Incidental Mutation 'R0071:Sptan1'
ID 17296
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Sptan1
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000057738
Gene Name spectrin alpha, non-erythrocytic 1
Synonyms alpha-fodrin, alphaII-spectrin, Spna2, 2610027H02Rik, Spna-2
MMRRC Submission 038362-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R0071 (G1)
Quality Score
Status Validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 29855572-29921463 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation nonsense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 29893354 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Lysine to Stop codon at position 1148 (K1148*)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000121116 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000046257] [ENSMUST00000095083] [ENSMUST00000100225] [ENSMUST00000113717] [ENSMUST00000113719] [ENSMUST00000129241]
AlphaFold P16546
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000046257
AA Change: K1128*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000047792
Gene: ENSMUSG00000057738
AA Change: K1128*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
SPEC 47 146 2.1e-30 SMART
SPEC 152 252 2.6e-35 SMART
SPEC 258 358 4.93e-36 SMART
SPEC 364 464 1.08e-27 SMART
SPEC 470 570 9.01e-30 SMART
SPEC 576 675 3.52e-32 SMART
SPEC 681 781 2.15e-36 SMART
SPEC 787 887 2.45e-40 SMART
SPEC 893 1068 1.18e-24 SMART
SH3 970 1025 8.24e-18 SMART
SPEC 1074 1210 6.52e-27 SMART
SPEC 1216 1316 1.44e-37 SMART
SPEC 1322 1422 4.43e-29 SMART
SPEC 1428 1528 7.54e-32 SMART
SPEC 1534 1635 9.65e-30 SMART
SPEC 1641 1741 2.32e-32 SMART
SPEC 1747 1847 6.98e-36 SMART
SPEC 1853 1953 1.53e-32 SMART
SPEC 1959 2060 6.23e-24 SMART
SPEC 2074 2174 2.08e-11 SMART
SPEC 2188 2289 1.07e-4 SMART
EFh 2307 2335 5.78e-7 SMART
EFh 2350 2378 3.85e-3 SMART
efhand_Ca_insen 2382 2451 6.74e-32 SMART
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000095083
AA Change: K1148*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000092697
Gene: ENSMUSG00000057738
AA Change: K1148*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
SPEC 47 146 2.1e-30 SMART
SPEC 152 252 2.6e-35 SMART
SPEC 258 358 4.93e-36 SMART
SPEC 364 464 1.08e-27 SMART
SPEC 470 570 9.01e-30 SMART
SPEC 576 675 3.52e-32 SMART
SPEC 681 781 2.15e-36 SMART
SPEC 787 887 2.45e-40 SMART
SPEC 893 1088 1.56e-24 SMART
SH3 970 1025 8.24e-18 SMART
SPEC 1094 1230 6.52e-27 SMART
SPEC 1236 1336 1.44e-37 SMART
SPEC 1342 1442 4.43e-29 SMART
SPEC 1448 1548 7.54e-32 SMART
SPEC 1554 1655 9.65e-30 SMART
SPEC 1661 1761 2.32e-32 SMART
SPEC 1767 1867 6.98e-36 SMART
SPEC 1873 1973 1.53e-32 SMART
SPEC 1979 2080 6.23e-24 SMART
SPEC 2094 2194 2.08e-11 SMART
SPEC 2208 2309 1.07e-4 SMART
EFh 2327 2355 5.78e-7 SMART
EFh 2370 2398 3.85e-3 SMART
efhand_Ca_insen 2402 2471 6.74e-32 SMART
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000100225
AA Change: K1148*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000097797
Gene: ENSMUSG00000057738
AA Change: K1148*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
SPEC 47 146 2.1e-30 SMART
SPEC 152 252 2.6e-35 SMART
SPEC 258 358 4.93e-36 SMART
SPEC 364 464 1.08e-27 SMART
SPEC 470 570 9.01e-30 SMART
SPEC 576 675 3.52e-32 SMART
SPEC 681 781 2.15e-36 SMART
SPEC 787 887 2.45e-40 SMART
SPEC 893 1088 1.56e-24 SMART
SH3 970 1025 8.24e-18 SMART
SPEC 1094 1230 6.52e-27 SMART
SPEC 1236 1336 1.44e-37 SMART
SPEC 1342 1442 4.43e-29 SMART
SPEC 1448 1548 7.54e-32 SMART
SPEC 1554 1660 2.06e-24 SMART
SPEC 1666 1766 2.32e-32 SMART
SPEC 1772 1872 6.98e-36 SMART
SPEC 1878 1978 1.53e-32 SMART
SPEC 1984 2085 6.23e-24 SMART
SPEC 2099 2199 2.08e-11 SMART
SPEC 2213 2314 1.07e-4 SMART
EFh 2332 2360 5.78e-7 SMART
