Incidental Mutation 'R2153:Cars2'
ID 234515
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Cars2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000056228
Gene Name cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial
Synonyms 2410044A07Rik, 2310051N18Rik, D530030H10Rik
MMRRC Submission 040156-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably essential (E-score: 0.956) question?
Stock # R2153 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 11564017-11600781 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 11580299 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Alanine to Threonine at position 247 (A247T)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000046453 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000049461] [ENSMUST00000210478] [ENSMUST00000210599]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000049461
AA Change: A247T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.870 (Sensitivity: 0.83; Specificity: 0.93)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000046453
Gene: ENSMUSG00000056228
AA Change: A247T

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 2 25 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:tRNA-synt_1e 50 351 4.1e-116 PFAM
Pfam:tRNA-synt_1g 63 207 1.5e-7 PFAM
Pfam:tRNA-synt_1g 280 370 4.2e-7 PFAM
Blast:DALR_2 391 461 3e-37 BLAST
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000209218
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000209236
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000210478
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000210599
AA Change: A246T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.584 (Sensitivity: 0.88; Specificity: 0.91)
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000211406
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.3%
  • 20x: 95.2%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a putative member of the class I family of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. These enzymes play a critical role in protein biosynthesis by charging tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. This protein is encoded by the nuclear genome but is likely to be imported to the mitochondrion where it is thought to catalyze the ligation of cysteine to tRNA molecules. A splice-site mutation in this gene has been associated with a novel progressive myoclonic epilepsy disease with similar symptoms to MERRF syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for an ENU-induced allele develop induced hyperactivity followed by head bobbing and tremors. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 105 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700030K09Rik A G 8: 73,208,959 (GRCm39) E363G probably benign Het
Abcg2 T A 6: 58,661,307 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Adgrg7 T G 16: 56,572,791 (GRCm39) I342L possibly damaging Het
Akap6 A C 12: 53,188,187 (GRCm39) D1867A probably benign Het
Ankrd17 A T 5: 90,381,918 (GRCm39) V2416D probably damaging Het
Apaf1 A G 10: 90,883,952 (GRCm39) V670A probably damaging Het
Art5 A G 7: 101,747,407 (GRCm39) L124P possibly damaging Het
Atad5 T A 11: 79,997,203 (GRCm39) D842E probably benign Het
Brd10 T C 19: 29,694,229 (GRCm39) M1755V probably benign Het
Capns1 A G 7: 29,891,765 (GRCm39) L124P probably damaging Het
Carmil1 A G 13: 24,325,656 (GRCm39) S225P probably damaging Het
Cd46 A G 1: 194,744,721 (GRCm39) I339T probably benign Het
Ceacam14 C A 7: 17,548,153 (GRCm39) T81N probably benign Het
Ceacam16 G A 7: 19,595,066 (GRCm39) P4L probably benign Het
Chek1 C A 9: 36,635,279 (GRCm39) V35F probably damaging Het
Cntnap5c A T 17: 58,362,666 (GRCm39) I340L possibly damaging Het
Col2a1 C A 15: 97,885,461 (GRCm39) A461S unknown Het
Comtd1 T C 14: 21,898,340 (GRCm39) E27G possibly damaging Het
Cyp2a12 A G 7: 26,732,042 (GRCm39) N261S probably benign Het
Dclk1 A G 3: 55,154,633 (GRCm39) Y21C probably damaging Het
Dis3l T A 9: 64,214,545 (GRCm39) N981I probably benign Het
Dlg5 A T 14: 24,187,225 (GRCm39) I1819N probably damaging Het
