Incidental Mutation 'R1541:Comt'
ID 171765
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Comt
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000000326
Gene Name catechol-O-methyltransferase
Synonyms D16Wsu103e, Comt1, D330014B15Rik
MMRRC Submission 039580-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R1541 (G1)
Quality Score 204
Status Not validated
Chromosome 16
Chromosomal Location 18225636-18245602 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 18230565 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Lysine to Arginine at position 48 (K48R)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000121810 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000000335] [ENSMUST00000090103] [ENSMUST00000115609] [ENSMUST00000115614] [ENSMUST00000147720] [ENSMUST00000150253] [ENSMUST00000165430]
AlphaFold O88587
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000000335
AA Change: K48R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.056 (Sensitivity: 0.94; Specificity: 0.84)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000000335
Gene: ENSMUSG00000000326
AA Change: K48R

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
transmembrane domain 2 24 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Methyltransf_3 63 224 3.5e-24 PFAM
Pfam:Methyltransf_26 102 224 3.3e-9 PFAM
Pfam:Methyltransf_24 106 214 1.2e-13 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000090103
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000087562
Gene: ENSMUSG00000000325

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
coiled coil region 11 46 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 89 99 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 117 138 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 141 157 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 208 227 N/A INTRINSIC
ARM 391 431 4.48e-7 SMART
ARM 434 475 3.31e-10 SMART
Blast:ARM 476 533 2e-20 BLAST
ARM 536 582 2.1e1 SMART
ARM 652 693 9.55e1 SMART
ARM 699 739 4.05e-5 SMART
ARM 790 832 3.03e0 SMART
low complexity region 927 945 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000115609
AA Change: K48R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.056 (Sensitivity: 0.94; Specificity: 0.84)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000111272
Gene: ENSMUSG00000000326
AA Change: K48R

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
transmembrane domain 2 24 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Methyltransf_3 63 224 3.5e-24 PFAM
Pfam:Methyltransf_26 102 224 3.3e-9 PFAM
Pfam:Methyltransf_24 106 214 1.2e-13 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000115614
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000111278
Gene: ENSMUSG00000000325

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
coiled coil region 11 46 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 89 99 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 117 138 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 141 157 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 208 227 N/A INTRINSIC
ARM 391 431 4.48e-7 SMART
ARM 434 475 3.31e-10 SMART
Blast:ARM 476 533 2e-20 BLAST
ARM 536 582 2.1e1 SMART
low complexity region 619 627 N/A INTRINSIC
ARM 646 687 9.55e1 SMART
ARM 693 733 4.05e-5 SMART
ARM 784 826 3.03e0 SMART
low complexity region 921 939 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000147720
AA Change: K48R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.203 (Sensitivity: 0.92; Specificity: 0.88)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000121810
Gene: ENSMUSG00000000326
AA Change: K48R

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
transmembrane domain 2 24 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Methyltransf_3 62 171 4.1e-18 PFAM
Pfam:Methyltransf_24 106 171 4.4e-9 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000150253
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000150389
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000165430
AA Change: K48R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.056 (Sensitivity: 0.94; Specificity: 0.84)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000130077
Gene: ENSMUSG00000000326
AA Change: K48R

