Incidental Mutation 'R1619:Fech'
ID 174580
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Fech
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000024588
Gene Name ferrochelatase
Synonyms Fcl, fch
MMRRC Submission 039656-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R1619 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 18
Chromosomal Location 64589613-64622169 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 64595189 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Tryptophan to Arginine at position 300 (W300R)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000025484 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000025484]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000025484
AA Change: W300R

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000025484
Gene: ENSMUSG00000024588
AA Change: W300R

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 1 20 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Ferrochelatase 67 388 5.9e-115 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.2%
  • 10x: 95.8%
  • 20x: 91.0%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] The protein encoded by this gene is localized to the mitochondrion, where it catalyzes the insertion of the ferrous form of iron into protoporphyrin IX in the heme synthesis pathway. Mutations in this gene are associated with erythropoietic protoporphyria. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. A pseudogene of this gene is found on chromosome 3.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for an ENU-induced mutation exhibit hemolytic anemia, photosensitivity, cholestasis, and hepatic dysfunction. Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation die prior to embryonic day 3.5. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 85 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca7 A T 10: 79,844,889 (GRCm39) H1537L probably damaging Het
Actg2 T A 6: 83,500,169 (GRCm39) N116I probably damaging Het
Actn1 G A 12: 80,219,796 (GRCm39) H692Y probably damaging Het
Adamts6 C T 13: 104,449,285 (GRCm39) P36S probably benign Het
Agr3 G A 12: 35,997,858 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ank3 T C 10: 69,715,805 (GRCm39) V500A probably damaging Het
BC051019 T A 7: 109,317,269 (GRCm39) D141V probably damaging Het
Bco1 T C 8: 117,835,454 (GRCm39) F135S probably damaging Het
Cacna1c C T 6: 118,589,586 (GRCm39) R1446H probably damaging Het
Ccdc42 A G 11: 68,485,115 (GRCm39) K210E probably damaging Het
Cckar A T 5: 53,857,409 (GRCm39) W263R probably damaging Het
Cela2a A G 4: 141,553,252 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cep97 A T 16: 55,748,159 (GRCm39) N90K probably damaging Het
Ces2g A T 8: 105,693,984 (GRCm39) Q440L probably damaging Het
Chchd6 G T 6: 89,396,736 (GRCm39) T225K possibly damaging Het
Chd1l C T 3: 97,490,047 (GRCm39) E503K probably benign Het
Chrna5 A G 9: 54,911,649 (GRCm39) T46A probably benign Het
Col16a1 G A 4: 129,992,733 (GRCm39) G1531S probably damaging Het
Col19a1 A T 1: 24,573,172 (GRCm39) V200E unknown Het
Csf2rb A G 15: 78,219,411 (GRCm39) D2G probably damaging Het
Csmd3 G A 15: 47,813,346 (GRCm39) S1062L probably damaging Het
Cul5 G T 9: 53,569,893 (GRCm39) Q113K probably benign Het
Dmwd TAGCCTGGGAA TAGCCTGGGAAGCCTGGGAA 7: 18,814,959 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dse T C 10: 34,029,230 (GRCm39) D620G probably damaging Het
Dsg1c A G 18: 20,397,899 (GRCm39) N33S probably benign Het
Epc2 G A 2: 49,439,990 (GRCm39) V803I probably damaging Het
Erap1 T A 13: 74,819,500 (GRCm39) H171Q probably damaging Het
Esrrb T C 12: 86,561,274 (GRCm39) V336A possibly damaging Het
Fgd4 T C 16: 16,241,920 (GRCm39) I635V possibly damaging Het
Galc A T 12: 98,200,563 (GRCm39) N282K probably benign Het
Gpat2 A G 2: 127,270,637 (GRCm39) Y95C probably benign Het
Grm2 T A 9: 106,524,670 (GRCm39) I682F probably damaging Het
Hdac10 G T 15: 89,010,878 (GRCm39) A241D probably damaging Het
Helz T A 11: 107,527,105 (GRCm39) C182* probably null Het
Ift140 A G 17: 25,307,839 (GRCm39) Y978C probably damaging Het
Intu T A 3: 40,652,061 (GRCm39) C839* probably null Het
Jmjd1c T C 10: 67,055,654 (GRCm39) V358A probably benign Het
Kif26b A G 1: 178,744,043 (GRCm39) S1380G probably benign Het
Lrp1b A G 2: 40,587,601 (GRCm39) S116P unknown Het
Lrrc2 T A 9: 110,790,041 (GRCm39) S99R probably benign Het
