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SAG
S-antigen visual arrestin
Chromosome 2 Β· 2q37.1
NCBI Gene: 6295Ensembl: ENSG00000130561.17HGNC: HGNC:10521UniProt: P10523
52PubMed Papers
3Diseases
0Drugs
38Pathogenic Variants
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
protein bindingphotoreceptor outer segmentG protein-coupled receptor internalizationG protein-coupled receptor bindingNight blindness, congenital stationary, Oguchi type 1Retinitis pigmentosa 47Retinitis pigmentosa 96
✦AI Summary

SAG (S-antigen visual arrestin) encodes a protein that plays a critical role in visual signal transduction within retinal photoreceptor cells. The protein binds to photoactivated, phosphorylated rhodopsin (RHO) and terminates rhodopsin signaling by competing with G-proteins for the same binding site on rhodopsin, effectively shutting down the visual signal cascade. SAG may also function to prevent light-dependent degeneration of retinal photoreceptor cells 1. Mutations in the SAG gene cause autosomal recessive Oguchi disease type 1, a rare form of congenital stationary night blindness characterized by abnormal fundus appearance and night vision defects 1. Clinical studies have identified both novel and previously reported pathogenic variants in SAG, including nonsense mutations (p.R193*) and canonical splice site mutations (c.649-1 G > C), which disrupt normal protein function 1. The identification of SAG gene variants in Egyptian families has expanded the mutation spectrum and reinforced the gene's pathogenic role in Oguchi disease, providing a foundation for genetic diagnosis and counseling in affected populations.

Sources cited
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SAG binds to photoactivated, phosphorylated rhodophin and may prevent light-dependent retinal degeneration; mutations cause Oguchi disease type 1; specific pathogenic variants identified including p.R193* and c.649-1 G > C
PMID: 35549688
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 1 indexed publication. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜3
Night blindness, congenital stationary, Oguchi type 1UniProt
Retinitis pigmentosa 47UniProt
Retinitis pigmentosa 96UniProt
Pathogenic Variants38
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.874C>T (p.Arg292Ter)Pathogenic
Oguchi disease|not provided|Oguchi disease-1|SAG-related disorder|Retinal disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 292
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.577C>T (p.Arg193Ter)Pathogenic
Oguchi disease|not provided|Retinal dystrophy|Oguchi disease-2|Oguchi disease-1|Retinitis pigmentosa 47;Oguchi disease-1|Retinitis pigmentosa 47
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 193
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.440G>T (p.Cys147Phe)Pathogenic
not provided|Retinal dystrophy|Retinitis pigmentosa 96
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 147
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.182-2A>GLikely pathogenic
not provided|Retinal dystrophy
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.926del (p.Asn309fs)Pathogenic
Oguchi disease|Retinitis pigmentosa 47|SAG-related disorder|Retinal dystrophy|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 309
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.1103-2A>CPathogenic
Retinitis pigmentosa|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2024
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.435+1G>ALikely pathogenic
not provided|Retinitis pigmentosa 47;Retinitis pigmentosa 96;Oguchi disease-1
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2024
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.72_75+15delLikely pathogenic
not provided|Retinitis pigmentosa 47;Oguchi disease-1;Retinitis pigmentosa 96
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2022
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.136+2T>GPathogenic
not provided|Retinitis pigmentosa
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2020
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.733+1G>ALikely pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2026
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.376-2A>GPathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.74C>A (p.Ser25Ter)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 25
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.649-1G>TLikely pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.523C>T (p.Arg175Ter)Pathogenic
Oguchi disease|not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 175
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.136+2T>CLikely pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.1047-1G>CLikely pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2025
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.76-2A>TLikely pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.777C>G (p.Tyr259Ter)Likely pathogenic
Oguchi disease-1
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 259
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.182-1G>ALikely pathogenic
Oguchi disease-1
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024
NM_000541.5(SAG):c.695_704del (p.Asn232fs)Pathogenic
not provided
β˜…β˜†β˜†β˜†2024β†’ Residue 232
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Related Genes
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Tissue Expression

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PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt P10523
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
0.92LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.65 [0.47–0.92]
RankingsWhere SAG stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #8,608of 20,598
    Most Researched52
  • #1,598of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants38
  • #8,488of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.92
Genes detectedSAG
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
10β–Ό
1
Pathology and management of flexible flat foot in children.
PMID: 30366675
J Orthop Sci Β· 2019
1.00
2
Superantigens.
PMID: 20525505
Otolaryngol Clin North Am Β· 2010
0.90
3
[Viral superantigens].
PMID: 27525406
Mikrobiyol Bul Β· 2016
0.80
4
SAG/ROC/Rbx/Hrt, a zinc RING finger gene family: molecular cloning, biochemical properties, and biological functions.
PMID: 11554450
Antioxid Redox Signal Β· 2001
0.70
5
Mutation analysis reveals novel and known mutations in SAG gene in first two Egyptian families with Oguchi disease.
PMID: 35549688
BMC Ophthalmol Β· 2022
0.60