# WFS1 Wolframin — R653C Variant Card

**Molecular Atlas Pilot · RareResearch.AI · Generated by wolfram-variant-card skill**

*Arginine → Cysteine at position 653 in lumenal domain. ClinVar Conflicting. AlphaMissense 0.476 (below threshold), ΔΔG +0.22. pLDDT 61 borderline.*

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## Identity

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| **Variant** | R653C (p.Arginine653Cysteine) |
| **DNA change** | c.1957C>T |
| **Gene · Protein** | WFS1 · Wolframin (890 aa) |
| **UniProt** | O76024 · WFS1_HUMAN |
| **ClinVar accession** | VCV000178597 |
| **Amino acid change** | Arginine (R) → Cysteine (C) — charge loss + thiol introduction. |

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## Structural Context

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| **AlphaFold model** | AF-O76024-F1, v6 |
| **pLDDT at residue 653** | **61.31** — confident |
| **Domain** | C-terminal lumenal domain (653-869) |
| **Position context** | C-terminal lumenal domain · position 653 at the start of the lumenal domain (pLDDT 61 borderline). |
| **IDR flag** | No — pLDDT above 50 threshold |

**UniProt features at this position:**

  - Chain: 1-890 Wolframin
  - Topological domain: 653-869 Lumenal
  - Natural variant: 653-653 in DFNA6; uncertain significance; also found in a patient with type 2 diabetes; uncertain significance; dbSNP:rs201064551

> Position 653 at the lumenal domain start. Neighbors: SER654 (2.5 Å), TYR652 (2.5 Å), TYR650 (3.6 Å — Y650H/Y650D/Y650C region!), PHE649 (3.8 Å — Y650 cluster).

R653C sits adjacent to the Y650 aromatic cluster (multiple Atlas variants at Y650). The introduced thiol could engage in aberrant disulfide chemistry. AM 0.476 below threshold but multi-phenotype + ClinVar Pathogenic raise concern.

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## Computational Predictions

### AlphaMissense
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| am_pathogenicity | **0.4756** |
| am_class | **Amb** |
| Interpretation | Likely benign (threshold 0.564) |

### DynaMut2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ΔΔG (kcal/mol) | **0.22 (Stabilising)** |
| Job ID | 177992471653 |
| Result URL | https://biosig.lab.uq.edu.au/dynamut2/results_prediction/177992471653 |

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## Clinical Evidence

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Classification | **Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity** |
| Review status | criteria provided, conflicting classifications |
| Last evaluated | 2026/01/24 00:00 |
| Inheritance | WFS1 spectrum. |
| WFS1 variant landscape | R653C is 1 of ~326 pathogenic-spectrum variants in WFS1 (out of 2,243 catalogued in ClinVar) |

- WFS1-Related Spectrum Disorders

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## Research Path Decision Tree

```
ΔΔG < 2  + binding site affected   →  CATEGORY 3 — docking experiments
ΔΔG 2–4                            →  CATEGORY 2 — pharmacological chaperones
ΔΔG > 4                            →  CATEGORY 1 — gene therapy
pLDDT < 50                         →  CATEGORY 5 — IDR, experimental only
Stable fold + functional site hit  →  CATEGORY 4 — site-specific docking
```

## Final Schema Categorization

**Category 4 — Stable Fold, Function Disrupted**

<strong>Category 4 — Stable Fold, Function Disrupted (AM below threshold, pLDDT borderline).</strong> ΔΔG +0.22. AlphaMissense 0.476 below threshold.<br/><br/>Mechanism: charge loss + thiol near Y650 cluster. Therapeutic: same Y650 microregion. Wet-lab validation recommended.

**Why this card matters.** R653C joins the AM-under-call class. Adjacency to Y650 cluster makes it of interest despite the borderline signals.

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## Files in this folder

- `AF-O76024-F1-model_v6.pdb` — AlphaFold structure
- `R653C_molstar_viewer.html` — interactive 3D viewer (auto-highlights position 653 with ball-and-stick + neighbors within 5Å)
- `R653C_variant_card.md` — this card (source of truth)
- `R653C_variant_card.html` — styled printable card
- `R653C_dynamut2_summary.html` — clean offline DynaMut2 result card
- `dynamut2_result.json` — structured result data
- `dynamut2_result_page.html` — local snapshot of the Biosig result page (asset URLs absolutized)
- `R653C_wildtype_interactions.pse` / `R653C_mutant_interactions.pse` — PyMOL sessions

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