Incidental Mutation 'R1331:Tert'
ID 156213
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 039396-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.537) question?
Stock # R1331 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 73796473 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Phenylalanine to Tyrosine at position 1068 (F1068Y)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022104 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022104] [ENSMUST00000221522] [ENSMUST00000223303]
AlphaFold O70372
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022104
AA Change: F1068Y

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022104
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021611
AA Change: F1068Y

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 noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000222912
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223303
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223325
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.7447 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.2%
  • 10x: 96.2%
  • 20x: 93.0%
Validation Efficiency 100% (59/59)
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: 53 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acap1 A T 11: 69,773,202 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Acat1 T C 9: 53,496,183 (GRCm39) D318G probably benign Het
Ahdc1 T C 4: 132,791,002 (GRCm39) F748L probably benign Het
Alkbh8 T A 9: 3,347,916 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Arhgef26 A G 3: 62,247,449 (GRCm39) T178A probably benign Het
Bid C T 6: 120,874,216 (GRCm39) A110T possibly damaging Het
Ccdc180 T C 4: 45,909,359 (GRCm39) V509A possibly damaging Het
Ccdc39 T C 3: 33,869,634 (GRCm39) E731G probably benign Het
Cenpf A G 1: 189,374,998 (GRCm39) V2931A probably damaging Het
Cobl A T 11: 12,325,853 (GRCm39) N207K probably damaging Het
Col14a1 T A 15: 55,273,584 (GRCm39) W718R unknown Het
Dnah7a A G 1: 53,507,828 (GRCm39) I3081T probably damaging Het
Dync1h1 T C 12: 110,615,698 (GRCm39) V2977A probably damaging Het
Ephb4 A G 5: 137,364,796 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Eri3 T C 4: 117,422,104 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fbxo24 A G 5: 137,617,891 (GRCm39) V291A probably damaging Het
Glra1 A C 11: 55,405,896 (GRCm39) S282A probably benign Het
Gm7589 C A 9: 59,053,325 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
H6pd T C 4: 150,066,872 (GRCm39) N505D probably benign Het
Hdlbp T A 1: 93,348,853 (GRCm39) N566Y probably damaging Het
Hsp90aa1 C A 12: 110,659,254 (GRCm39) K514N probably damaging Het
Impdh1 A T 6: 29,206,477 (GRCm39) V120D probably damaging Het
Katnip A G 7: 125,465,627 (GRCm39) T1360A probably benign Het
Loxhd1 C T 18: 77,490,632 (GRCm39) P1411S possibly damaging Het
Lpl A G 8: 69,349,281 (GRCm39) E269G probably damaging Het
Map1a G T 2: 121,136,701 (GRCm39) E2268* probably null Het
Mark1 T C 1: 184,660,245 (GRCm39) E137G probably damaging Het
Mki67 A T 7: 135,300,005 (GRCm39) S1676R possibly damaging Het
Mogat2 T C 7: 98,872,722 (GRCm39) Y154C possibly damaging Het
Myo18a C G 11: 77,732,405 (GRCm39) I859M probably benign Het
Myo7a A G 7: 97,756,215 (GRCm39) V39A probably benign Het
Nedd4 T A 9: 72,584,668 (GRCm39) I123N probably damaging Het
Obscn A G 11: 58,977,754 (GRCm39) V1966A probably benign Het
Or7g33 T C 9: 19,448,842 (GRCm39) N128S probably benign Het
Orc3 T G 4: 34,599,748 (GRCm39) N77T probably benign Het
Penk A G 4: 4,134,287 (GRCm39) M120T probably benign Het
Phf7 G A 14: 30,962,362 (GRCm39) Q148* probably null Het
Pkhd1l1 G A 15: 44,368,943 (GRCm39) V863I probably damaging Het
Pkhd1l1 C T 15: 44,452,993 (GRCm39) R3973C probably damaging Het
Polq C T 16: 36,862,109 (GRCm39) T264M probably damaging Het
Ptprb A T 10: 116,203,437 (GRCm39) T2070S probably damaging Het
Ralgapb T C 2: 158,272,453 (GRCm39) F169S probably damaging Het
Rapgef5 G T 12: 117,685,084 (GRCm39) A278S probably benign Het
Ripor2 G T 13: 24,861,824 (GRCm39) E203* probably null Het
Setx T C 2: 29,069,698 (GRCm39) L2501P probably benign Het
Sh3bgrl2 C T 9: 83,459,684 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Slc35b1 T A 11: 95,276,689 (GRCm39) V56D probably damaging Het
Slc45a4 C T 15: 73,458,596 (GRCm39) D326N probably benign Het
Stard9 C A 2: 120,504,117 (GRCm39) S221R probably damaging Het
Stat4 T A 1: 52,053,086 (GRCm39) V89D probably benign Het
Tek T A 4: 94,627,943 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Trim33 T A 3: 103,217,670 (GRCm39) I205K probably damaging Het
Vmn1r212 A T 13: 23,067,562 (GRCm39) I257K probably benign 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
R1023:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,178 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.41
R1236:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,498 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
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'- TCAAGAATCCAGGTGCGTAGACGG -3'
(R):5'- TCTCCAGGAGATGGGCATGGAATC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- aggggggcATCATGCAC -3'
(R):5'- TGGGCATGGAATCTACCATC -3'
Posted On 2014-02-11