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AKT1 c.49G>A, p.(Glu17Lys)

NM_001014431.1:c.49G>A NP_001014431.1:p.(Glu17Lys) View identifiers
Classification
Likely pathogenic

Variant description:

No variant summary was recorded for this case.

Five-step scale from benign to pathogenic. This variant is likely pathogenic. Select a step to read what it means.

Likely pathogenic.A likely pathogenic classification under the recorded framework.

In plain language

Gene-level background from the recorded interpretation.

About AKT1

No gene-level summary was recorded for this case.

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01The reasoning

How it was classified

The recorded framework is Not recorded. The criteria and strengths shown below come from the saved assessment; this page does not recalculate the classification.

Recorded applied criteria

The applied criteria and their strengths are shown as assessed under the stated framework.

Pathogenic evidence criteria: 4 Benign evidence criteria: 0
Pathogenic criteria applied · 4
PS3Strong
PS3 · strong

Well-established functional studies in multiple publications demonstrate that the E17K substitution results in constitutive activation of AKT1 kinase, increased AKT phosphorylation (pT308, pS473), altered lipid-binding specificity in the PH domain, growth factor-independent survival in BaF3 cells, anchorage-independent growth in NIH 3T3 cells, disruption of 3D acinar morphogenesis in MCF10A cells, and oncogenesis in murine models. The PH-KD autoinhibitory interaction is weakened by E17K, providing a structural mechanistic basis. Multiple independent assays across multiple laboratories confirm a gain-of-function effect.

PM1Moderate
PM1 · moderate

The variant resides at codon 17 within the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain of AKT1 (residues ~5-108), a critical functional domain essential for membrane localization, autoinhibition, and kinase regulation. The PH domain is a well-established mutational hotspot where pathogenic gain-of-function missense variants cluster and benign missense variation is notably absent. This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot per the hotspots analysis. Multiple structural and functional studies (PMID:17611497, PMID:23134728) confirm that missense variants in the PH domain are overwhelmingly pathogenic.

PM2Supporting
PM2 · supporting

The variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 at an extremely low allele frequency (AF = 3.9999 × 10⁻⁶; 1/250,006 alleles; 0.0004%) and is absent from gnomAD v4.1. This frequency is well below the PM2 threshold of <0.1%, meeting the criterion for absent or extremely rare in population databases. The single observation in gnomAD v2.1 is in the European (non-Finnish) subpopulation (AF = 8.87 × 10⁻⁶).

PP5Supporting
PP5 · supporting

ClinVar reports this variant as Pathogenic by 4 clinical laboratories (including Labcorp Genetics/Invitae and Variantyx), with review status 'criteria provided, single submitter'. Under generic ACMG/AMP, PP5 can be applied when a reputable clinical laboratory classifies the variant as pathogenic. Although the review status indicates only one submitter provided classification criteria, the concordance across 4 clinical laboratories supports application of PP5 at supporting strength.

Benign criteria applied · 0

No benign criterion marked as applied in the recorded assessment.

Recorded classification: Likely pathogenic

gene-specific framework lacked a usable explicit final combination framework, so generic ACMG/AMP 2015 final-combination rules were applied as fallback; applied criteria: PS3 strong, PM1 moderate, PM2 supporting, PP5 supporting; combination = 1 strong + 1 moderate + 2 supporting, which maps to Likely Pathogenic.

02The sources

Evidence at a glance

Evidence summaries and captured source records, where available. Missing entries should not be interpreted as negative findings.

gnomAD v4.1
gnomAD v2.1
Population frequency
Not recorded

gnomAD v4.1 allele counts were not recorded for this variant.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.9999e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/250006 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 8.87185e-06; MAF= 0.00089%, 1/112716 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

SpliceAI score
0.010 maximum delta

Recorded SpliceAI maximum delta score: 0.010. Refer to the recorded PP3/BP4 rationale for interpretation.

No listed criterion applied SpliceAI ↗
Functional evidence
Statement recorded

OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Gain-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Oncogenic.

