Incidental Mutation 'R6843:A2m'
ID 534621
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol A2m
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000030111
Gene Name alpha-2-macroglobulin
Synonyms A2mp
MMRRC Submission 044949-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R6843 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 121612920-121656197 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 121615360 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamine to Leucine at position 78 (Q78L)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000032203 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000032203] [ENSMUST00000204850]
AlphaFold Q6GQT1
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000032203
AA Change: Q78L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.009 (Sensitivity: 0.96; Specificity: 0.77)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000032203
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030111
AA Change: Q78L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 30 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:A2M_N 134 227 2.1e-20 PFAM
low complexity region 334 347 N/A INTRINSIC
A2M_N_2 465 613 2.04e-31 SMART
low complexity region 722 731 N/A INTRINSIC
A2M 738 828 2.31e-39 SMART
Pfam:Thiol-ester_cl 961 990 4.4e-18 PFAM
Pfam:A2M_comp 1010 1266 1.4e-98 PFAM
A2M_recep 1376 1463 2.69e-40 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000204850
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.3%
  • 20x: 97.8%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] The protein encoded by this gene is a protease inhibitor and cytokine transporter. It uses a bait-and-trap mechanism to inhibit a broad spectrum of proteases, including trypsin, thrombin and collagenase. It can also inhibit inflammatory cytokines, and it thus disrupts inflammatory cascades. Mutations in this gene are a cause of alpha-2-macroglobulin deficiency. This gene is implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) due to its ability to mediate the clearance and degradation of A-beta, the major component of beta-amyloid deposits. A related pseudogene, which is also located on the p arm of chromosome 12, has been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2016]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 51 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Akr1c21 A G 13: 4,625,213 (GRCm39) H48R probably damaging Het
Anks1b T A 10: 90,784,460 (GRCm39) S1143T probably damaging Het
Apip T G 2: 102,922,834 (GRCm39) F217L probably benign Het
Ash1l T A 3: 88,892,695 (GRCm39) Y1525N probably damaging Het
Bcl2l13 G A 6: 120,825,578 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cep85 C G 4: 133,883,167 (GRCm39) A241P probably benign Het
Clk4 T G 11: 51,167,076 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cnr2 C T 4: 135,644,900 (GRCm39) P326L probably benign Het
Cryaa A G 17: 31,897,147 (GRCm39) D58G possibly damaging Het
Crybg3 G A 16: 59,380,159 (GRCm39) T365M probably benign Het
Csmd2 A G 4: 128,357,587 (GRCm39) N1683D probably benign Het
Dbx2 T G 15: 95,552,340 (GRCm39) I102L possibly damaging Het
Dll4 A T 2: 119,156,475 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Epb42 T A 2: 120,858,166 (GRCm39) Y264F possibly damaging Het
Exoc3l T A 8: 106,016,729 (GRCm39) H695L probably benign Het
Fhip1a G A 3: 85,580,352 (GRCm39) P618S probably damaging Het
Ghsr A C 3: 27,426,676 (GRCm39) D244A probably benign Het
Gm9195 A G 14: 72,678,651 (GRCm39) Y2268H possibly damaging Het
Hdac1 A G 4: 129,436,383 (GRCm39) Y14H probably damaging Het
Hdac3 A T 18: 38,075,007 (GRCm39) Y282N probably benign Het
Heg1 T A 16: 33,539,896 (GRCm39) N285K probably benign Het
Igkv4-90 A G 6: 68,784,670 (GRCm39) F8S possibly damaging Het
Map2k1 A T 9: 64,094,973 (GRCm39) D336E probably damaging Het
Map4k2 A T 19: 6,403,477 (GRCm39) I796F probably damaging Het
Mapk13 T A 17: 28,994,427 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Mprip A G 11: 59,650,554 (GRCm39) I1419M possibly damaging Het
Nrap T C 19: 56,368,651 (GRCm39) E255G probably damaging Het
Oprl1 A G 2: 181,357,547 (GRCm39) E11G probably damaging Het
Or1i2 T C 10: 78,447,891 (GRCm39) N195D probably damaging Het
Or4f14 T C 2: 111,743,260 (GRCm39) N5S probably damaging Het
Or52b3 A G 7: 102,203,928 (GRCm39) I146V probably benign Het
Or5b99 G T 19: 12,976,362 (GRCm39) C4F probably benign Het
Or6c209 A G 10: 129,483,048 (GRCm39) D17G possibly damaging Het
Palmd T A 3: 116,717,864 (GRCm39) D211V probably damaging Het
Pcdhga11 A G 18: 37,889,378 (GRCm39) N129D probably damaging Het
Plekha6 T A 1: 133,202,616 (GRCm39) M359K probably damaging Het
Plekha7 G T 7: 115,742,555 (GRCm39) H756Q probably benign Het
Ppfibp2 C T 7: 107,326,938 (GRCm39) P441S probably benign Het
Ptprk T C 10: 28,467,978 (GRCm39) I1373T possibly damaging Het
Serpinb9g G T 13: 33,676,900 (GRCm39) L227F probably damaging Het
Snapc4 C A 2: 26,263,611 (GRCm39) A11S probably benign Het
Sqor T C 2: 122,626,900 (GRCm39) V7A probably benign Het
Sqor G T 2: 122,651,215 (GRCm39) G437V probably damaging Het
Srrm3 T C 5: 135,881,135 (GRCm39) V145A probably benign Het
Stx1b G A 7: 127,414,151 (GRCm39) Q72* probably null Het
Syt7 A G 19: 10,399,135 (GRCm39) D77G probably damaging Het
Tvp23a G A 16: 10,264,884 (GRCm39) A9V probably benign Het
Vmn1r66 T A 7: 10,008,692 (GRCm39) I114F probably damaging Het
Vmn2r80 C A 10: 79,005,502 (GRCm39) Q380K probably benign Het
Xdh C T 17: 74,230,125 (GRCm39) E269K probably damaging Het
Zfp932 T C 5: 110,156,581 (GRCm39) M92T probably benign Het
Other mutations in A2m
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00494:A2m APN 6 121,621,108 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
IGL00798:A2m APN 6 121,647,969 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01154:A2m APN 6 121,650,501 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL01313:A2m APN 6 121,621,969 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01337:A2m APN 6 121,645,529 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
IGL01505:A2m APN 6 121,653,906 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
IGL01508:A2m APN 6 121,636,326 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL01672:A2m APN 6 121,618,316 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01951:A2m APN 6 121,644,149 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
IGL02012:A2m APN 6 121,651,820 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02066:A2m APN 6 121,626,854 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02234:A2m APN 6 121,645,179 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
IGL02397:A2m APN 6 121,623,834 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02407:A2m APN 6 121,645,575 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL02408:A2m APN 6 121,621,130 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02469:A2m APN 6 121,645,074 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02527:A2m APN 6 121,638,392 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02612:A2m APN 6 121,654,971 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02746:A2m APN 6 121,646,462 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02952:A2m APN 6 121,654,984 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL03056:A2m APN 6 121,647,862 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
IGL03121:A2m APN 6 121,618,265 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
IGL03303:A2m APN 6 121,644,122 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03369:A2m APN 6 121,653,862 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
