Incidental Mutation 'R3713:Cers3'
ID 259743
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Cers3
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000030510
Gene Name ceramide synthase 3
Synonyms T3L, related to TRH3, Lass3, CerS3, 4930550L11Rik, LOC233330
MMRRC Submission 040706-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.264) question?
Stock # R3713 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 7
Chromosomal Location 66393252-66473439 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to T at 66435823 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Alanine to Serine at position 261 (A261S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000069238 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000066475] [ENSMUST00000208521]
AlphaFold Q1A3B0
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000066475
AA Change: A261S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.253 (Sensitivity: 0.91; Specificity: 0.88)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000069238
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030510
AA Change: A261S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
transmembrane domain 66 88 N/A INTRINSIC
HOX 110 167 2.48e-2 SMART
TLC 166 367 6.52e-57 SMART
low complexity region 379 391 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000208521
AA Change: A225S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.103 (Sensitivity: 0.93; Specificity: 0.86)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.1052 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.4%
  • 10x: 97.0%
  • 20x: 94.0%
Validation Efficiency 100% (67/67)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene is a member of the ceramide synthase family of genes. The ceramide synthase enzymes regulate sphingolipid synthesis by catalyzing the formation of ceramides from sphingoid base and acyl-coA substrates. This family member is involved in the synthesis of ceramides with ultra-long-chain acyl moieties (ULC-Cers), important to the epidermis in its role in creating a protective barrier from the environment. The protein encoded by this gene has also been implicated in modification of the lipid structures required for spermatogenesis. Mutations in this gene have been associated with male fertility defects, and epidermal defects, including ichthyosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit a lethal skin barrier disruption defect due to a lack of ultra-long-chain acyl ceramides, impaired stratum corneum desquamation, accelerated lamellar body biogenesis and extrusion, and delayed keratinocyte cornification. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 70 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2310079G19Rik T C 16: 88,424,081 (GRCm39) M137V probably benign Het
Aak1 T A 6: 86,932,172 (GRCm39) I381N probably benign Het
Abcd4 C T 12: 84,658,533 (GRCm39) M223I probably benign Het
Adgrf2 A G 17: 43,023,979 (GRCm39) V164A probably damaging Het
Ahdc1 G A 4: 132,793,297 (GRCm39) A1513T possibly damaging Het
Akap13 T C 7: 75,235,929 (GRCm39) M168T probably damaging Het
Aox1 C T 1: 58,095,374 (GRCm39) T196I probably benign Het
Aqr A G 2: 113,949,150 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Astn1 A G 1: 158,495,102 (GRCm39) E1042G possibly damaging Het
Azi2 A G 9: 117,876,508 (GRCm39) D8G possibly damaging Het
Bcam T C 7: 19,498,118 (GRCm39) T302A probably benign Het
Cct6b A T 11: 82,651,183 (GRCm39) I110N probably damaging Het
Cd109 CATTTATTTATTTATTTATTTATTTATTTATTTAT CATTTATTTATTTATTTATTTATTTATTTATTTATTTAT 9: 78,619,782 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ceacam5 G A 7: 17,493,263 (GRCm39) S762N possibly damaging Het
Cecr2 T C 6: 120,735,221 (GRCm39) L819P probably damaging Het
Chd2 A G 7: 73,121,538 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Col7a1 G T 9: 108,793,508 (GRCm39) G1357* probably null Het
Cux1 A G 5: 136,594,397 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cwh43 A T 5: 73,595,835 (GRCm39) I535F probably damaging Het
Dexi A T 16: 10,360,553 (GRCm39) M1K probably null Het
Dnah12 T C 14: 26,534,747 (GRCm39) V2081A probably benign Het
Efcab5 A T 11: 77,007,008 (GRCm39) L872Q probably damaging Het
Enpp7 A G 11: 118,881,344 (GRCm39) Y163C probably damaging Het
Fam221a T C 6: 49,349,548 (GRCm39) Y38H probably damaging Het
Foxred1 A G 9: 35,122,186 (GRCm39) M1T probably null Het
Fscn3 C T 6: 28,428,091 (GRCm39) T26I possibly damaging Het
Galp A T 7: 6,216,836 (GRCm39) D72V probably damaging Het
Gm9843 A G 16: 76,200,419 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Grm7 G T 6: 110,623,309 (GRCm39) V161F probably damaging Het
Lmbrd1 T C 1: 24,732,076 (GRCm39) Y98H probably damaging Het
Lrrc63 T G 14: 75,344,776 (GRCm39) Y437S probably benign Het
Macc1 A G 12: 119,410,576 (GRCm39) E448G probably benign Het
Madcam1 A G 10: 79,504,194 (GRCm39) H404R probably benign Het
Mink1 G T 11: 70,499,776 (GRCm39) R773L possibly damaging Het
Mroh2b A G 15: 4,973,131 (GRCm39) I1045V probably benign Het
Mroh3 T C 1: 136,113,714 (GRCm39) T692A probably benign Het
Myo15a A T 11: 60,370,057 (GRCm39) E939V possibly damaging Het
Naip2 A G 13: 100,298,410 (GRCm39) F542S probably damaging Het
Napsa A G 7: 44,230,852 (GRCm39) Y73C probably damaging Het
Ndst4 A T 3: 125,355,154 (GRCm39) H354L possibly damaging Het
Neil1 A T 9: 57,054,254 (GRCm39) V22E probably damaging Het
Nol4 T C 18: 23,172,994 (GRCm39) I36V probably damaging Het
Nprl3 G A 11: 32,205,464 (GRCm39) T111I probably damaging Het