COSMIC
Cancer Hotspots
Somatic evidence
894 recorded samples

This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV62571334, n = 894 times).

Cancer Hotspots

This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot.

For specialists

Technical detail

ACMG/AMP criteria under Not recorded, with the data and sources behind each one.

29 criteria with recorded statuses: 4 met · 8 not met · 9 not assessed · 8 not applicable. Open any row for the full reasoning, the rule and the evidence behind it.

Met Not met Not assessed Not applicable

The AKT1 c.49G>A (p.Glu17Lys) variant resides in the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain, a critical functional domain, and lies within a statistically significant mutational hotspot where benign missense variation is notably absent (PM1_Moderate).

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 at an extremely low allele frequency of 0.0004% (1/250,006 alleles) and is absent from gnomAD v4.1, meeting the PM2 threshold for absence from population databases (PM2_Supporting).

Well-established functional studies from multiple independent laboratories demonstrate that the E17K substitution results in constitutive AKT1 kinase activation, altered lipid-binding specificity, enhanced downstream signaling, transformation in cell-based assays, and oncogenesis in murine models (PS3_Strong).

ClinVar reports this variant as Pathogenic by 4 clinical laboratories including Labcorp Genetics/Invitae and Variantyx (PP5_Supporting).

The computational in silico predictors are equivocal (REVEL 0.51, BayesDel 0.116); PP3 is not met. BS3 is contradicted by overwhelming functional evidence of a damaging gain-of-function effect. BA1 and BS1 are not met given the extremely low population frequency.

Under the generic ACMG/AMP 2015 framework (PMID:25741868), the criteria met are: PS3_Strong + PM1_Moderate + PM2_Supporting + PP5_Supporting. This combination (1 Strong + 1 Moderate + 2 Supporting) meets the threshold for Likely Pathogenic per Richards et al. 2015 (1 Strong AND ≥1 Moderate AND ≥2 Supporting qualifies as Likely Pathogenic).

Met · 4

PS3 StrongWell-established functional studies in multiple publications demonstrate that the E17K substitution results in constitutive activation of AKT1 kinase, increased AKT phosphorylation (pT308, pS473), altered lipid-binding specificity in the PH domain, growth factor-independent survival in BaF3 cells, anchorage-independent growth in NIH 3T3 cells, disruption of 3D acinar morphogenesis in MCF10A cells, and oncogenesis in murine models. The PH-KD autoinhibitory interaction is weakened by E17K, providing a structural mechanistic basis. Multiple independent assays across multiple laboratories confirm a gain-of-function effect. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Constitutive AKT1 kinase activation demonstrated (PMID:17611497
  • PMID:23134728)
  • Altered PIP lipid specificity and pathological membrane association (PMID:18954143)
  • Growth factor-independent BaF3 survival and elevated pAKT (PMID:23134728)
  • Anchorage-independent growth and 3D acinar disruption (PMID:23134728)
  • In vivo oncogenesis with reduced survival in murine model (PMID:23134728)
  • Weakened PH-KD interdomain interaction by two-hybrid assay (PMID:23134728)
Sources
PM1 ModerateThe variant resides at codon 17 within the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain of AKT1 (residues ~5-108), a critical functional domain essential for membrane localization, autoinhibition, and kinase regulation. The PH domain is a well-established mutational hotspot where pathogenic gain-of-function missense variants cluster and benign missense variation is notably absent. This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot per the hotspots analysis. Multiple structural and functional studies (PMID:17611497, PMID:23134728) confirm that missense variants in the PH domain are overwhelmingly pathogenic. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Codon 17 in PH domain (critical functional domain)
  • PH domain is a well-established mutational hotspot lacking benign missense variation
  • Statistically significant hotspot confirmed
  • Structural studies show PH-KD interface disruption leads to constitutive activation
Sources
PM2 SupportingThe variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 at an extremely low allele frequency (AF = 3.9999 × 10⁻⁶; 1/250,006 alleles; 0.0004%) and is absent from gnomAD v4.1. This frequency is well below the PM2 threshold of <0.1%, meeting the criterion for absent or extremely rare in population databases. The single observation in gnomAD v2.1 is in the European (non-Finnish) subpopulation (AF = 8.87 × 10⁻⁶). Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • gnomAD v2.1 AF = 0.0004% (1/250
  • 006 alleles
  • <0.1% threshold)
  • gnomAD v4.1: absent
  • No homozygotes observed in any population database
Sources
PP5 SupportingClinVar reports this variant as Pathogenic by 4 clinical laboratories (including Labcorp Genetics/Invitae and Variantyx), with review status 'criteria provided, single submitter'. Under generic ACMG/AMP, PP5 can be applied when a reputable clinical laboratory classifies the variant as pathogenic. Although the review status indicates only one submitter provided classification criteria, the concordance across 4 clinical laboratories supports application of PP5 at supporting strength. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • ClinVar VariationID 13983: Pathogenic by 4 clinical laboratories (Invitae
  • Variantyx
  • OMIM submissions)
Still missing
  • ClinVar review status is 'criteria provided
  • single submitter'
  • expert panel consensus not available
Sources

