Incidental Mutation 'R3931:Cerk'
ID 359691
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Cerk
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000035891
Gene Name ceramide kinase
Synonyms D330016D08Rik
MMRRC Submission 040918-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.060) question?
Stock # R3931 (G1)
Quality Score 28
Status Validated
Chromosome 15
Chromosomal Location 86023329-86070342 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation nonsense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to T at 86039311 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Cysteine to Stop codon at position 193 (C193*)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000038203 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000044332] [ENSMUST00000156546]
AlphaFold Q8K4Q7
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000044332
AA Change: C193*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000038203
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035891
AA Change: C193*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Blast:PH 8 126 9e-39 BLAST
Pfam:DAGK_cat 132 274 1.1e-31 PFAM
low complexity region 356 367 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000150767
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000156546
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000119472
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035891

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 51 62 N/A INTRINSIC
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9755 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.4%
  • 3x: 98.7%
  • 10x: 97.3%
  • 20x: 94.8%
Validation Efficiency 100% (30/30)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] CERK converts ceramide to ceramide 1-phosphate (C1P), a sphingolipid metabolite. Both CERK and C1P have been implicated in various cellular processes, including proliferation, apoptosis, phagocytosis, and inflammation (Kim et al., 2006 [PubMed 16488390]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit reduced body weight, increased susceptibility to infection and decreased neutrophil numbers. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 28 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
A730049H05Rik A C 6: 92,811,420 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cbarp A G 10: 79,971,348 (GRCm39) L159P probably damaging Het
Ccnd2 A G 6: 127,107,422 (GRCm39) I249T probably damaging Het
Chrna2 A G 14: 66,387,216 (GRCm39) E454G probably benign Het
Clnk T C 5: 38,925,412 (GRCm39) T130A probably benign Het
Dcbld2 T C 16: 58,285,701 (GRCm39) L620P probably damaging Het
Dhx29 T A 13: 113,095,499 (GRCm39) V942E probably damaging Het
Dnah17 C T 11: 117,971,675 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dnai1 G A 4: 41,604,229 (GRCm39) C212Y probably damaging Het
Dpep1 A G 8: 123,925,518 (GRCm39) D57G possibly damaging Het
Gfm2 G A 13: 97,311,532 (GRCm39) V701I probably benign Het
Grm1 C T 10: 10,595,622 (GRCm39) A669T probably benign Het
Hsd3b3 C T 3: 98,649,492 (GRCm39) G277D probably damaging Het
Hsf5 A G 11: 87,522,508 (GRCm39) Y367C probably damaging Het
Kirrel1 C T 3: 86,996,458 (GRCm39) M380I probably null Het
Lipo4 C T 19: 33,480,619 (GRCm39) V250I probably benign Het
Lrrc14 T C 15: 76,597,765 (GRCm39) V165A probably benign Het
Map3k9 A G 12: 81,819,691 (GRCm39) F188L probably damaging Het
Mpo A G 11: 87,691,866 (GRCm39) Y433C probably damaging Het
Nsd2 A G 5: 34,003,461 (GRCm39) K185E probably benign Het
Or6n2 T A 1: 173,897,147 (GRCm39) F94L probably damaging Het
Oxct1 T A 15: 4,066,601 (GRCm39) N72K possibly damaging Het
Ptpn12 A G 5: 21,206,321 (GRCm39) I324T probably benign Het
Sez6 T C 11: 77,867,708 (GRCm39) I875T probably damaging Het
Tpr T A 1: 150,311,655 (GRCm39) V1811E probably damaging Het
Trpc4 A G 3: 54,225,516 (GRCm39) D871G probably damaging Het
Upf2 A G 2: 6,051,821 (GRCm39) E1161G unknown Het
Zp2 T C 7: 119,731,580 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Other mutations in Cerk
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01414:Cerk APN 15 86,043,343 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
IGL01653:Cerk APN 15 86,033,552 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL01732:Cerk APN 15 86,030,517 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.68
IGL03107:Cerk APN 15 86,027,014 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
resnick UTSW 15 86,040,869 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
BB007:Cerk UTSW 15 86,028,920 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
BB017:Cerk UTSW 15 86,028,920 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
IGL02837:Cerk UTSW 15 86,028,896 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R0318:Cerk UTSW 15 86,035,766 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R0517:Cerk UTSW 15 86,040,849 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1052:Cerk UTSW 15 86,033,565 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R1640:Cerk UTSW 15 86,033,601 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2049:Cerk UTSW 15 86,027,009 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2885:Cerk UTSW 15 86,027,084 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3887:Cerk UTSW 15 86,033,532 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R4033:Cerk UTSW 15 86,039,228 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.47
R4234:Cerk UTSW 15 86,026,989 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4945:Cerk UTSW 15 86,040,802 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.44
R5742:Cerk UTSW 15 86,025,773 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6160:Cerk UTSW 15 86,026,974 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R6309:Cerk UTSW 15 86,040,869 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7002:Cerk UTSW 15 86,040,795 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.56
R7360:Cerk UTSW 15 86,043,327 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7930:Cerk UTSW 15 86,028,920 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
R9406:Cerk UTSW 15 86,028,787 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R9698:Cerk UTSW 15 86,026,995 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.30
R9744:Cerk UTSW 15 86,033,491 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
X0067:Cerk UTSW 15 86,030,547 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.62
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CCTAACAACTGCAGAGGGAG -3'
(R):5'- GCCAGGGTTTGTGAAGAATCCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GAGGAAGCCAGCTGTGTACC -3'
(R):5'- TCTACAGAGTGAGTTCCAGGAC -3'
Posted On 2015-11-20