Incidental Mutation 'R0918:Npc1l1'
ID 81548
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Npc1l1
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000020447
Gene Name NPC1 like intracellular cholesterol transporter 1
Synonyms Niemann-Pick disease, type C1, 9130221N23Rik
MMRRC Submission 039068-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.098) question?
Stock # R0918 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 11
Chromosomal Location 6161013-6180143 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 6168239 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Threonine to Methionine at position 984 (T984M)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000004505 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000004505]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000004505
AA Change: T984M

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000004505
Gene: ENSMUSG00000020447
AA Change: T984M

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 20 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:NPC1_N 28 283 8.7e-74 PFAM
low complexity region 294 307 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 348 370 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Patched 385 897 4.7e-52 PFAM
Pfam:Sterol-sensing 661 815 5.7e-55 PFAM
Pfam:MMPL 665 830 2.3e-11 PFAM
Pfam:Patched 1063 1268 6.2e-34 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.5%
  • 3x: 98.7%
  • 10x: 96.2%
  • 20x: 90.0%
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 multi-pass membrane protein. It contains a conserved N-terminal Niemann-Pick C1 (NPC1) domain and a putative sterol-sensing domain (SSD) which includes a YQRL motif functioning as a plasma membrane to trans-Golgi network transport signal in other proteins. This protein takes up free cholesterol into cells through vesicular endocytosis and plays a critical role in the absorption of intestinal cholesterol. It also has the ability to transport alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E). The drug ezetimibe targets this protein and inhibits the absorption of intestinal cholesterol and alpha-tocopherol. In addition, this protein may play a critical role in regulating lipid metabolism. Polymorphic variations in this gene are associated with plasma total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a targeted null mutation exhibit normal intestinal development, fertility and plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels; however, intestinal cholesterol absorption was substantially reduced. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 38 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Aadac T G 3: 59,946,953 (GRCm39) I217R probably damaging Het
Acp1 G T 12: 30,955,126 (GRCm39) S20* probably null Het
Adcy3 A G 12: 4,248,360 (GRCm39) D474G probably benign Het
Apob T C 12: 8,033,941 (GRCm39) I217T probably benign Het
Cdh12 G A 15: 21,492,685 (GRCm39) V235I probably damaging Het
Cdhr5 T A 7: 140,852,062 (GRCm39) T197S probably damaging Het
Cerkl A G 2: 79,163,973 (GRCm39) I449T probably benign Het
Cpz A G 5: 35,674,998 (GRCm39) Y84H probably damaging Het
Drosha T C 15: 12,842,619 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fbxo11 A T 17: 88,305,031 (GRCm39) N613K probably damaging Het
Fes G T 7: 80,030,953 (GRCm39) T536K probably damaging Het
Gm13941 G C 2: 110,930,945 (GRCm39) T76R unknown Het
Lrp1 T C 10: 127,429,834 (GRCm39) E412G probably damaging Het
Map3k12 T C 15: 102,412,287 (GRCm39) I285V probably damaging Het
Map3k13 G A 16: 21,744,990 (GRCm39) D850N probably damaging Het
Mapk4 C T 18: 74,103,408 (GRCm39) V34M probably damaging Het
Morn1 T A 4: 155,171,928 (GRCm39) W43R probably damaging Het
Ncan T G 8: 70,561,039 (GRCm39) M643L possibly damaging Het
Or14c44 A G 7: 86,062,403 (GRCm39) T278A probably benign Het
Or5a3 A G 19: 12,400,599 (GRCm39) K309E probably benign Het
Or5ak4 A G 2: 85,162,276 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Or5p5 T C 7: 107,414,418 (GRCm39) I209T probably benign Het
Pcdhb22 T C 18: 37,653,067 (GRCm39) F255L probably damaging Het
Pi4ka T C 16: 17,103,124 (GRCm39) D1697G possibly damaging Het
Pla2g12b A G 10: 59,257,306 (GRCm39) D163G probably damaging Het
Pot1a G A 6: 25,756,267 (GRCm39) T359M possibly damaging Het
Sass6 G A 3: 116,397,172 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Scn1a C T 2: 66,153,651 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Slc38a1 A G 15: 96,507,743 (GRCm39) L103P probably damaging Het
Slc38a6 T A 12: 73,391,559 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Smarca4 C T 9: 21,547,511 (GRCm39) P265S probably benign Het
Snrpa1 A G 7: 65,720,363 (GRCm39) T189A probably benign Het
Snx11 G A 11: 96,660,104 (GRCm39) P195L possibly damaging Het
Spen T G 4: 141,212,875 (GRCm39) I584L unknown Het
Sult2a5 T A 7: 13,359,334 (GRCm39) H103Q probably benign Het
Syce1 T C 7: 140,360,436 (GRCm39) K50E probably damaging Het
Timm21 G C 18: 84,967,387 (GRCm39) L130V probably damaging Het
Tmem132a A G 19: 10,835,477 (GRCm39) S1018P probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Npc1l1
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00163:Npc1l1 APN 11 6,174,199 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01348:Npc1l1 APN 11 6,177,974 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01891:Npc1l1 APN 11 6,164,280 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01897:Npc1l1 APN 11 6,177,879 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02098:Npc1l1 APN 11 6,164,581 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02121:Npc1l1 APN 11 6,178,157 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02724:Npc1l1 APN 11 6,164,684 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
IGL02947:Npc1l1 APN 11 6,179,246 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
IGL03328:Npc1l1 APN 11 6,168,643 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R0137:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,178,148 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R0322:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,179,042 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R0352:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,173,076 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0492:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,173,040 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R1300:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,177,859 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1455:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,178,174 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.66
R1588:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,167,785 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R1803:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,178,846 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1882:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,167,473 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R1944:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,164,588 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
R1945:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,175,199 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R1945:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,164,588 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
R3155:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,171,840 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4343:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,167,773 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4504:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,178,741 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.61
R4610:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,178,215 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4807:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,168,723 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4829:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,164,010 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5135:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,174,245 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R5290:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,172,221 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5369:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,167,705 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5388:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,164,733 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5532:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,174,245 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R5540:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,164,546 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5754:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,177,839 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5760:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,179,031 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R6057:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,167,806 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.66
R6388:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,174,145 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6644:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,164,014 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R6644:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,164,013 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6756:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,165,153 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6790:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,164,260 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7006:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,167,731 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7062:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,167,807 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7273:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,168,320 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7383:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,167,777 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.30
R8003:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,165,129 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8081:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,167,768 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8272:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,179,327 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8549:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,168,675 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8849:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,179,038 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R8887:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,175,665 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8907:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,178,157 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.28
R9102:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,164,684 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R9289:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,168,355 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R9626:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,177,854 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R9785:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,180,090 (GRCm39) missense unknown
X0022:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,178,058 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Z1177:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,175,209 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.92
Z1177:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,168,681 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
Z1177:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,164,343 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TCCAGGGGACACTGATAGTGTGAG -3'
(R):5'- ACAACTTTTCCACCGAGGCAGG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ACTGATAGTGTGAGTGCCTAACC -3'
(R):5'- CAGGCATGAACGCCATTTG -3'
Posted On 2013-11-07