Or12k8 A G 2: 36,975,517 (GRCm39) M81T possibly damaging Het
Or1e26 A T 11: 73,479,731 (GRCm39) Y278N probably damaging Het
Or4p22 C A 2: 88,317,787 (GRCm39) T237N probably damaging Het
Pald1 G A 10: 61,178,144 (GRCm39) T624I possibly damaging Het
Pcdhb13 C T 18: 37,576,786 (GRCm39) P388L probably damaging Het
Pcdhga6 T C 18: 37,840,976 (GRCm39) V232A probably damaging Het
Pde6b A G 5: 108,570,928 (GRCm39) I388V probably damaging Het
Phactr2 C A 10: 13,264,476 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Prdx5 T C 19: 6,885,477 (GRCm39) D56G probably damaging Het
Ptprh A T 7: 4,574,969 (GRCm39) I350N probably damaging Het
Rangap1 C A 15: 81,594,661 (GRCm39) E389D probably benign Het
Reln A G 5: 22,109,732 (GRCm39) V3126A probably damaging Het
Rpl21 G A 5: 146,771,847 (GRCm39) G59S possibly damaging Het
Rsph6a G A 7: 18,791,475 (GRCm39) V215M probably damaging Het
Smcp T C 3: 92,491,431 (GRCm39) K139E unknown Het
Stag1 A G 9: 100,771,671 (GRCm39) T699A probably benign Het
Tars3 G A 7: 65,338,700 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tle1 G T 4: 72,044,659 (GRCm39) H459Q possibly damaging Het
Ttn G A 2: 76,561,363 (GRCm39) P27302S probably damaging Het
Ttn C T 2: 76,571,610 (GRCm39) V26428I probably damaging Het
Usp53 T C 3: 122,742,968 (GRCm39) E656G probably benign Het
Vmn1r218 A T 13: 23,321,081 (GRCm39) N63Y probably damaging Het
Vmn1r79 A G 7: 11,910,139 (GRCm39) N40S possibly damaging Het
Wdr35 A G 12: 9,077,648 (GRCm39) D1107G possibly damaging Het
Zfp101 A G 17: 33,600,880 (GRCm39) M292T probably benign Het
Zfp108 T A 7: 23,961,270 (GRCm39) C620* probably null Het
Zscan4b T C 7: 10,635,818 (GRCm39) T170A probably benign Het
Other mutations in Cers3
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01321:Cers3 APN 7 66,435,751 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02832:Cers3 APN 7 66,431,573 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0400:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,414,078 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R0490:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,438 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R0558:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,166 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0571:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,805 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R1452:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,152 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1538:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,431,571 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1767:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,151 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2155:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,162 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R2427:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,445,541 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R3705:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3714:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3715:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3961:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3963:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R4238:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,424 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4652:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,431,604 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5174:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,434,616 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6493:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,393,468 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R6675:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,844 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.50
R6807:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,413,968 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6833:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,429,419 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7223:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,163 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7592:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,439,377 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7835:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,387 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R8202:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,761 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R8322:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,439,386 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8350:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,414,090 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R8450:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,414,090 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R8757:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,850 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8759:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,850 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9149:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,393,442 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R9712:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,378 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CAAGTGTTAGGTGCTGTCTCAG -3'
(R):5'- GGACAGAGTGCCCTTCCAAATC -3'

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