Incidental Mutation 'R1670:Calr'
ID 187554
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Calr
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000003814
Gene Name calreticulin
Synonyms Calregulin, CRT
MMRRC Submission 039706-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R1670 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 85568717-85573560 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 85570748 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Aspartic acid to Glutamic Acid at position 302 (D302E)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000003912 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000003911] [ENSMUST00000003912] [ENSMUST00000109761] [ENSMUST00000128035]
AlphaFold P14211
PDB Structure Crystal structure of the calreticulin lectin domain [X-RAY DIFFRACTION]
Structural basis of carbohydrate recognition by calreticulin [X-RAY DIFFRACTION]
Structural basis of carbohydrate recognition by calreticulin [X-RAY DIFFRACTION]
Structural and functional relationships between the lectin and arm domains of calreticulin [X-RAY DIFFRACTION]
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000003911
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000003911
Gene: ENSMUSG00000003813

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
UBQ 3 77 3.28e-23 SMART
low complexity region 123 151 N/A INTRINSIC
UBA 163 200 8.76e-11 SMART
STI1 229 272 5.7e-8 SMART
low complexity region 296 307 N/A INTRINSIC
UBA 319 356 9.11e-9 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000003912
AA Change: D302E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.237 (Sensitivity: 0.91; Specificity: 0.88)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000003912
Gene: ENSMUSG00000003814
AA Change: D302E

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 17 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Calreticulin 23 258 2.7e-64 PFAM
Pfam:Calreticulin 257 332 3.3e-24 PFAM
low complexity region 358 407 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000109761
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000105383
Gene: ENSMUSG00000003813

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
UBQ 3 77 3.28e-23 SMART
low complexity region 123 151 N/A INTRINSIC
UBA 163 200 8.76e-11 SMART
STI1 230 273 5.7e-8 SMART
low complexity region 297 308 N/A INTRINSIC
UBA 320 357 9.11e-9 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000125711
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000125998
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000128028
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000128035
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000115664
Gene: ENSMUSG00000003813

