Incidental Mutation 'R2235:A2m'
ID 240389
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol A2m
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000030111
Gene Name alpha-2-macroglobulin
Synonyms A2mp
MMRRC Submission 040236-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R2235 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 121612920-121656197 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 121619023 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Valine to Alanine at position 256 (V256A)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000032203 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000032203] [ENSMUST00000204850]
AlphaFold Q6GQT1
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000032203
AA Change: V256A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.211 (Sensitivity: 0.92; Specificity: 0.88)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000032203
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030111
AA Change: V256A

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 30 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:A2M_N 134 227 2.1e-20 PFAM
low complexity region 334 347 N/A INTRINSIC
A2M_N_2 465 613 2.04e-31 SMART
low complexity region 722 731 N/A INTRINSIC
A2M 738 828 2.31e-39 SMART
Pfam:Thiol-ester_cl 961 990 4.4e-18 PFAM
Pfam:A2M_comp 1010 1266 1.4e-98 PFAM
A2M_recep 1376 1463 2.69e-40 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000204850
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.3%
  • 20x: 95.1%
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 a protease inhibitor and cytokine transporter. It uses a bait-and-trap mechanism to inhibit a broad spectrum of proteases, including trypsin, thrombin and collagenase. It can also inhibit inflammatory cytokines, and it thus disrupts inflammatory cascades. Mutations in this gene are a cause of alpha-2-macroglobulin deficiency. This gene is implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) due to its ability to mediate the clearance and degradation of A-beta, the major component of beta-amyloid deposits. A related pseudogene, which is also located on the p arm of chromosome 12, has been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2016]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 59 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acbd6 A G 1: 155,434,454 (GRCm39) D24G probably damaging Het
Adcy2 A T 13: 68,816,611 (GRCm39) Y792N probably damaging Het
Alpk1 T C 3: 127,474,569 (GRCm39) K478R probably benign Het
Atad2b T G 12: 5,056,745 (GRCm39) F867C probably damaging Het
Bach1 A G 16: 87,517,001 (GRCm39) D514G probably damaging Het
BC035947 A T 1: 78,474,599 (GRCm39) D644E probably damaging Het
Chrm4 A G 2: 91,758,875 (GRCm39) S428G probably benign Het
Clca3a1 G T 3: 144,714,829 (GRCm39) P596Q possibly damaging Het
Cldn34b3 A T X: 75,310,830 (GRCm39) I133F probably damaging Het
Col1a2 G A 6: 4,518,822 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Crh A T 3: 19,748,096 (GRCm39) M182K probably damaging Het
Csta1 C T 16: 35,945,445 (GRCm39) V23I probably damaging Het
Cts6 T A 13: 61,343,247 (GRCm39) I325F probably damaging Het
Dnah6 T C 6: 73,077,068 (GRCm39) D2347G probably damaging Het
Dync1i2 C T 2: 71,079,764 (GRCm39) Q419* probably null Het
E2f4 T A 8: 106,025,283 (GRCm39) V121E probably damaging Het
Fhip1a A T 3: 85,568,408 (GRCm39) L1037Q probably damaging Het
Fndc11 A G 2: 180,864,067 (GRCm39) S291G possibly damaging Het
Hid1 A G 11: 115,241,945 (GRCm39) I555T probably damaging Het
Hyou1 C T 9: 44,300,388 (GRCm39) T855M probably benign Het
Igf1r T A 7: 67,861,828 (GRCm39) N1129K probably damaging Het
Iglon5 T C 7: 43,130,062 (GRCm39) E34G probably damaging Het
Itprid1 A T 6: 55,874,797 (GRCm39) H249L possibly damaging Het
Kcnab1 T A 3: 65,226,888 (GRCm39) V189D probably damaging Het
Lmo2 T C 2: 103,811,407 (GRCm39) Y147H probably damaging Het
Lrrc49 A T 9: 60,505,440 (GRCm39) F538L possibly damaging Het
Ly6h A G 15: 75,437,038 (GRCm39) S113P probably benign Het
Mto1 A C 9: 78,364,846 (GRCm39) T362P possibly damaging Het
Myot A G 18: 44,487,339 (GRCm39) D392G probably damaging Het
Or10a3 A G 7: 108,480,172 (GRCm39) F214L probably benign Het
Or6z5 T C 7: 6,477,441 (GRCm39) S111P possibly damaging Het
Osbpl6 T C 2: 76,417,113 (GRCm39) F577L probably damaging Het
Otc A G X: 10,169,606 (GRCm39) Q216R probably benign Het
Pds5a A T 5: 65,811,441 (GRCm39) F331I probably damaging Het
Pld3 G A 7: 27,240,532 (GRCm39) T136M probably benign Het
Prph2 A T 17: 47,222,092 (GRCm39) D157V probably damaging Het
Racgap1 A G 15: 99,524,417 (GRCm39) S357P probably benign Het
Ralgapa1 A T 12: 55,763,856 (GRCm39) H1403Q probably benign Het
Rnf216 G A 5: 143,076,681 (GRCm39) H68Y probably benign Het
Scgb1b27 T C 7: 33,721,249 (GRCm39) Y46H probably damaging Het
Sel1l2 T C 2: 140,086,085 (GRCm39) Y502C probably damaging Het
Sis A T 3: 72,820,527 (GRCm39) F1412L probably benign Het
Slc4a11 T C 2: 130,527,544 (GRCm39) E617G probably benign Het
Smap1 T C 1: 23,898,139 (GRCm39) N99S probably benign Het
Smg7 A T 1: 152,744,064 (GRCm39) Y40N probably damaging Het
Sox4 C T 13: 29,136,613 (GRCm39) R131Q probably damaging Het
Spaca6 T C 17: 18,058,507 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tbx18 G T 9: 87,606,403 (GRCm39) S247R probably damaging Het
Tenm3 T C 8: 48,729,204 (GRCm39) I1601V probably benign Het
Thap4 G T 1: 93,652,934 (GRCm39) Q441K probably benign Het
Tmprss11c G T 5: 86,429,945 (GRCm39) T40K probably benign Het
Tpr T A 1: 150,317,843 (GRCm39) F2117Y probably benign Het
Traf5 T C 1: 191,738,806 (GRCm39) M125V probably damaging Het
Trim65 G T 11: 116,021,503 (GRCm39) T110K possibly damaging Het
Ubp1 T G 9: 113,793,712 (GRCm39) S340R probably damaging Het
Vit T C 17: 78,912,867 (GRCm39) S267P probably benign Het
Vmn2r124 A T 17: 18,269,927 (GRCm39) H61L possibly damaging Het
