Incidental Mutation 'R4260:Eif2ak3'
ID 322605
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Eif2ak3
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000031668
Gene Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3
Synonyms PERK
MMRRC Submission 041073-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.650) question?
Stock # R4260 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 70821499-70882229 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 70866497 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Arginine to Histidine at position 597 (R597H)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000034093 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000034093]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000034093
AA Change: R597H

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.984 (Sensitivity: 0.74; Specificity: 0.96)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000034093
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031668
AA Change: R597H

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 28 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 48 82 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 125 139 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 221 230 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 470 481 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Pkinase_Tyr 589 662 1.6e-6 PFAM
Pfam:Pkinase 589 673 3.2e-12 PFAM
Pfam:Pkinase 839 1075 1.9e-38 PFAM
Pfam:Pkinase_Tyr 859 1073 5.8e-25 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000159401
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000199580
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.2221 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.3%
  • 3x: 98.7%
  • 10x: 97.5%
  • 20x: 95.7%
Validation Efficiency 98% (50/51)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: The protein encoded by this gene phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation-initiation factor 2, leading to its inactivation, and thus to a rapid reduction of translational initiation and repression of global protein synthesis. This protein is thought to modulate mitochondrial function. It is a type I membrane protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where it is induced by ER stress caused by malfolded proteins. Mutations in a similar gene in human are associated with Wolcott-Rallison syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutant mice develop exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and progressive diabetes mellitus. They are growth retarded, hyperglycemic, exhibit increased cell death in the pancreas, have decreased numbers of pancreatic beta cells and about half diebefore weaning. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 42 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adnp2 G A 18: 80,180,742 (GRCm39) S52L possibly damaging Het
Best3 A T 10: 116,860,131 (GRCm39) M464L probably benign Het
Ccdc83 T G 7: 89,877,599 (GRCm39) D281A possibly damaging Het
Ccnf G A 17: 24,445,741 (GRCm39) P502S probably damaging Het
Cd109 T A 9: 78,543,745 (GRCm39) S96R possibly damaging Het
Cep290 A C 10: 100,350,354 (GRCm39) E649D probably damaging Het
Cntnap5a G T 1: 116,374,325 (GRCm39) A946S probably benign Het
Csnk2a2 A T 8: 96,184,027 (GRCm39) D177E probably benign Het
Cyld T C 8: 89,468,019 (GRCm39) S551P probably damaging Het
Degs1 A T 1: 182,106,806 (GRCm39) I151N probably benign Het
Dnah12 A G 14: 26,520,883 (GRCm39) I1901V probably benign Het
Epg5 A T 18: 78,002,336 (GRCm39) H585L possibly damaging Het
Epg5 G C 18: 78,058,914 (GRCm39) W1889C probably damaging Het
Fam220a G C 5: 143,548,762 (GRCm39) R58P possibly damaging Het
Gemin5 G A 11: 58,059,185 (GRCm39) A32V probably damaging Het
Gm11189 A C 11: 53,091,703 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Grb2 A G 11: 115,540,642 (GRCm39) I85T probably damaging Het
Herc1 CTGAGGACTCTTTG CTG 9: 66,355,630 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ide A C 19: 37,306,585 (GRCm39) S63A unknown Het
Kel A T 6: 41,663,357 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Kifap3 C A 1: 163,689,597 (GRCm39) T527K probably damaging Het
Klra10 A G 6: 130,249,644 (GRCm39) W214R probably damaging Het
Luc7l3 A T 11: 94,186,876 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mrpl4 A G 9: 20,918,988 (GRCm39) E211G possibly damaging Het
Or4k39 T A 2: 111,238,850 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Or52n5 A C 7: 104,587,803 (GRCm39) E23D probably damaging Het
Pbld2 T C 10: 62,860,186 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Plcg1 T C 2: 160,593,627 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ppcs A G 4: 119,279,106 (GRCm39) F149L probably damaging Het
Ptpdc1 A G 13: 48,733,234 (GRCm39) M802T probably benign Het
Ptprf A G 4: 118,083,280 (GRCm39) F909S possibly damaging Het
Raph1 A T 1: 60,542,124 (GRCm39) M330K possibly damaging Het
Rprd1a G A 18: 24,621,352 (GRCm39) R276C possibly damaging Het
Scg3 A G 9: 75,558,979 (GRCm39) Y406H probably damaging Het
Setdb1 G A 3: 95,234,808 (GRCm39) S965F probably damaging Het
Sgo2b A T 8: 64,381,330 (GRCm39) F501I probably benign Het
Slc38a4 A G 15: 96,896,374 (GRCm39) Y498H probably damaging Het
Slc5a4b A G 10: 75,939,686 (GRCm39) L150P probably damaging Het
Spata17 T A 1: 186,780,677 (GRCm39) T357S possibly damaging Het
Tmt1a A G 15: 100,210,951 (GRCm39) D141G probably benign Het
Zap70 T A 1: 36,818,189 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zfp985 G A 4: 147,668,029 (GRCm39) C299Y probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Eif2ak3
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01386:Eif2ak3 APN 6 70,869,710 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02069:Eif2ak3 APN 6 70,873,949 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02197:Eif2ak3 APN 6 70,878,441 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.37
IGL03150:Eif2ak3 APN 6 70,869,420 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.68
R0024:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,340 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R0130:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,858,716 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0394:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,862,202 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R0699:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,514 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.16
R1648:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,615 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.52
R1708:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,864,790 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1953:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,538 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R2062:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,881,181 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R2875:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,623 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4357:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,861,859 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R4786:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,602 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R4801:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,864,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R4802:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,864,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R5194:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,835,462 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
R5260:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,870,113 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5710:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,717 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5724:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,853,824 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
R6089:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,873,918 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.87
R6656:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,699 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6940:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,386 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R6949:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,855,829 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6958:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,667 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7168:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,858,610 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7627:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,919 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8322:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,855,903 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8693:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,858,535 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R8729:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,821,864 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8924:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,870,003 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9127:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,704 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9156:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,614 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9171:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,835,419 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9608:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,841,511 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ATACTGCTAGTCAAGTTCTCGC -3'
(R):5'- GTCGCTTCGAACCAAAGAGTTG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CGCTGTGCTATCTATGCGATACG -3'
(R):5'- TTGGAAGTAGAAAGCACACTGTGAC -3'
Posted On 2015-06-20