Incidental Mutation 'R4606:Degs1'
ID 345989
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Degs1
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000038633
Gene Name delta 4-desaturase, sphingolipid 1
Synonyms Des1, Mdes
MMRRC Submission 041817-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.205) question?
Stock # R4606 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 182103529-182110366 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 182104388 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Aspartic acid to Glycine at position 299 (D299G)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000048519 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000035295] [ENSMUST00000133052]
AlphaFold O09005
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000035295
AA Change: D299G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.991 (Sensitivity: 0.71; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000048519
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038633
AA Change: D299G

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Lipid_DES 5 43 4.36e-20 SMART
Pfam:FA_desaturase 65 293 1.1e-26 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000132551
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000133052
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000119473
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038633

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 3 20 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 37 55 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:FA_desaturase 59 260 4.5e-20 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.5645 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.2%
  • 20x: 95.0%
Validation Efficiency 96% (69/72)
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 membrane fatty acid desaturase family which is responsible for inserting double bonds into specific positions in fatty acids. This protein contains three His-containing consensus motifs that are characteristic of a group of membrane fatty acid desaturases. It is predicted to be a multiple membrane-spanning protein localized to the endoplasmic reticulum. Overexpression of this gene inhibited biosynthesis of the EGF receptor, suggesting a possible role of a fatty acid desaturase in regulating biosynthetic processing of the EGF receptor. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit premature death, decreased to absent ceramide levels, decreased body weight, scaly skin, sparse hair, tremors, hematological and blood chemistry abnormalities, decreased bone mineral content and density and decreased liver function. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 67 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700011L22Rik A T 8: 79,937,374 (GRCm39) W178R probably benign Het
Abcb5 T C 12: 118,896,345 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Akr1b1 C A 6: 34,283,599 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Arid1a A G 4: 133,414,634 (GRCm39) F1199S unknown Het
Atp4b A G 8: 13,439,998 (GRCm39) F116S probably damaging Het
Atp6v1b1 T C 6: 83,729,443 (GRCm39) S127P probably damaging Het
Blk C T 14: 63,611,652 (GRCm39) V428I probably benign Het
Ccser1 T C 6: 61,288,568 (GRCm39) S244P probably damaging Het
Ceacam1 T A 7: 25,173,951 (GRCm39) I235F probably damaging Het
Cyp2g1 T A 7: 26,513,579 (GRCm39) Y173N possibly damaging Het
Ddr2 T A 1: 169,829,421 (GRCm39) I278F probably benign Het
Dip2b G A 15: 100,113,210 (GRCm39) V1542I possibly damaging Het
Dmxl1 T A 18: 50,095,248 (GRCm39) S2942R probably damaging Het
Dpf1 T A 7: 29,016,015 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ephb6 A G 6: 41,593,508 (GRCm39) Y518C probably benign Het
Eps15l1 A T 8: 73,127,760 (GRCm39) F606I possibly damaging Het
Extl1 A G 4: 134,098,690 (GRCm39) S114P probably damaging Het
Extl1 A C 4: 134,098,691 (GRCm39) D113E probably benign Het
Fat1 T C 8: 45,403,720 (GRCm39) V157A possibly damaging Het
Fcho1 A T 8: 72,165,124 (GRCm39) D444E probably benign Het
Fgd3 T A 13: 49,450,036 (GRCm39) D71V probably damaging Het
Fgd5 T A 6: 91,965,190 (GRCm39) D316E possibly damaging Het
Gys2 A T 6: 142,400,210 (GRCm39) F334I possibly damaging Het
Ik G T 18: 36,886,608 (GRCm39) R360L possibly damaging Het
Kazn A C 4: 141,845,599 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Kmt2d A T 15: 98,737,597 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Krr1 T C 10: 111,811,582 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Krt87 C T 15: 101,384,930 (GRCm39) E389K probably benign Het
Lrrc4c T C 2: 97,460,658 (GRCm39) V428A probably benign Het
Lvrn C A 18: 46,997,832 (GRCm39) T260K possibly damaging Het
Mcc C T 18: 44,601,488 (GRCm39) E614K probably damaging Het
Msrb3 A T 10: 120,685,902 (GRCm39) V81D probably damaging Het
Muc19 C T 15: 91,832,268 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Myadm T A 7: 3,345,916 (GRCm39) L226* probably null Het
Myof C T 19: 37,955,547 (GRCm39) V526M probably damaging Het
