Incidental Mutation 'R4431:Tert'
ID 328625
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 041146-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.566) question?
Stock # R4431 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 73775594 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Phenylalanine to Tyrosine at position 115 (F115Y)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022104 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022104] [ENSMUST00000221522] [ENSMUST00000223303]
AlphaFold O70372
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022104
AA Change: F115Y

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.998 (Sensitivity: 0.27; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022104
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021611
AA Change: F115Y

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Blast:Telomerase_RBD 329 375 2e-6 BLAST
Telomerase_RBD 449 584 5.02e-75 SMART
Blast:Telomerase_RBD 651 688 1e-5 BLAST
Pfam:RVT_1 787 918 6e-13 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000221522
AA Change: F115Y

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.997 (Sensitivity: 0.41; Specificity: 0.98)
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223196
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223303
AA Change: F115Y

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.997 (Sensitivity: 0.41; Specificity: 0.98)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.1338 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.3%
  • 20x: 95.3%
Validation Efficiency 100% (52/52)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase that maintains telomere ends by addition of the telomere repeat TTAGGG. The enzyme consists of a protein component with reverse transcriptase activity, encoded by this gene, and an RNA component which serves as a template for the telomere repeat. Telomerase expression plays a role in cellular senescence, as it is normally repressed in postnatal somatic cells resulting in progressive shortening of telomeres. Deregulation of telomerase expression in somatic cells may be involved in oncogenesis. Studies in mouse suggest that telomerase also participates in chromosomal repair, since de novo synthesis of telomere repeats may occur at double-stranded breaks. Alternatively spliced variants encoding different isoforms of telomerase reverse transcriptase have been identified; the full-length sequence of some variants has not been determined. Alternative splicing at this locus is thought to be one mechanism of regulation of telomerase activity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: In spite of impaired telomerase function, homozygous mutant mice are overtly normal in early generations. Impaired fertility has been reported in later generations for homozygotes of at least one knockout allele. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 50 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
0610040J01Rik G T 5: 64,056,182 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
2510039O18Rik T C 4: 148,026,022 (GRCm39) S181P probably benign Het
4930522L14Rik A T 5: 109,884,440 (GRCm39) C473S possibly damaging Het
4930523C07Rik A T 1: 159,872,149 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Aak1 A G 6: 86,963,300 (GRCm39) K910R unknown Het
Abca2 A G 2: 25,332,864 (GRCm39) D1521G probably benign Het
Adamts20 C A 15: 94,241,924 (GRCm39) D695Y probably damaging Het
Bag4 C T 8: 26,259,516 (GRCm39) A228T probably benign Het
Bltp3a A G 17: 28,104,905 (GRCm39) N533S probably damaging Het
Bspry T A 4: 62,400,904 (GRCm39) I132N possibly damaging Het
Cfap300 A G 9: 8,027,178 (GRCm39) V120A probably damaging Het
Cfh T C 1: 140,064,004 (GRCm39) Y424C probably damaging Het
Chd2 T C 7: 73,085,709 (GRCm39) R1642G possibly damaging Het
Chrm2 A G 6: 36,501,097 (GRCm39) D318G probably benign Het
Chrna4 A G 2: 180,670,413 (GRCm39) S448P probably damaging Het
Cldn8 A C 16: 88,359,619 (GRCm39) M102R probably damaging Het
Dock8 T C 19: 25,042,754 (GRCm39) V112A probably benign Het
Fbxo42 C A 4: 140,927,861 (GRCm39) R714S probably damaging Het
Fmo1 G A 1: 162,661,281 (GRCm39) A334V possibly damaging Het
Gpr68 A T 12: 100,865,650 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gramd4 A G 15: 86,014,361 (GRCm39) K345R probably damaging Het
Gtpbp1 T G 15: 79,600,398 (GRCm39) S444A probably damaging Het
Ints12 T C 3: 132,808,242 (GRCm39) Y207H probably damaging Het
Kat2b-ps A T 5: 93,540,443 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Klhl25 T A 7: 75,515,162 (GRCm39) F23I probably damaging Het
Lamc1 A G 1: 153,097,274 (GRCm39) I1590T probably damaging Het
Lhfpl4 A G 6: 113,170,805 (GRCm39) I127T possibly damaging Het
Lrrc71 A G 3: 87,650,143 (GRCm39) S286P possibly damaging Het
Man1c1 A T 4: 134,430,329 (GRCm39) V151D probably damaging Het
Mipol1 G A 12: 57,350,310 (GRCm39) R36Q possibly damaging Het
Nuggc T A 14: 65,848,659 (GRCm39) W187R probably benign Het
Or4a71 A G 2: 89,357,987 (GRCm39) Y256H probably damaging Het
Pkhd1 G A 1: 20,593,538 (GRCm39) T1525I probably damaging Het
Pomp A G 5: 147,812,289 (GRCm39) E125G probably damaging Het
Ptar1 G T 19: 23,671,695 (GRCm39) G33C probably damaging Het
Ptpn3 A G 4: 57,235,355 (GRCm39) S335P probably damaging Het
Pus7 A G 5: 23,951,487 (GRCm39) Y521H probably benign Het
Shank1 C T 7: 43,969,076 (GRCm39) R324* probably null Het
Slc12a3 A T 8: 95,069,713 (GRCm39) I541F probably damaging Het
Slc12a9 G A 5: 137,319,775 (GRCm39) P580L probably benign Het
Spz1 A G 13: 92,711,837 (GRCm39) L213P probably damaging Het
Strn A G 17: 79,043,891 (GRCm39) V9A probably damaging Het
Sytl5 A T X: 9,826,262 (GRCm39) N412Y probably damaging Het
Tmem67 T A 4: 12,051,473 (GRCm39) N785I possibly damaging Het
Trf T C 9: 103,089,075 (GRCm39) N243S possibly damaging Het
Ttc3 T C 16: 94,211,817 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Vmn2r22 T C 6: 123,614,817 (GRCm39) T258A possibly damaging Het
