Incidental Mutation 'R3236:Morc2a'
ID 259038
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Morc2a
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000034543
Gene Name microrchidia 2A
Synonyms 8430403M08Rik, Zcwcc1
MMRRC Submission 040618-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R3236 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 11
Chromosomal Location 3599191-3640477 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 3633612 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Isoleucine to Threonine at position 602 (I602T)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000094176 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000093389] [ENSMUST00000096441]
AlphaFold Q69ZX6
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000093389
AA Change: I602T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000091087
Gene: ENSMUSG00000034543
AA Change: I602T

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
HATPase_c 24 134 5.35e0 SMART
coiled coil region 285 322 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 403 416 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:zf-CW 495 542 5.1e-18 PFAM
coiled coil region 555 583 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 600 618 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 678 704 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 714 729 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 742 776 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 966 1011 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000096441
AA Change: I602T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000094176
Gene: ENSMUSG00000034543
AA Change: I602T

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
HATPase_c 24 134 5.35e0 SMART
coiled coil region 285 322 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 403 416 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:zf-CW 494 543 1.7e-19 PFAM
coiled coil region 555 583 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 600 618 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 678 704 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 714 729 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 742 776 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 966 1011 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000126035
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000128666
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000131517
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0898 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 97.1%
  • 20x: 94.4%
Validation Efficiency 98% (64/65)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a member of the Microrchidia (MORC) protein superfamily. The encoded protein is known to regulate the condensation of heterochromatin in response to DNA damage and play a role in repressing transcription. The protein has been found to regulate the activity of ATP citrate lyase via specific interaction with this enzyme in the cytosol of lipogenic breast cancer cells. The protein also plays a role in lipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 63 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2700049A03Rik G T 12: 71,211,320 (GRCm39) E685* probably null Het
2700049A03Rik A T 12: 71,211,321 (GRCm39) E685V possibly damaging Het
5730455P16Rik G A 11: 80,258,996 (GRCm39) L255F probably damaging Het
Aff2 T A X: 68,907,543 (GRCm39) V1175E possibly damaging Het
Agbl3 A G 6: 34,800,022 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Armh3 A T 19: 45,963,722 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Atm T A 9: 53,391,048 (GRCm39) D1842V probably benign Het
Bcar3 C A 3: 122,318,645 (GRCm39) Q678K probably benign Het
Ccdc88a A G 11: 29,397,995 (GRCm39) T243A possibly damaging Het
Col5a3 G T 9: 20,718,949 (GRCm39) N268K unknown Het
Col6a1 G A 10: 76,547,154 (GRCm39) T737M unknown Het
Cyp3a25 T C 5: 145,939,938 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dnah17 T C 11: 117,985,680 (GRCm39) T1466A probably benign Het
Dnah9 G A 11: 65,845,815 (GRCm39) T3023I probably benign Het
Ecm1 G T 3: 95,642,158 (GRCm39) Q476K possibly damaging Het
Eml6 A G 11: 29,781,097 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fbh1 T C 2: 11,774,637 (GRCm39) D36G probably damaging Het
Fyb1 A C 15: 6,659,597 (GRCm39) D434A probably damaging Het
Gm5478 A G 15: 101,552,738 (GRCm39) Y398H probably damaging Het
H2-Q6 C A 17: 35,644,676 (GRCm39) T155K probably damaging Het
Hk1 T C 10: 62,131,798 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Kdm6b A G 11: 69,297,192 (GRCm39) Y387H probably damaging Het
Lipn A G 19: 34,046,138 (GRCm39) N37S probably benign Het
Lrig3 G A 10: 125,833,056 (GRCm39) C310Y probably damaging Het
Map6 T A 7: 98,986,031 (GRCm39) V645E probably damaging Het
Memo1 A T 17: 74,509,347 (GRCm39) I224K probably damaging Het
N4bp3 A T 11: 51,536,761 (GRCm39) F104Y probably damaging Het
Ndrg3 T A 2: 156,785,957 (GRCm39) I161F probably damaging Het
Notch3 T C 17: 32,377,435 (GRCm39) R214G probably damaging Het
Obscn T C 11: 59,022,472 (GRCm39) R758G possibly damaging Het
Or14j10 T C 17: 37,935,127 (GRCm39) E133G possibly damaging Het
Or4p7 T C 2: 88,221,750 (GRCm39) I53T probably benign Het
Pdgfra T C 5: 75,328,597 (GRCm39) V243A probably damaging Het
Piwil4 A G 9: 14,611,544 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Plxna2 C T 1: 194,431,625 (GRCm39) S538F probably damaging Het
Pon2 A T 6: 5,266,986 (GRCm39) N252K possibly damaging Het
Ptf1a T C 2: 19,450,718 (GRCm39) F16S probably damaging Het
Rasgrp1 A G 2: 117,122,293 (GRCm39) Y366H probably benign Het
Rbfox1 G A 16: 7,225,892 (GRCm39) V353I possibly damaging Het
Rrh T C 3: 129,605,360 (GRCm39) Y110C probably damaging Het
Rufy4 T C 1: 74,186,822 (GRCm39) C537R probably damaging Het
Scaf4 T A 16: 90,057,105 (GRCm39) D82V unknown Het
Serhl C A 15: 82,988,604 (GRCm39) P177Q probably damaging Het
Setdb1 A G 3: 95,246,065 (GRCm39) V619A probably damaging Het
Sf3b3 A G 8: 111,538,652 (GRCm39) S1123P probably damaging Het
Slc1a3 T C 15: 8,668,607 (GRCm39) I453V probably damaging Het
Slf2 A G 19: 44,930,773 (GRCm39) I617V probably benign Het
Snrnp200 T A 2: 127,063,802 (GRCm39) D660E probably damaging Het
Spata22 T A 11: 73,236,713 (GRCm39) F340I probably damaging Het
Speer4e1 T A 5: 14,984,939 (GRCm39) E206D possibly damaging Het
Stard6 T A 18: 70,633,557 (GRCm39) M188K probably damaging Het
Stat6 G A 10: 127,488,091 (GRCm39) V282I possibly damaging Het
Supt20 T C 3: 54,616,501 (GRCm39) S253P possibly damaging Het