Zfp990 T A 4: 145,264,461 (GRCm39) H486Q probably damaging Het
Zkscan6 T C 11: 65,719,098 (GRCm39) S373P probably benign Het
Other mutations in A2m
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00494:A2m APN 6 121,621,108 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
IGL00798:A2m APN 6 121,647,969 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01154:A2m APN 6 121,650,501 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL01313:A2m APN 6 121,621,969 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01337:A2m APN 6 121,645,529 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
IGL01505:A2m APN 6 121,653,906 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
IGL01508:A2m APN 6 121,636,326 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL01672:A2m APN 6 121,618,316 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01951:A2m APN 6 121,644,149 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
IGL02012:A2m APN 6 121,651,820 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02066:A2m APN 6 121,626,854 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02234:A2m APN 6 121,645,179 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
IGL02397:A2m APN 6 121,623,834 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02407:A2m APN 6 121,645,575 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL02408:A2m APN 6 121,621,130 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02469:A2m APN 6 121,645,074 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02527:A2m APN 6 121,638,392 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02612:A2m APN 6 121,654,971 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02746:A2m APN 6 121,646,462 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02952:A2m APN 6 121,654,984 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL03056:A2m APN 6 121,647,862 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
IGL03121:A2m APN 6 121,618,265 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
IGL03303:A2m APN 6 121,644,122 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03369:A2m APN 6 121,653,862 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
IGL03046:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,282 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R0040:A2m UTSW 6 121,622,165 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R0049:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,267 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R0049:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,267 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R0109:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,262 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0147:A2m UTSW 6 121,639,405 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0148:A2m UTSW 6 121,639,405 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0345:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,231 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0445:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,914 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0766:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,849 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1186:A2m UTSW 6 121,638,493 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1436:A2m UTSW 6 121,621,172 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R1452:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,015 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R1636:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1637:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1638:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1698:A2m UTSW 6 121,622,117 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R1776:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,383 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1791:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1918:A2m UTSW 6 121,621,895 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.16
R1921:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1927:A2m UTSW 6 121,613,338 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1934:A2m UTSW 6 121,626,792 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1943:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,506 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R1996:A2m UTSW 6 121,646,556 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2039:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,908 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.32
R2085:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,918 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2092:A2m UTSW 6 121,651,896 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R2105:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,459 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R2107:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R2292:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,518 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R2350:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,047 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R3001:A2m UTSW 6 121,638,406 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R3002:A2m UTSW 6 121,638,406 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R3023:A2m UTSW 6 121,646,531 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R3429:A2m UTSW 6 121,613,249 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null
R3437:A2m UTSW 6 121,616,253 (GRCm39) missense probably null 0.03
