Incidental Mutation 'R0564:Upf3a'
ID 46070
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 038755-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R0564 (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 13845656 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Lysine to Glutamic Acid at position 252 (K252E)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000037354 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000043767]
AlphaFold Q3ULJ3
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043767
AA Change: K252E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.416 (Sensitivity: 0.89; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000037354
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038398
AA Change: K252E

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 0.0771 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 96.7%
  • 20x: 93.7%
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 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: 51 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adamtsl5 A G 10: 80,180,681 (GRCm39) V127A probably damaging Het
Alox12 T A 11: 70,143,662 (GRCm39) D202V probably damaging Het
Ankib1 A G 5: 3,779,655 (GRCm39) Y405H probably damaging Het
Apbb2 A T 5: 66,609,593 (GRCm39) M18K probably damaging Het
Atad2 C A 15: 57,989,229 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Birc6 T A 17: 74,932,238 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ccdc126 T C 6: 49,311,076 (GRCm39) M28T possibly damaging Het
Cdc16 A T 8: 13,831,618 (GRCm39) D617V probably damaging Het
Cep135 G A 5: 76,763,557 (GRCm39) E516K probably damaging Het
Cep135 G T 5: 76,786,796 (GRCm39) M1081I probably benign Het
Col6a3 A C 1: 90,735,456 (GRCm39) V731G probably damaging Het
Cstdc6 A T 16: 36,143,346 (GRCm39) Y34* probably null Het
Cwc27 C A 13: 104,797,865 (GRCm39) E365* probably null Het
Dip2b C A 15: 100,060,600 (GRCm39) Y258* probably null Het
Dnah17 A G 11: 117,973,807 (GRCm39) V1900A probably damaging Het
Dpysl2 A T 14: 67,042,895 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dync2h1 A T 9: 7,139,432 (GRCm39) L1401Q probably damaging Het
Esf1 A T 2: 140,000,506 (GRCm39) Y427N possibly damaging Het
Fbln1 T A 15: 85,111,308 (GRCm39) V154D probably benign Het
Frem2 A G 3: 53,563,530 (GRCm39) F326L probably damaging Het
Gm4922 T A 10: 18,659,813 (GRCm39) N303I possibly damaging Het
H1f6 G T 13: 23,880,307 (GRCm39) K153N possibly damaging Het
Iigp1 G A 18: 60,523,523 (GRCm39) V214M probably damaging Het
Luzp2 A G 7: 54,485,710 (GRCm39) K2E probably damaging Het
Mcc A G 18: 44,601,574 (GRCm39) L410P probably damaging Het
Mfn2 A G 4: 147,967,712 (GRCm39) F452S probably damaging Het
Mib2 C T 4: 155,743,917 (GRCm39) G42S probably damaging Het
Micu2 A G 14: 58,156,831 (GRCm39) F335L possibly damaging Het
Mpp3 T G 11: 101,896,173 (GRCm39) K450T possibly damaging Het
Mtmr4 T A 11: 87,489,714 (GRCm39) V79E probably damaging Het
Nlrp4b A G 7: 10,448,585 (GRCm39) I263V probably benign Het
Or52p2 T C 7: 102,237,738 (GRCm39) I71V probably benign Het
Or6c76 T G 10: 129,612,005 (GRCm39) V74G probably damaging Het
Pdk1 G A 2: 71,710,383 (GRCm39) W113* probably null Het
Phaf1 T A 8: 105,966,603 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Phxr4 A T 9: 13,342,993 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rad51ap2 T A 12: 11,507,897 (GRCm39) H606Q probably benign Het
Ralgapa1 A T 12: 55,829,670 (GRCm39) I187K possibly damaging Het
Rps27 A G 3: 90,120,230 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sema3e T A 5: 14,286,099 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sh2d3c G A 2: 32,643,064 (GRCm39) C749Y probably damaging Het
Siah2 T C 3: 58,583,656 (GRCm39) D210G probably benign Het
Smap2 G A 4: 120,834,174 (GRCm39) P155S probably benign Het
Snrk C T 9: 121,995,610 (GRCm39) T463M possibly damaging Het
Tm9sf3 A G 19: 41,233,964 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tmem132d C T 5: 127,861,842 (GRCm39) E760K probably damaging Het
Tmem184c A T 8: 78,332,789 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tmem235 A T 11: 117,751,674 (GRCm39) I33F possibly damaging Het
Tmem267 A T 13: 119,629,175 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Top1 G A 2: 160,556,185 (GRCm39) R548Q probably damaging Het
Trio T C 15: 27,805,908 (GRCm39) N527D 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
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
R4239:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,846,591 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.28
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'- ATATGAATGTCCCCAGGTGCGGTG -3'
(R):5'- ACCGACAACGGTCGATGAATTACAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGAAGGACCACCCCTCTTTTG -3'
(R):5'- TTACAGAGCTACGCTACTTCAG -3'
Posted On 2013-06-11