Vps13b A C 15: 35,770,899 (GRCm39) Q2114P probably damaging Het
Wdfy1 T A 1: 79,691,583 (GRCm39) R275* probably null Het
Wnt2b A G 3: 104,860,256 (GRCm39) L217S probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Tert
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01286:Tert APN 13 73,776,416 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
IGL01585:Tert APN 13 73,782,463 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.15
IGL03167:Tert APN 13 73,788,119 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
galileo UTSW 13 73,775,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
FR4304:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,421 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
FR4342:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,419 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
FR4589:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,423 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
PIT4377001:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,380 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R0372:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,110 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0433:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,200 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0829:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,504 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1023:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,178 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.41
R1236:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,498 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1331:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,473 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1426:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,472 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1467:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,328 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1467:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,328 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1521:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,175 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2484:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,104 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3162:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,528 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.45
R3162:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,528 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.45
R4428:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4430:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4630:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,110 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4696:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,939 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R4751:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,182 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R4926:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,508 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.62
R5011:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5013:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5061:Tert UTSW 13 73,782,397 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5268:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,473 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5323:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,490 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R5396:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,362 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R5445:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,403 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5680:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,470 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5688:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,275 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6092:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,700 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.34
R6973:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,107 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7069:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,529 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7317:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,495 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7747:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7787:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,051 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7846:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,314 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7994:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,074 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.20
R8042:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,264 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8044:Tert UTSW 13 73,783,568 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8867:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,566 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9181:Tert UTSW 13 73,785,294 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R9412:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,046 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9745:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,609 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R9790:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R9791:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R9792:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,442 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACGTGGGATAGTGCGTCTAG -3'
(R):5'- GTTAGTGAAATTCCTGCCCAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GCGTCTAGCTCATGTGTCAAGAC -3'
(R):5'- AGATATCCGTGGTGGCACAAATTTG -3'
Posted On 2015-07-21