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
transmembrane domain 2 24 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Methyltransf_3 57 221 1.1e-22 PFAM
Pfam:Methyltransf_24 106 214 6.2e-14 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.2%
  • 10x: 96.0%
  • 20x: 91.3%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Catechol-O-methyltransferase catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosylmethionine to catecholamines, including the neurotransmitters dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. This O-methylation results in one of the major degradative pathways of the catecholamine transmitters. In addition to its role in the metabolism of endogenous substances, COMT is important in the metabolism of catechol drugs used in the treatment of hypertension, asthma, and Parkinson disease. COMT is found in two forms in tissues, a soluble form (S-COMT) and a membrane-bound form (MB-COMT). The differences between S-COMT and MB-COMT reside within the N-termini. Several transcript variants are formed through the use of alternative translation initiation sites and promoters. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for disruption of this gene are viable, fertile, and show no gross or histological abnormalities. However dopamine levels in the frontal cortex of males are increased. Also, males show increased aggression and females show increased anxiety. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 63 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acod1 A G 14: 103,286,769 (GRCm39) D24G probably damaging Het
Angptl2 G A 2: 33,136,177 (GRCm39) R454H probably benign Het
Atat1 T A 17: 36,215,223 (GRCm39) N181I probably damaging Het
Atp6v0d2 A C 4: 19,910,645 (GRCm39) F82V probably damaging Het
Calhm4 T C 10: 33,917,659 (GRCm39) H264R probably benign Het
Casp3 A G 8: 47,087,369 (GRCm39) I105M probably benign Het
Ccdc33 T A 9: 58,024,749 (GRCm39) D159V probably damaging Het
Cd163 A C 6: 124,304,920 (GRCm39) D1099A probably benign Het
Cep128 A T 12: 91,315,555 (GRCm39) S110R probably damaging Het
Cfap43 A T 19: 47,752,291 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cfap58 T C 19: 47,971,969 (GRCm39) I633T probably damaging Het
Clvs1 A G 4: 9,281,814 (GRCm39) H86R probably benign Het
Crip2 T C 12: 113,108,586 (GRCm39) V64A possibly damaging Het
Cstdc5 T A 16: 36,187,863 (GRCm39) M1L probably damaging Het
Cwf19l2 T A 9: 3,456,760 (GRCm39) S698T probably damaging Het
Dis3l T C 9: 64,214,771 (GRCm39) I933V probably benign Het
Dnah8 C A 17: 30,966,221 (GRCm39) N2470K probably damaging Het
Dstn T C 2: 143,780,408 (GRCm39) V36A possibly damaging Het
Dtx1 T A 5: 120,848,411 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dzip1 G A 14: 119,116,890 (GRCm39) S782L probably damaging Het
Ece1 T A 4: 137,675,971 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Erich1 A G 8: 14,080,688 (GRCm39) I277T probably damaging Het
Gbp4 T A 5: 105,266,275 (GRCm39) M589L probably benign Het
Grip1 T C 10: 119,836,448 (GRCm39) I440T probably damaging Het
Helz C T 11: 107,560,874 (GRCm39) S1311L probably benign Het
Herc2 A T 7: 55,785,405 (GRCm39) I1552F probably damaging Het
Kif13a T C 13: 46,962,689 (GRCm39) T459A probably benign Het
Knop1 G A 7: 118,455,009 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Llgl2 C A 11: 115,743,947 (GRCm39) T758K probably benign Het
Lonrf2 G A 1: 38,852,357 (GRCm39) P165S probably benign Het
Lrrc71 T C 3: 87,649,148 (GRCm39) D340G possibly damaging Het
Luzp1 A G 4: 136,270,636 (GRCm39) D953G probably damaging Het
Mst1r T C 9: 107,794,562 (GRCm39) V1247A probably damaging Het
Ncoa4 A T 14: 31,898,845 (GRCm39) K555M probably damaging Het
Ncoa6 A T 2: 155,257,224 (GRCm39) L773Q probably benign Het
Ndc1 C T 4: 107,228,485 (GRCm39) Q70* probably null Het
Nfe2l3 C T 6: 51,434,585 (GRCm39) L382F probably damaging Het
Nlrp4b C A 7: 10,458,979 (GRCm39) T399N possibly damaging Het
Nsmce2 T A 15: 59,473,234 (GRCm39) D250E probably damaging Het
Nudt14 A T 12: 112,898,548 (GRCm39) L184Q probably damaging Het
Ogdhl G A 14: 32,062,624 (GRCm39) R570H possibly damaging Het
Or5p56 T C 7: 107,590,048 (GRCm39) F159L probably benign Het
Pira13 T C 7: 3,819,988 (GRCm39) D525G probably damaging Het
Plag1 A G 4: 3,904,085 (GRCm39) S369P probably benign Het
Ranbp2 A T 10: 58,318,916 (GRCm39) T2476S possibly damaging Het
Rnmt T C 18: 68,440,853 (GRCm39) L172P probably damaging Het
Sec24a T A 11: 51,634,623 (GRCm39) H101L probably benign Het
Sirpd T A 3: 15,385,744 (GRCm39) T53S possibly damaging Het
Srm A G 4: 148,677,881 (GRCm39) D173G probably damaging Het
Srp54b A G 12: 55,302,844 (GRCm39) D380G probably benign Het
Svs5 C T 2: 164,078,929 (GRCm39) R326Q possibly damaging Het
Tent4b T C 8: 88,972,227 (GRCm39) V222A probably damaging Het
Tfap2b C T 1: 19,304,294 (GRCm39) T350M probably damaging Het
Tie1 A T 4: 118,341,070 (GRCm39) C304S probably damaging Het
Tsc2 G T 17: 24,850,950 (GRCm39) T36N probably damaging Het
Wdhd1 A T 14: 47,505,649 (GRCm39) Y274* probably null Het
Wdr37 T C 13: 8,870,574 (GRCm39) T373A probably benign Het
Xirp2 A T 2: 67,342,634 (GRCm39) N1625I possibly damaging Het
Ythdf1 A C 2: 180,560,936 (GRCm39) S35A probably damaging Het
Zfp462 A G 4: 55,008,928 (GRCm39) N298S possibly damaging Het
Zfp541 T A 7: 15,812,437 (GRCm39) D363E probably benign Het
Zgpat A G 2: 181,020,658 (GRCm39) D277G probably benign Het
Znfx1 A T 2: 166,898,110 (GRCm39) N271K probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Comt
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL02363:Comt APN 16 18,229,881 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
IGL02568:Comt APN 16 18,230,454 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL03286:Comt APN 16 18,230,490 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0845:Comt UTSW 16 18,226,711 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1318:Comt UTSW 16 18,226,641 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4496:Comt UTSW 16 18,230,437 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5619:Comt UTSW 16 18,230,469 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6753:Comt UTSW 16 18,226,771 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7286:Comt UTSW 16 18,229,440 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8061:Comt UTSW 16 18,230,040 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8419:Comt UTSW 16 18,230,637 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8872:Comt UTSW 16 18,245,239 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AAGCATGACCCATGATTCGCTCTC -3'
(R):5'- AGTCTCTGAACCTTGGACCTCCTTG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TCTAACAGGCTCTCCTATAAGCG -3'
(R):5'- CTCCTTGGCACAAGGGAC -3'
Posted On 2014-04-13