Not met · 8 · evaluated, threshold not reached

PS4 PS4 requires statistically significant enrichment of the variant in affected individuals versus controls in a case-control study for a specific inherited disorder. The variant is observed in COSMIC (n=894) across multiple tumor types and in Proteus syndrome cases, but this is somatic/mosaic data from cancer cohorts, not a germline case-control study. Under generic ACMG/AMP, somatic enrichment in tumors does not independently satisfy germline PS4 without a formal case-control comparison. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • COSMIC: 894 tumor samples
  • Proteus syndrome cases
  • no formal case-control study for inherited disorder
Still missing
  • No formal case-control study for a specific germline disorder with statistical comparison
Sources
PP3 PP3 requires multiple lines of computational evidence supporting a deleterious effect. REVEL score is 0.51 (borderline; threshold for deleterious is typically >0.5). BayesDel score is 0.115701 (low). HCI prior is not available for AKT1. SpliceAI delta score is 0.01, predicting no splicing impact. The in silico evidence is equivocal and does not meet the threshold for multiple concordant lines of computational evidence supporting a deleterious effect. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • REVEL: 0.51 (borderline)
  • BayesDel: 0.115701 (low)
  • SpliceAI: max delta 0.01 (no predicted splice impact)
  • HCI prior: not available
Still missing
  • In silico scores are equivocal
  • REVEL at borderline threshold
Sources
revelbayesdelspliceai ↗
BA1 BA1 requires allele frequency >1% in any general population database. gnomAD v2.1 AF = 0.0004% (far below 1%). gnomAD v4.1 reports the variant as absent. BA1 is not met. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • gnomAD v2.1 AF = 0.0004% (<< 1%)
  • gnomAD v4.1 absent
Sources
BS1 BS1 requires allele frequency >0.3% in population databases. gnomAD v2.1 AF = 0.0004% (0.0004% < 0.3%). gnomAD v4.1 reports the variant as absent. BS1 is not met. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • gnomAD v2.1 AF = 0.0004% (<< 0.3%)
  • gnomAD v4.1 absent
Sources
BS3 BS3 requires well-established functional studies showing NO damaging effect. Extensive functional evidence demonstrates the opposite: the E17K substitution results in constitutive AKT1 activation, altered lipid specificity, enhanced downstream signaling, transformation in cell-based assays, and oncogenesis in vivo (PMID:17611497, PMID:18954143, PMID:23134728). The functional data overwhelmingly supports a gain-of-function deleterious effect; BS3 is contradicted. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Functional studies consistently show gain-of-function/deleterious effect
  • contradicting BS3
Sources
PMID:17611497 ↗PMID:23134728 ↗176114971895414323134728
BP4 BP4 requires multiple lines of computational evidence suggesting no impact on gene or gene product. REVEL score is 0.51 (borderline deleterious), BayesDel is 0.115701, and SpliceAI predicts no splicing impact. While the computational predictors are not strongly deleterious, they do not provide multiple concordant lines suggesting a benign effect. BP4 is not met; the in silico evidence is equivocal. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • REVEL 0.51 (equivocal)
  • BayesDel 0.115701 (low)
  • SpliceAI no impact
  • no multiple concordant lines suggesting benign effect
Sources
revelbayesdelspliceai ↗
BP5 BP5 requires the variant to be found in a case with an alternate molecular basis for disease. The variant has been consistently found as the sole molecular finding in Proteus syndrome cases (PMID:21793738) and as a driver mutation in multiple cancer types. No cases with an alternate molecular etiology harboring this variant have been identified. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Variant is the primary molecular finding in Proteus syndrome
  • no cases with alternate molecular basis identified
Sources
BP7 BP7 requires a synonymous variant for which splicing prediction algorithms predict no impact. This is a missense variant (c.49G>A, p.Glu17Lys), not a synonymous variant. BP7 is not applicable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Missense variant
  • BP7 applies only to synonymous variants