Mrpl48 G A 7: 100,195,482 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mup9 A G 4: 60,377,878 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nap1l1 G A 10: 111,329,240 (GRCm39) V285I possibly damaging Het
Nepro A G 16: 44,547,391 (GRCm39) D36G probably benign Het
Nkain4 A G 2: 180,577,794 (GRCm39) F187L probably damaging Het
Nobox A T 6: 43,284,401 (GRCm39) C82S possibly damaging Het
Ntn4 C A 10: 93,480,596 (GRCm39) Q70K probably damaging Het
Or13j1 A G 4: 43,706,292 (GRCm39) I92T probably damaging Het
Or1e26 A T 11: 73,480,118 (GRCm39) W149R probably damaging Het
Or4k37 A G 2: 111,159,306 (GRCm39) I181V probably benign Het
Or51a43 T C 7: 103,717,738 (GRCm39) R167G probably damaging Het
Or5b122 T A 19: 13,562,978 (GRCm39) F103L probably benign Het
Or9r3 A G 10: 129,948,548 (GRCm39) I37T possibly damaging Het
Pappa A G 4: 65,094,466 (GRCm39) E497G probably damaging Het
Pard3 C A 8: 128,106,983 (GRCm39) T569K probably benign Het
Parp14 G A 16: 35,677,130 (GRCm39) A946V probably benign Het
Pcdh10 A G 3: 45,334,747 (GRCm39) N354D possibly damaging Het
Pdgfc T C 3: 81,082,194 (GRCm39) V129A probably benign Het
Pdia3 G A 2: 121,262,858 (GRCm39) G275S probably damaging Het
Phf20l1 A T 15: 66,487,108 (GRCm39) H407L possibly damaging Het
Phip A T 9: 82,753,502 (GRCm39) D1747E probably benign Het
Pkd1l1 A G 11: 8,900,413 (GRCm39) S43P probably damaging Het
Plekhg2 T C 7: 28,067,846 (GRCm39) E202G probably damaging Het
Rapsn A G 2: 90,873,504 (GRCm39) D270G possibly damaging Het
Rims2 A C 15: 39,370,382 (GRCm39) S939R probably damaging Het
Ripor3 T C 2: 167,822,765 (GRCm39) D932G probably damaging Het
Rtp2 A T 16: 23,749,421 (GRCm39) W30R probably damaging Het
Scgb2b27 A T 7: 33,711,557 (GRCm39) D97E probably benign Het
Slc25a46 T C 18: 31,716,542 (GRCm39) N320S probably benign Het
Slc9b1 A G 3: 135,060,765 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Socs4 T A 14: 47,527,740 (GRCm39) M225K possibly damaging Het
Spata31d1a A T 13: 59,850,247 (GRCm39) L627* probably null Het
Srcin1 A G 11: 97,416,307 (GRCm39) L975P probably damaging Het
Stard3 T A 11: 98,267,435 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Susd2 G T 10: 75,473,878 (GRCm39) S572R possibly damaging Het
Tll1 C A 8: 64,509,307 (GRCm39) A568S probably benign Het
Tmem132a C G 19: 10,839,062 (GRCm39) G460A probably damaging Het
Trim62 A G 4: 128,803,281 (GRCm39) K444E probably damaging Het
Trpm3 A G 19: 22,689,271 (GRCm39) T67A probably damaging Het
Ttc6 T C 12: 57,784,454 (GRCm39) M1841T possibly damaging Het
Ulk2 A T 11: 61,672,572 (GRCm39) V922D probably damaging Het
Vmn2r38 C A 7: 9,078,532 (GRCm39) V617L probably damaging Het
Xkr6 G A 14: 64,056,766 (GRCm39) V226M probably benign Het
Zfp940 G A 7: 29,544,962 (GRCm39) A315V possibly damaging Het
Zfr C A 15: 12,150,473 (GRCm39) T480K possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Fech
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
R0652:Fech UTSW 18 64,591,240 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1468:Fech UTSW 18 64,603,744 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1652:Fech UTSW 18 64,591,269 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2020:Fech UTSW 18 64,611,798 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R2082:Fech UTSW 18 64,591,260 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R5334:Fech UTSW 18 64,597,191 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5930:Fech UTSW 18 64,611,720 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R6349:Fech UTSW 18 64,603,856 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R6365:Fech UTSW 18 64,591,251 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7412:Fech UTSW 18 64,591,255 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7492:Fech UTSW 18 64,600,842 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7539:Fech UTSW 18 64,616,565 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7545:Fech UTSW 18 64,597,185 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9267:Fech UTSW 18 64,591,267 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R9695:Fech UTSW 18 64,600,803 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACTGACACAGCTCTACCACTTGTCC -3'
(R):5'- AACTTCTCTGCCAATGCTCAGATCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGCTCTACCACTTGTCCATCTC -3'
(R):5'- TGCTCAGATCCAACTGTCATTAG -3'
Posted On 2014-04-24