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SH3TC2
SH3 domain and tetratricopeptide repeats 2
Chromosome 5 Β· 5q32
NCBI Gene: 79628Ensembl: ENSG00000169247.15HGNC: HGNC:29427UniProt: A0A514TP98
41PubMed Papers
22Diseases
0Drugs
164Pathogenic Variants
RESEARCH IMPACT
Variant-Rich
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
βœ“ Experimental GO Evidenceβœ“ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
recycling endosomeregulation of endocytic recyclingprotein bindingregulation of intracellular protein transportCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4Ccarpal tunnel syndromeCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
✦AI Summary

SH3TC2 (SH3 domain and tetratricopeptide repeats 2) is a protein essential for peripheral nerve myelination and the structural integrity of nodes of Ranvier in Schwann cells. The protein functions as a Rab effector involved in regulating endocytic recycling pathways, which are crucial for maintaining proper nerve function. Mutations in SH3TC2 cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 4C (CMT4C), an autosomal recessive demyelinating peripheral neuropathy 1. CMT4C typically manifests in childhood with distal motor weakness, sensory loss, foot deformities, and frequently presents with scoliosis and hearing loss 1. The disease shows progressive severity, with 48% of patients maintaining independent ambulation before age 50, but only 13% after age 50 1. Genotype-phenotype correlations indicate that patients with two truncating SH3TC2 variants exhibit more severe symptoms than those with one or no truncating variants 1. SH3TC2 is highly expressed in myelinating Schwann cells, and experimental gene therapy using AAV9 vectors to restore SH3TC2 expression has shown promise in mouse models, improving motor performance and normalizing node of Ranvier organization 2. Multiple pathogenic variants have been identified, with splice site mutations causing aberrant splicing patterns 3.

Sources cited
1
SH3TC2 mutations cause CMT4C with childhood onset, distal weakness, sensory loss, scoliosis, hearing loss, and age-related progression
PMID: 40745932
2
SH3TC2 is highly expressed in myelinating Schwann cells and AAV9 gene therapy shows therapeutic promise
PMID: 37641403
3
Splice site mutations in SH3TC2 cause aberrant splicing and are pathogenic for CMT4C
PMID: 22950825
⚠Limited data available β€” This gene has 3 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Disease Associationsβ“˜22
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4COpen Targets
0.80Strong
carpal tunnel syndromeOpen Targets
0.64Moderate
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4Open Targets
0.56Moderate
Charcot-Marie-Tooth diseaseOpen Targets
0.55Moderate
genetic disorderOpen Targets
0.52Moderate
peripheral neuropathyOpen Targets
0.51Moderate
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.48Moderate
Tip-toe gaitOpen Targets
0.48Moderate
essential hypertensionOpen Targets
0.38Weak
Increased blood pressureOpen Targets
0.37Weak
autonomic nervous system diseaseOpen Targets
0.33Weak
placental retentionOpen Targets
0.32Weak
upper respiratory tract disorderOpen Targets
0.31Weak
cardiovascular diseaseOpen Targets
0.30Weak
polyneuropathyOpen Targets
0.29Weak
response to xenobiotic stimulusOpen Targets
0.29Weak
cerebral atherosclerosisOpen Targets
0.29Weak
male infertilityOpen Targets
0.27Weak
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1BOpen Targets
0.27Weak
hereditary spastic paraplegiaOpen Targets
0.26Weak
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, demyelinating, type 4CUniProt
Mononeuropathy of the median nerve mildUniProt
Pathogenic Variants164
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.2860C>T (p.Arg954Ter)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease|not provided|SH3TC2-related disorder|Inborn genetic diseases|Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild;Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|Tip-toe gait
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026β†’ Residue 954
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.3676-8G>APathogenic
not provided|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild;Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2026
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.929dup (p.Ser312fs)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 312
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.3303del (p.Arg1101fs)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|not provided|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C;Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1101
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.53-2A>GLikely pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.2211C>A (p.Cys737Ter)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Inborn genetic diseases
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 737
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.2710C>T (p.Arg904Ter)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|not provided|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C;Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 904
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.1969G>A (p.Glu657Lys)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C;Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 657
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.1972C>T (p.Arg658Cys)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|not provided|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease|Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild|Inborn genetic diseases|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C;Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild|SH3TC2-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 658
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.1378C>T (p.Gln460Ter)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild;Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 460
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.375C>A (p.Tyr125Ter)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|not provided|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C;Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 125
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.279G>A (p.Lys93=)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 93
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.3325C>T (p.Arg1109Ter)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|not provided|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C;Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1109
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.3511C>T (p.Arg1171Cys)Pathogenic
not provided|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|SH3TC2-related disorder
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 1171
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.416T>C (p.Leu139Pro)Likely pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 139
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.386-2A>CPathogenic
Distal spinal muscular atrophy|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|not provided|Inborn genetic diseases|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C;Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.798T>G (p.Tyr266Ter)Pathogenic
not provided|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 266
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.1586_1587delinsAG (p.Arg529Gln)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C|Inborn genetic diseases|not provided
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 529
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.929G>A (p.Gly310Glu)Pathogenic
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C;Susceptibility to mononeuropathy of the median nerve, mild
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 310
NM_024577.4(SH3TC2):c.1585C>T (p.Arg529Cys)Likely pathogenic
not provided|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4|Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 4C
β˜…β˜…β˜†β˜†2025β†’ Residue 529
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Tissue Expression6 tissues
Heart
100%
Brain
99%
Bone Marrow
64%
Liver
9%
Lung
7%
Ovary
6%
Gene Interaction Network
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SH3TC2RNMTMTMR2FGD4SBF2PMP22GJB1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted Β· UniProt Q8TF17
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Constraintβ“˜
LOEUFβ“˜
0.80LoF Tolerant
pLIβ“˜
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.67 [0.56–0.80]
RankingsWhere SH3TC2 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #10,086of 20,598
    Most Researched41
  • #459of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants164 Β· top 10%
  • #6,658of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.80
Genes detectedSH3TC2
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response timeβ€”
πŸ“„ Sources
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1
A 20-year Clinical and Genetic Neuromuscular Cohort Analysis in Lebanon: An International Effort.
PMID: 34602496
J Neuromuscul Dis Β· 2022
1.00
2
Nationwide Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterisation of 103 Patients With SH3TC2 Gene-Related Demyelinating Peripheral Neuropathy.
PMID: 40745932
Eur J Neurol Β· 2025
0.90
3
The allelic spectrum of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in over 17,000 individuals with neuropathy.
PMID: 25614874
Mol Genet Genomic Med Β· 2014
0.80
4
Integrative RNA profiling of TBEV-infected neurons and astrocytes reveals potential pathogenic effectors.
PMID: 35685361
Comput Struct Biotechnol J Β· 2022
0.70
5
Implication of the SH3TC2 gene in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease associated with deafness and/or scoliosis: Illustration with four new pathogenic variants.
PMID: 31634715
J Neurol Sci Β· 2019
0.60