Incidental Mutation 'R0148:A2m'
ID 60875
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol A2m
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000030111
Gene Name alpha-2-macroglobulin
Synonyms A2mp
MMRRC Submission 038432-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R0148 (G1)
Quality Score 216
Status Not validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 121612920-121656197 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation critical splice donor site (2 bp from exon)
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 121639405 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000032203 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000032203]
AlphaFold Q6GQT1
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000032203
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000032203
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030111

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 noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203413
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9481 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.0%
  • 3x: 98.1%
  • 10x: 96.0%
  • 20x: 91.8%
Validation Efficiency 86% (30/35)
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: 76 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Agtr1a T C 13: 30,565,927 (GRCm39) S331P probably benign Het
Ank1 T A 8: 23,613,993 (GRCm39) N1545K probably damaging Het
Bahcc1 A T 11: 120,159,230 (GRCm39) Q152H probably damaging Het
Bend3 T A 10: 43,387,946 (GRCm39) Y780N probably damaging Het
Bod1l G T 5: 41,976,040 (GRCm39) A1758E possibly damaging Het
Ctcfl T C 2: 172,960,340 (GRCm39) D81G possibly damaging Het
Ddx39a C T 8: 84,449,105 (GRCm39) R298C possibly damaging Het
Dock8 T C 19: 25,096,823 (GRCm39) L577P probably benign Het
Drc1 A T 5: 30,486,487 (GRCm39) N13I possibly damaging Het
Efl1 T C 7: 82,320,878 (GRCm39) S104P probably damaging Het
Eml4 T A 17: 83,729,081 (GRCm39) N85K probably damaging Het
Epb41l4a T C 18: 33,931,853 (GRCm39) T581A probably damaging Het
Epha3 T C 16: 63,433,307 (GRCm39) D446G possibly damaging Het
Fam209 G T 2: 172,315,900 (GRCm39) G92C probably damaging Het
Fbln1 G A 15: 85,115,027 (GRCm39) R193H probably damaging Het
Fbxw21 A G 9: 108,977,085 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fgf17 C T 14: 70,876,313 (GRCm39) R49Q probably damaging Het
Flnb T C 14: 7,939,077 (GRCm38) S2307P probably benign Het
Galr1 A G 18: 82,423,695 (GRCm39) L194P probably benign Het
Gar1 T C 3: 129,623,122 (GRCm39) H89R probably damaging Het
Gbp4 T A 5: 105,267,362 (GRCm39) Y519F probably benign Het
Git1 A G 11: 77,396,554 (GRCm39) T601A probably benign Het
Gm10722 T "C,A" 9: 3,001,405 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gm5142 C T 14: 59,416,119 (GRCm39) R13H possibly damaging Het
Gria2 A C 3: 80,615,038 (GRCm39) W481G probably damaging Het
Homer2 T C 7: 81,274,026 (GRCm39) T57A probably benign Het
Hpse2 A C 19: 42,920,099 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hspb7 T C 4: 141,151,302 (GRCm39) I148T probably damaging Het
Htr1d C A 4: 136,170,788 (GRCm39) T339K probably damaging Het
Il4ra T A 7: 125,174,709 (GRCm39) C306S probably damaging Het
Kansl3 A T 1: 36,392,897 (GRCm39) C225S probably damaging Het
Lama3 G A 18: 12,581,329 (GRCm39) C596Y probably damaging Het
Lama5 T C 2: 179,832,199 (GRCm39) H1714R probably benign Het
Marchf6 C T 15: 31,490,758 (GRCm39) V293M probably damaging Het
Med12l A G 3: 58,945,075 (GRCm39) D100G probably damaging Het
Mettl14 G A 3: 123,165,043 (GRCm39) T316I probably damaging Het
Mmp15 A T 8: 96,098,945 (GRCm39) N591Y probably benign Het
Mrpl53 T C 6: 83,086,518 (GRCm39) L74P probably damaging Het
Mvp C T 7: 126,589,037 (GRCm39) V577M probably damaging Het
Neb T C 2: 52,139,388 (GRCm39) K140E probably damaging Het
Nfya A G 17: 48,706,026 (GRCm39) V48A possibly damaging Het