EFh 2375 2403 3.85e-3 SMART
efhand_Ca_insen 2407 2476 6.74e-32 SMART
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000113717
AA Change: K1128*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000109346
Gene: ENSMUSG00000057738
AA Change: K1128*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
SPEC 47 146 2.1e-30 SMART
SPEC 152 252 2.6e-35 SMART
SPEC 258 358 4.93e-36 SMART
SPEC 364 464 1.08e-27 SMART
SPEC 470 570 9.01e-30 SMART
SPEC 576 675 3.52e-32 SMART
SPEC 681 781 2.15e-36 SMART
SPEC 787 887 2.45e-40 SMART
SPEC 893 1068 1.18e-24 SMART
SH3 970 1025 8.24e-18 SMART
SPEC 1074 1210 6.52e-27 SMART
SPEC 1216 1316 1.44e-37 SMART
SPEC 1322 1422 4.43e-29 SMART
SPEC 1428 1528 7.54e-32 SMART
SPEC 1534 1640 2.06e-24 SMART
SPEC 1646 1746 2.32e-32 SMART
SPEC 1752 1852 6.98e-36 SMART
SPEC 1858 1958 1.53e-32 SMART
SPEC 1964 2065 6.23e-24 SMART
SPEC 2079 2179 2.08e-11 SMART
SPEC 2193 2294 1.07e-4 SMART
EFh 2312 2340 5.78e-7 SMART
EFh 2355 2383 3.85e-3 SMART
efhand_Ca_insen 2387 2456 6.74e-32 SMART
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000113719
AA Change: K1128*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000109348
Gene: ENSMUSG00000057738
AA Change: K1128*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
SPEC 47 146 2.1e-30 SMART
SPEC 152 252 2.6e-35 SMART
SPEC 258 358 4.93e-36 SMART
SPEC 364 464 1.08e-27 SMART
SPEC 470 570 9.01e-30 SMART
SPEC 576 675 3.52e-32 SMART
SPEC 681 781 2.15e-36 SMART
SPEC 787 887 2.45e-40 SMART
SPEC 893 1068 1.18e-24 SMART
SH3 970 1025 8.24e-18 SMART
SPEC 1074 1210 6.52e-27 SMART
SPEC 1216 1316 1.44e-37 SMART
SPEC 1322 1422 4.43e-29 SMART
SPEC 1428 1528 7.54e-32 SMART
SPEC 1534 1640 2.06e-24 SMART
SPEC 1646 1746 2.32e-32 SMART
SPEC 1752 1852 6.98e-36 SMART
SPEC 1858 1958 1.53e-32 SMART
SPEC 1964 2065 6.23e-24 SMART
SPEC 2079 2179 2.08e-11 SMART
SPEC 2193 2315 3.27e0 SMART
EFh 2333 2361 5.78e-7 SMART
EFh 2376 2404 3.85e-3 SMART
efhand_Ca_insen 2408 2477 6.74e-32 SMART
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000129241
AA Change: K1148*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000121116
Gene: ENSMUSG00000057738
AA Change: K1148*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Spectrin 1 65 9.9e-10 PFAM
SPEC 78 178 2.08e-11 SMART
SPEC 192 314 3.27e0 SMART
EFh 332 360 5.78e-7 SMART
EFh 375 403 3.85e-3 SMART
efhand_Ca_insen 407 476 6.74e-32 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000149038
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000202844
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9756 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 88.2%
  • 3x: 84.4%
  • 10x: 70.8%
  • 20x: 43.5%
Validation Efficiency 93% (94/101)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Spectrins are a family of filamentous cytoskeletal proteins that function as essential scaffold proteins that stabilize the plasma membrane and organize intracellular organelles. Spectrins are composed of alpha and beta dimers that associate to form tetramers linked in a head-to-head arrangement. This gene encodes an alpha spectrin that is specifically expressed in nonerythrocytic cells. The encoded protein has been implicated in other cellular functions including DNA repair and cell cycle regulation. Mutations in this gene are the cause of early infantile epileptic encephalopathy-5. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2010]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous deletion of the exons encoding the CCC region are normal. Mice homozygous for a gene trap allele exhibit embryonic lethality and abnormal nervous system, heart and craniofacial morphology. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI

