Incidental Mutation 'D4043:Polr1a'
ID 255
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Polr1a
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000049553
Gene Name polymerase (RNA) I polypeptide A
Synonyms 2900087K15Rik, 3010014K16Rik, 194kDa, mRPA1, Rpo1-4, RPA194
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # D4043 (G3) of strain 483
Quality Score
Status Validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 71886037-71956419 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 71918401 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Cysteine to Tyrosine at position 653 (C653Y)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000060858 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000055296] [ENSMUST00000206556]
AlphaFold O35134
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000055296
AA Change: C653Y

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.923 (Sensitivity: 0.81; Specificity: 0.94)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000060858
Gene: ENSMUSG00000049553
AA Change: C653Y

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
RPOLA_N 302 649 8.97e-137 SMART
Pfam:RNA_pol_Rpb1_4 846 958 1.3e-26 PFAM
Pfam:RNA_pol_Rpb1_5 965 1669 7e-103 PFAM
low complexity region 1698 1708 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000205942
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000206556
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000206753
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.2911 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 88.8%
  • 3x: 72.5%
Validation Efficiency 88% (220/249)
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 the largest subunit of the RNA polymerase I complex. The encoded protein represents the catalytic subunit of the complex, which transcribes DNA into ribosomal RNA precursors. Defects in this gene are a cause of the Cincinnati type of acrofacial dysostosis. [provided by RefSeq, May 2016]
Allele List at MGI

All alleles(18) : Gene trapped(18)

Other mutations in this stock
Total: 25 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adam29 A T 8: 56,325,496 (GRCm39) C319* probably null Het
Adgrg1 T C 8: 95,731,857 (GRCm39) probably null Homo
Ago3 A T 4: 126,244,796 (GRCm39) V630E probably damaging Het
Armc8 G T 9: 99,366,029 (GRCm39) N628K probably benign Het
Cfap96 A G 8: 46,409,440 (GRCm39) V293A probably damaging Het
Chd7 A G 4: 8,862,650 (GRCm39) D2579G probably damaging Het
Duox1 G A 2: 122,175,276 (GRCm39) C1358Y probably benign Het
Ftsj3 C A 11: 106,145,634 (GRCm39) M66I possibly damaging Homo
Iqub C T 6: 24,505,750 (GRCm39) E53K possibly damaging Het
Kirrel1 T A 3: 86,990,510 (GRCm39) T771S probably benign Het
Lrrc66 A T 5: 73,764,869 (GRCm39) S725T probably benign Het
Mael T C 1: 166,064,455 (GRCm39) I104M probably benign Homo
Mkks C T 2: 136,716,530 (GRCm39) V457I probably benign Het
Nadk2 T A 15: 9,103,473 (GRCm39) probably benign Homo
Npas1 T C 7: 16,197,169 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ocrl T C X: 47,025,200 (GRCm39) V359A probably benign Homo
Or8k27 G A 2: 86,275,564 (GRCm39) T254M probably damaging Het
Pde6b C T 5: 108,573,222 (GRCm39) R531* probably null Het
Rbm26 A G 14: 105,389,976 (GRCm39) V216A possibly damaging Het
Rin2 C A 2: 145,664,283 (GRCm39) H52Q possibly damaging Het
Ssc5d C T 7: 4,946,982 (GRCm39) T1112I possibly damaging Het
Sv2c C T 13: 96,224,989 (GRCm39) V107M probably benign Het
Tasor A G 14: 27,193,949 (GRCm39) I1050V probably benign Het
Tulp3 G A 6: 128,301,113 (GRCm39) S366L probably benign Het
Zfp831 T A 2: 174,487,059 (GRCm39) V578E probably benign Homo
Other mutations in Polr1a
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01363:Polr1a APN 6 71,925,470 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.32
IGL01834:Polr1a APN 6 71,925,446 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL01902:Polr1a APN 6 71,940,732 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02101:Polr1a APN 6 71,927,786 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL02325:Polr1a APN 6 71,897,641 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.38
IGL02398:Polr1a APN 6 71,913,540 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02528:Polr1a APN 6 71,941,701 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02555:Polr1a APN 6 71,897,441 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
IGL02613:Polr1a APN 6 71,944,304 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02693:Polr1a APN 6 71,940,830 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02892:Polr1a APN 6 71,908,680 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.70
IGL03059:Polr1a APN 6 71,913,496 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL03174:Polr1a APN 6 71,954,331 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R0092:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,944,439 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0217:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,940,687 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
R0267:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,951,123 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0329:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,943,400 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.96
R0330:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,943,400 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.96
R0352:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,897,747 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0411:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,955,405 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R0446:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,927,648 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0846:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,901,627 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1035:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,944,900 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R1294:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,889,886 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1460:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,918,368 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1657:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,918,519 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1846:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,953,172 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1862:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,886,187 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R1865:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,943,508 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1903:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,944,898 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R1937:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,913,536 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R2063:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,913,269 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R2071:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,953,058 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.64
R2084:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,927,793 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R2377:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,949,810 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R2410:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,951,866 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3001:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,890,000 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R3001:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,942,628 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R3002:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,942,628 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R3002:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,890,000 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R3924:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,906,434 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4105:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,953,175 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R4125:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,942,690 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4271:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,930,006 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R4440:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,927,832 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R4667:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,894,805 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.30
R4769:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,927,852 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R4801:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,953,054 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4802:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,953,054 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4828:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,943,385 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R4911:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,886,213 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
R5071:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,908,693 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.71
R5165:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,944,909 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5223:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,944,891 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.73
R5239:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,890,021 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5546:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,906,350 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.64
R5599:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,944,346 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R5696:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,906,410 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R5850:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,903,667 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6274:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,931,874 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R6526:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,906,427 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R6578:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,953,025 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R6660:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,944,358 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R6892:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,941,696 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.72
R7274:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,897,500 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7291:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,918,440 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7311:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,927,863 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.53
R7431:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,903,643 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.14
R7479:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,913,281 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7607:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,890,005 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7739:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,931,819 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R7746:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,918,496 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7764:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,930,054 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7835:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,892,126 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R8029:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,889,940 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8057:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,908,644 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R8144:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,927,600 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8170:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,897,733 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8320:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,918,368 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R8328:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,897,718 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8331:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,953,163 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8362:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,941,651 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8511:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,897,504 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8709:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,951,832 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8745:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,931,755 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8784:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,927,612 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9055:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,892,053 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.46
R9088:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,908,767 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.26
R9211:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,943,521 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9228:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,931,755 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9240:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,940,661 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R9267:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,942,542 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9302:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,901,683 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R9744:Polr1a UTSW 6 71,906,372 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
Nature of Mutation
DNA sequencing using the SOLiD technique identified a G to A transition at position 2068 of the Polr1a transcript in exon 14 of 34 total exons. Two transcripts of the Polr1a gene are displayed on Ensembl. The mutated nucleotide causes a cysteine to tyrosine substitution at amino acid 653 of the encoded protein. The mutation has been confirmed by DNA sequencing using the Sanger method (Figure 1).
Protein Function and Prediction
The Polr1a gene encodes a 1717 amino acid catalytic core of RNA polymerase I, which synthesizes ribosomal RNA precursors. This protein forms the polymerase active center together with the second largest subunit. A bridging helix at residues 968-980 is thought to be critical for RNA polymerase translocation along the RNA (Uniprot O35134).   
 
The C653Y change is predicted to be probably damaging by the PolyPhen program.
Posted On 2010-08-09