Ngf G T 3: 102,417,119 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nipsnap3b C T 4: 53,017,088 (GRCm39) A104V possibly damaging Het
Nlrp14 A G 7: 106,781,928 (GRCm39) Y375C probably benign Het
Nod1 A G 6: 54,915,202 (GRCm39) Y764H probably damaging Het
Or13d1 A T 4: 52,971,232 (GRCm39) I204F probably benign Het
Or2w25 G A 11: 59,504,320 (GRCm39) V177M probably damaging Het
Or7e177 T G 9: 20,212,387 (GRCm39) M297R probably damaging Het
Pcdhb19 A T 18: 37,630,235 (GRCm39) Q10L probably benign Het
Pdcl T C 2: 37,242,142 (GRCm39) I203V probably benign Het
Peg10 C A 6: 4,755,711 (GRCm39) R96S possibly damaging Het
Pknox1 T A 17: 31,823,764 (GRCm39) N379K probably benign Het
Prodh T G 16: 17,895,677 (GRCm39) Q360P probably damaging Het
Raf1 C T 6: 115,609,934 (GRCm39) G202S probably benign Het
Rgs11 T A 17: 26,426,433 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rilp A T 11: 75,401,059 (GRCm39) H29L probably damaging Het
Rtel1 T C 2: 180,962,839 (GRCm39) C31R probably damaging Het
Rubcnl T A 14: 75,279,898 (GRCm39) I427K probably damaging Het
Ryr1 C A 7: 28,751,460 (GRCm39) R3706L probably damaging Het
Ryr2 T C 13: 11,729,434 (GRCm39) D2396G probably damaging Het
Slc45a2 T C 15: 11,025,954 (GRCm39) S435P probably damaging Het
Spata17 A G 1: 186,844,798 (GRCm39) V111A probably damaging Het
Svep1 C T 4: 58,116,608 (GRCm39) D881N possibly damaging Het
Sypl2 T A 3: 108,126,411 (GRCm39) N67I possibly damaging Het
Tenm3 T C 8: 48,689,755 (GRCm39) Y1944C probably damaging Het
Tep1 A T 14: 51,062,246 (GRCm39) D2535E possibly damaging Het
Tkt T A 14: 30,294,177 (GRCm39) I529N probably damaging Het
Trp53i11 T G 2: 93,028,080 (GRCm39) V39G probably damaging Het
Trpm2 C T 10: 77,761,659 (GRCm39) G997D probably damaging Het
Usp3 A G 9: 66,447,449 (GRCm39) V219A possibly damaging Het
Usp4 T A 9: 108,268,870 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Wdfy3 A G 5: 102,065,277 (GRCm39) V1297A probably benign Het
Wdr46 T A 17: 34,159,997 (GRCm39) F70I probably benign Het
Xkr6 T C 14: 64,056,998 (GRCm39) V303A unknown Het
Zdbf2 C T 1: 63,343,165 (GRCm39) Q515* probably null Het
Zfhx2 A G 14: 55,310,354 (GRCm39) Y731H possibly damaging 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
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
R6843:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,360 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
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'- ACCTGATAGGAAACACTGAGGCACAA -3'
(R):5'- CCATACTCTGGCCTCCTTAGGAACTAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- atctatctacttatctatTGCTCCCC -3'
(R):5'- GGCCTCCTTAGGAACTACTTTCTAAC -3'
Protein Function and Prediction

Alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2m) is a homotetrameric plasma glycoprotein comprised of four 185-kD subunits arranged as a pair of dimers, each consisting of two disulfide-linked monomers (1). A2m functions as a broad spectrum protease inhibitor (e.g., trypsin, thrombin, and collagenase) (2). A2m has several domains that function as carriers of specific growth factors and/or binding sites for receptors. Upon protease-induced activation of A2m, changes in the interaction of A2m with the ligands induces cell signaling.

Background

Mutations in A2M are linked to alpha-2 macroglobulin deficiency (OMIM: #614036) and susceptibility to Alzheimer disease (OMIM: #104300). A2M deficiency has been linked to an instance of pulmonary disease (3), however, this link has not been substantiated.

Mice lacking the A2m gene are viable and without obvious phenotypic abnormalities; however, they are more resistant to endotoxin (4). The link between A2m deficiency and endotoxin-insensitivity was suggested to be due to a loss in A2M association with TGF-beta and the subsequent loss of TGF-beta-receptor interactions (5).

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Posted On 2013-07-24
Science Writer Anne Murray