All alleles(76) : Targeted(1) Gene trapped(75)

Other mutations in this stock
Total: 51 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acrbp T C 6: 125,027,915 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Amotl1 G A 9: 14,460,069 (GRCm39) A890V probably benign Het
Aox3 T A 1: 58,211,050 (GRCm39) C931* probably null Het
Apob T A 12: 8,052,111 (GRCm39) V1184E probably damaging Het
Bbx C T 16: 50,100,755 (GRCm39) E47K probably benign Het
Bccip A G 7: 133,315,960 (GRCm39) D72G probably damaging Het
Bckdha A T 7: 25,329,868 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Bmerb1 A G 16: 13,906,818 (GRCm39) D11G probably damaging Het
Cald1 C T 6: 34,735,069 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cdk11b T C 4: 155,733,880 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cebpe G T 14: 54,948,061 (GRCm39) R261S probably damaging Het
Cep95 C T 11: 106,681,554 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Chi3l1 T C 1: 134,113,017 (GRCm39) Y150H probably benign Het
Chrnd T C 1: 87,120,559 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cog2 T C 8: 125,275,407 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Coro7 A T 16: 4,488,391 (GRCm39) L93Q probably damaging Het
Csmd3 T C 15: 47,460,217 (GRCm39) T3525A probably benign Het
Fam227b T A 2: 125,965,994 (GRCm39) N144Y probably benign Het
Fhod1 A T 8: 106,063,857 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Folr1 A G 7: 101,513,130 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Glis3 C T 19: 28,241,255 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Golgb1 G A 16: 36,735,865 (GRCm39) R1704Q probably benign Het
Helz2 T C 2: 180,878,200 (GRCm39) Y866C probably damaging Het
Kcnma1 C T 14: 23,576,835 (GRCm39) R236H probably damaging Het
Lct C T 1: 128,219,755 (GRCm39) W1631* probably null Het
Limk1 G T 5: 134,690,245 (GRCm39) Q104K probably benign Het
Ly75 T C 2: 60,152,163 (GRCm39) K1130R probably benign Het
Mdm1 A G 10: 117,982,701 (GRCm39) E112G probably damaging Het
Myo7a A T 7: 97,706,037 (GRCm39) Y1836N probably damaging Het
Nsun7 A G 5: 66,421,388 (GRCm39) Y118C probably benign Het
Or13a20 A T 7: 140,232,170 (GRCm39) I93F probably benign Het
Or2d36 A G 7: 106,746,919 (GRCm39) Y132C probably damaging Het
Osbpl11 T C 16: 33,034,708 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Pik3cb A T 9: 98,926,918 (GRCm39) D886E probably benign Het
Pkhd1 T A 1: 20,271,568 (GRCm39) Y2995F probably benign Het
Raver2 C T 4: 100,977,642 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sec22c A G 9: 121,521,979 (GRCm39) F44L probably damaging Het
Sephs1 A G 2: 4,904,371 (GRCm39) T250A probably benign Het
Shoc1 A G 4: 59,059,643 (GRCm39) Y1006H possibly damaging Het
Sobp A G 10: 43,033,993 (GRCm39) L111P probably damaging Het
Sparcl1 G T 5: 104,233,707 (GRCm39) Y547* probably null Het
Spata31d1b G A 13: 59,863,163 (GRCm39) A104T probably benign Het
Spsb3 A G 17: 25,106,878 (GRCm39) D184G probably damaging Het
Tdrd12 A G 7: 35,228,671 (GRCm39) V17A possibly damaging Het
Tlr9 A G 9: 106,100,777 (GRCm39) T23A probably benign Het
Tra2b A T 16: 22,073,151 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tspan15 A G 10: 62,038,849 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ttc41 A G 10: 86,572,710 (GRCm39) N694S probably benign Het
Ube3b G A 5: 114,557,558 (GRCm39) G1014D probably damaging Het
Unc5d A G 8: 29,209,854 (GRCm39) V422A possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r80 C T 10: 79,007,566 (GRCm39) T514I possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Sptan1
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00668:Sptan1 APN 2 29,883,968 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL00932:Sptan1 APN 2 29,905,622 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL00945:Sptan1 APN 2 29,890,083 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01070:Sptan1 APN 2 29,904,185 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01625:Sptan1 APN 2 29,916,126 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01657:Sptan1 APN 2 29,908,491 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.12
IGL01795:Sptan1 APN 2 29,908,501 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
IGL01982:Sptan1 APN 2 29,909,980 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02040:Sptan1 APN 2 29,903,725 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
IGL02158:Sptan1 APN 2 29,920,336 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
IGL02370:Sptan1 APN 2 29,920,752 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02507:Sptan1 APN 2 29,906,067 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02552:Sptan1 APN 2 29,908,486 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02690:Sptan1 APN 2 29,888,195 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
IGL02715:Sptan1 APN 2 29,868,588 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
IGL02725:Sptan1 APN 2 29,886,055 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL03033:Sptan1 APN 2 29,881,045 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03304:Sptan1 APN 2 29,876,505 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03405:Sptan1 APN 2 29,915,593 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0058:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,883,708 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R0058:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,883,708 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R0066:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,893,679 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0066:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,893,679 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0071:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,893,354 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R0094:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,896,635 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.37
R0230:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,900,704 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0242:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,908,413 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0242:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,908,413 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0366:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,882,764 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R0368:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,883,927 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.29
R0396:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,881,045 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0423:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,918,684 (GRCm39) missense probably null
R0448:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,916,822 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0485:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,903,860 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0580:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,897,587 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0739:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,903,530 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0924:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,906,040 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R0930:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,906,040 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R0961:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,870,075 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R1352:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,911,199 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1456:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,870,215 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1537:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,916,034 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R1542:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,917,139 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1612:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,893,348 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1623:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,876,432 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R1834:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,882,013 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1879:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,885,540 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1893:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,910,472 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1914:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,901,048 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1915:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,901,048 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2022:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,897,573 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R2050:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,892,250 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2103:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,920,483 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2162:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,908,588 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R2931:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,908,500 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3726:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,908,431 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.59
R4170:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,920,037 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R4235:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,916,600 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4378:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,915,581 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4424:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,919,721 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R4718:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,921,074 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4777:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,886,447 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R4849:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,901,054 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5158:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,868,455 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5180:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,883,736 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R5181:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,883,736 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R5383:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,901,340 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5573:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,876,504 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R5592:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,876,731 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R5639:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,881,005 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R5801:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,920,613 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5947:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,884,379 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R6056:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,886,794 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.36
R6090:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,883,899 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6146:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,894,535 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R6254:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,897,561 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R6366:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,910,467 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.47
R6378:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,908,527 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6521:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,910,467 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.47
R6877:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,920,985 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7173:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,873,221 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7248:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,892,311 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R7282:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,876,941 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7527:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,870,209 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7585:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,890,068 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
R7779:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,911,319 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8051:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,920,171 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8055:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,884,351 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
R8103:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,910,055 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8283:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,870,212 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8507:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,916,596 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8963:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,873,744 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.92
R9126:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,920,597 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R9206:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,920,724 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R9273:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,880,977 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
X0028:Sptan1 UTSW 2 29,910,042 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Protein Function and Prediction

