Incidental Mutation 'R3743:Morc2a'
ID 270456
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Morc2a
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000034543
Gene Name microrchidia 2A
Synonyms 8430403M08Rik, Zcwcc1
MMRRC Submission 040729-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R3743 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 11
Chromosomal Location 3599191-3640477 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 3633700 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamic Acid to Glycine at position 604 (E604G)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000094176 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000093389] [ENSMUST00000096441]
AlphaFold Q69ZX6
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000093389
AA Change: E604G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.463 (Sensitivity: 0.89; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000091087
Gene: ENSMUSG00000034543
AA Change: E604G

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 possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000096441
AA Change: E604G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.463 (Sensitivity: 0.89; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000094176
Gene: ENSMUSG00000034543
AA Change: E604G

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 0.0597 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.2%
  • 20x: 95.0%
Validation Efficiency 98% (43/44)
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: 44 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700013G24Rik A G 4: 137,182,348 (GRCm39) R168G probably damaging Het
1700030K09Rik A G 8: 73,199,013 (GRCm39) H140R probably benign Het
Adamts10 A G 17: 33,747,686 (GRCm39) I41V probably damaging Het
Arnt T C 3: 95,382,016 (GRCm39) V198A possibly damaging Het
Atg3 A G 16: 44,998,591 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Atmin T C 8: 117,683,312 (GRCm39) V324A probably benign Het
Ccdc88c G A 12: 100,914,843 (GRCm39) R464C probably damaging Het
Ccr7 G T 11: 99,036,033 (GRCm39) S296R possibly damaging Het
Cdh12 T A 15: 21,537,745 (GRCm39) S415R probably damaging Het
Cep162 A T 9: 87,099,230 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Chd3 G A 11: 69,254,876 (GRCm39) R61* probably null Het
Cr2 A G 1: 194,832,274 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Csf1r T C 18: 61,247,846 (GRCm39) S305P probably benign Het
Cyp4a31 A C 4: 115,423,716 (GRCm39) Q140P possibly damaging Het
Dhx40 A T 11: 86,661,985 (GRCm39) W691R probably damaging Het
Dlgap1 G A 17: 71,025,221 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Entr1 A G 2: 26,278,655 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Exoc5 T C 14: 49,251,806 (GRCm39) I582V probably benign Het
Exoc5 A T 14: 49,270,864 (GRCm39) L387* probably null Het
Fbxw8 A G 5: 118,251,704 (GRCm39) S270P probably damaging Het
Fgf14 C A 14: 124,914,032 (GRCm39) G33V probably benign Het
Hoxd9 T A 2: 74,528,710 (GRCm39) V104E probably damaging Het
Igsf10 T C 3: 59,233,546 (GRCm39) H1729R possibly damaging Het
Irf8 C T 8: 121,480,310 (GRCm39) R274C probably damaging Het
Itgb4 G A 11: 115,894,496 (GRCm39) M1350I probably damaging Het
Lrrn4 A G 2: 132,711,786 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Map3k6 C T 4: 132,972,384 (GRCm39) T320I probably benign Het
Mtmr6 T C 14: 60,537,747 (GRCm39) I582T probably benign Het
Ninl A G 2: 150,792,168 (GRCm39) V785A probably benign Het
Obscn T C 11: 58,969,911 (GRCm39) E77G probably damaging Het
Or2b11 T C 11: 59,462,335 (GRCm39) Y77C probably damaging Het
Or2n1 T G 17: 38,486,793 (GRCm39) F273V probably damaging Het
Or4f61 A G 2: 111,922,965 (GRCm39) L27P probably benign Het
Pcdhb2 A G 18: 37,429,470 (GRCm39) D124G probably damaging Het
Pfkl G A 10: 77,832,179 (GRCm39) T304M probably damaging Het
Ppil4 T A 10: 7,696,935 (GRCm39) S483T unknown Het
Slc7a10 C T 7: 34,898,325 (GRCm39) T332I probably damaging Het
Spats2 T C 15: 99,108,795 (GRCm39) S382P probably benign Het
Stpg1 T A 4: 135,242,197 (GRCm39) D70E probably benign Het
Tmprss11e G A 5: 86,857,315 (GRCm39) Q333* probably null Het
Trpv1 A T 11: 73,145,128 (GRCm39) D430V probably damaging Het
Ttc23l G A 15: 10,537,652 (GRCm39) S206L probably benign Het
Ttc23l CT CTTGGATT 15: 10,537,648 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zc3h6 A G 2: 128,839,712 (GRCm39) Y175C 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
R3236:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,612 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3698:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,629,672 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
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'- CCAGGCACATAGTGAGGATC -3'
(R):5'- GTACTAGTTTCTCCTCGGGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CAGGCACATAGTGAGGATCCAAAG -3'
(R):5'- TCTCCTCGGGCTGCTGTAG -3'
Posted On 2015-03-18