Human Gene Module / Chromosome 19 / ELAVL3

ELAVL3ELAV like neuron-specific RNA binding protein 3

SFARI Gene Score
1
High Confidence Criteria 1.1
Autism Reports / Total Reports
4 / 6
Rare Variants / Common Variants
5 / 0
EAGLE Score
1
Limited Learn More
Aliases
ELAVL3, HUC,  HUCL,  PLE21
Associated Syndromes
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Chromosome Band
19p13.2
Associated Disorders
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Genetic Category
Rare Single Gene Mutation
Relevance to Autism

Two de novo missense variants in the ELAVL3 gene were identified in ASD probands from the Simons Simplex Collection in Iossifov et al., 2014. Krumm et al., 2015 reported that no de novo SNVs in this gene were observed in SSC unaffected siblings (de novo SNV P-value <0.05), and no rare effect types were reported in the Exome Variant Server.

Molecular Function

A member of the ELAVL protein family, ELAV-like 3 is a neural-specific RNA-binding protein which contains three RNP-type RNA recognition motifs. The observation that ELAVL3 is one of several Hu antigens (neuronal-specific RNA-binding proteins) recognized by the anti-Hu serum antibody present in sera from patients with paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis and sensory neuronopathy (PEM/PSN) suggests it has a role in neurogenesis.

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Reports related to ELAVL3 (6 Reports)
# Type Title Author, Year Autism Report Associated Disorders
1 Primary The contribution of de novo coding mutations to autism spectrum disorder Iossifov I et al. (2014) Yes -
2 Support Excess of rare, inherited truncating mutations in autism Krumm N , et al. (2015) No -
3 Support Elavl3 is essential for the maintenance of Purkinje neuron axons Ogawa Y , et al. (2018) No -
4 Support Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism Satterstrom FK et al. (2020) Yes -
5 Support - Rodin RE et al. (2021) Yes -
6 Support - Zhou X et al. (2022) Yes -
Rare Variants   (5)
Status Allele Change Residue Change Variant Type Inheritance Pattern Parental Transmission Family Type PubMed ID Author, Year
c.139C>T p.Pro47Ser missense_variant De novo - - 33432195 Rodin RE et al. (2021)
c.1008C>T p.Asp336%3D synonymous_variant De novo - - 35982159 Zhou X et al. (2022)
c.245A>T p.Tyr82Phe missense_variant De novo - Simplex 25363768 Iossifov I et al. (2014)
c.557T>C p.Leu186Pro missense_variant De novo - Simplex 25363768 Iossifov I et al. (2014)
c.333+78_333+81del - intron_variant De novo - Simplex 31981491 Satterstrom FK et al. (2020)
Common Variants  

No common variants reported.

SFARI Gene score
1

High Confidence

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High Confidence

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We considered a rigorous statistical comparison between cases and controls, yielding genome-wide statistical significance, with independent replication, to be the strongest possible evidence for a gene. These criteria were relaxed slightly for category 2.

4/1/2022
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1/1/2021
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Description

Two de novo missense variants in the ELAVL3 gene were identified in ASD probands from the Simons Simplex Collection in Iossifov et al., 2014. Krumm et al., 2015 reported that no de novo SNVs in this gene were observed in SSC unaffected siblings (de novo SNV P-value < 0.05), and no rare effect types were reported in the Exome Variant Server.

Reports Added
[The landscape of somatic mutation in cerebral cortex of autistic and neurotypical individuals revealed by ultra-deep whole-genome sequencing2021]
1/1/2020
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Decreased from 2 to 2

Description

Two de novo missense variants in the ELAVL3 gene were identified in ASD probands from the Simons Simplex Collection in Iossifov et al., 2014. Krumm et al., 2015 reported that no de novo SNVs in this gene were observed in SSC unaffected siblings (de novo SNV P-value < 0.05), and no rare effect types were reported in the Exome Variant Server.

Reports Added
[Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism2020]
10/1/2019
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Decreased from 3 to 2

New Scoring Scheme
Description

Two de novo missense variants in the ELAVL3 gene were identified in ASD probands from the Simons Simplex Collection in Iossifov et al., 2014. Krumm et al., 2015 reported that no de novo SNVs in this gene were observed in SSC unaffected siblings (de novo SNV P-value < 0.05), and no rare effect types were reported in the Exome Variant Server.

Reports Added
[New Scoring Scheme]
7/1/2015
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Increased from to 3

Description

Two de novo missense variants in the ELAVL3 gene were identified in ASD probands from the Simons Simplex Collection in Iossifov et al., 2014. Krumm et al., 2015 reported that no de novo SNVs in this gene were observed in SSC unaffected siblings (de novo SNV P-value <0.05), and no rare effect types were reported in the Exome Variant Server.

Krishnan Probability Score

Score 0.555824183154

Ranking 1345/25841 scored genes


[Show Scoring Methodology]
Krishnan and colleagues generated probability scores genome-wide by using a machine learning approach on a human brain-specific gene network. The method was first presented in Nat Neurosci 19, 1454-1462 (2016), and scores for more than 25,000 RefSeq genes can be accessed in column G of supplementary table 3 (see: http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v19/n11/extref/nn.4353-S5.xlsx). A searchable browser, with the ability to view networks of associated ASD risk genes, can be found at asd.princeton.edu.
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ExAC Score

Score 0.82260258362129

Ranking 3797/18225 scored genes


[Show Scoring Methodology]
The Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC) is a summary database of 60,706 exomes that has been widely used to estimate 'constraint' on mutation for individual genes. It was introduced by Lek et al. Nature 536, 285-291 (2016), and the ExAC browser can be found at exac.broadinstitute.org. The pLI score was developed as measure of intolerance to loss-of- function mutation. A pLI > 0.9 is generally viewed as highly constrained, and thus any loss-of- function mutations in autism in such a gene would be more likely to confer risk. For a full list of pLI scores see: ftp://ftp.broadinstitute.org/pub/ExAC_release/release0.3.1/functional_gene_constraint/fordist_cle aned_exac_nonTCGA_z_pli_rec_null_data.txt
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Sanders TADA Score

Score 0.72980328956132

Ranking 1372/18665 scored genes


[Show Scoring Methodology]
The TADA score ('Transmission and De novo Association') was introduced by He et al. PLoS Genet 9(8):e1003671 (2013), and is a statistic that integrates evidence from both de novo and transmitted mutations. It forms the basis for the claim of 65 individual genes being strongly associated with autism risk at a false discovery rate of 0.1 (Sanders et al. Neuron 87, 1215-1233 (2015)). The calculated TADA score for 18,665 RefSeq genes can be found in column P of Supplementary Table 6 in the Sanders et al. paper (the column headed 'tadaFdrAscSscExomeSscAgpSmallDel'), which represents a combined analysis of exome data and small de novo deletions (see www.cell.com/cms/attachment/2038545319/2052606711/mmc7.xlsx).
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Zhang D Score

Score 0.28657389381644

Ranking 2930/20870 scored genes


[Show Scoring Methodology]
The DAMAGES score (disease-associated mutation analysis using gene expression signatures), or D score, was developed to combine evidence from de novo loss-of- function mutation with evidence from cell-type- specific gene expression in the mouse brain (specifically translational profiles of 24 specific mouse CNS cell types isolated from 6 different brain regions). Genes with positive D scores are more likely to be associated with autism risk, with higher-confidence genes having higher D scores. This statistic was first presented by Zhang & Shen (Hum Mutat 38, 204- 215 (2017), and D scores for more than 20,000 RefSeq genes can be found in column M in supplementary table 2 from that paper.
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