SZT2
KICSTOR complex protein SZT2
Also known as: C1orf84, FLJ10387, FLJ34502, KIAA0467, KICS1, RP11-506B15.1, SZT2_HUMAN, SZT2A, SZT2B
Cross-references: UniProt · Ensembl · Human Protein Atlas · GeneCards · NCBI Gene
Protein identityUniProt · HPA
- UniProt accession
- Q5T011
- Gene
- SZT2
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000198198
- Chromosome
- 1
- Canonical length
- 3432 aa
- Protein class
- Disease related genes, Human disease related genes, Predicted intracellular proteins
- Subcellular location
- Nucleoplasm,Vesicles,Actin filaments
OverviewNCBI Gene
The protein encoded by this gene is expressed in the brain, predominantly in the parietal and frontal cortex as well as in dorsal root ganglia. It is localized to the peroxisome, and is implicated in resistance to oxidative stress. It likely functions by increasing superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, but itself has no direct SOD activity. Studies in mice show that this gene confers low seizure threshold, and may also enhance epileptogenesis. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2011]
Canonical amino-acid sequenceUniProt
3432 residues, UniProt reviewed canonical sequence.
>Q5T011|SZT2
1 MASERPEPEV EEAGQVFLLM KKDYRISRNV RLAWFLSHLH QTVQATPQEM LLQSEQELEV
61 LSVLPPGWQP DEPVVPRPFL LVPSTRVTFL AWQYRFVIEL DLSPSTGIVD DSTGEILFDE
121 VFHALSRCLG GLLRPFRVPG SCIDFQPEIY VTIQAYSSII GLQSHQVLVQ GCLLDPSQRE
181 VFLQQIYEQL CLFEDKVATM LQQQYDPQSQ AEDQSPDSGD LLGRKVGVSM VTADLGLVSM
241 IRQGILALQL LPSNSSAGII VITDGVTSVP DVAVCETLLN QLRSGTVACS FVQVGGVYSY
301 DCSFGHVPNV ELMKFIAMAT FGSYLSTCPE PEPGNLGLTV YHRAFLLYSF LRSGEALNPE
361 YYCGSQHRLF NEHLVSASSN PALALRRKKH TEKEVPADLV STVSVRLREG YSVREVTLAK
421 GGSQLEVKLV LLWKHNMRIE YVAMAPWPLE PEGPRVTRVE VTMEGGYDIL HDVSCALRQP
481 IRSLYRTHVI RRFWNTLQSI NQTDQMLAHL QSFSSVPEHF TLPDSTKSGV PLFYIPPGST
541 TPVLSLQPSG SDSSHAQFAA YWKPVLSMDA NSWQRWLHMH RLVLILEHDT PIPKHLHTPG
601 SNGRYSTIQC RISHSSLTSL LRDWSSFVLV EGYSYVKLLS SAPDQPPNSF YMVRIISKAP
661 CMVLRLGFPI GTPAPARHKI VSGLREEILR LRFPHRVQSK EPTPKVKRKG LGGAGGGSSP
721 SKSPPVLGPQ QALSDRPCLV VLHKPLDKLL IRYEKLPLDY RAPFLLTLEP PGPLPLVSGR
781 SASSSLASLS RYLYHQRWLW SVPSGLAPAL PLSAIAQLLS ILTEVRLSEG FHFACSGEGI
841 INMVLELPIQ NEPPGQAAAE EKHTCVVQYI LFPPHSTSTK DSFSTDDDND VEVEALEGDS
901 ELNLVTEVWV EPQYGRVGPG PGIWKHLQDL TYSEIPQALH PRDAACIGSM LSFEYLIQLC
961 QSKEWGPLPP EPRVSDGLDQ GGDTCVHEIP FHFDLMGLLP QCQQLQMFFL LLAREPEGVP
1021 FAEGSCPAND MVLCLLHSCL GQELSDREIP LTPVDQAAFL SEVLRRTCHV PGAEGPLLGV
1081 HGIPKEQAVG STQATGDSAF TSLSVGLPET LKPLISAQPP QWRCYARLVN PQHVFLTFLP
1141 ATFSDVQRLA ACGLEGPPQE ETKPKFGDWS GAPSLKDLGG TGIKATKSHV PVLSVTLASD
1201 NAQNQGELSP PFRRDLQAYA GRQASQTESA DGPRTRCPVY IYSCSLEALR EQMVGMQPPQ
1261 APRDLIFRTQ FLDHPSPSSA WMEPRYKEAA NHCALLQEHA QRCYVRGLFR SLQQAQSVTS
