Incidental Mutation 'R7359:Npc1'
ID 571237
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Npc1
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000024413
Gene Name NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1
Synonyms lcsd, nmf164, D18Ertd139e, D18Ertd723e, A430089E03Rik, C85354
MMRRC Submission 045445-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.637) question?
Stock # R7359 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 18
Chromosomal Location 12322749-12369457 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 12328237 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Asparagine to Serine at position 1024 (N1024S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000025279 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000025279]
AlphaFold O35604
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000025279
AA Change: N1024S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.046 (Sensitivity: 0.94; Specificity: 0.83)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000025279
Gene: ENSMUSG00000024413
AA Change: N1024S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 8 15 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:NPC1_N 22 267 1.6e-79 PFAM
transmembrane domain 269 291 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 353 375 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Patched 436 896 3.5e-52 PFAM
Pfam:MMPL 648 794 6.3e-8 PFAM
Pfam:Sterol-sensing 649 803 2.7e-56 PFAM
Pfam:Patched 1023 1252 2.9e-33 PFAM
low complexity region 1259 1273 N/A INTRINSIC
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 98.8%
Validation Efficiency 99% (87/88)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a large protein that resides in the limiting membrane of endosomes and lysosomes and mediates intracellular cholesterol trafficking via binding of cholesterol to its N-terminal domain. It is predicted to have a cytoplasmic C-terminus, 13 transmembrane domains, and 3 large loops in the lumen of the endosome - the last loop being at the N-terminus. This protein transports low-density lipoproteins to late endosomal/lysosomal compartments where they are hydrolized and released as free cholesterol. Defects in this gene cause Niemann-Pick type C disease, a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by over accumulation of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids in late endosomal/lysosomal compartments.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for spontaneous and chemically induced mutations may exhibit lysosomal storage of non-esterified cholesterol, neurodegeneration, ataxia, presence of foam cells, sterility, and shortened lifespan. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 88 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2700049A03Rik T C 12: 71,236,348 (GRCm39) V1233A possibly damaging Het
Abcc9 G A 6: 142,617,408 (GRCm39) T552I probably damaging Het
Adgrf4 T C 17: 42,978,003 (GRCm39) I447V possibly damaging Het
Akirin2 T A 4: 34,565,944 (GRCm39) D178E probably damaging Het
Arhgap12 T C 18: 6,065,709 (GRCm39) E359G possibly damaging Het
Arhgef5 A C 6: 43,257,216 (GRCm39) T1256P probably damaging Het
Avpr1a A C 10: 122,285,283 (GRCm39) I192L possibly damaging Het
B4galnt4 A G 7: 140,651,197 (GRCm39) H926R probably damaging Het
Bean1 CT C 8: 104,908,664 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ccdc68 C T 18: 70,089,123 (GRCm39) A222V probably benign Het
Cdc23 T C 18: 34,774,394 (GRCm39) Y295C probably benign Het
Ceacam10 T C 7: 24,480,432 (GRCm39) Y188H unknown Het
Cfap57 T A 4: 118,456,162 (GRCm39) T511S probably benign Het
Cftr T C 6: 18,221,623 (GRCm39) V245A probably benign Het
Cit A G 5: 116,064,633 (GRCm39) D505G probably damaging Het
Cmah T G 13: 24,652,539 (GRCm39) N556K probably benign Het
Cspg4b T C 13: 113,478,964 (GRCm39) S1503P Het
D430041D05Rik C A 2: 104,044,482 (GRCm39) D839Y probably damaging Het
Dek T C 13: 47,259,065 (GRCm39) D47G unknown Het
Des C T 1: 75,337,596 (GRCm39) R179C probably damaging Het
Desi2 A G 1: 178,015,509 (GRCm39) N10D probably benign Het
Dlg5 T C 14: 24,214,615 (GRCm39) N679S probably damaging Het
Dnajc24 T C 2: 105,832,293 (GRCm39) Y30C probably damaging Het
Dock10 T A 1: 80,687,065 (GRCm39) H34L probably benign Het
Dock5 A G 14: 68,003,337 (GRCm39) V1586A probably benign Het
Dpy19l4 A G 4: 11,273,125 (GRCm39) V576A probably benign Het
Dusp6 A G 10: 99,099,927 (GRCm39) E125G probably benign Het
Dync1h1 T C 12: 110,591,036 (GRCm39) Y1035H probably benign Het
Dysf G A 6: 84,172,306 (GRCm39) probably null Het
En1 A G 1: 120,534,817 (GRCm39) K369E unknown Het
F2r A G 13: 95,741,194 (GRCm39) Y114H probably damaging Het
Fam184a T C 10: 53,575,318 (GRCm39) Y97C probably damaging Het
Fggy T C 4: 95,657,717 (GRCm39) V286A probably benign Het
Flot2 T C 11: 77,949,383 (GRCm39) I322T probably benign Het
Fndc1 A T 17: 8,032,318 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Frs3 A G 17: 48,010,450 (GRCm39) D28G probably damaging Het
Gimap3 C T 6: 48,742,280 (GRCm39) D217N probably benign Het
Gm128 A G 3: 95,147,934 (GRCm39) V120A probably benign Het
Gm17190 T C 13: 96,218,970 (GRCm39) V102A probably damaging Het
Gm17268 A G 11: 81,919,057 (GRCm39) V20A unknown Het
Grsf1 A T 5: 88,813,423 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hmcn2 A T 2: 31,278,395 (GRCm39) Y1699F probably benign Het
Hnmt T A 2: 23,938,731 (GRCm39) M36L probably benign Het
Hoxd1 C A 2: 74,594,447 (GRCm39) T234K probably damaging Het
Hydin C G 8: 111,232,733 (GRCm39) S1679R probably damaging Het
Jag1 T C 2: 136,926,226 (GRCm39) R1059G probably benign Het
Kbtbd11 T C 8: 15,078,858 (GRCm39) W486R probably damaging Het
Kcnh6 A G 11: 105,909,789 (GRCm39) D438G possibly damaging Het
Lgals4 T G 7: 28,540,724 (GRCm39) F276V probably benign Het
Lrp6 G T 6: 134,427,923 (GRCm39) Y1556* probably null Het
Mpdz G A 4: 81,274,632 (GRCm39) L855F probably benign Het
Muc16 A T 9: 18,554,316 (GRCm39) D3992E unknown Het
Nsfl1c A G 2: 151,336,279 (GRCm39) T18A probably benign Het
Or12e8 T A 2: 87,188,555 (GRCm39) L256I possibly damaging Het
Or12k5 A T 2: 36,895,449 (GRCm39) M59K probably damaging Het
Or2g7 G A 17: 38,378,506 (GRCm39) W148* probably null Het
Or8g31-ps1 T C 9: 39,276,775 (GRCm39) *307R probably null Het
Pcdh15 A T 10: 74,420,048 (GRCm39) K1235N probably damaging Het
Pcif1 A G 2: 164,726,251 (GRCm39) K51E probably damaging Het
Pde1b G A 15: 103,429,752 (GRCm39) D82N probably damaging Het
Phf23 T A 11: 69,889,467 (GRCm39) V167E possibly damaging Het
Pik3c2g T C 6: 139,913,620 (GRCm39) V1006A unknown Het
Pira12 T A 7: 3,901,103 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Pkhd1l1 G T 15: 44,452,882 (GRCm39) V3936F probably damaging Het
Pnpla1 T C 17: 29,100,159 (GRCm39) V342A probably benign Het
Ppip5k1 T C 2: 121,171,329 (GRCm39) D620G possibly damaging Het
Ppl A G 16: 4,907,205 (GRCm39) L1030P possibly damaging Het
Prelid1 A T 13: 55,469,088 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Racgap1 C T 15: 99,529,081 (GRCm39) S264N probably benign Het
Rdh13 T C 7: 4,430,696 (GRCm39) D289G probably benign Het
Rtp3 T C 9: 110,815,364 (GRCm39) I334V probably benign Het
Setd2 A T 9: 110,392,012 (GRCm39) D200V Het
Simc1 A G 13: 54,651,731 (GRCm39) S15G unknown Het
Sirpb1c A T 3: 15,887,389 (GRCm39) M150K probably benign Het
Smoc1 T A 12: 81,197,475 (GRCm39) D202E probably damaging Het
Spata31d1b A G 13: 59,860,304 (GRCm39) Y59C probably damaging Het
Stard9 A G 2: 120,528,761 (GRCm39) T1673A probably damaging Het
Tbc1d31 T A 15: 57,779,504 (GRCm39) H72Q probably benign Het