Not assessed · 9 · no assessment recorded

PS1 PS1 requires a different nucleotide change at the same codon predicted to result in the same amino acid substitution that has been established as pathogenic. No independently curated pathogenic same-amino-acid change at codon 17 via a different nucleotide substitution was identified in ClinVar or the literature. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • No alternate nucleotide change at codon 17 producing E17K with prior pathogenic classification found
Still missing
  • No curated pathogenic same-amino-acid comparator at codon 17 identified
PS2 PS2 requires a confirmed de novo occurrence with both parents tested and maternity/paternity confirmed. AKT1 c.49G>A (E17K) has been reported as a somatic mosaic mutation in Proteus syndrome (PMID:21793738), but no confirmed germline de novo event with parentage testing has been identified. The variant is primarily post-zygotic, not a germline de novo. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Somatic mosaic occurrence in Proteus syndrome reported
  • no germline de novo with confirmed parentage
Still missing
  • No confirmed germline de novo with both parents tested
Sources
PM6 PM6 requires a confirmed de novo event with maternity and paternity testing. The variant has been reported as a somatic mosaic mutation in Proteus syndrome (PMID:21793738), identified in affected tissue but absent from unaffected tissue and parents. However, the variant is post-zygotic, not a confirmed germline de novo. PM6 is designed for germline de novo events with parentage confirmation, and the current evidence does not satisfy this requirement. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Somatic mosaic de novo in Proteus syndrome
  • no germline de novo with maternity/paternity confirmation
Still missing
  • No germline de novo with confirmed maternity and paternity
Sources
PP1 PP1 requires co-segregation of the variant with disease in multiple affected family members. AKT1 c.49G>A (E17K) is a somatic mosaic variant primarily found in Proteus syndrome and cancers; it is not typically transmitted through the germline. No reports of multi-generational co-segregation in an affected family were identified in the literature. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Variant is somatic/mosaic
  • not transmitted in families
  • no co-segregation data available
Still missing
  • No family co-segregation data available for this primarily somatic variant
PP2 PP2 requires a gene with a low rate of benign missense variation where missense variants are a common disease mechanism. While AKT1 missense variants (particularly in the PH domain) are associated with disease through gain-of-function, no VCEP-established gene-level constraint data confirming low benign missense rate was available for assessment under generic ACMG/AMP. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • AKT1 missense variants are recognized as a disease mechanism
  • but no VCEP-validated gene constraint data to formally apply PP2
Still missing
  • No VCEP-validated gene-level constraint metrics for AKT1
PP4 PP4 requires the variant to be found in a patient whose phenotype or family history is highly specific for the disease with a single genetic etiology. While AKT1 E17K is strongly associated with Proteus syndrome (a distinctive overgrowth disorder) and has been observed in multiple cancer types, detailed individual patient phenotype data sufficient for PP4 adjudication was not available in the case materials. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Variant associated with Proteus syndrome (distinctive phenotype)
  • detailed individual patient data not available for formal PP4
Still missing
  • Individual patient phenotype data needed for formal PP4 assessment
Sources
BS2 BS2 requires the variant to be observed in a healthy adult individual for a recessive or X-linked condition with full penetrance expected at an early age. AKT1-related conditions are autosomal dominant with variable expressivity, and the variant is primarily somatic/mosaic. No data on healthy adult carriers for formal BS2 assessment was available. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • AKT1 conditions are dominant
  • no healthy adult carrier data available
Still missing
  • No data on asymptomatic adult carriers
BP2 BP2 requires observation of the variant in trans with a known pathogenic variant in a gene for a fully penetrant dominant disorder. AKT1 is a dominant gene, and observation of AKT1 E17K in trans with a known pathogenic AKT1 variant would argue against pathogenicity. However, no such observation has been reported and the variant is primarily somatic. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • No data on co-occurrence in trans with a pathogenic AKT1 variant
Still missing
  • No trans co-occurrence data available
BP6 BP6 requires a reputable source to classify the variant as benign. No reputable source classifies AKT1 E17K as benign; ClinVar consistently reports Pathogenic (4 clinical laboratories). BP6 is not applicable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • ClinVar classifies as Pathogenic
  • no benign classification from any reputable source
Sources
Not applicable · 8· recorded as not applicable Show reasons ▾Hide reasons ▴
PVS1 N/AThis is a missense variant (c.49G>A, p.Glu17Lys) in AKT1; PVS1 applies only to predicted null variants (nonsense, frameshift, canonical ±1,2 splice sites, initiation codon, or exon deletions). The variant does not fall into any null-variant bucket per ClinGen SVI PVS1 recommendations (PMC6185798). Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Missense variant (E17K)
  • not a null variant
  • outside canonical splice consensus
Sources
PM3 N/AAKT1-associated conditions follow autosomal dominant inheritance; PM3 applies only to recessive disorders requiring biallelic evidence. Details ▾Hide ▴