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
UBQ 3 77 3.28e-23 SMART
low complexity region 123 151 N/A INTRINSIC
UBA 163 200 8.76e-11 SMART
STI1 230 273 5.7e-8 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000147538
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000141347
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000154774
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.7647 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.3%
  • 10x: 96.3%
  • 20x: 92.3%
Validation Efficiency 97% (74/76)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Calreticulin is a multifunctional protein that acts as a major Ca(2+)-binding (storage) protein in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. It is also found in the nucleus, suggesting that it may have a role in transcription regulation. Calreticulin binds to the synthetic peptide KLGFFKR, which is almost identical to an amino acid sequence in the DNA-binding domain of the superfamily of nuclear receptors. Calreticulin binds to antibodies in certain sera of systemic lupus and Sjogren patients which contain anti-Ro/SSA antibodies, it is highly conserved among species, and it is located in the endoplasmic and sarcoplasmic reticulum where it may bind calcium. The amino terminus of calreticulin interacts with the DNA-binding domain of the glucocorticoid receptor and prevents the receptor from binding to its specific glucocorticoid response element. Calreticulin can inhibit the binding of androgen receptor to its hormone-responsive DNA element and can inhibit androgen receptor and retinoic acid receptor transcriptional activities in vivo, as well as retinoic acid-induced neuronal differentiation. Thus, calreticulin can act as an important modulator of the regulation of gene transcription by nuclear hormone receptors. Systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with increased autoantibody titers against calreticulin but calreticulin is not a Ro/SS-A antigen. Earlier papers referred to calreticulin as an Ro/SS-A antigen but this was later disproven. Increased autoantibody titer against human calreticulin is found in infants with complete congenital heart block of both the IgG and IgM classes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit decreased cardiac cell mass, increased apoptosis of cardiac myocytes, neural tube defects (sometimes associated with exencephaly), omphalocele, and mid- to late-gestational lethality. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 74 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abcc9 A G 6: 142,540,448 (GRCm39) V1497A possibly damaging Het
Adam15 T C 3: 89,255,817 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Angel2 T A 1: 190,674,360 (GRCm39) S371T probably benign Het
Atr T A 9: 95,743,509 (GRCm39) N49K probably benign Het
Bace2 G A 16: 97,213,335 (GRCm39) M228I probably damaging Het
Bdp1 A C 13: 100,163,941 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Camta1 T C 4: 151,164,228 (GRCm39) D340G probably benign Het
Car11 C T 7: 45,352,949 (GRCm39) T236I possibly damaging Het
Cfap69 A T 5: 5,636,409 (GRCm39) S275T probably benign Het
Cib2 G A 9: 54,455,653 (GRCm39) R104W probably damaging Het
CN725425 T C 15: 91,130,018 (GRCm39) S294P possibly damaging Het
Coro7 G A 16: 4,446,097 (GRCm39) S876F possibly damaging Het
Cspg4 G A 9: 56,804,687 (GRCm39) V1833M probably damaging Het
Dennd6b C A 15: 89,069,540 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dhx30 A T 9: 109,914,341 (GRCm39) Y979N possibly damaging Het
Dnaaf9 G A 2: 130,554,299 (GRCm39) P187S probably damaging Het
Dnah8 A T 17: 30,944,098 (GRCm39) I1772F probably damaging Het
Dync2h1 A T 9: 6,993,942 (GRCm39) I3976N possibly damaging Het
Ebi3 T C 17: 56,261,479 (GRCm39) I125T probably damaging Het
Elfn2 C T 15: 78,556,568 (GRCm39) A660T probably benign Het
F12 C T 13: 55,569,346 (GRCm39) C209Y probably damaging Het
Fabp3 C T 4: 130,206,180 (GRCm39) T57I probably benign Het
Fgfr2 T A 7: 129,782,187 (GRCm39) D413V probably damaging Het
Gdf10 T A 14: 33,654,000 (GRCm39) I169N possibly damaging Het
Gdnf T C 15: 7,845,130 (GRCm39) V41A probably benign Het
Gm9857 A T 3: 108,847,478 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gpatch11 A G 17: 79,146,529 (GRCm39) E58G possibly damaging Het
Gpr55 A G 1: 85,869,137 (GRCm39) V148A possibly damaging Het
Gucy1b1 A G 3: 81,952,767 (GRCm39) I222T probably benign Het
Hnf4a T C 2: 163,404,496 (GRCm39) S227P probably damaging Het
Hsfy2 A G 1: 56,675,548 (GRCm39) S330P possibly damaging Het
Hycc1 T A 5: 24,204,989 (GRCm39) M1L possibly damaging Het
Ift122 T C 6: 115,900,844 (GRCm39) V1054A probably benign Het
Il27 T A 7: 126,188,647 (GRCm39) E175D probably benign Het
Lactb2 A T 1: 13,730,641 (GRCm39) S12T probably damaging Het
Lrfn2 T C 17: 49,403,605 (GRCm39) V576A probably benign Het
Mansc4 C G 6: 146,976,689 (GRCm39) R309T possibly damaging Het
Med12l AACAGCA AACAGCAACAGCA 3: 59,183,379 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mrpl16 C T 19: 11,751,959 (GRCm39) R240* probably null Het
Muc17 A G 5: 137,172,843 (GRCm39) V70A probably benign Het
Ndnf A G 6: 65,680,054 (GRCm39) D111G probably benign Het
Nek4 T C 14: 30,704,384 (GRCm39) F688S probably damaging Het
Nkx2-6 T A 14: 69,412,126 (GRCm39) M98K probably benign Het
Nup188 T C 2: 30,230,667 (GRCm39) S1402P probably benign Het
Or10j2 T A 1: 173,098,467 (GRCm39) S242T probably damaging Het
Or2t48 A T 11: 58,420,237 (GRCm39) S192T probably damaging Het
Or4f14b C T 2: 111,775,264 (GRCm39) C179Y probably damaging Het
Or52i2 A G 7: 102,319,609 (GRCm39) T161A possibly damaging Het
Or5ac23 A T 16: 59,149,607 (GRCm39) N88K probably benign Het
Or5ac24 T C 16: 59,165,790 (GRCm39) I91M possibly damaging Het
Or5m9b T A 2: 85,905,594 (GRCm39) V170D probably benign Het
Parp10 A T 15: 76,126,270 (GRCm39) V306E probably benign Het
Pcnx3 A G 19: 5,723,343 (GRCm39) L1284P probably damaging Het
Pld1 A T 3: 28,103,389 (GRCm39) I365F probably benign Het
Pnisr A G 4: 21,865,893 (GRCm39) D294G probably damaging Het
Pogz C T 3: 94,786,160 (GRCm39) T863I probably benign Het
Ptprn2 A C 12: 116,685,792 (GRCm39) T84P possibly damaging Het
Rln1 C T 19: 29,309,468 (GRCm39) E104K possibly damaging Het
Rnf38 A G 4: 44,138,681 (GRCm39) S271P probably damaging Het
Rngtt A G 4: 33,368,660 (GRCm39) T398A probably benign Het
Rprd2 G T 3: 95,672,115 (GRCm39) T1096K probably damaging Het
Sema3e C T 5: 14,212,199 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sema5a T A 15: 32,548,945 (GRCm39) C140S probably damaging Het
Shpk A C 11: 73,113,757 (GRCm39) D390A probably benign Het
Slc22a20 C T 19: 6,022,876 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Steap2 A G 5: 5,727,393 (GRCm39) V314A possibly damaging Het
Stxbp5l A G 16: 37,111,289 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tgm3 G T 2: 129,883,688 (GRCm39) E449* probably null Het
Tmem68 A C 4: 3,560,627 (GRCm39) L186V probably damaging Het
Ttc41 T A 10: 86,612,116 (GRCm39) W1130R possibly damaging Het
Ttpal T C 2: 163,457,286 (GRCm39) F253L possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r99 G T 17: 19,582,514 (GRCm39) V40F probably benign Het
Xkr9 G A 1: 13,771,167 (GRCm39) V228M probably damaging Het
Zc3h7b C T 15: 81,661,268 (GRCm39) A369V probably benign Het
Other mutations in Calr
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00540:Calr APN 8 85,571,373 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
IGL00648:Calr APN 8 85,569,331 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
IGL01309:Calr APN 8 85,573,335 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01910:Calr APN 8 85,571,598 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
IGL01918:Calr APN 8 85,569,479 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
IGL02399:Calr APN 8 85,569,415 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
IGL02749:Calr APN 8 85,571,117 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02858:Calr APN 8 85,571,528 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
IGL03090:Calr APN 8 85,573,373 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
K3955:Calr UTSW 8 85,572,902 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0309:Calr UTSW 8 85,569,660 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R1974:Calr UTSW 8 85,570,786 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6864:Calr UTSW 8 85,571,557 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R7120:Calr UTSW 8 85,569,457 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9320:Calr UTSW 8 85,572,629 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
Z1176:Calr UTSW 8 85,570,693 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AGGCGGACCATTTCAGAACACC -3'
(R):5'- CTGACCCTGATGCTAAGAAGCCTG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CTTAGGGTTGGTGCCTCTGC -3'
(R):5'- TGGGAACCACCAGTGATTC -3'
Posted On 2014-05-09