FBL

fibrillarin rRNA 2'-O-methyltransferase

Summary

This gene product is a component of a nucleolar small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) particle thought to participate in the first step in processing preribosomal RNA. It is associated with the U3, U8, and U13 small nuclear RNAs and is located in the dense fibrillar component (DFC) of the nucleolus. The encoded protein contains an N-terminal repetitive domain that is rich in glycine and arginine residues, like fibrillarins in other species. Its central region resembles an RNA-binding domain and contains an RNP consensus sequence. Antisera from approximately 8% of humans with the autoimmune disease scleroderma recognize fibrillarin. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Known Variants17 total

rsidPosition (GRCh37)AllelesClassClinVar
rs56159082119:40,326,975G/T——
rs36793085119:40,327,236G/A—uncertain significance
rs37307018319:40,328,362C/T—uncertain significance
rs121077561719:40,328,440C/T—uncertain significance
rs77508417919:40,329,676G/A—uncertain significance
rs75155147219:40,329,743C/T—uncertain significance
rs135849512419:40,329,751T/C—uncertain significance
rs251337667519:40,331,259C/T—uncertain significance
rs141484862519:40,331,275C/T—uncertain significance
rs13954158319:40,331,278C/T—uncertain significance
rs75123194519:40,331,331C/G—uncertain significance
rs55057993219:40,331,352C/G—uncertain significance
rs196914709319:40,331,362C/G—uncertain significance
rs76242972619:40,331,377G/A—uncertain significance
rs196914829619:40,331,391C/A—uncertain significance
rs19971822119:40,331,399G/A—benign
rs20190094919:40,331,413C/T—uncertain significance

Gene information from NCBI Gene. Variant classifications from ClinVar.