Computational approaches for predicting variant impact: An overview from resources, principles to applications

Y Liu, WSB Yeung, PCN Chiu, D Cao - Frontiers in genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
One objective of human genetics is to unveil the variants that contribute to human diseases.
With the rapid development and wide use of next-generation sequencing (NGS), massive …

In Silico Tools and Approaches for the Prediction of Functional and Structural Effects of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms on Proteins: An Expert Review

M Yazar, P Özbek - OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are single-base variants that contribute to human
biological variation and pathogenesis of many human diseases. Among all SNP types …

[HTML][HTML] Protein modeling and in silico analysis to assess pathogenicity of ABCA4 variants in patients with inherited retinal disease

S Cevik, N Wangtiraumnuay, K Van Schelvergem… - Molecular …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The retina-specific ABCA transporter, ABCA4, plays an essential role in
translocating retinoids required by the visual cycle. ABCA4 genetic variants are known to …

Predicting the functional impact of KCNQ1 variants with artificial neural networks

S Phul, G Kuenze, CG Vanoye… - PLoS computational …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Recent advances in experimental and computational protein structure determination have
provided access to high-quality structures for most human proteins and mutants thereof …

Truncated variants of thyroid hormone receptor beta display disease-inflicting malfunctioning at cellular level

G Rehman, J Kashyap, AK Srivastav, S Rizvi… - Experimental Cell …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thyroid hormone receptor β (THRβ) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily of
ligand-modulated transcription factors. Upon ligand binding, THRβ sequentially recruits the …

[HTML][HTML] Novel Splice-Altering Variants in the CHM and CACNA1F Genes Causative of X-Linked Choroideremia and Cone Dystrophy

AR Ridgeway, C Shortall, LK Finnegan, R Long… - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: An estimated 10–15% of all genetic diseases are attributable to variants in
noncanonical splice sites, auxiliary splice sites and deep-intronic variants. Most of these …

Human disease‐causing missense genetic variants are enriched in the evolutionarily ancient domains of the cytosolic aminoacyl‐tRNA synthetase proteins

AK Turvey, ARO Cavalcanti - IUBMB life, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
All life depends on accurate and efficient protein synthesis. The aminoacyl‐tRNA
synthetases (aaRSs) are a family of proteins that play an essential role in protein translation …

Improving the clinical interpretation of missense variants in X linked genes using structural analysis

SR Sallah, JM Ellingford, PI Sergouniotis… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - jmg.bmj.com
Background Improving the clinical interpretation of missense variants can increase the
diagnostic yield of genomic testing and lead to personalised management strategies …

Unraveling the physiochemical characteristics and molecular insights of Zein protein through structural modeling and conformational dynamics: a synergistic approach …

AK Srivastav, J Jaiswal, U Kumar - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This research article presents a comprehensive investigation into the three-dimensional
structure, physicochemical characteristics and conformational stability of the Zein protein …

In silico versus functional characterization of genetic variants: lessons from muscle channelopathies

V Vivekanandam, R Ellmers, D Jayaseelan, H Houlden… - Brain, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Accurate determination of the pathogenicity of missense genetic variants of uncertain
significance is a huge challenge for implementing genetic data in clinical practice. In silico …