R3909:A2m UTSW 6 121,625,125 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4300:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,434 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4332:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,406 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R4584:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,365 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R4697:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,243 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 0.94
R4710:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,262 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R4841:A2m UTSW 6 121,623,803 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
R5206:A2m UTSW 6 121,651,766 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5219:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,909 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R5230:A2m UTSW 6 121,651,820 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5330:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,375 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R5331:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,375 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R5377:A2m UTSW 6 121,622,212 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R5590:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,891 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5835:A2m UTSW 6 121,616,295 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5910:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,076 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5915:A2m UTSW 6 121,644,122 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5949:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,032 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5994:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,862 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.38
R5996:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,353 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6035:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,353 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6035:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,353 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6090:A2m UTSW 6 121,624,972 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.45
R6241:A2m UTSW 6 121,623,788 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R6294:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,440 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6492:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,464 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.35
R6554:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,246 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6597:A2m UTSW 6 121,625,080 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6742:A2m UTSW 6 121,654,995 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R6795:A2m UTSW 6 121,625,281 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R6843:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,360 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7013:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,345 (GRCm39) missense probably null 0.00
R7137:A2m UTSW 6 121,654,944 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.85
R7167:A2m UTSW 6 121,624,930 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7294:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,541 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7452:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,291 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7507:A2m UTSW 6 121,652,177 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7602:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,895 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R7602:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,966 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7709:A2m UTSW 6 121,637,063 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.81
R7766:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,300 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R7921:A2m UTSW 6 121,654,954 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8007:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,845 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R8291:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,017 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8542:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,369 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R8856:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,349 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9023:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,917 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R9154:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,512 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9156:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,957 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9255:A2m UTSW 6 121,626,795 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9269:A2m UTSW 6 121,637,865 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.38
R9325:A2m UTSW 6 121,646,578 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.81
R9393:A2m UTSW 6 121,616,270 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.91
R9563:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,009 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
X0057:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,135 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
X0060:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,039 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
X0063:A2m UTSW 6 121,623,835 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TTGCAGAGTGGAGTTACCTTTAC -3'
(R):5'- CCCCACTTCACTGACAGTTATAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CTGAAGAGCAGCCACTAA -3'
(R):5'- CCACTTCACTGACAGTTATAGAAATG -3'
Posted On 2014-10-15