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UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot P02649: Variant p.Arg242Gln

Apolipoprotein E
Gene: APOE
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Variant information Variant position: help 242 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Type of variant: help LB/B The variants are classified into three categories: LP/P, LB/B and US.
  • LP/P: likely pathogenic or pathogenic.
  • LB/B: likely benign or benign.
  • US: uncertain significance

Residue change: help From Arginine (R) to Glutamine (Q) at position 242 (R242Q, p.Arg242Gln). Indicates the amino acid change of the variant. The one-letter and three-letter codes for amino acids used in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot are those adopted by the commission on Biochemical Nomenclature of the IUPAC-IUB.
Physico-chemical properties: help Change from large size and basic (R) to medium size and polar (Q) The physico-chemical property of the reference and variant residues and the change implicated.
BLOSUM score: help 1 The score within a Blosum matrix for the corresponding wild-type to variant amino acid change. The log-odds score measures the logarithm for the ratio of the likelihood of two amino acids appearing by chance. The Blosum62 substitution matrix is used. This substitution matrix contains scores for all possible exchanges of one amino acid with another:
  • Lowest score: -4 (low probability of substitution).
  • Highest score: 11 (high probability of substitution).
More information can be found on the following page

Polymorphism: help There are three common APOE alleles identified: APOE*2/APOE-epsilon2/E2, APOE*3/APOE-epsilon3/E3, and APOE*4/APOE-epsilon4/E4. The corresponding ApoE2, ApoE3 and ApoE4 isoforms differentially present Cys and Arg residues at positions 130 and 176. The most common allele in the human population is APOE*3 which sequence is the one displayed in that entry with a Cys at position 130 and an Arg at position 176. Common APOE variants influence lipoprotein metabolism in healthy individuals. Additional variants have been described and are described relative to the three common alleles. Allele APOE*4 is strongly associated with risk for severe COVID-19, increases susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection in neurons and astrocytes (PubMed:33450186). Additional information on the polymorphism described.
Variant description: help In ApoE2 Fukuoka. Any additional useful information about the variant.
Other resources: help Links to websites of interest for the variant.


Sequence information Variant position: help 242 The position of the amino-acid change on the UniProtKB canonical protein sequence.
Protein sequence length: help 317 The length of the canonical sequence.
Location on the sequence: help QERAQAWGERLRARMEEMGS R TRDRLDEVKEQVAEVRAKLE The residue change on the sequence. Unless the variant is located at the beginning or at the end of the protein sequence, both residues upstream (20) and downstream (20) of the variant will be shown.
Residue conservation: help The multiple alignment of the region surrounding the variant against various orthologous sequences.
Human                         QERAQAWGERLRARMEEMGSRTRDRLDEVKEQVAEVRAKLE

Gorilla                       QERAQAWGERLRARMEEMGSRTRDRLDEVKEQVAEVRAKLE

                              LERADALGQQLRGQLEEMSSRARGHLEEMREQIQEVRVKME

Rhesus macaque                QERAQA---KLRARMEEMGSRTRDRLDEVKEQVAEVRAKLE

Chimpanzee                    QERAQAWGERLRARMEEMGSRTRDRLDEVKEQVAEVRAKLE

Mouse                         RDRAQAFGDRIRGRLEEVGNQARDRLEEVREHMEEVRSKME

Rat                           RDRAQALSDRIRGRLEEVGNQARDRLEEVREQMEEVRSKME

Pig                           RERAEAWGQKLRGRLEEMGSRTRDRLDEMRDELEEVRTKVE

Bovine                        LERAEAWRQKLHGRLEEVGVRAQDRLDKIRQQLEEVHAKVE

Rabbit                        RERAQAWGERLRGHLEEVGSRARDRLNEVREQVEEVRVKVE

Sheep                         LDRAEAWRQKLHGRLEEVGVRAQDRLDKMRQQLEEVRSKVE

Sequence annotation in neighborhood: help The regions or sites of interest surrounding the variant. In general the features listed are posttranslational modifications, binding sites, enzyme active sites, local secondary structure or other characteristics reported in the cited references. The "Sequence annotation in neighborhood" lines have a fixed format:
  • Type: the type of sequence feature.
  • Positions: endpoints of the sequence feature.
  • Description: contains additional information about the feature.
TypePositionsDescription
Chain 19 – 317 Apolipoprotein E
Repeat 234 – 255 8
Region 80 – 255 8 X 22 AA approximate tandem repeats
Region 210 – 290 Lipid-binding and lipoprotein association



Literature citations
Characterization of a novel variant of apolipoprotein E, E2 Fukuoka (Arg-224 --> Gln) in a hyperlipidemic patient with xanthomatosis.
Moriyama K.; Sasaki J.; Takada Y.; Arakawa F.; Matsunaga A.; Ito Y.; Arakawa K.;
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1301:185-190(1996)
Cited for: VARIANT GLN-242;
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