Incidental Mutation 'R6403:Hexa'
ID 516223
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Hexa
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000025232
Gene Name hexosaminidase A
Synonyms Hex-1
MMRRC Submission 044382-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.206) question?
Stock # R6403 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 9
Chromosomal Location 59446966-59472392 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 59464644 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Arginine to Histidine at position 178 (R178H)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000026262 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000026262]
AlphaFold P29416
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000026262
AA Change: R178H

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000026262
Gene: ENSMUSG00000025232
AA Change: R178H

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 22 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Glycohydro_20b2 23 145 3e-25 PFAM
Pfam:Glyco_hydro_20 167 487 1.6e-88 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.5%
  • 20x: 98.5%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: This gene encodes a member of the glycosyl hydrolase 20 family of proteins. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the alpha subunit of the lysosomal enzyme beta-hexosaminidase. This enzyme, together with the cofactor GM2 activator protein, catalyzes the degradation of the ganglioside GM2, and other molecules containing terminal N-acetyl hexosamines. Mice lacking the encoded protein exhibit accumulation of gangliosides in the brain and membranous cytoplasmic bodies in neurons. Certain mutations in the human ortholog of this gene cause Tay-Sachs disease. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2016]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutants accumulate excess amounts of GM2 ganglioside that is stored in neurons as membranous cytoplasmic bodies typically seen in the neurons of Tay-Sachs disease patients. However, the mutant mice appear to be functionally normal. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 27 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Aars1 A G 8: 111,768,881 (GRCm39) D227G possibly damaging Het
Aox1 A G 1: 58,107,594 (GRCm39) I623V probably damaging Het
Camsap2 G A 1: 136,208,538 (GRCm39) R317* probably null Het
Carmil1 G A 13: 24,265,950 (GRCm39) R271C probably damaging Het
Ces2b T A 8: 105,562,901 (GRCm39) L323* probably null Het
Copb1 T A 7: 113,837,686 (GRCm39) I286F probably damaging Het
Dnajb11 T A 16: 22,689,691 (GRCm39) V285D probably damaging Het
Dok5 G T 2: 170,671,820 (GRCm39) A79S probably damaging Het
Enpp2 T C 15: 54,727,160 (GRCm39) N557S probably damaging Het
Iars1 T C 13: 49,840,971 (GRCm39) S35P probably damaging Het
Il3ra G T 14: 14,347,137 (GRCm38) A3S probably damaging Het
Iqcm T C 8: 76,304,624 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Krt9 G T 11: 100,080,485 (GRCm39) S420R probably damaging Het
Lca5l T C 16: 95,975,045 (GRCm39) N293S probably benign Het
Mb21d2 A G 16: 28,647,269 (GRCm39) I235T possibly damaging Het
Ncbp3 A G 11: 72,969,802 (GRCm39) T550A probably benign Het
Nckipsd G T 9: 108,688,882 (GRCm39) R139L possibly damaging Het
Nxn A G 11: 76,289,846 (GRCm39) V14A probably benign Het
Or8d2b T C 9: 38,788,538 (GRCm39) L22P probably damaging Het
Pramel22 G A 4: 143,382,343 (GRCm39) Q118* probably null Het
Rprd2 C A 3: 95,673,399 (GRCm39) C668F possibly damaging Het
Tmem87a A T 2: 120,211,252 (GRCm39) M231K possibly damaging Het
Trappc8 A G 18: 20,999,128 (GRCm39) V333A probably benign Het
Trit1 C A 4: 122,933,372 (GRCm39) T103K possibly damaging Het
Tspan13 A G 12: 36,065,704 (GRCm39) F203S probably damaging Het
Vmn2r114 C T 17: 23,528,939 (GRCm39) D388N probably damaging Het
Zfp617 C T 8: 72,683,015 (GRCm39) A55V probably benign Het
Other mutations in Hexa
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01877:Hexa APN 9 59,471,163 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02078:Hexa APN 9 59,464,586 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.36
R0098:Hexa UTSW 9 59,465,383 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0098:Hexa UTSW 9 59,465,383 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0281:Hexa UTSW 9 59,461,509 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0364:Hexa UTSW 9 59,471,218 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0481:Hexa UTSW 9 59,462,693 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1888:Hexa UTSW 9 59,464,586 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.36
R1888:Hexa UTSW 9 59,464,586 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.36
R2264:Hexa UTSW 9 59,462,660 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R3545:Hexa UTSW 9 59,464,581 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4609:Hexa UTSW 9 59,464,602 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.32
R5777:Hexa UTSW 9 59,468,243 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6041:Hexa UTSW 9 59,470,519 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6776:Hexa UTSW 9 59,465,355 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6805:Hexa UTSW 9 59,471,220 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.55
R6912:Hexa UTSW 9 59,447,221 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7285:Hexa UTSW 9 59,471,222 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7467:Hexa UTSW 9 59,464,683 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7556:Hexa UTSW 9 59,470,582 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7574:Hexa UTSW 9 59,471,267 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
R7614:Hexa UTSW 9 59,469,230 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8550:Hexa UTSW 9 59,468,182 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R9418:Hexa UTSW 9 59,464,592 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TGGCACGGGACAGTTATGTG -3'
(R):5'- TGGCAGAGAAATCAATTCCCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CACGGGACAGTTATGTGTAGTC -3'
(R):5'- ACACTGTATCCAAATCCATCTTATCC -3'
Posted On 2018-05-04