Nckap5l A G 15: 99,327,204 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Or1r1 A G 11: 73,874,718 (GRCm39) S239P probably damaging Het
Or4b1 G T 2: 89,979,160 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Or4c35 C A 2: 89,808,350 (GRCm39) A76D possibly damaging Het
Or9g10 T A 2: 85,584,284 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Pars2 T C 4: 106,511,247 (GRCm39) V307A probably benign Het
Pcdhb1 T G 18: 37,398,581 (GRCm39) Y177* probably null Het
Pcdhb4 T A 18: 37,441,705 (GRCm39) D338E probably damaging Het
Pik3r2 G A 8: 71,224,780 (GRCm39) R199* probably null Het
Pla2g4f C T 2: 120,144,467 (GRCm39) R24Q probably benign Het
Pnma2 T C 14: 67,153,681 (GRCm39) I35T probably benign Het
Podn C A 4: 107,875,064 (GRCm39) A568S probably benign Het
Pou3f1 A T 4: 124,552,629 (GRCm39) E377V probably damaging Het
Ppfia1 T C 7: 144,038,929 (GRCm39) D494G probably damaging Het
Pramel34 A T 5: 93,784,461 (GRCm39) D137E probably damaging Het
Ptpn9 A T 9: 56,929,495 (GRCm39) T71S possibly damaging Het
Ptprz1 C T 6: 23,001,486 (GRCm39) P1192L possibly damaging Het
Rnd2 C T 11: 101,359,825 (GRCm39) L57F probably damaging Het
Rnf217 T A 10: 31,393,472 (GRCm39) K370* probably null Het
Rpap2 G A 5: 107,749,661 (GRCm39) V62I possibly damaging Het
Scaper A T 9: 55,563,187 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sos2 T C 12: 69,661,380 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sptbn5 C T 2: 119,897,927 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sumo1 A G 1: 59,683,668 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Syne2 C A 12: 76,036,027 (GRCm39) N3771K probably damaging Het
Tbx18 T C 9: 87,612,822 (GRCm39) I26V possibly damaging Het
Trpm3 T A 19: 22,955,988 (GRCm39) M1140K probably benign Het
Usp29 G A 7: 6,966,356 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Wdr7 C T 18: 63,913,016 (GRCm39) Q946* probably null Het
Ythdf1 T C 2: 180,553,975 (GRCm39) D46G probably damaging Het
Zfp217 T C 2: 169,961,670 (GRCm39) N219S possibly damaging Het
Zkscan3 A G 13: 21,577,953 (GRCm39) I256T probably benign Het
Other mutations in Degs1
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00977:Degs1 APN 1 182,106,774 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.34
IGL01766:Degs1 APN 1 182,106,660 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02237:Degs1 APN 1 182,107,253 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
IGL02578:Degs1 APN 1 182,106,592 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL03200:Degs1 APN 1 182,107,256 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 1.00
R0087:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,875 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0126:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,107,257 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 0.85
R0299:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,836 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4157:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,110,192 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
R4260:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,806 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4520:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,104,373 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R4888:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,104,370 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R5366:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,927 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R6574:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,638 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7023:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,630 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7164:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,690 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7633:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,107,263 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7894:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,104,417 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7894:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,104,416 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R7905:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,106,601 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.72
R8233:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,107,160 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.36
R8296:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,110,241 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R8974:Degs1 UTSW 1 182,107,278 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.16
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACACCGAGATCTGAGTTGGC -3'
(R):5'- AGACGGTCTAAAGGGCCATG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCGAGATCTGAGTTGGCAATCATG -3'
(R):5'- CCATGAGGGAAAGCACTTGCC -3'
Posted On 2015-09-25