No further detail was recorded.

PM4 N/APM4 applies to non-repeat in-frame deletions/insertions or stop-loss variants altering protein length; this is a missense substitution. Details ▾Hide ▴

No further detail was recorded.

PM5 N/APM5 requires a different pathogenic missense variant at the same amino acid residue. Automated harvesting identified no confirmed same-residue comparator variants eligible for PM5 assessment at codon 17 of AKT1. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • No pathogenic same-residue comparator variants confirmed at codon 17
Sources
pm5_candidates
BS4 N/ABS4 requires non-segregation with disease in affected family members. AKT1 E17K is a somatic mosaic variant not transmitted through families, making segregation analysis inapplicable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Variant is somatic/mosaic
  • family segregation not evaluable
BP1 N/ABP1 applies to missense variants in genes where truncating variants are the primary disease mechanism. AKT1 disease is driven by gain-of-function missense mutations, not loss-of-function truncating variants. The primary pathogenic mechanism for AKT1 is activating missense variants. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • AKT1 disease mechanism is gain-of-function via missense variants
  • not loss-of-function via truncations
BP3 N/ABP3 applies only to in-frame deletions/insertions in a repetitive region; this is a single-nucleotide substitution. Details ▾Hide ▴

No further detail was recorded.

PS5 N/APS5 requires a different pathogenic variant at the same codon inherited from an affected parent. No such transmissible germline variant at codon 17 of AKT1 has been reported; the E17K variant is typically somatic/mosaic and not inherited. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • No alternative pathogenic variant at codon 17 with germline inheritance identified

Identifiers

Gene
AKT1
Transcript
NM_001014431.1
Coding (HGVS c.)
NM_001014431.1:c.49G>A
Protein (HGVS p.)
NP_001014431.1:p.(Glu17Lys)
GRCh38
chr14:104780214 C>T
GRCh37
chr14:105246551 C>T
ClinVar
13983
COSMIC
COSV62571334

Gene diagram

Every interpreted variant in AKT1, mapped onto the exon structure of NM_001014431.1. Select a row to find it on the plot.