Sptan1 encodes αII-spectrin (also named α-fodrin), a component of the cytoskeletal spectrin scaffold located under the lipid bilayer. Spectrins are long, flexible proteins composed of two subunits, α and β, that intertwine to form α/β heterodimers. Within the membrane skeleton, the α/β heterodimers self-associate to form (α/β)2 tetramers (1;2). The nodes of (α/β)2 tetramers are subsequently cross-linked by actin filaments (3). The spectrin subunits are composed of a succession of triple helical repeats. αII-spectrin is ubiquitously expressed and is the major α-spectrin expressed in nonerythroid cells (4). αII-spectrin is unique to erythroid αI-spectrin in that it has a region of 36 amino acids in the middle part of the protein near an SH3 domain that has protease cleavage sites and a binding site for calmodulin (5). The αII/β heterodimer has been shown to have several functions including, but not limited to:  formation of specialized plasma membrane domains defining apical-basolateral and planar polarity in epithelial cells, muscle, and neurons (6); a scaffold upon which calcium-mediated and tyrosine kinase-phosphatases signal transduction pathways meet (7;8); a tumor suppressor that regulates TGF-β–SMAD (9); a cargo selection mechanism in the secretory and endocytic pathways (10); a tether that links trafficking vesicles to microtubules (11); and a nuclear scaffold organizer (12).

Mutations in SPTAN1 have been linked to early infantile epileptic encephalopathy [OMIM: 613477; (13;14)].

Sptan1tm1.1Gnic/tm1.1Gnic; MGI:3714925

either: (involves: 129/Sv) or (involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6)

Homozygotes are phenotypically normal (4).

Sptan1Gt(RRQ171)Byg/ Gt(RRQ171)Byg; MGI: 4330132

B6.129P2-Sptan1Gt(RRQ171)Byg

Homozygotes exhibit partial embryonic lethality during organogenesis and complete lethality throughout fetal growth and development (between E12.5 and E16.5) (15). Homozygotes display abnormal nervous system, heart and craniofacial morphology (15).

Sptan1Gt(RRQ171)Byg/ Gt(RRQ171)Byg; MGI: 4330132

involves: 129P2/OlaHsd

In this genetic background, homozgyotes exhibit disrupted axon initial segment morphology (16).

References
Posted On 2013-01-20
Science Writer Anne Murray