Szt2 A C 4: 118,240,231 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Thsd4 C A 9: 60,301,670 (GRCm39) K208N probably benign Het
Thsd7b C T 1: 130,145,855 (GRCm39) Q1588* probably null Het
Tmem167 C T 13: 90,252,499 (GRCm39) R52C probably benign Het
Ttn T C 2: 76,729,753 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Usp39 G A 6: 72,315,372 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Vmn2r112 T A 17: 22,822,096 (GRCm39) V258E probably damaging Het
Vmn2r24 C T 6: 123,755,984 (GRCm39) Q19* probably null Het
Vps13b G A 15: 35,910,450 (GRCm39) E3405K probably benign Het
Zgrf1 A G 3: 127,407,024 (GRCm39) D1597G probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Morc2a
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00543:Morc2a APN 11 3,630,283 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL00914:Morc2a APN 11 3,618,844 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL01081:Morc2a APN 11 3,638,149 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01092:Morc2a APN 11 3,634,042 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01292:Morc2a APN 11 3,638,175 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01326:Morc2a APN 11 3,631,775 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
IGL01526:Morc2a APN 11 3,600,428 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01651:Morc2a APN 11 3,608,727 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL02860:Morc2a APN 11 3,611,821 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL03372:Morc2a APN 11 3,631,813 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0136:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,907 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R0267:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,567 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R0279:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,989 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R0556:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,631,809 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1084:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,600,454 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1148:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,557 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1148:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,557 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1341:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,630,216 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R1460:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,794 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R1493:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,557 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1665:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,885 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1668:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,885 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1669:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,885 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1812:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,831 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2132:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,629,787 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R2133:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,630,302 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R2200:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,919 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2698:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,400 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3698:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,629,672 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R3743:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,700 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.46
R4119:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,868 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4898:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,626,664 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R5148:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,639,084 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5228:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,439 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R5395:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,638,232 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R5808:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,781 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5942:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,629,936 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6634:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,622,376 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7056:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,925 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7537:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,566 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8014:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,627,419 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8143:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,537 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8144:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,634,039 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8711:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,630,013 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8714:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.13
R8736:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,631,737 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8857:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,627,484 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R8885:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,584 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9457:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,626,184 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.36
R9711:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,600,381 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 1.00
RF013:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,626,191 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CCCCAGTGTCTCAGTTGATG -3'
(R):5'- TAACAGACGTCTTTCGGAGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCCAGTGTCTCAGTTGATGAATCAG -3'
(R):5'- ACTTGGTCTGGGAGTCTGAATAGAAG -3'
Posted On 2015-01-23