AKT1NM_001014431.1
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gnomAD v4.1 Allele count data not recorded
gnomAD v2.1 1 / 250,006 alleles AF 4e-06 · 0 homozygotes
gnomAD-Canada v1.0 0 / 0 alleles AF 0 · 0 homozygotes · FAF 0

By genetic ancestry

gnomAD v2.1

AF 4e-06 · 1 / 250,006 alleles · 0 hom
European (non-Finnish)1 / 112,716 8.9e-06
0 alternate alleles recorded in 7 other groups: African/African American, Admixed American, Ashkenazi Jewish, East Asian, European (Finnish), Remaining individuals, South Asian.

gnomAD-Canada

AF 0 · 0 / 0 alleles · 0 hom

Statements

gnomAD v4.1

Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.9999e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/250006 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 8.87185e-06; MAF= 0.00089%, 1/112716 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

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SpliceAI and Pangolin

SpliceAI acceptor lossat +74 bp
0.010
SpliceAI acceptor gainat -3 bp
0.010
SpliceAI donor lossat +282 bp
0.000
SpliceAI donor gainat -126 bp
0.000
Pangolin splice lossmagnitude shown
-0.010
Pangolin splice gain
0.050

Other predictors

REVEL
0.510
BayesDel
0.116

How the predictions were used

PP3 PP3 requires multiple lines of computational evidence supporting a deleterious effect. REVEL score is 0.51 (borderline; threshold for deleterious is typically >0.5). BayesDel score is 0.115701 (low). HCI prior is not available for AKT1. SpliceAI delta score is 0.01, predicting no splicing impact. The in silico evidence is equivocal and does not meet the threshold for multiple concordant lines of computational evidence supporting a deleterious effect. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • REVEL: 0.51 (borderline)
  • BayesDel: 0.115701 (low)
  • SpliceAI: max delta 0.01 (no predicted splice impact)
  • HCI prior: not available
Still missing
  • In silico scores are equivocal
  • REVEL at borderline threshold
Sources
revelbayesdelspliceai ↗
BP4 BP4 requires multiple lines of computational evidence suggesting no impact on gene or gene product. REVEL score is 0.51 (borderline deleterious), BayesDel is 0.115701, and SpliceAI predicts no splicing impact. While the computational predictors are not strongly deleterious, they do not provide multiple concordant lines suggesting a benign effect. BP4 is not met; the in silico evidence is equivocal. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • REVEL 0.51 (equivocal)
  • BayesDel 0.115701 (low)
  • SpliceAI no impact
  • no multiple concordant lines suggesting benign effect
Sources
revelbayesdelspliceai ↗
BP7 BP7 requires a synonymous variant for which splicing prediction algorithms predict no impact. This is a missense variant (c.49G>A, p.Glu17Lys), not a synonymous variant. BP7 is not applicable. Details ▾Hide ▴
Evidence considered
  • Missense variant
  • BP7 applies only to synonymous variants

Statement

In silico

SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01). REVEL score = 0.51. BayesDel score = 0.115701.

9 paper records listed. 3 cited in the classification.

Cited in the classification

  • A transforming mutation in the pleckstrin homology domain of AKT1 in cancer.
    Carpten JD et al. · 2007 Jul 26
    Identified AKT1 E17K as a somatic gain-of-function mutation in breast, colorectal, and ovarian cancers. E17K constitutively activates AKT1 kinase, transforms NIH-3T3 cells, and induces leukemia in a murine model.
    → PS3 → PM1 Names this variant
    PMID 17611497 ↗
  • A mosaic activating mutation in AKT1 associated with the Proteus syndrome.
    Lindhurst MJ et al. · 2011 Aug 18
    Identified AKT1 c.49G>A (E17K) as a somatic mosaic activating mutation in 26 of 29 patients with Proteus syndrome. The mutation was present in affected tissues but absent from unaffected tissues and parents, with mutant allele levels ranging from <1% to ~50%.
    → PS3 Names this variant
    PMID 21793738 ↗
    Source detail