Elp1 T A 4: 56,779,636 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Enpep T C 3: 129,074,231 (GRCm39) N772S probably damaging Het
Erich1 T C 8: 14,128,773 (GRCm39) T56A probably benign Het
Ermp1 T C 19: 29,614,798 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Etl4 A G 2: 20,803,545 (GRCm39) E807G probably benign Het
Fat4 A T 3: 39,037,544 (GRCm39) Y3732F probably damaging Het
Fbxw18 T G 9: 109,522,438 (GRCm39) T144P probably damaging Het
Flywch1 A T 17: 23,974,624 (GRCm39) I672K probably benign Het
Foxk2 C A 11: 121,151,213 (GRCm39) A86E probably benign Het
Garem2 T C 5: 30,313,297 (GRCm39) S54P probably damaging Het
Gda A G 19: 21,374,869 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gna15 T C 10: 81,338,738 (GRCm39) Y367C probably damaging Het
Golga3 A G 5: 110,335,856 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Greb1 T C 12: 16,749,533 (GRCm39) S1098G probably damaging Het
Hook3 C A 8: 26,560,225 (GRCm39) L333F probably damaging Het
Il6 C T 5: 30,218,502 (GRCm39) Q33* probably null Het
Iqgap1 T C 7: 80,401,701 (GRCm39) E468G probably benign Het
Iqgap1 A G 7: 80,409,651 (GRCm39) I228T possibly damaging Het
Kat6b A T 14: 21,718,735 (GRCm39) H1138L probably benign Het
Kcnab1 A T 3: 65,278,861 (GRCm39) I371F probably damaging Het
Kcnj10 A T 1: 172,197,455 (GRCm39) Y323F possibly damaging Het
Klk1b5 T C 7: 43,869,322 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Lmo7 A G 14: 102,157,951 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Loxhd1 A T 18: 77,443,862 (GRCm39) T277S possibly damaging Het
Lrp5 A T 19: 3,664,339 (GRCm39) M796K probably benign Het
Med15 A T 16: 17,503,315 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Mfn1 T A 3: 32,596,975 (GRCm39) H144Q probably damaging Het
Mmp25 T A 17: 23,850,048 (GRCm39) Y504F probably damaging Het
Nmi T C 2: 51,842,555 (GRCm39) E179G probably damaging Het
Nrxn2 T C 19: 6,554,944 (GRCm39) I1141T probably damaging Het
Olah T C 2: 3,366,306 (GRCm39) S9G probably benign Het
Or1m1 T C 9: 18,666,391 (GRCm39) D180G probably damaging Het
Or4c106 C A 2: 88,683,128 (GRCm39) P278H probably damaging Het
Or5b120 T G 19: 13,479,852 (GRCm39) I48M probably damaging Het
Or8b49 G T 9: 38,505,707 (GRCm39) L63F probably damaging Het
Or8k22 A C 2: 86,162,872 (GRCm39) F276C probably damaging Het
Otog T A 7: 45,952,328 (GRCm39) C2591S probably damaging Het
Pdgfrb G T 18: 61,205,828 (GRCm39) V605F probably damaging Het
Pik3cb T A 9: 98,983,297 (GRCm39) K104* probably null Het
Plb1 T A 5: 32,471,433 (GRCm39) I580N probably damaging Het
Plekha2 T C 8: 25,578,413 (GRCm39) Y29C probably damaging Het
Plekha7 T A 7: 115,775,002 (GRCm39) Y213F probably damaging Het
Plin5 T C 17: 56,423,836 (GRCm39) D33G probably benign Het
Pnpla2 C A 7: 141,039,132 (GRCm39) Q371K probably damaging Het
Ppm1n A G 7: 19,012,110 (GRCm39) Y348H probably damaging Het
Ppp2r1b T A 9: 50,777,854 (GRCm39) D266E probably damaging Het
Prss23 A G 7: 89,159,119 (GRCm39) S317P probably damaging Het
Prss33 C T 17: 24,053,817 (GRCm39) V87M probably damaging Het
Ptpn12 C A 5: 21,207,466 (GRCm39) Q297H probably damaging Het
Pum1 G T 4: 130,478,802 (GRCm39) A571S probably damaging Het
Rexo1 G T 10: 80,379,943 (GRCm39) C13* probably null Het
Rhpn1 A T 15: 75,576,243 (GRCm39) M1L probably null Het
Rif1 GCCACCA GCCA 2: 52,000,336 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ripk2 A G 4: 16,132,775 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rps6kc1 T C 1: 190,530,920 (GRCm39) Y937C probably damaging Het
Rrbp1 A G 2: 143,796,118 (GRCm39) L1200P possibly damaging Het
Ryr2 A G 13: 11,592,759 (GRCm39) I4665T possibly damaging Het
Sbno1 C A 5: 124,516,606 (GRCm39) V1256F probably benign Het
Senp5 T C 16: 31,787,692 (GRCm39) I644V probably damaging Het
Serpinb9e T A 13: 33,436,961 (GRCm39) F94I probably damaging Het
Sidt2 T C 9: 45,856,638 (GRCm39) D477G probably damaging Het
Slc30a5 A T 13: 100,940,457 (GRCm39) H619Q probably damaging Het
Slmap A G 14: 26,139,402 (GRCm39) Y771H probably damaging Het
Sned1 T A 1: 93,202,379 (GRCm39) D674E probably benign Het
