Functional and Clinical Characterization of Variants of Uncertain Significance Identifies a Hotspot for Inactivating Missense Variants in RAD51C
[Paper-level Aggregated] PMCID: PMC10390864
Evidence Type(s): Functional
Summary: Mutation: A126T | Summary: The A126T mutation was assessed in a cell-based HDR assay, indicating its influence on RAD51C HR DNA repair activity. It is described as a neutral variant that coimmunoprecipitates with RAD51D and XRCC2, indicating it does not alter the molecular function of the RAD51C complexes.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: C135Y | Summary: The C135Y mutation was categorized as deleterious in the HDR assay, demonstrating its impact on RAD51C HR DNA repair activity. It introduces a charged or bulky group into a tight hydrophobic pocket, potentially destabilizing the residue 130-140 helical region and influencing RAD51C function. Additionally, it exhibits dramatically reduced RAD51 foci formation, indicating it alters molecular function related to DNA damage response.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: D109Y | Summary: The D109Y variant induces RAD51 foci formation, indicating it alters molecular function related to DNA damage response. It is also a neutral variant that coimmunoprecipitates with RAD51D and XRCC2, suggesting it does not affect the molecular function of the RAD51C complexes.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: D159N | Summary: The D159N mutation was classified as intermediate in the HDR assay, suggesting it alters RAD51C HR DNA repair activity. It is classified as an intermediate variant that loses the ability to bind to XRCC3 but retains binding to RAD51D-XRCC2, indicating a change in molecular function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: G125V | Summary: The G125V mutation was identified as deleterious in the HDR assay, indicating its effect on RAD51C HR DNA repair activity.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: G130R | Summary: The G130R variant was confirmed to have functional effects in a human cell line, indicating it alters molecular or biochemical function. It introduces a charged or bulky group into a tight hydrophobic pocket, potentially destabilizing the residue 130-140 helical region and influencing RAD51C function. Additionally, it alters molecular function by causing a significant decrease in RAD51 foci, indicating a disruption in homologous recombination repair.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: G153D | Summary: The G153D mutation was categorized as deleterious in the HDR assay, reflecting its influence on RAD51C HR DNA repair activity.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: G162E | Summary: The G162E variant is identified as a deleterious variant that loses the ability to bind to XRCC3 but can still bind to RAD51D-XRCC2, indicating an alteration in molecular function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: G264S | Summary: The G264S mutation was classified as neutral in the HDR assay, indicating it does not significantly alter RAD51C HR DNA repair activity.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: G264V | Summary: The G264V mutation was categorized as neutral in the HDR assay, suggesting it does not impact RAD51C HR DNA repair activity.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: G306R | Summary: The variant p.Gly306Arg (G306R) exhibits altered IC50 values for cisplatin and olaparib, suggesting a functional impact on drug response. It also exhibits partially reduced RAD51 foci formation, indicating it alters molecular function related to DNA damage response.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: K131I | Summary: The K131I variant was confirmed to have functional effects in a human cell line, indicating it alters molecular or biochemical function. It leads to a significant decrease in RAD51 foci, which suggests a disruption in homologous recombination repair.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: L138F | Summary: The L138F variant is characterized as deleterious and shows reduced HDR activity in U2OS cells, indicating that it alters molecular function related to homologous recombination. It introduces a charged or bulky group into a tight hydrophobic pocket, potentially destabilizing the residue 130-140 helical region and influencing RAD51C function. Additionally, it alters molecular function, as evidenced by a decrease in RAD51 foci, suggesting a disruption in homologous recombination repair.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: L219S | Summary: The L219S mutation was classified as neutral in the HDR assay, indicating it does not significantly alter RAD51C HR DNA repair activity.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: P21S | Summary: The P21S variant induces RAD51 foci formation, indicating it alters molecular function related to DNA damage response.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: R168G | Summary: The R168G variant was confirmed to have functional effects in a human cell line, indicating it alters molecular or biochemical function. It impacts molecular function, leading to a significant decrease in RAD51 foci, indicating a disruption in homologous recombination repair. It also removes a positively charged residue that directly interacts with the negatively charged triphosphate group of ATP, influencing RAD51C function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: R214C | Summary: The R214C mutation was reported as neutral in the HDR assay, indicating it does not affect RAD51C HR DNA repair activity.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: R258H | Summary: The R258H variant, observed as a homozygous variant in a FANCO patient, displays reduced binding for all complex members, indicating a change in molecular function. It was classified as intermediate in the HDR assay, suggesting it alters RAD51C HR DNA repair activity.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: R312W | Summary: The R312W variant was identified as deleterious in the HDR assay, demonstrating its effect on RAD51C HR DNA repair activity. It removes a positively charged residue that may weaken the interaction with the negatively charged gamma phosphate group of ATP, influencing RAD51C activity.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: T132R | Summary: The T132R variant was confirmed to have functional effects in a human cell line, indicating it alters molecular or biochemical function. It affects molecular function, resulting in a significant decrease in RAD51 foci, indicating a disruption in homologous recombination repair. It introduces a charged or bulky group into a tight hydrophobic pocket, potentially destabilizing the residue 130-140 helical region and influencing RAD51C function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: T287A | Summary: The T287A mutation was categorized as neutral in the HDR assay, suggesting it does not impact RAD51C HR DNA repair activity.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: V140E | Summary: The V140E variant exhibits dramatically reduced RAD51 foci formation, indicating it alters molecular function related to DNA damage response. It introduces a charged or bulky group into a tight hydrophobic pocket, potentially destabilizing the residue 130-140 helical region and influencing RAD51C function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: G302V | Summary: The G302V variant was confirmed to have functional effects in a human cell line, indicating it alters molecular or biochemical function. It is identified as a deleterious variant that loses the ability to bind to XRCC3 but can still bind to RAD51D-XRCC2, indicating an alteration in molecular function. It disrupts a hydrophobic core and may interfere with RAD51C protomer formation, influencing RAD51C function.
Evidence Type: Functional Mutation: T336P | Summary: The T336P variant is a deleterious variant that binds only to XRCC3 and not to RAD51D-XRCC2, indicating a change in molecular function.
Evidence Type: Functional
Gene→Variant (gene-first): RAD51C(5889):A126T RAD51C(5889):C135Y RAD51C(5889):D109Y RAD51C(5889):D159N RAD51C(5889):G125V RAD51C(5889):G130R RAD51C(5889):G153D RAD51C(5889):G162E RAD51C(5889):G264S RAD51C(5889):G264V RAD51C(5889):G306R RAD51C(5889):K131I RAD51C(5889):L138F RAD51C(5889):L219S RAD51C(5889):P21S RAD51C(5889):R168G RAD51C(5889):R214C RAD51C(5889):R258H RAD51C(5889):R312W RAD51C(5889):T132R RAD51C(5889):T287A RAD51C(5889):V140E RAD51C(5889):G302V RAD51C(5889):T336P
Genes: RAD51C(5889)
Variants: A126T C135Y D109Y D159N G125V G130R G153D G162E G264S G264V G306R K131I L138F L219S P21S R168G R214C R258H R312W T132R T287A V140E G302V T336P