    Location Full-text file is ICMJE disclosure forms only; no paper text available

  • Disruption of PH-kinase domain interactions leads to oncogenic activation of AKT in human cancers.
    Demonstrated that the E17K substitution weakens the PH-KD autoinhibitory interaction, leading to constitutive AKT1 phosphorylation (pT308, pS473). E17K promoted growth factor-independent BaF3 survival (>50× enrichment over WT), anchorage-independent growth (~20-fold colonies), disrupted 3D acinar morphogenesis in MCF10A cells, and reduced median survival to 19–20.5 days in a murine leukemia model. The E17K mutant showed reduced sensitivity to allosteric AKT inhibitors while retaining sensitivity to ATP-competitive inhibitors.
    → PS3 → PM1 Names this variant
    PMID 23134728 ↗
    Source detail
    This mutation results in the substitution of glutamic acid at codon 17 of AKT1 with lysine (E17K) and alters the lipid-binding specificity of AKT, leading to pathological membrane association and constitutive signaling.

    Location Abstract; Results paragraphs 1, 5–7; Figures 1A–G, 2C–D, 3A–F, 4; Discussion

    Context BaF3 cell viability assay (IL-3 withdrawal); NIH 3T3 signaling and anchorage-independent growth; MCF10A 3D morphogenesis; mammalian two-hybrid (VP16/Gal4 luciferase); murine leukemia model (BaF3 xenograft); recombinant full-length AKT1 biochemical kinase assays with allosteric (Inhibitor VIII, GNE-929) and ATP-competitive (GNE-692, GSK690693) inhibitors

Other recorded publications

  • Activating E17K mutation in the gene encoding the protein kinase AKT1 in a subset of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 18256540 ↗
  • Oncogenic E17K mutation in the pleckstrin homology domain of AKT1 promotes v-Abl-mediated pre-B-cell transformation and survival of Pim-deficient cells.
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 20440266 ↗
  • Cancer associated E17K mutation causes rapid conformational drift in AKT1 pleckstrin homology (PH) domain.
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 23741320 ↗
  • National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry laboratory medicine practice guidelines for use of tumor markers in testicular, prostate, colorectal, breast, and ovarian cancers.
    Sturgeon CM et al. · 2008
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 19042984 ↗
  • Screening for ovarian cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement.
    Moyer VA et al. · 2012
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 22964825 ↗
  • Sherloc: a comprehensive refinement of the ACMG-AMP variant classification criteria.
    No paper-specific finding is recorded.
    PMID 28492532 ↗

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Statements for reports

The evidence statements recorded by the interpretation pipeline. They have not been reinterpreted by the page.

gnomAD v4.1

Absent from gnomAD v4.1.

gnomAD v2.1

This variant is present in gnomAD v2.1 (AF= 3.9999e-06; MAF= 0.00040%, 1/250006 alleles, homozygotes = 0) and has highest observed frequency in the European (non-Finnish) population (AF= 8.87185e-06; MAF= 0.00089%, 1/112716 alleles, homozygotes = 0).

ClinVar

This variant has been reported in ClinVar as Pathogenic (4 clinical laboratories). (ClinVarID = 13983)

In silico

SpliceAI predicts no significant splice impact for this variant (max delta score = 0.01). REVEL score = 0.51. BayesDel score = 0.115701.

Functional

OncoKB identified variant-specific curated literature and context relevant to functional review; biological-effect context: Gain-of-function; curated oncogenicity label: Oncogenic.

Somatic

This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot. This variant has previously been reported in somatic cancers (COSMIC; COSV62571334, n = 894 times).

Cancer Hotspots

This variant lies in a statistically significant hotspot.