Tgfbrap1 C A 1: 43,114,693 (GRCm39) V136L probably damaging Het
Top2b A G 14: 16,407,376 (GRCm38) N720S probably null Het
Vmn1r11 T C 6: 57,115,184 (GRCm39) S283P probably damaging Het
Vmn1r19 A G 6: 57,382,080 (GRCm39) H211R probably damaging Het
Vmn2r44 A T 7: 8,370,538 (GRCm39) M836K probably benign Het
Vmn2r61 A C 7: 41,915,407 (GRCm39) H118P probably benign Het
Vps33a A G 5: 123,696,696 (GRCm39) I319T probably benign Het
Vwf T A 6: 125,543,220 (GRCm39) S151T Het
Zfp423 T C 8: 88,508,871 (GRCm39) N491S possibly damaging Het
Zfp626 T C 7: 27,507,660 (GRCm39) F23S probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Npc1
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL02347:Npc1 APN 18 12,332,691 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.45
IGL02523:Npc1 APN 18 12,334,629 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL03018:Npc1 APN 18 12,347,436 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL03101:Npc1 APN 18 12,331,596 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.15
IGL03151:Npc1 APN 18 12,352,332 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
IGL03377:Npc1 APN 18 12,344,878 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
PIT4354001:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,344,592 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0068:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,341,424 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R0068:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,341,424 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R0190:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,324,887 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0200:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,352,261 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0485:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,503 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0699:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,343,632 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0730:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,352,382 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1302:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,328,142 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1442:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,328,106 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R1463:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,324,887 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1804:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,356,145 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1808:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,327,149 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1928:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,435 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R2112:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,529 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.49
R2117:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,329,613 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2157:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,324,866 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2279:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,330,236 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R2311:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,335,240 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2446:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,347,396 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R3004:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,330,311 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R4090:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,331,219 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R4304:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,343,584 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R4308:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,343,584 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R4564:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,324,789 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4786:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,332,554 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.35
R5243:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,331,688 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R5404:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,356 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R5823:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,324,846 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R6080:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,352,408 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6215:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,369,249 (GRCm39) small deletion probably benign
R6301:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,330,302 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6476:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,334,751 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7007:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,343,605 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7020:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,331,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7048:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,337,822 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7116:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,344,601 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7153:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,348 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
R7382:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,334,763 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7765:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,328,105 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8047:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,374 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8094:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,327,297 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8161:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,328,129 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R8310:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,326,455 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8821:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,333,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8831:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,333,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8847:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,323,987 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9022:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,422 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9343:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,334,769 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.52
R9460:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,398 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R9723:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,343,649 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
X0012:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,326,368 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AGGGAATACGCGGTAGTCAC -3'
(R):5'- TCTCAGCTGTGCATCATGTTTG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GGTAGTCACTCCCCTTAGAACG -3'
(R):5'- AACAATAGCGGCCGTGC -3'
Posted On 2019-09-13