Incidental Mutation 'R1023:Tert'
ID 94665
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 039125-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.566) question?
Stock # R1023 (G1)
Quality Score 199
Status Validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 73790178 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Asparagine to Serine at position 844 (N844S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022104 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022104] [ENSMUST00000221522] [ENSMUST00000223303]
AlphaFold O70372
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022104
AA Change: N844S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.410 (Sensitivity: 0.89; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022104
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021611
AA Change: N844S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Blast:Telomerase_RBD 329 375 2e-6 BLAST
Telomerase_RBD 449 584 5.02e-75 SMART
Blast:Telomerase_RBD 651 688 1e-5 BLAST
Pfam:RVT_1 787 918 6e-13 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000221522
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000222251
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000222912
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223303
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.1666 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.0%
  • 3x: 98.0%
  • 10x: 95.6%
  • 20x: 90.7%
Validation Efficiency 100% (42/42)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase that maintains telomere ends by addition of the telomere repeat TTAGGG. The enzyme consists of a protein component with reverse transcriptase activity, encoded by this gene, and an RNA component which serves as a template for the telomere repeat. Telomerase expression plays a role in cellular senescence, as it is normally repressed in postnatal somatic cells resulting in progressive shortening of telomeres. Deregulation of telomerase expression in somatic cells may be involved in oncogenesis. Studies in mouse suggest that telomerase also participates in chromosomal repair, since de novo synthesis of telomere repeats may occur at double-stranded breaks. Alternatively spliced variants encoding different isoforms of telomerase reverse transcriptase have been identified; the full-length sequence of some variants has not been determined. Alternative splicing at this locus is thought to be one mechanism of regulation of telomerase activity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: In spite of impaired telomerase function, homozygous mutant mice are overtly normal in early generations. Impaired fertility has been reported in later generations for homozygotes of at least one knockout allele. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 40 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1110002E22Rik C T 3: 137,772,632 (GRCm39) A607V probably damaging Het
4930523C07Rik A G 1: 159,905,057 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ap3d1 A T 10: 80,550,092 (GRCm39) L713Q probably damaging Het
Baz2a A G 10: 127,957,676 (GRCm39) T1010A possibly damaging Het
Cdh15 T C 8: 123,591,939 (GRCm39) I608T probably damaging Het
Cdkl2 A T 5: 92,187,145 (GRCm39) D40E possibly damaging Het
Col9a2 G A 4: 120,901,207 (GRCm39) G118R unknown Het
Cryge C A 1: 65,089,945 (GRCm39) C79F probably damaging Het
Dapk1 T C 13: 60,878,799 (GRCm39) L596P probably damaging Het
Dqx1 G A 6: 83,038,070 (GRCm39) C486Y probably damaging Het
Dync2i1 T C 12: 116,196,277 (GRCm39) E490G probably damaging Het
Enam A G 5: 88,649,826 (GRCm39) Q445R probably damaging Het
Gm10608 CAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGA CAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGA 9: 118,989,784 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gnpat A T 8: 125,597,519 (GRCm39) D27V probably benign Het
Htr5a A T 5: 28,047,996 (GRCm39) T184S possibly damaging Het
Lap3 C T 5: 45,652,553 (GRCm39) P50S probably benign Het
Mamdc2 A T 19: 23,288,271 (GRCm39) M589K probably damaging Het
Mast4 A G 13: 102,872,004 (GRCm39) S2263P probably benign Het
Mef2b C T 8: 70,618,247 (GRCm39) P109L possibly damaging Het
Meltf T A 16: 31,703,778 (GRCm39) F168L probably damaging Het
Mib2 C T 4: 155,743,917 (GRCm39) G42S probably damaging Het
Nup205 T A 6: 35,211,641 (GRCm39) F1661I probably damaging Het
Or11h4b A T 14: 50,918,473 (GRCm39) L206H probably damaging Het
Or5h19 A T 16: 58,856,178 (GRCm39) N307K probably benign Het
Plac8 A T 5: 100,704,447 (GRCm39) D83E probably benign Het
Pnpt1 T C 11: 29,091,328 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Pold2 G T 11: 5,825,140 (GRCm39) Q86K probably benign Het
Ptprt A G 2: 161,400,863 (GRCm39) L1057P probably damaging Het
Rev3l A G 10: 39,708,635 (GRCm39) H2284R probably damaging Het
Scart1 T A 7: 139,804,376 (GRCm39) C484S possibly damaging Het
Skint6 A C 4: 113,095,300 (GRCm39) S120A probably benign Het
Slc1a7 G A 4: 107,864,770 (GRCm39) V270M probably damaging Het
Spata2 A G 2: 167,327,142 (GRCm39) M85T probably benign Het
Taf1b G T 12: 24,559,558 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Thrap3 G A 4: 126,073,882 (GRCm39) S288L possibly damaging Het
Ubap2l A G 3: 89,955,180 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ubtf T C 11: 102,202,276 (GRCm39) E197G possibly damaging Het
Usp20 G T 2: 30,897,825 (GRCm39) G216W probably damaging Het
Yy1 T A 12: 108,759,457 (GRCm39) V40E unknown Het
Zfp335 G A 2: 164,734,505 (GRCm39) H1254Y possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Tert
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01286:Tert APN 13 73,776,416 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
IGL01585:Tert APN 13 73,782,463 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.15
IGL03167:Tert APN 13 73,788,119 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
galileo UTSW 13 73,775,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
FR4304:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,421 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
FR4342:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,419 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
FR4589:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,423 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
PIT4377001:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,380 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R0372:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,110 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0433:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,200 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0829:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,504 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1236:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,498 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1331:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,473 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1426:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,472 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1467:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,328 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1467:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,328 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1521:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,175 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2484:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,104 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3162:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,528 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.45
R3162:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,528 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.45
R4428:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4430:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4431:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4630:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,110 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4696:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,939 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R4751:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,182 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R4926:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,508 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.62
R5011:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5013:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5061:Tert UTSW 13 73,782,397 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5268:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,473 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5323:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,490 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R5396:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,362 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R5445:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,403 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5680:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,470 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5688:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,275 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6092:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,700 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.34
R6973:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,107 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7069:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,529 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7317:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,495 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7747:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7787:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,051 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7846:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,314 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7994:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,074 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.20
R8042:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,264 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8044:Tert UTSW 13 73,783,568 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8867:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,566 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9181:Tert UTSW 13 73,785,294 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R9412:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,046 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9745:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,609 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R9790:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R9791:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R9792:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,442 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GCTGTCACCAAGAATGTCCCTTCAC -3'
(R):5'- AAGAATGGCTCTGGGATGCTTCAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGCTGCTATGAATTGTCCCAG -3'
(R):5'- GGGATGCTTCACAGCTTTTC -3'
Posted On 2014-01-05