Incidental Mutation 'R4239:Upf3a'
ID 371109
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 041056-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R4239 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 13835615-13849193 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 13846591 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Arginine to Glycine at position 324 (R324G)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000037354 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000043767]
AlphaFold Q3ULJ3
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043767
AA Change: R324G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.280 (Sensitivity: 0.91; Specificity: 0.88)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000037354
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038398
AA Change: R324G

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: 99.3%
  • 3x: 98.7%
  • 10x: 97.5%
  • 20x: 95.8%
Validation Efficiency 95% (55/58)
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: 52 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4930563M21Rik T C 9: 55,888,126 (GRCm39) D397G probably benign Het
Alpk2 T A 18: 65,433,212 (GRCm39) I1765F probably damaging Het
Ano5 T A 7: 51,237,414 (GRCm39) I696N probably damaging Het
Areg A T 5: 91,291,375 (GRCm39) N106I probably damaging Het
Atad2b A G 12: 5,035,710 (GRCm39) N759D probably benign Het
B4galnt4 T C 7: 140,641,239 (GRCm39) L18P probably damaging Het
Boc T C 16: 44,312,247 (GRCm39) D605G probably damaging Het
Cfap46 G T 7: 139,246,203 (GRCm39) Q387K possibly damaging Het
Cfap74 C A 4: 155,547,529 (GRCm39) H1238Q probably benign Het
Clip2 A G 5: 134,564,051 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cog4 T C 8: 111,585,244 (GRCm39) I303T probably damaging Het
Col18a1 C T 10: 76,932,001 (GRCm39) V363I unknown Het
Crip3 A T 17: 46,742,156 (GRCm39) K184* probably null Het
Ddi1 A G 9: 6,265,799 (GRCm39) M190T probably benign Het
Dnah3 G A 7: 119,628,248 (GRCm39) Q1459* probably null Het
Dpp8 A G 9: 64,962,205 (GRCm39) D415G probably benign Het
Ehhadh T G 16: 21,581,438 (GRCm39) D518A probably damaging Het
Erbb2 A G 11: 98,318,869 (GRCm39) K549R probably benign Het
Fbxl3 G A 14: 103,326,854 (GRCm39) S176L probably damaging Het
Gm1979 T C 5: 26,206,119 (GRCm39) T154A probably benign Het
Gm6871 G T 7: 41,195,204 (GRCm39) T511K probably damaging Het
Gtf2h1 C T 7: 46,454,489 (GRCm39) A157V probably benign Het
Hexb T C 13: 97,313,259 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ifi214 A T 1: 173,352,509 (GRCm39) S307T possibly damaging Het
Ighv3-4 A T 12: 114,217,533 (GRCm39) D19E probably benign Het
Klk6 A G 7: 43,478,597 (GRCm39) H168R probably benign Het
Large2 A G 2: 92,196,950 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Myo5c T C 9: 75,191,224 (GRCm39) I1086T probably benign Het
Nes C A 3: 87,886,666 (GRCm39) P1598T probably damaging Het
Or13a25 A G 7: 140,247,496 (GRCm39) N99D probably benign Het
Or51f1d T C 7: 102,701,003 (GRCm39) V166A probably benign Het
Or5g25 T A 2: 85,478,647 (GRCm39) Q6L probably damaging Het
Otud7a A G 7: 63,300,702 (GRCm39) D47G probably damaging Het
Phactr1 T A 13: 43,248,363 (GRCm39) N437K possibly damaging Het
Plcb1 A T 2: 135,186,078 (GRCm39) I682F probably damaging Het
Plcz1 T A 6: 139,986,344 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Prl7a1 T A 13: 27,821,549 (GRCm39) Q129L possibly damaging Het
Prrt4 T C 6: 29,170,163 (GRCm39) Y763C probably damaging Het
Psma7 T C 2: 179,681,304 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Serpinb6b G C 13: 33,156,246 (GRCm39) C112S probably damaging Het
Slc14a2 G A 18: 78,250,283 (GRCm39) R62C probably damaging Het
Slc35f5 G A 1: 125,500,211 (GRCm39) A242T possibly damaging Het
Speer4b T C 5: 27,706,311 (GRCm39) R19G probably benign Het
Trank1 A G 9: 111,196,103 (GRCm39) I1376V probably benign Het
Trbv12-2 A G 6: 41,095,831 (GRCm39) N12D probably benign Het
Uba7 T C 9: 107,854,001 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Usp46 T G 5: 74,192,928 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Vmn2r14 T G 5: 109,364,277 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Wbp2 G A 11: 115,971,373 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Wdpcp T A 11: 21,645,269 (GRCm39) N232K probably damaging Het
Wdpcp T A 11: 21,645,271 (GRCm39) M233K probably benign Het
Zfp157 A G 5: 138,445,803 (GRCm39) I53V probably 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
R3845:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,848,238 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.16
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'- ACAGTAGCAGTAATAATAACCGTGG -3'
(R):5'- TAAGCCCAGGAAGGAGGTCTTAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCGTGGTAATGTTACAATTTCTCAGC -3'
(R):5'- TCTTACAAGGCAAGGGAGATGC -3'
Posted On 2016-02-17