IGL03046:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,282 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R0040:A2m UTSW 6 121,622,165 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R0049:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,267 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R0049:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,267 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R0109:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,262 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0147:A2m UTSW 6 121,639,405 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0148:A2m UTSW 6 121,639,405 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0345:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,231 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0445:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,914 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0766:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,849 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1186:A2m UTSW 6 121,638,493 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1436:A2m UTSW 6 121,621,172 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R1452:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,015 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R1636:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1637:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1638:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1698:A2m UTSW 6 121,622,117 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R1776:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,383 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1791:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1918:A2m UTSW 6 121,621,895 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.16
R1921:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1927:A2m UTSW 6 121,613,338 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1934:A2m UTSW 6 121,626,792 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1943:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,506 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R1996:A2m UTSW 6 121,646,556 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2039:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,908 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.32
R2085:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,918 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2092:A2m UTSW 6 121,651,896 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R2105:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,459 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R2107:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R2235:A2m UTSW 6 121,619,023 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R2292:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,518 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R2350:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,047 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R3001:A2m UTSW 6 121,638,406 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R3002:A2m UTSW 6 121,638,406 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R3023:A2m UTSW 6 121,646,531 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R3429:A2m UTSW 6 121,613,249 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null
R3437:A2m UTSW 6 121,616,253 (GRCm39) missense probably null 0.03
R3909:A2m UTSW 6 121,625,125 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4300:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,434 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4332:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,406 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R4584:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,365 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R4697:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,243 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 0.94
R4710:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,262 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R4841:A2m UTSW 6 121,623,803 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
R5206:A2m UTSW 6 121,651,766 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5219:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,909 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R5230:A2m UTSW 6 121,651,820 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5330:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,375 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R5331:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,375 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R5377:A2m UTSW 6 121,622,212 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R5590:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,891 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5835:A2m UTSW 6 121,616,295 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5910:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,076 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5915:A2m UTSW 6 121,644,122 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5949:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,032 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5994:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,862 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.38
R5996:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,353 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6035:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,353 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6035:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,353 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6090:A2m UTSW 6 121,624,972 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.45
R6241:A2m UTSW 6 121,623,788 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R6294:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,440 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6492:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,464 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.35
R6554:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,246 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6597:A2m UTSW 6 121,625,080 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6742:A2m UTSW 6 121,654,995 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R6795:A2m UTSW 6 121,625,281 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7013:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,345 (GRCm39) missense probably null 0.00
R7137:A2m UTSW 6 121,654,944 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.85
R7167:A2m UTSW 6 121,624,930 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7294:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,541 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7452:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,291 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7507:A2m UTSW 6 121,652,177 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7602:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,895 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R7602:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,966 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7709:A2m UTSW 6 121,637,063 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.81
R7766:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,300 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R7921:A2m UTSW 6 121,654,954 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8007:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,845 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R8291:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,017 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8542:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,369 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R8856:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,349 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9023:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,917 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R9154:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,512 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9156:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,957 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9255:A2m UTSW 6 121,626,795 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9269:A2m UTSW 6 121,637,865 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.38
R9325:A2m UTSW 6 121,646,578 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.81
R9393:A2m UTSW 6 121,616,270 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.91
R9563:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,009 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
X0057:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,135 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
X0060:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,039 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
X0063:A2m UTSW 6 121,623,835 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GGCACATAGAGATGCTCATAGC -3'
(R):5'- AGTGGTGACTCACGGTTAACC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GCTCATAGCAACAACCCCTTC -3'
(R):5'- GGTGACTCACGGTTAACCTTGAAC -3'
Posted On 2018-09-12