1321 QDLLTAVDAC EELLQEIDIT PFLLALCGHT WGLPHAPPSP GPLSPGPFSS SMEEGAEPRE
1381 RAILASESSI ETEDLSEPEF QSTRVPGIPD PGPEISLTDV CQLRGEAHGA LHSVIQEKFL
1441 EISRLHFRTV PSNPHYFFYC PPSSRREDEG PRDTVDRKIS DLEFSEAELM GEEGDTSACC
1501 VVTESDPELE VEYRESRESD LGPAGLDSAS LSDVDTVNPD EDSFSILGGD SPTGPESFLH
1561 DLPPLFLHLT CSVRLRGQHS SVPVCSLPTC LGQVLSSLEG PPVGGRVPLR DLSVTLDVFM
1621 LTLPLEVELP TASDPQHHRS TSESSASFPR SPGQPSSLRS DDGLGPPLPP PEEERHPGLS
1681 NLATPHRLAI ETTMNEIRWL LEDEMVGALR RGGIPQSPAL HRAAAHIHSS PGRSTCLRQT
1741 LPLSFVFGPE RSLTQFKEEF RRLHLPGHVL LEDPDSGFFF VAAGQQPGGS HGEPSSAAWA
1801 WHSHEDRAEG IEGETLTASP QAPGSPEDSE GVPLISLPRV PQGGSQPGPS RGLSLMSSQG
1861 SVDSDHLGYD GGSSGSDSEG PNDTLGEKAP FTLRTPPGPA PPQPSLSGLP GPCLPDFWLI
1921 VRVLQDRVEV YAHARSLIRE DGGPGTECRH LQQLLVRRVG EICREVNQRL LLQDLHDSHV
1981 CNSLLVAESE EDLWRSETPF HSRQRAPLPS DDYAADESCA PRGYLAATMQ FVPGHFSCDV
2041 VWGTVIRVHS RLKMGPSMGV SRAIQALRSV LNAFSVVNRK NMFVYQERAT KAVYYLRLLE
2101 TSCSDRPWKG DALPPSLALS RSQEPIYSEE ASGPRSPLDM VSSRSSDAAR PVGQVDRHIQ
2161 LLVHGVGQAG PEITDELVRV LCRRLDEATL DVITVMLVRN CKLTPADVEF IQPPGSLPSE
2221 VLHLALPTSC RPWLPALAWY LRQNLLIFLH SPKYTDSNSR NHFQHPLPPQ GGLPDLDIYL
2281 YNKPGGQGTG GKGVACITLA FVDEGGAPLS LALWPPSSPG PPDPLREEEF EQLTQVIRCP
2341 VVVDSSSAQN GAPRLRLDVW EKGNISIVQL EEKLRGAARQ ALADAIIELQ LLPASLCTED
2401 TPTGSLRNGS LETKSSAGRA STFPPAPVPG EPVTPPSKAG RRSFWDMLSK TECGDLGSPK
2461 TTDDIVLDRP EDTRGRRRHK TESVRTPGGA ERAPGSDSGA QRQKRRTTQL EEGEVGTLHP
2521 VFARVAQRWM EFMVQIGCAS VSRSSAHMVS RFLLPSILSE FTALVTSMAG DTSVRIFEQH
2581 LGSEPEIFGP CSPGQLGPSP RPAAERHLLL LGRNFLQWRR PTQQAAKAMQ RFEPGGDGSS
2641 GRNAPRQRLL LLEVVDKKLQ LLTYNWAPDL GAALGRALVR LVQWQNARAH LIFCLLSQKL
2701 GLFHHYGQLD FPVRDEKEPN PFLLPTMEVE TLIRSASPPL SREQGRLSGS SRGGGPLPLD
2761 TFPFDEALRD ITAARPSSVL GPVPRPPDPV TYHGQQFLEI KMAERRELER QMKMENLFVT
2821 WQQRSTPATM PISAGELETL KQSSRLVHYC ATAMLFDPAA WLHGPPETSG PPDGQRRHRP
2881 ESGSGSREAP TSCESLDVSP PGAREEPWLK ELSLAFLQQY VQYLQSIGFV LVPLRPPSPA
2941 RSTSRPRAMA ILGTEGRGSF SCPKTKTDGS PKSTSSPVTT YHLQRALPGG IILMELAFQG
3001 CYFCVKQFAL ECSRIPMGQA VNSQLSMLFT EECDKVRDLM HVHSFSYDFH LRLVHQHVLG
3061 AHLVLRHGYH LTTFLRHFLA HHPDGPHFGR NHIYQGTLEL PTPLIAAHQL YNYVADHASS
3121 YHMKPLRMAR PGGPEHNEYA LVSAWHSSGS YLDSEGLRHQ DDFDVSLLVC HCAAPFEEQG
3181 EAERHVLRLQ FFVVLTSQRE LFPRLTADMR RFRKPPRLPP EPEAPGSSAG SPGEASGLIL
3241 APGPAPLFPP LAAEVGMARA RLAQLVRLAG GHCRRDTLWK RLFLLEPPGP DRLRLGGRLA
3301 LAELEELLEA VHAKSIGDID PQLDCFLSMT VSWYQSLIKV LLSRFPQSCR HFQSPDLGTQ
3361 YLVVLNQKFT DCFVLVFLDS HLGKTSLTVV FREPFPVQPQ DSESPPAQLV STYHHLESVI
3421 NTACFTLWTR LLLocalizationUniProt · AlphaFold · HPA
Whether an antibody against SZT2 can act on the native protein depends on physical access: surface and secreted proteins are reachable by circulating antibodies, intracellular proteins usually are not.
