Incidental Mutation 'R1882:Npc1l1'
ID 209192
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 039903-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.098) question?
Stock # R1882 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 11
Chromosomal Location 6161013-6180143 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation splice site (5 bp from exon)
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 6167473 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000004505 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000004505]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000004505
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000004505
Gene: ENSMUSG00000020447

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
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9755 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 97.4%
  • 3x: 96.9%
  • 10x: 95.6%
  • 20x: 93.5%
Validation Efficiency 100% (59/59)
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: 51 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abcc2 T C 19: 43,786,945 (GRCm39) S189P probably benign Het
Adgrg3 G T 8: 95,766,943 (GRCm39) V433F probably benign Het
Arhgap33 A T 7: 30,222,234 (GRCm39) W1233R probably damaging Het
Brf2 T C 8: 27,618,577 (GRCm39) D9G probably damaging Het
Btrc G A 19: 45,515,839 (GRCm39) R562Q probably damaging Het
Cenpu T C 8: 47,009,225 (GRCm39) F67L probably damaging Het
Chia1 T C 3: 106,035,790 (GRCm39) M150T probably damaging Het
Cntln A G 4: 85,019,072 (GRCm39) E1254G probably damaging Het
Creld1 G A 6: 113,469,166 (GRCm39) C332Y probably damaging Het
Ctla2a A G 13: 61,083,355 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dusp13b A T 14: 21,785,043 (GRCm39) D223E probably benign Het
Ext1 C A 15: 52,939,188 (GRCm39) L620F probably damaging Het
H2-DMb2 C T 17: 34,366,834 (GRCm39) R89C probably damaging Het
Klhl32 A T 4: 24,743,916 (GRCm39) L17* probably null Het
Lats2 C T 14: 57,934,811 (GRCm39) V640M probably damaging Het
Lrig3 G A 10: 125,845,694 (GRCm39) V708I possibly damaging Het
Mtcl1 T C 17: 66,686,315 (GRCm39) T415A probably benign Het
Mynn A G 3: 30,670,962 (GRCm39) *611W probably null Het
Nfx1 A G 4: 41,009,240 (GRCm39) T793A possibly damaging Het
Nlrp4d T C 7: 10,116,604 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Nos3 T C 5: 24,573,818 (GRCm39) V194A probably damaging Het
Nrg2 T C 18: 36,154,150 (GRCm39) D589G probably damaging Het
Omg C T 11: 79,392,545 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Or10v9 T C 19: 11,832,835 (GRCm39) T161A probably damaging Het
Or14j5 T C 17: 38,161,839 (GRCm39) S119P probably damaging Het
Or2y17 A G 11: 49,231,539 (GRCm39) Y60C probably damaging Het
Or8k16 T A 2: 85,519,950 (GRCm39) M59K probably damaging Het
P2ry2 G T 7: 100,648,058 (GRCm39) Y82* probably null Het
Pcdh1 T C 18: 38,335,895 (GRCm39) T247A possibly damaging Het
Pecr A T 1: 72,314,136 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pgm3 A G 9: 86,447,743 (GRCm39) Y167H possibly damaging Het
Pramel15 A T 4: 144,103,485 (GRCm39) C214S probably benign Het
Prmt2 T C 10: 76,058,302 (GRCm39) H169R probably benign Het
Rad51ap2 T A 12: 11,506,251 (GRCm39) S58T possibly damaging Het
Rbpms2 ACTGCTGCTGCTGCTGC ACTGCTGCTGCTGCTGCTGC 9: 65,558,948 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Slc6a15 T C 10: 103,230,925 (GRCm39) S217P probably benign Het
Slco1a8 C A 6: 141,939,363 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Snx27 G A 3: 94,426,416 (GRCm39) T361I probably damaging Het
St7l A G 3: 104,775,363 (GRCm39) T80A probably damaging Het
Stk32b T A 5: 37,689,031 (GRCm39) M98L possibly damaging Het
Tonsl C A 15: 76,508,350 (GRCm39) A6S possibly damaging Het
Tpx2 A G 2: 152,711,611 (GRCm39) R49G probably benign Het
Trmt2a A G 16: 18,067,758 (GRCm39) K144E possibly damaging Het
Trpm7 A C 2: 126,654,697 (GRCm39) L1414V probably benign Het
Ugdh T C 5: 65,580,939 (GRCm39) K107E possibly damaging Het
Vamp3 A T 4: 151,135,366 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Vmn1r172 T C 7: 23,359,651 (GRCm39) S179P probably damaging Het
Vmn1r28 A G 6: 58,242,963 (GRCm39) M269V probably benign Het
Vmn2r94 T C 17: 18,464,476 (GRCm39) T605A probably benign Het
Vwce A G 19: 10,615,520 (GRCm39) T134A possibly damaging Het
Zfp277 T C 12: 40,495,745 (GRCm39) E5G probably benign 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
R0918:Npc1l1 UTSW 11 6,168,239 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
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
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'- GGCCCAGGACAGTTATACAC -3'
(R):5'- TGGTTCCTGAATGATACGCCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GGACAGTTATACACCTACCCTC -3'
(R):5'- CCAACATCAGATGTCCTAAAGGGTAG -3'
Posted On 2014-06-30