Incidental Mutation 'R5471:Gnat3'
ID 433801
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Gnat3
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000028777
Gene Name G protein subunit alpha transducin 3
Synonyms Gtn, Ggust, alpha-gustducin
MMRRC Submission 043032-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R5471 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 5
Chromosomal Location 18167568-18224666 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 18196322 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Isoleucine to Asparagine at position 56 (I56N)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000030561 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000030561]
AlphaFold Q3V3I2
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000030561
AA Change: I56N

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000030561
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028777
AA Change: I56N

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
G_alpha 13 353 3.06e-221 SMART
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 98.2%
  • 3x: 97.3%
  • 10x: 95.1%
  • 20x: 90.5%
Validation Efficiency 96% (67/70)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Sweet, bitter, and umami tastes are transmitted from taste receptors by a specific guanine nucleotide binding protein. The protein encoded by this gene is the alpha subunit of this heterotrimeric G protein, which is found not only in the oral epithelium but also in gut tissues. Variations in this gene have been linked to metabolic syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutation of this gene results in abnormal taste sensitivity. Mice show reduced behavioral and electrophysiological responses to bitter, sweet, and unami compounds. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 52 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acsm1 C T 7: 119,259,829 (GRCm39) H493Y probably damaging Het
Alox12e T C 11: 70,210,850 (GRCm39) I290V probably benign Het
Ankfy1 T A 11: 72,619,617 (GRCm39) N163K probably benign Het
Baiap2l1 T G 5: 144,218,951 (GRCm39) N219T probably benign Het
Cd72 T C 4: 43,448,345 (GRCm39) I312V probably benign Het
Cfap54 A T 10: 92,864,522 (GRCm39) M139K probably damaging Het
Clec4n T A 6: 123,209,145 (GRCm39) M70K probably benign Het
Cmklr2 A C 1: 63,223,058 (GRCm39) V59G probably damaging Het
Cwh43 T A 5: 73,565,574 (GRCm39) C46* probably null Het
Cyp1a2 A T 9: 57,586,303 (GRCm39) I405N probably damaging Het
Dlc1 G T 8: 37,051,879 (GRCm39) S617R probably benign Het
Eif2ak4 A G 2: 118,304,613 (GRCm39) N1546S probably benign Het
Elmo1 A G 13: 20,756,555 (GRCm39) I548V probably benign Het
Exoc6 A G 19: 37,588,065 (GRCm39) D566G probably benign Het
Fam20b T C 1: 156,533,299 (GRCm39) T106A probably damaging Het
Fam83h T C 15: 75,874,752 (GRCm39) T862A probably benign Het
Fgfr1op2 A T 6: 146,498,860 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gcnt2 A G 13: 41,014,195 (GRCm39) Y122C probably damaging Het
Gm11992 A T 11: 9,018,333 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gm5114 C A 7: 39,058,534 (GRCm39) E362* probably null Het
Gm815 A G 19: 26,865,769 (GRCm39) T96A unknown Het
Gm8674 A G 13: 50,054,849 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Igkv1-133 T C 6: 67,702,531 (GRCm39) V83A probably benign Het
Mrgprb8 T A 7: 48,038,471 (GRCm39) N47K probably damaging Het
Nav2 A G 7: 49,197,917 (GRCm39) D1182G probably damaging Het
Neto2 T C 8: 86,367,389 (GRCm39) T480A probably benign Het
Npnt T G 3: 132,620,148 (GRCm39) N115T probably benign Het
Nr1h5 T C 3: 102,856,442 (GRCm39) N279S possibly damaging Het
Ntrk2 T C 13: 59,019,574 (GRCm39) V395A probably benign Het
Or2ak6 T C 11: 58,593,151 (GRCm39) L208S probably damaging Het
Or5ac23 T G 16: 59,148,994 (GRCm39) N293H probably damaging Het
Or6c1 A G 10: 129,517,925 (GRCm39) S228P probably damaging Het
Padi2 A G 4: 140,660,519 (GRCm39) K333R possibly damaging Het
Pira1 T A 7: 3,738,514 (GRCm39) I621F probably benign Het
Ptgis C A 2: 167,066,039 (GRCm39) M130I probably benign Het
Ptpn4 A T 1: 119,693,649 (GRCm39) Y124* probably null Het
Saal1 C T 7: 46,349,072 (GRCm39) V281M probably benign Het
Saxo1 G A 4: 86,363,961 (GRCm39) T174I probably damaging Het
Slc7a12 G A 3: 14,545,935 (GRCm39) V27M probably damaging Het
Slco4c1 C A 1: 96,799,770 (GRCm39) R22L probably benign Het
Slfn9 T G 11: 82,873,613 (GRCm39) Q430P possibly damaging Het
Slit2 T A 5: 48,346,897 (GRCm39) N246K probably damaging Het
Stox2 G T 8: 47,646,548 (GRCm39) T304K probably damaging Het
Tmem87b T G 2: 128,693,240 (GRCm39) F542V possibly damaging Het
Topaz1 T G 9: 122,620,481 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Trappc12 G A 12: 28,741,499 (GRCm39) R737W probably damaging Het
Trim9 A G 12: 70,393,566 (GRCm39) I126T possibly damaging Het
Txnl1 A G 18: 63,809,997 (GRCm39) C149R probably damaging Het
Ubald1 G A 16: 4,693,705 (GRCm39) T70M probably damaging Het
Vash1 G A 12: 86,735,902 (GRCm39) V263M possibly damaging Het
Vsx1 T C 2: 150,524,986 (GRCm39) T343A probably benign Het
Zfp397 A G 18: 24,093,081 (GRCm39) N189D probably benign Het
Other mutations in Gnat3
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00941:Gnat3 APN 5 18,208,749 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01023:Gnat3 APN 5 18,208,826 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01997:Gnat3 APN 5 18,204,721 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
PIT4377001:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,220,557 (GRCm39) missense
R0556:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,224,596 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1624:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,208,841 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.66
R1934:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,224,508 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.74
R2319:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,224,624 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.17
R3928:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,208,892 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R4169:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,208,862 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4420:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,204,799 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4632:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,220,364 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R4651:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,220,568 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4652:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,220,568 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7460:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,204,656 (GRCm39) missense
R7627:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,204,746 (GRCm39) missense
R7637:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,208,770 (GRCm39) missense
R8342:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,208,838 (GRCm39) missense
R8428:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,220,312 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
X0064:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,208,838 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.74
Z1088:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,220,321 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Z1177:Gnat3 UTSW 5 18,220,311 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GGAGACCAGGGAATTTCCTTC -3'
(R):5'- TCCCACCCTAGCCATGTAATTAATC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCAGGGAATTTCCTTCTTGAAAATGG -3'
(R):5'- ATCACATGGGCATACTTACTCGG -3'
Posted On 2016-10-06