs28941770, rs199469464, rs281865469, rs143747297, rs398123009, rs587777428, rs786205133, rs606231459, rs797044854, rs797045027, rs864309504, rs878853160, rs886039902, rs886042046, rs886041291
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Mental retardation Profound Mental Retardation, Severe intellectual disability, Mental deficiency, Intellectual Disability rs5742905, rs267607136, rs267607137, rs2131714307, rs267607038, rs267607042, rs80338685, rs137853127, rs80338815, rs28940893, rs387906309, rs121908096, rs121908099, rs587784365, rs121918315
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26005865
Microcephaly Microcephaly, Autosomal Recessive Primary Microcephaly, MICROCEPHALY 15, PRIMARY, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE, Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly rs397704721, rs267607176, rs267607177, rs397704725, rs267606717, rs267606718, rs199422202, rs121434311, rs199422203, rs199422126, rs387906274, rs121434305, rs199422125, rs199422135, rs189678019
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26005868, 26005865, 12046007
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Spastic tetraparesis Spastic tetraparesis ClinVar
Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic Syndrome GWAS
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 30353687
Alzheimer Disease Associate 31861865, 36334414
Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Associate 32572202
Autosomal Recessive Primary Microcephaly Associate 32572202
Breast Neoplasms Associate 40644891
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 31584009
Cardiomegaly Associate 32572202
COVID 19 Associate 36334414
Dementia Inhibit 36334414
Developmental Disabilities Associate 32572202