Incidental Mutation 'R0467:Atf6'
ID 41677
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Atf6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000026663
Gene Name activating transcription factor 6
Synonyms Atf6alpha, 9130025P16Rik, ESTM49
MMRRC Submission 038667-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.183) question?
Stock # R0467 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 170532243-170695340 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 170621589 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Histidine to Glutamine at position 477 (H477Q)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000027974 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000027974]
AlphaFold F6VAN0
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000027974
AA Change: H477Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000027974
Gene: ENSMUSG00000026663
AA Change: H477Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 78 101 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 109 121 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 168 178 N/A INTRINSIC
BRLZ 291 355 2.72e-16 SMART
Blast:BRLZ 384 419 5e-6 BLAST
low complexity region 445 457 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 631 650 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000182787
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.3197 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.6%
  • 3x: 98.8%
  • 10x: 96.7%
  • 20x: 93.3%
Validation Efficiency 98% (52/53)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a transcription factor that activates target genes for the unfolded protein response (UPR) during endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Although it is a transcription factor, this protein is unusual in that it is synthesized as a transmembrane protein that is embedded in the ER. It functions as an ER stress sensor/transducer, and following ER stress-induced proteolysis, it functions as a nuclear transcription factor via a cis-acting ER stress response element (ERSE) that is present in the promoters of genes encoding ER chaperones. This protein has been identified as a survival factor for quiescent but not proliferative squamous carcinoma cells. There have been conflicting reports about the association of polymorphisms in this gene with diabetes in different populations, but another polymorphism has been associated with increased plasma cholesterol levels. This gene is also thought to be a potential therapeutic target for cystic fibrosis. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit increased sensitivity to dithiothreitol, thapsigargin, and tunicamycin. Mice homozygous for a conditional allele activated in islet cells exhibit reduced sensitivity to TUDCA. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 49 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca17 A G 17: 24,532,151 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Anapc1 A G 2: 128,510,963 (GRCm39) I511T probably damaging Het
C4b A G 17: 34,955,101 (GRCm39) V795A probably benign Het
Cdh26 C T 2: 178,123,425 (GRCm39) R675C possibly damaging Het
Cdk12 T C 11: 98,094,405 (GRCm39) V71A probably damaging Het
Cul3 A T 1: 80,258,580 (GRCm39) D419E probably benign Het
Ddi2 A G 4: 141,412,495 (GRCm39) I139T probably benign Het
Dnaaf1 T A 8: 120,317,471 (GRCm39) D333E probably benign Het
Dnase1 A G 16: 3,857,013 (GRCm39) D7G probably damaging Het
G3bp1 T C 11: 55,389,452 (GRCm39) F383L probably damaging Het
Galc A C 12: 98,208,904 (GRCm39) I250R probably damaging Het
Garin1b G A 6: 29,326,606 (GRCm39) S241N probably damaging Het
Gcfc2 T C 6: 81,900,863 (GRCm39) V59A possibly damaging Het
Gm6133 A C 18: 78,393,305 (GRCm39) S100R probably benign Het
Iba57 T C 11: 59,054,265 (GRCm39) T85A probably benign Het
Ipo4 A T 14: 55,872,983 (GRCm39) M1K probably null Het
Ippk A G 13: 49,584,341 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Kcnk10 A T 12: 98,456,204 (GRCm39) I209N probably benign Het
Klk14 T C 7: 43,343,534 (GRCm39) L122P probably benign Het
Ltbp1 T A 17: 75,589,424 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Mab21l4 A T 1: 93,080,766 (GRCm39) I380N probably damaging Het
Mcm3 T C 1: 20,875,071 (GRCm39) D737G probably benign Het
Naip2 A C 13: 100,298,290 (GRCm39) I582S probably benign Het
Nalcn T A 14: 123,528,459 (GRCm39) T1456S probably benign Het
Nckap1l C T 15: 103,405,854 (GRCm39) P1097S probably benign Het
Ncoa1 A G 12: 4,317,687 (GRCm39) M1215T possibly damaging Het
Nomo1 T A 7: 45,721,911 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Obox5 T A 7: 15,491,932 (GRCm39) C116S possibly damaging Het
Or2ag2b T A 7: 106,417,568 (GRCm39) S93T possibly damaging Het
Or51a43 C T 7: 103,717,332 (GRCm39) R302H probably benign Het
Or5a1 C A 19: 12,097,900 (GRCm39) A59S probably benign Het
Pcdhb14 G T 18: 37,582,277 (GRCm39) R461L probably damaging Het
Pdgfra A G 5: 75,355,697 (GRCm39) D1069G probably damaging Het
Pgr C T 9: 8,900,779 (GRCm39) A104V possibly damaging Het
Pkd1l3 C G 8: 110,350,281 (GRCm39) D375E possibly damaging Het
Potegl A G 2: 23,102,832 (GRCm39) E190G possibly damaging Het
Rassf3 A G 10: 121,253,109 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rgs22 G T 15: 36,099,941 (GRCm39) S258* probably null Het
Rsph6a C A 7: 18,791,594 (GRCm39) D254E possibly damaging Het
Sgk1 A G 10: 21,872,257 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Shcbp1l G A 1: 153,308,928 (GRCm39) C174Y probably damaging Het
Spata31g1 T C 4: 42,972,715 (GRCm39) S683P probably benign Het
Sulf1 T A 1: 12,867,144 (GRCm39) N109K probably damaging Het
Taf7l2 G A 10: 115,949,058 (GRCm39) A156V probably benign Het
Tas2r115 T A 6: 132,714,682 (GRCm39) I90L probably benign Het
Tmem200a T C 10: 25,870,002 (GRCm39) H89R probably benign Het
Ubxn4 G A 1: 128,190,641 (GRCm39) E256K probably benign Het
Xrn1 T C 9: 95,906,244 (GRCm39) S1212P probably damaging Het
Zfp408 T C 2: 91,475,882 (GRCm39) Y424C possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Atf6
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01327:Atf6 APN 1 170,616,175 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01431:Atf6 APN 1 170,680,571 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01755:Atf6 APN 1 170,616,180 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.63
IGL02060:Atf6 APN 1 170,646,989 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02416:Atf6 APN 1 170,574,726 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL02903:Atf6 APN 1 170,627,283 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL02989:Atf6 APN 1 170,616,252 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL03209:Atf6 APN 1 170,662,463 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R0455:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,662,492 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0491:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,614,913 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0784:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,537,516 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
R1486:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,260 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1850:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,646,855 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1945:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,682,710 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2164:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,304 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3782:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,336 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4454:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,608 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4631:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,574,766 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R4676:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,614,979 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5772:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,574,758 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,669,345 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R5860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,669,344 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5950:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,662,448 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6242:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,545 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.46
R6520:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,695,238 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7032:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,627,181 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7472:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,643,060 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
R7923:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,275 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8002:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,646,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R8860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,680,535 (GRCm39) missense probably null 0.95
R8956:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,576 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9090:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,245 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9271:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,245 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9323:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,682,682 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R9500:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,574,708 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9594:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,668,402 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.18
R9733:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,662,402 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GCTGAAGTTCCCAAATCTCCCAGG -3'
(R):5'- AATTGTCCAGGTAGCGATGGTGATG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CTCCCAGGGAAGAAAGCAAGTC -3'
(R):5'- GGCTAGACTTGTGGACTTAATATTC -3'
Posted On 2013-05-23