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FERRY3
FERRY endosomal RAB5 effector complex subunit 3
Chromosome 12 Β· 12p13.32
NCBI Gene: 57102Ensembl: ENSG00000047621.13HGNC: HGNC:1184UniProt: Q9NQ89
20PubMed Papers
21Diseases
0Drugs
22Pathogenic Variants
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingearly endosomeprotein-containing complexcytoplasmautosomal recessive non-syndromic intellectual disabilityintellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66aortic stenosisdyshidrosis
✦AI Summary

Based on limited published evidence, FERRY3 is a component of the FERRY complex (Five-subunit Endosomal Rab5 and RNA/ribosome intermediary), a RAB5A effector that interacts directly with mRNAs and mediates their endosomal transport and localization 1. The complex recruits mRNAs and ribosomes to early endosomes, functioning in local mRNA distribution, particularly in cells with extended processes 1. FERRY3 also plays a role in mast cell degranulation 1. Mutations in FERRY3 cause autosomal recessive intellectual developmental disorder 66 2, suggesting critical neurobiological functions.

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FERRY3 is a FERRY complex component that interacts with mRNAs and RAB5A to mediate mRNA endosomal transport, recruitment to early endosomes, and mast cell degranulation
PMID: 37267905
2
FERRY3 mutations cause autosomal recessive intellectual developmental disorder and represent a novel neurogenetic disease class
PMID: 40062705
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 2 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜21
autosomal recessive non-syndromic intellectual disabilityOpen Targets
0.63Moderate
intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66Open Targets
0.54Moderate
aortic stenosisOpen Targets
0.33Weak
dyshidrosisOpen Targets
0.27Weak
Intellectual disabilityOpen Targets
0.26Weak
attention deficit hyperactivity disorderOpen Targets
0.26Weak
HypotoniaOpen Targets
0.26Weak
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.16Weak
edemaOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
brain compressionOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
aortic valve diseaseOpen Targets
0.05Suggestive
dehydrated hereditary stomatocytosisOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
sitosterolemia 1Open Targets
0.04Suggestive
Hemoglobin E - beta-thalassemiaOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia syndromeOpen Targets
0.04Suggestive
sitosterolemiaOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
Hemolytic anemia due to red cell pyruvate kinase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
hemoglobin D diseaseOpen Targets
0.03Suggestive
combined oxidative phosphorylation deficiency 41Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia, congenital, 2Open Targets
0.03Suggestive
Intellectual developmental disorder, autosomal recessive 66UniProt
Pathogenic Variants22
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.1360C>T (p.Arg454Ter)Pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 454
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.40_41del (p.Glu14fs)Likely pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 14
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.1003C>T (p.Arg335Ter)Likely pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 335
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.199C>T (p.Gln67Ter)Likely pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 67
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.38_41del (p.Arg13fs)Likely pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 13
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.916C>T (p.Arg306Ter)Likely pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 306
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.1043_1044del (p.Thr348fs)Pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2023β†’ Residue 348
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.729-1G>ALikely pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2023
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.670C>T (p.Gln224Ter)Likely pathogenic
C12orf4-related disorder
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2023β†’ Residue 224
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.527_528del (p.Lys176fs)Likely pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2023β†’ Residue 176
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.500_501GA[2] (p.Arg169fs)Likely pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2022β†’ Residue 169
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.815_818del (p.Glu272fs)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2022β†’ Residue 272
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.484G>T (p.Glu162Ter)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2022β†’ Residue 162
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.1168_1169delinsC (p.Gly390fs)Likely pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2022β†’ Residue 390
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.1132C>T (p.Gln378Ter)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2020β†’ Residue 378
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.187G>T (p.Glu63Ter)Pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2020β†’ Residue 63
NM_020374.4(C12orf4):c.799_1034-429delinsTTATGALikely pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2020
NM_020374.4(C12orf4):c.1078C>T (p.Arg360Ter)Likely pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2020β†’ Residue 360
NM_020374.4(FERRY3):c.983T>C (p.Leu328Pro)Likely pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2020β†’ Residue 328
NM_020374.4(C12orf4):c.1200_1201insGT (p.Lys401fs)Likely pathogenic
Intellectual disability, autosomal recessive 66
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2019β†’ Residue 401
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Related Genes
GATD1Shared pathway50%PPP1R21Shared pathway50%CRYZL1Shared pathway50%TBCKShared pathway17%ADGRE2Shared pathway14%UNC13DShared pathway13%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Heart
95%
Brain
66%
Lung
54%
Ovary
52%
Liver
47%
Gene Interaction Network
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FERRY3GATD1PPP1R21CRYZL1TBCKADGRE2UNC13D
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt Q9NQ89
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
0.80LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.58 [0.43–0.80]
RankingsWhere FERRY3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #14,153of 20,598
    Most Researched20
  • #2,121of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants22
  • #6,621of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.80
Genes detectedFERRY3
Sources retrieved1 papers
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πŸ“„ Sources
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Neurogenetic disorders associated with mutations in the FERRY complex: a novel disease class?
PMID: 40062705
Biol Open Β· 2025
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