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DOK7
docking protein 7
Chromosome 4 Β· 4p16.3
NCBI Gene: 285489Ensembl: ENSG00000175920.18HGNC: HGNC:26594UniProt: A0A1W2PRA3
62PubMed Papers
22Diseases
0Drugs
147Pathogenic Variants
RESEARCH IMPACT
Variant-Rich
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingprotein kinase bindingpositive regulation of protein tyrosine kinase activitynucleoplasmCongenital myasthenic syndromesfetal akinesia deformation sequence 1fetal akinesia deformation sequencecongenital myasthenic syndrome
✦AI Summary

DOK7 is a muscle-intrinsic protein that plays an essential role in neuromuscular junction development and function. DOK7 acts as an activator of muscle-specific kinase (MUSK), inducing its autophosphorylation and subsequent acetylcholine receptor clustering in muscle fibers, which is crucial for proper neuromuscular synaptogenesis 1. The protein functions in the signaling pathway that controls formation and maintenance of neuromuscular synapses through coordinated interactions between motor neurons, skeletal muscle cells, and Schwann cells 1. Mutations in DOK7 cause congenital myasthenic syndrome type 10, a neuromuscular disorder characterized by impaired neuromuscular transmission 23. DOK7 is among the most common causative genes for congenital myasthenic syndromes, typically presenting with limb-girdle weakness 24. DOK7-related congenital myasthenia often shows a progressive course, with patients having higher rates of intensive care unit admissions (38.6%) and some requiring ventilation or wheelchair use in adulthood 4. The condition affects neuromuscular junction function and can lead to muscle weakness and fatigue, but often responds favorably to treatments that enhance neuromuscular transmission 25.

Sources cited
1
DOK7 acts as an activator of MUSK and plays a key role in neuromuscular synapse formation
PMID: 38697654
2
DOK7 is among the most common causative genes for congenital myasthenic syndromes
PMID: 30808424
3
DOK7 mutations cause congenital myasthenic syndrome characterized by impaired neuromuscular transmission
PMID: 36835142
4
DOK7 patients show limb-girdle presentation with higher ICU admission rates and progressive course
PMID: 38696726
5
DOK7 dysfunction can be addressed by treatments targeting MUSK activation
PMID: 39292800
Disease Associationsβ“˜22
Congenital myasthenic syndromesOpen Targets
0.83Strong
fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1Open Targets
0.75Strong
fetal akinesia deformation sequenceOpen Targets
0.69Moderate
congenital myasthenic syndromeOpen Targets
0.64Moderate
Postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndromesOpen Targets
0.63Moderate
coronary artery diseaseOpen Targets
0.48Moderate
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.47Moderate
3C syndromeOpen Targets
0.46Moderate
HypercholesterolemiaOpen Targets
0.43Moderate
Abnormality of the skeletal systemOpen Targets
0.43Moderate
Abnormality of limbsOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
limb-girdle muscular dystrophyOpen Targets
0.37Weak
postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndromeOpen Targets
0.37Weak
muscle crampOpen Targets
0.36Weak
coronary atherosclerosisOpen Targets
0.33Weak
familial hyperlipidemiaOpen Targets
0.33Weak
response to statinOpen Targets
0.33Weak
Myocardial IschemiaOpen Targets
0.33Weak
angina pectorisOpen Targets
0.33Weak
heart diseaseOpen Targets
0.32Weak
Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3UniProt
Myasthenic syndrome, congenital, 10UniProt
Pathogenic Variants147
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.1263dup (p.Ser422fs)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|not provided|Rett syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|DOK7-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 422
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.1124_1127dup (p.Ala378fs)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Inborn genetic diseases|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|See cases|Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome 2|DOK7-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 378
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.437C>T (p.Pro146Leu)Pathogenic
Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 146
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.1339_1342dup (p.Gly448fs)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 448
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.1143del (p.Glu382fs)Pathogenic
Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 382
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.332-1G>CLikely pathogenic
not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.1511_1513del (p.Pro504_Ter505delinsArg)Pathogenic
not provided|Abnormality of the musculature|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Autosomal recessive DOK7-related disorders
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 504
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.1296_1311del (p.Asp433fs)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 433
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.1378dup (p.Gln460fs)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|not provided|See cases
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 460
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.513C>T (p.Gly171=)Pathogenic
not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 171
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.54+25_55-38delPathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|not provided|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Ritscher-Schinzel syndrome 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.596del (p.Ile199fs)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 199
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.451C>T (p.Gln151Ter)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 151
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.1263del (p.Ser422fs)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 422
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.1395_1453del (p.Leu466fs)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 466
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.28del (p.Gln10fs)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Inborn genetic diseases|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 10
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.539G>C (p.Gly180Ala)Likely pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 180
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.331+1G>TPathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|not provided|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|DOK7-related disorder|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.957del (p.Lys320fs)Pathogenic
not provided|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 320
NM_173660.5(DOK7):c.957dup (p.Lys320fs)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 10;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 3
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 320
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ACHEProtein interaction98%BCHEProtein interaction80%AGRNProtein interaction79%SCN4AProtein interaction78%CHRNEProtein interaction69%COLQProtein interaction69%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Lung
8%
Liver
4%
Brain
2%
Bone Marrow
1%
Ovary
1%
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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt Q18PE1
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
1.66LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.25 [0.95–1.66]
RankingsWhere DOK7 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,448of 20,598
    Most Researched62
  • #515of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants147 Β· top 10%
  • #15,938of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.66
Genes detectedDOK7
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
10β–Ό
1
Congenital myasthenic syndromes.
PMID: 30808424
Orphanet J Rare Dis Β· 2019
1.00
2
Clinical and Pathologic Features of Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes Caused by 35 Genes-A Comprehensive Review.
PMID: 36835142
Int J Mol Sci Β· 2023
0.90
3
A 20-year Clinical and Genetic Neuromuscular Cohort Analysis in Lebanon: An International Effort.
PMID: 34602496
J Neuromuscul Dis Β· 2022
0.80
4
Congenital myasthenic syndromes in adults: clinical features, diagnosis and long-term prognosis.
PMID: 38696726
Brain Β· 2024
0.70
5
Clinical and genetic characterisation of a large Indian congenital myasthenic syndrome cohort.
PMID: 37721175
Brain Β· 2024
0.60