Incidental Mutation 'R3845:Upf3a'
ID 277326
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Upf3a
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000038398
Gene Name UPF3 regulator of nonsense transcripts homolog A (yeast)
Synonyms RENT3A, 2600001C03Rik, 4930546M19Rik, UPF3
MMRRC Submission 040893-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R3845 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 13835615-13849193 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 13848238 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Threonine to Serine at position 345 (T345S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000037354 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000043767]
AlphaFold Q3ULJ3
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043767
AA Change: T345S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.163 (Sensitivity: 0.92; Specificity: 0.87)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000037354
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038398
AA Change: T345S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 6 18 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Smg4_UPF3 63 224 1.4e-54 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000211724
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0898 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.7%
  • 10x: 97.6%
  • 20x: 95.8%
Validation Efficiency 98% (45/46)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a protein that is part of a post-splicing multiprotein complex involved in both mRNA nuclear export and mRNA surveillance. The encoded protein is one of two functional homologs to yeast Upf3p. mRNA surveillance detects exported mRNAs with truncated open reading frames and initiates nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). When translation ends upstream from the last exon-exon junction, this triggers NMD to degrade mRNAs containing premature stop codons. This protein binds to the mRNA and remains bound after nuclear export, acting as a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein. It forms with Y14 a complex that binds specifically 20 nt upstream of exon-exon junctions. This gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 13. Two splice variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: The gene product protects against mRNA transcript degradation. Homozygous constitutive KO is embryonic lethal. Homozygous conditional KO in testes leads to reduced male fertility. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 47 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adam34l T C 8: 44,079,669 (GRCm39) N185S probably benign Het
Apool A T X: 111,274,155 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Atp4a A G 7: 30,416,540 (GRCm39) N439S probably null Het
AU041133 T A 10: 81,987,152 (GRCm39) H268Q probably damaging Het
Ccdc136 C T 6: 29,417,176 (GRCm39) R666W probably benign Het
Ccdc97 T C 7: 25,414,453 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Celf1 T C 2: 90,839,583 (GRCm39) V336A possibly damaging Het
Chd3 T C 11: 69,237,585 (GRCm39) N1870D possibly damaging Het
Col5a3 C T 9: 20,719,673 (GRCm39) D229N unknown Het
Cpn1 G T 19: 43,962,523 (GRCm39) P142Q possibly damaging Het
Cubn T C 2: 13,287,819 (GRCm39) D3420G probably damaging Het
Cyp2u1 A G 3: 131,087,135 (GRCm39) F482S possibly damaging Het
Foxo1 T A 3: 52,253,701 (GRCm39) D621E probably benign Het
Grid2 A G 6: 64,322,826 (GRCm39) M609V possibly damaging Het
Hsd17b3 A T 13: 64,236,876 (GRCm39) F23I possibly damaging Het
Kcnk10 A G 12: 98,407,003 (GRCm39) I217T probably benign Het
Mis18bp1 G A 12: 65,195,916 (GRCm39) S616L possibly damaging Het
Mtch1 A T 17: 29,561,806 (GRCm39) F133I probably damaging Het
Myh4 T A 11: 67,149,931 (GRCm39) V1830E possibly damaging Het
Nav3 T C 10: 109,689,237 (GRCm39) M347V possibly damaging Het
Nbea A G 3: 55,993,713 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nhej1 A T 1: 75,008,042 (GRCm39) D76E probably benign Het
Nsf C T 11: 103,821,578 (GRCm39) E26K possibly damaging Het
Or5m12 A C 2: 85,735,081 (GRCm39) C106G probably damaging Het
Pias3 T C 3: 96,609,526 (GRCm39) V307A probably benign Het
Pltp T A 2: 164,696,208 (GRCm39) M135L probably benign Het
Plxna2 A G 1: 194,476,098 (GRCm39) Y1106C probably damaging Het
Pramel26 T C 4: 143,538,545 (GRCm39) E142G probably damaging Het
Ptgir G A 7: 16,641,311 (GRCm39) R201H probably damaging Het
Ptk7 A T 17: 46,897,344 (GRCm39) D329E probably benign Het
Pygl T C 12: 70,245,217 (GRCm39) D411G probably benign Het
Rev1 A T 1: 38,138,069 (GRCm39) M72K probably damaging Het
Sfrp1 T C 8: 23,902,264 (GRCm39) L155P probably damaging Het
Slc5a4a A G 10: 76,024,983 (GRCm39) E620G probably damaging Het
Smarca2 A G 19: 26,698,273 (GRCm39) I1314V probably benign Het
Tas2r109 G A 6: 132,957,766 (GRCm39) L55F probably damaging Het
Tek T A 4: 94,693,109 (GRCm39) C274S probably damaging Het
Tektl1 T C 10: 78,584,532 (GRCm39) N330S probably benign Het
Tent4b A T 8: 88,977,292 (GRCm39) I322F possibly damaging Het
Tmem38b T A 4: 53,859,905 (GRCm39) D228E probably benign Het
Topbp1 T C 9: 103,187,122 (GRCm39) V109A possibly damaging Het
Trbv5 A G 6: 41,039,682 (GRCm39) I96V probably benign Het
Trim16 T G 11: 62,727,498 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Usp15 A G 10: 122,955,040 (GRCm39) S913P probably damaging Het
Vmn2r124 T A 17: 18,293,953 (GRCm39) V680D possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r91 G A 17: 18,327,860 (GRCm39) V485I probably benign Het
Zdbf2 A T 1: 63,347,483 (GRCm39) H1954L possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Upf3a
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01398:Upf3a APN 8 13,836,221 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
IGL01678:Upf3a APN 8 13,841,930 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
IGL02072:Upf3a APN 8 13,848,368 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0309:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,845,500 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R0564:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,845,656 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.42
R0571:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,842,184 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R0826:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,848,338 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.65
R1387:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,842,118 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1913:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,842,108 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2072:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,835,850 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.63
R2520:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,846,443 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R4239:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,846,591 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.28
R4424:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,846,573 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R5522:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,845,497 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R6321:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,837,466 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.53
R6922:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,841,911 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7583:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,835,889 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7585:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,837,418 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7695:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,848,279 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7991:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,842,166 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8913:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,845,728 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R9638:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,848,343 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CTGTTGAATATGTGAGCCCATG -3'
(R):5'- AGGCTGTCATACTCCTTGTGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TGCGAACCTCAGCTCTGTAG -3'
(R):5'- GTCATACTCCTTGTGCTCCTTG -3'
Posted On 2015-04-06