- Antibody reachability
- Other membrane
- Secreted
- No
- Transmembrane segments
- 0
- Mean surface accessibility (rSASA)
- 0
- Highest tissue expression
- 6.1 nTPM
Expression across tissuesHPA
Tissue
- cerebellum: 6.1 nTPM
- testis: 5.8 nTPM
- thyroid gland: 5.8 nTPM
- bone marrow: 5.7 nTPM
- skin: 5.6 nTPM
- parathyroid gland: 5.3 nTPM
Single-cell type
- epicardial cells: 168 nCPM
- cardiomyocytes: 116 nCPM
- adipocytes: 99 nCPM
- myonuclei: 71 nCPM
- cone photoreceptor cells: 66 nCPM
- erythrocyte progenitors: 58 nCPM
Immune cell
- basophil: 1.5 nTPM
- eosinophil: 1.5 nTPM
- neutrophil: 1.2 nTPM
- plasmacytoid DC: 0.9 nTPM
- MAIT T-cell: 0.8 nTPM
- classical monocyte: 0.5 nTPM
Brain region
- white matter: 22 nTPM
- cerebral cortex: 21 nTPM
- cerebellum: 19 nTPM
- medulla oblongata: 19 nTPM
- thalamus: 19 nTPM
- pons: 18 nTPM
DiseaseUniProt · ClinVar · IEDB · PubMed
Four sources answering four different questions about SZT2.
Disease | AllUniProt
Conditions SZT2 is implicated in, by any mechanism.
- Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy 18 (DEE18) MIM:615476
Disease | GeneticClinVar
190 pathogenic / likely-pathogenic of 3,590 ClinVar records.
Conditions with pathogenic or likely-pathogenic variants.
- Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, 18
- Inborn genetic diseases
- SZT2-related disorder
- Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
- See cases
Genetic constraint and essentialitygnomAD · DepMap
Does the body need this protein intact? Low LOEUF or a strong DepMap dependency means loss or blockade of the protein is likely to be felt.
- gnomAD LOEUF (loss-of-function intolerance)
- 0.41
- gnomAD pLI
- 0
- gnomAD missense Z
- 2.6
- DepMap mean gene effect
- -0.14
- DepMap dependency class
- selective
Cancer expressionTCGA
Across TCGA tumor cohorts, this protein is over-expressed in roughly 5% of surveyed tumor types (aggregate summary; per-cohort expression, alteration, and survival load in the interactive view).
OntologyGO
Biological processes
- cellular response to amino acid starvation
- cellular response to glucose starvation
- central nervous system development
- corpus callosum morphogenesis
- negative regulation of TORC1 signaling
- pigmentation
- post-embryonic development
- protein localization to lysosome
- regulation of superoxide dismutase activity
Cellular components
Protein domainsUniProt · Pfam · InterPro
- Protein SZT2
KeywordsUniProt
InteractionsUniProt · HPA
Protein binding partners of SZT2 in the human serome: UniProt-annotated complex subunits plus reported interactors. Each links to its own Seroatlas record.
Antibody and autoantibody relevanceSeroatlas analysis
Seroatlas reads SZT2 as an antibody target. Whether an autoantibody or antibody against SZT2 could matter depends on whether native SZT2 is physically reachable, whether the body needs it intact, and whether it acts in a disease-relevant tissue.
SZT2 is annotated as predominantly intracellular. Intracellular proteins are common autoantibody markers, becoming visible to the immune system after cell injury or altered processing, but are usually markers of disease rather than direct drivers.
Annotation status
The present source text does not explicitly label SZT2 as an autoantigen. Seroatlas presents hypothesis context only and does not manufacture a known-serology claim.
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