Sorl1 T C 9: 41,895,788 (GRCm39) H1789R probably benign Het
Sp2 T C 11: 96,852,834 (GRCm39) D30G possibly damaging Het
Stk33 T A 7: 108,940,527 (GRCm39) N61I probably benign Het
Stxbp1 T A 2: 32,692,868 (GRCm39) I383F probably damaging Het
Tbcd A G 11: 121,494,457 (GRCm39) Q1006R possibly damaging Het
Tln2 T C 9: 67,209,842 (GRCm39) T432A probably damaging Het
Tnfrsf21 A G 17: 43,398,763 (GRCm39) D623G probably damaging Het
Trib2 A G 12: 15,843,830 (GRCm39) F271L probably damaging Het
Ttn A G 2: 76,810,477 (GRCm39) V17A probably benign Het
Ubqlnl A T 7: 103,797,890 (GRCm39) C536S probably benign Het
Vmn1r230 T A 17: 21,067,063 (GRCm39) M84K probably damaging Het
Vmn2r97 A T 17: 19,167,584 (GRCm39) R613* probably null Het
Yeats2 T A 16: 19,972,916 (GRCm39) D23E probably damaging Het
Zan T A 5: 137,434,662 (GRCm39) I2214F unknown Het
Zbtb40 T C 4: 136,718,946 (GRCm39) D917G probably damaging Het
Zcchc2 C A 1: 105,949,453 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Zdhhc23 G T 16: 43,794,282 (GRCm39) Q131K probably benign Het
Zfp345 T C 2: 150,314,578 (GRCm39) T320A probably benign Het
Zfp532 A G 18: 65,757,998 (GRCm39) T644A possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Cars2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
madcow UTSW 8 11,576,034 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
PIT4810001:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,564,699 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R0633:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,600,511 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0788:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,672 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
R1493:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,567,817 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1559:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,580,430 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R1846:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,564,674 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R1954:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,600,286 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1955:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,600,286 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1993:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,564,515 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R2062:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,597,747 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5004:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,568,956 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5320:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,567,854 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R6004:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,597,743 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6089:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,580,301 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R6265:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,599 (GRCm39) frame shift probably null
R6267:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,599 (GRCm39) frame shift probably null
R6268:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,599 (GRCm39) frame shift probably null
R6841:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,566,198 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7076:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,649 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7586:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,580,321 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8342:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,706 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8962:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,587,304 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CCACTTACATGCTCTCAGGC -3'
(R):5'- ATGGAGAGAGCTGCACTGTG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TACCTCTCAGGGACCATGAG -3'
(R):5'- GTGGCTCCTCACTCAGCAAC -3'
Posted On 2014-10-01