Human Gene Module / Chromosome 16 / TAF1C

TAF1CTATA-box binding protein associated factor, RNA polymerase I subunit C

SFARI Gene Score
2
Strong Candidate Criteria 2.1
Autism Reports / Total Reports
2 / 3
Rare Variants / Common Variants
2 / 1
Aliases
TAF1C, MGC:39976,  SL1,  TAFI110,  TAFI95
Associated Syndromes
Tourette syndrome
Chromosome Band
16q24.1
Associated Disorders
-
Relevance to Autism

A SNP within the TAF1C gene showed association (P=2.910E-07) in the primary analyses of the combined Autism Genome Project genome-wide association sample (diagnosis: spectrum; ancestry: all) in Anney et al., 2012.

Molecular Function

Initiation of transcription by RNA polymerase I requires the formation of a complex composed of the TATA-binding protein (TBP) and three TBP-associated factors (TAFs) specific for RNA polymerase I. This complex, known as SL1, binds to the core promoter of ribosomal RNA genes to position the polymerase properly and acts as a channel for regulatory signals. This gene encodes the largest SL1-specific TAF.

SFARI Genomic Platforms
Reports related to TAF1C (3 Reports)
# Type Title Author, Year Autism Report Associated Disorders
1 Primary Individual common variants exert weak effects on the risk for autism spectrum disorders Anney R , et al. (2012) Yes -
2 Positive Association De Novo Coding Variants Are Strongly Associated with Tourette Disorder Willsey AJ , et al. (2017) No -
3 Support - Zhou X et al. (2022) Yes -
Rare Variants   (2)
Status Allele Change Residue Change Variant Type Inheritance Pattern Parental Transmission Family Type PubMed ID Author, Year
c.406G>A p.Gly136Arg missense_variant De novo - - 35982159 Zhou X et al. (2022)
c.463G>A p.Gly155Ser missense_variant De novo - Simplex 28472652 Willsey AJ , et al. (2017)
Common Variants   (1)
Status Allele Change Residue Change Variant Type Inheritance Pattern Paternal Transmission Family Type PubMed ID Author, Year
c.1489G>A;c.571G>A;c.340G>A;c.136G>A;c.1567G>A;c.1285G>A;c.1366G>A;c.1570G>A;c.1492G>A;c.1564+92G>A; p.Gly497Arg;p.Gly191Arg;p.Gly114Arg;p.Gly46Arg;p.Gly523Arg;p.Gly429Argp.Gly456Arg;p.Gly524Arg;p.Gly4 intron_variant, missense_variant - - - 22843504 Anney R , et al. (2012)
SFARI Gene score
2

Strong Candidate

A SNP within the TAF1C gene showed association (P=2.910E-07) in the primary analyses of the combined Autism Genome Project genome-wide association sample (diagnosis: spectrum; ancestry: all) in Anney et al., 2012.

Score Delta: Score remained at 2

2

Strong Candidate

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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
3
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2

Decreased from 3 to 2

Description

A SNP within the TAF1C gene showed association (P=2.910E-07) in the primary analyses of the combined Autism Genome Project genome-wide association sample (diagnosis: spectrum; ancestry: all) in Anney et al., 2012.

10/1/2019
4
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Decreased from 4 to 3

New Scoring Scheme
Description

A SNP within the TAF1C gene showed association (P=2.910E-07) in the primary analyses of the combined Autism Genome Project genome-wide association sample (diagnosis: spectrum; ancestry: all) in Anney et al., 2012.

Reports Added
[New Scoring Scheme]
7/1/2018
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Increased from to 4

Description

A SNP within the TAF1C gene showed association (P=2.910E-07) in the primary analyses of the combined Autism Genome Project genome-wide association sample (diagnosis: spectrum; ancestry: all) in Anney et al., 2012.

Krishnan Probability Score

Score 0.44990410308421

Ranking 11008/25841 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.
ExAC Score

Score 3.2327153174536E-11

Ranking 17057/18225 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
Sanders TADA Score

Score 0.9384117494701

Ranking 13854/18665 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).
Larsen Cumulative Evidence Score

Score 3

Ranking 364/461 scored genes


[Show Scoring Methodology]
Larsen and colleagues generated gene scores based on the sum of evidence for all available ASD-associated variants in a gene, with assessments based on mode of inheritance, effect size, and variant frequency in the general population. The approach was first presented in Mol Autism 7:44 (2016), and scores for 461 genes can be found in column I in supplementary table 4 from that paper.
Zhang D Score

Score 0.079345671447828

Ranking 6564/20870 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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