FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Human Disease Model Report: deafness, autosomal recessive 114
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General Information
Name
deafness, autosomal recessive 114
FlyBase ID
FBhh0000986
Overview

A variant of GRAP was identified as cosegregating with autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness in two unrelated families. GRAP (GRB2-Related Adapter Protein) is a member of the GRB2/Sem5/Drk family; it is a cytoplasmic adaptor protein and is known to impact the Ras signaling pathway. There are three paralogous genes in human, including GRB2 (growth factor receptor bound protein 2). There is a single fly gene in this family, drk, for which loss-of-function alleles, RNAi targeting constructs, and alleles caused by insertional mutagenesis have been generated.

Several UAS constructs of human Hsap\GRAP have been introduced into flies, including wild-type and the identified variant. Partial heterologous rescue (functional complementation) has been demonstrated: wild-type Hsap\GRAP reduces the negative geotaxis defect observed for Dmel\drk compound heterozygous adults. The construct carrying the implicated variant fails to rescue. Variant(s) implicated in human disease tested (as transgenic human gene, GRAP): the Q104L variant form has been introduced into flies.

Animals homozygous for loss-of-functions mutations of Dmel\drk typically die during the larval or pupal stage. For some alleles, olfactory association learning is lower in heterozygous animals compared to controls. Carrying a biallelic combination that is semi-lethal, compound heterozygous adults exhibit defects in negative geotaxis. The gene is expressed in embryos and in multiple tissues at later stages, including the adult brain, photoreceptor cells and Johnston's organ; Johnston's organ is the component of the Drosophila auditory system required for sensing gravity, wind flow, and near-field sound. Many physical and genetic interactions have been described for Dmel\drk; see below and in the drk gene report.

[updated Mar. 2019 by FlyBase; FBrf0222196]

Disease Summary Information
Parent Disease Summary: deafness, autosomal recessive
Symptoms and phenotype
Specific Disease Summary: deafness, autosomal recessive 114
OMIM report

[DEAFNESS, AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE 114; DFNB114](https://omim.org/entry/618456)

Human gene(s) implicated

[GRB2-RELATED ADAPTOR PROTEIN; GRAP](https://omim.org/entry/604330)

Symptoms and phenotype

DFNB114 is characterized by congenital profound sensorineural hearing loss (Li et al., 2019; pubmed:30610177). [from MIM:618456; 2019.10.28]

Profound sensorineural hearing loss without other observed morbidities (FBrf0241287).

Genetics

Family pedigrees are consistent with autosomal recessive inheritance (FBrf0241287).

Autosomal recessive deafness-114 (DFNB114) is caused by homozygous mutation in the GRAP gene. [from MIM:618456; 2019.10.28]

Cellular phenotype and pathology
Molecular information

GRAP (GRB2-Related Adapter Protein) encodes a cytoplasmic signaling protein which contains an SH2 domain flanked by two SH3 domains; it is a member of the GRB2/Sem5/Drk family. Among other roles, it couples signals from receptor and cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases to the Ras signaling pathway. [Gene Cards, GRAP; 2019.03.15]

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Disease synonyms
deafness, non-syndromic (postulated), GRAP-related
DFNB114
hearing loss, GRAP-related
non-syndromic hearing loss
Ortholog Information
Human gene(s) in FlyBase
Human gene (HGNC)
D. melanogaster ortholog (based on DIOPT)
Comments on ortholog(s)

Many to one: 4 human to 1 Drosophila. The human genes are GRB2, GRAP, GRAP2, and GRAPL.

Other mammalian ortholog(s) used
    D. melanogaster Gene Information (1)
    Gene Snapshot
    downstream of receptor kinase (drk) encodes an adaptor protein that recognizes phosphorylated tyrosine residues of membrane receptors and triggers the Ras/Raf/MAPK pathway. drk product contributes to the regulation of cytoskeletal organization and participates in developmental and cognitive processes (associative learning, anesthesia resistant memory). [Date last reviewed: 2018-09-06]
    Gene Groups / Pathways
    Comments on ortholog(s)

    Moderate- to high-scoring ortholog of human GRB2, GRAP, GRAP2, and GRAPL (1 Drosophila to 4 human). Dmel\drk shares 65% identity and 78% similarity with GRB2; shares 54% identity and 68% similarity with GRAP.

    Orthologs and Alignments from DRSC
    DIOPT - DRSC Integrative Ortholog Prediction Tool - Click the link below to search for orthologs in Humans
    Other Genes Used: Viral, Bacterial, Synthetic (0)
      Summary of Physical Interactions (58 groups)
      RNA-protein
      Interacting group
      Assay
      References
      rna three hybrid
      protein-protein
      Interacting group
      Assay
      References
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, western blot
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      two hybrid, pull down, anti tag western blot
      anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, pull down, autoradiography, two hybrid
      experimental knowledge based
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      experimental knowledge based
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, experimental knowledge based
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      lambda phage display, autoradiography, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, pull down, peptide massfingerprinting, anti bait coimmunoprecipitation
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      nuclear magnetic resonance, pull down, western blot, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, anti tag western blot
      two hybrid, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, pull down
      pull down, western blot
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      experimental knowledge based
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      experimental knowledge based
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, experimental knowledge based
      pull down, western blot
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      two hybrid, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, anti tag western blot
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti bait coimmunoprecipitation, western blot, nuclear magnetic resonance, fluorescent resonance energy transfer, fluorescence microscopy, pull down
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, pull down, autoradiography
      nuclear magnetic resonance, pull down, western blot, isothermal titration calorimetry, predetermined participant, anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting, far western blotting, lambda phage display, autoradiography
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      anti tag coimmunoprecipitation, peptide massfingerprinting
      Alleles Reported to Model Human Disease (Disease Ontology) (9 alleles)
      Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 4 )
      Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 5 )
      Models Based on Experimental Evidence ( 1 )
      Modifiers Based on Experimental Evidence ( 0 )
      Allele
      Disease
      Interaction
      References
      Alleles Representing Disease-Implicated Variants
      Genetic Tools, Stocks and Reagents
      Sources of Stocks
      Contact lab of origin for a reagent not available from a public stock center.
      Bloomington Stock Center Disease Page
      Related mammalian, viral, bacterial, or synthetic transgenes
      Allele
      Transgene
      Publicly Available Stocks
      Selected Drosophila transgenes
      Allele
      Transgene
      Publicly Available Stocks
      RNAi constructs available
      Allele
      Transgene
      Publicly Available Stocks
      Selected Drosophila classical alleles
      Allele
      Allele class
      Mutagen
      Publicly Available Stocks
      loss of function allele
      ethyl methanesulfonate
      ethyl methanesulfonate
      References (5)