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RAPSN
receptor associated protein of the synapse
Chromosome 11 Β· 11p11.2
NCBI Gene: 5913Ensembl: ENSG00000165917.10HGNC: HGNC:9863UniProt: A0A0S2Z4A2
60PubMed Papers
22Diseases
0Drugs
114Pathogenic Variants
RESEARCH IMPACT
Variant-Rich
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
synaptic transmission, cholinergicacetylcholine receptor bindingpositive regulation of neuromuscular synaptic transmissionplasma membraneCongenital myasthenic syndromesfetal akinesia deformation sequence 1fetal akinesia deformation sequencecongenital myasthenic syndrome
✦AI Summary

RAPSN (receptor associated protein of the synapse) encodes a postsynaptic protein essential for clustering nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction 1. The protein functions as a structural component that links acetylcholine receptors to the underlying postsynaptic cytoskeleton, facilitating proper neuromuscular transmission 2. RAPSN mutations cause congenital myasthenic syndrome type 11, characterized by impaired neuromuscular signal transmission 23. Clinically, RAPSN variants present with limb-girdle weakness patterns and are among the most common causes of congenital myasthenic syndromes 24. Notably, RAPSN patients show a distinctive clinical course with severe manifestations in early childhood (54.8% requiring intensive care) but subsequent improvement in adulthood 4. The gene maps to chromosome 11.2-p11.1 1. RAPSN mutations can also cause lethal fetal akinesia deformation sequence, representing the severe end of the phenotypic spectrum 5. Importantly, most RAPSN-associated conditions respond favorably to treatments that enhance neuromuscular transmission, including acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and other pharmacological interventions 24.

Sources cited
1
RAPSN encodes a postsynaptic protein and maps to chromosome 11p11.2-p11.1
PMID: 8812503
2
RAPSN is one of the most common causative genes for congenital myasthenic syndromes and patients respond favorably to treatments enhancing neuromuscular transmission
PMID: 30808424
3
RAPSN mutations cause congenital myasthenic syndrome characterized by impaired neuromuscular signal transmission
PMID: 36835142
4
RAPSN patients show limb-girdle weakness patterns, high ICU admission rates in childhood (54.8%) but subsequent improvement in adulthood
PMID: 38696726
5
RAPSN mutations can cause lethal fetal akinesia deformation sequence
PMID: 38278647
Disease Associationsβ“˜22
Congenital myasthenic syndromesOpen Targets
0.79Strong
fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1Open Targets
0.78Strong
fetal akinesia deformation sequenceOpen Targets
0.75Strong
congenital myasthenic syndromeOpen Targets
0.55Moderate
Postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndromesOpen Targets
0.46Moderate
hydrops fetalisOpen Targets
0.43Moderate
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
congenital myasthenic syndrome, dominant/recessiveOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
arthrogryposis multiplex congenitaOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
postsynaptic congenital myasthenic syndromeOpen Targets
0.37Weak
Global developmental delayOpen Targets
0.34Weak
myopathyOpen Targets
0.33Weak
Abnormality of the musculatureOpen Targets
0.27Weak
metabolic syndromeOpen Targets
0.24Weak
open-angle glaucomaOpen Targets
0.21Weak
osteoarthritisOpen Targets
0.20Weak
osteoarthritis, hipOpen Targets
0.19Weak
glaucomaOpen Targets
0.15Weak
prostate carcinomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2UniProt
Myasthenic syndrome, congenital, 11, associated with acetylcholine receptor deficiencyUniProt
Pathogenic Variants114
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.264C>A (p.Asn88Lys)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 4C|not provided|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Myopathy|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Inborn genetic diseases|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|RAPSN-related disorder|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 88
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.425C>A (p.Ala142Asp)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|not provided|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 142
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.493G>A (p.Val165Met)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 165
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.737C>T (p.Ala246Val)Pathogenic
not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 246
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.531+1G>TPathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.484G>A (p.Glu162Lys)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|RAPSN-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 162
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.288del (p.Cys97fs)Pathogenic
Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 97
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.1177_1178del (p.Asn393fs)Pathogenic
not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|RAPSN-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 393
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.1116GAA[1] (p.Lys373del)Pathogenic
Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|not provided|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|RAPSN-related disorder|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 373
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.439G>A (p.Glu147Lys)Pathogenic
not provided|RAPSN-related disorder|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 147
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.-210A>GPathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Abnormality of the musculature|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.1166+1G>TPathogenic
Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.271C>T (p.Arg91Cys)Likely pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome|not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 91
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.133G>A (p.Val45Met)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 45
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.490C>T (p.Arg164Cys)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Myopathy|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 164
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.838G>T (p.Gly280Ter)Pathogenic
Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 280
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.291C>A (p.Cys97Ter)Pathogenic
Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|not provided|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 97
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.997G>T (p.Glu333Ter)Pathogenic
Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1|Congenital myasthenic syndrome|Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2|Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11;Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 2
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 333
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.149_153delinsAGATGGGCCGCTACAAGGAGATGG (p.Val50fs)Pathogenic
not provided|Hydrops fetalis|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 50
NM_005055.5(RAPSN):c.1A>G (p.Met1Val)Pathogenic
Fetal akinesia deformation sequence 1;Congenital myasthenic syndrome 11|Congenital myasthenic syndrome
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1
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Related Genes
CHRNA1Protein interaction93%CHRNB1Protein interaction93%CHRNGProtein interaction93%DAG1Protein interaction90%UTRNProtein interaction89%ZBTB33Protein interaction81%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Lung
24%
Liver
18%
Brain
7%
Bone Marrow
3%
Ovary
2%
Gene Interaction Network
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RAPSNCHRNA1CHRNB1CHRNGDAG1UTRNZBTB33
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt Q13702
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
1.09LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.82 [0.62–1.09]
RankingsWhere RAPSN stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,700of 20,598
    Most Researched60
  • #685of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants114 Β· top quartile
  • #11,126of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.09
Genes detectedRAPSN
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
Genetic basis of lacunar stroke: a pooled analysis of individual patient data and genome-wide association studies.
PMID: 33773637
Lancet Neurol Β· 2021
0.60