Incidental Mutation 'R1981:Usp18'
ID 222297
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Usp18
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000030107
Gene Name ubiquitin specific peptidase 18
Synonyms UBP43, 1110058H21Rik
MMRRC Submission 039993-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.664) question?
Stock # R1981 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 121222865-121247876 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 121229476 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Lysine to Glutamic Acid at position 32 (K32E)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000032198 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000032198]
AlphaFold Q9WTV6
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000032198
AA Change: K32E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.081 (Sensitivity: 0.93; Specificity: 0.85)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000032198
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030107
AA Change: K32E

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:UCH 51 363 3.1e-41 PFAM
Pfam:UCH_1 52 335 6.5e-24 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203250
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203718
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0898 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 96.9%
  • 20x: 94.6%
Validation Efficiency 99% (80/81)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the ubiquitin-specific proteases (UBP) family of enzymes that cleave ubiquitin from ubiquitinated protein substrates. It is highly expressed in liver and thymus, and is localized to the nucleus. This protein efficiently cleaves only ISG15 (a ubiquitin-like protein) fusions, and deletion of this gene in mice results in a massive increase of ISG15 conjugates in tissues, indicating that this protein is a major ISG15-specific protease. Mice lacking this gene are also hypersensitive to interferon, suggesting a function of this protein in downregulating interferon responses, independent of its isopeptidase activity towards ISG15. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mutants die prematurely with cellular necrosis in the ependyma, breakdown of blood-brain barrier, hydrocephaly with enlarged ventricles, and severe neurological abnormalities. Mice homozygous for an ENU-induced allele exhibit increased susceptibility to Salmonella infection and LPS. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 80 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Anks1 T C 17: 28,204,095 (GRCm39) V181A probably damaging Het
Aqp4 T C 18: 15,526,608 (GRCm39) D291G probably damaging Het
Atad1 G T 19: 32,673,210 (GRCm39) D224E probably benign Het
Atp1a3 T G 7: 24,700,400 (GRCm39) E33A probably benign Het
Baz2b A G 2: 59,754,024 (GRCm39) F1100L possibly damaging Het
Car7 C T 8: 105,275,009 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Casp8 C A 1: 58,868,121 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cdh23 A T 10: 60,214,530 (GRCm39) L1495H probably damaging Het
Ceacam9 T G 7: 16,459,232 (GRCm39) L177R probably benign Het
Col16a1 C G 4: 129,959,236 (GRCm39) P346A unknown Het
Cyp2c29 A G 19: 39,296,216 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cyp3a13 T C 5: 137,910,118 (GRCm39) S139G probably damaging Het
Dapk2 A G 9: 66,176,180 (GRCm39) H327R probably benign Het
Ddx19b T C 8: 111,735,975 (GRCm39) T357A possibly damaging Het
Dnah2 A G 11: 69,365,151 (GRCm39) Y1944H probably damaging Het
Dnai2 T A 11: 114,623,755 (GRCm39) V6E probably damaging Het
Eipr1 T C 12: 28,913,024 (GRCm39) Y242H probably damaging Het
Fam149a T G 8: 45,834,778 (GRCm39) D7A probably damaging Het
Fam217a T A 13: 35,100,737 (GRCm39) D140V probably benign Het
Fat4 G A 3: 39,045,813 (GRCm39) C3944Y probably damaging Het
Fezf2 G T 14: 12,344,405 (GRCm38) P261T probably benign Het
Gcsam A T 16: 45,440,337 (GRCm39) T127S probably damaging Het
Git2 C T 5: 114,887,620 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gm1527 T C 3: 28,969,984 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gtf3c1 A G 7: 125,243,444 (GRCm39) L1720P possibly damaging Het
H2-T9 T A 17: 36,439,614 (GRCm39) D122V probably damaging Het
Hat1 A G 2: 71,220,321 (GRCm39) T28A probably benign Het
Igf2r G A 17: 12,952,790 (GRCm39) Q219* probably null Het
Impdh1 T A 6: 29,206,450 (GRCm39) D129V possibly damaging Het
Kcnh8 GAGACCAACGAGCAGCTGATGCTTCAGA GAGA 17: 53,032,934 (GRCm39) 74 probably benign Het
Ltbp3 A G 19: 5,808,107 (GRCm39) Q1250R probably benign Het
Mansc4 T A 6: 146,977,173 (GRCm39) I148F probably benign Het
Mast2 T C 4: 116,172,037 (GRCm39) Y569C probably damaging Het
Mcoln3 A T 3: 145,846,345 (GRCm39) K552* probably null Het
Mctp2 T C 7: 71,814,446 (GRCm39) Q601R probably benign Het
Mei1 A G 15: 81,987,513 (GRCm39) N859S probably benign Het
Myo19 A T 11: 84,782,996 (GRCm39) Q170L possibly damaging Het
Myo1h T C 5: 114,491,898 (GRCm39) F676S probably damaging Het
Myo9a A G 9: 59,801,429 (GRCm39) T1876A probably benign Het
Nav3 G T 10: 109,554,951 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ndor1 T C 2: 25,145,236 (GRCm39) Y43C probably damaging Het
Nlrp1a A G 11: 70,989,764 (GRCm39) V1102A probably damaging Het
Nmnat3 T C 9: 98,292,352 (GRCm39) I199T possibly damaging Het
Nsun7 T C 5: 66,418,557 (GRCm39) S96P probably damaging Het
Ntng1 A G 3: 109,842,326 (GRCm39) V149A possibly damaging Het
Oas3 T C 5: 120,899,900 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Or10v9 T G 19: 11,832,371 (GRCm39) Q315H possibly damaging Het
Or4k47 T A 2: 111,451,586 (GRCm39) I278F probably benign Het
Or5bw2 A G 7: 6,573,557 (GRCm39) D189G probably benign Het
Or6z7 T C 7: 6,483,931 (GRCm39) M75V probably benign Het
Or8b3 T C 9: 38,315,031 (GRCm39) L287P probably damaging Het
Or8k53 A T 2: 86,177,486 (GRCm39) I208N possibly damaging Het
Pax2 G A 19: 44,806,904 (GRCm39) D301N probably damaging Het
Pcsk4 T A 10: 80,161,613 (GRCm39) E176V probably damaging Het
Pkhd1 G A 1: 20,187,284 (GRCm39) P3675S probably benign Het
Plekho2 A T 9: 65,465,974 (GRCm39) L138Q probably damaging Het
Ppp4r3c1 A T X: 88,975,051 (GRCm39) V382E probably damaging Het
Prkcsh A G 9: 21,924,164 (GRCm39) D458G probably damaging Het
Prr11 T A 11: 86,994,116 (GRCm39) D100V probably damaging Het
Qars1 A G 9: 108,392,227 (GRCm39) N136D probably damaging Het
Rbm15b A G 9: 106,758,822 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rel C T 11: 23,692,761 (GRCm39) G424D probably benign Het
Rsrc1 A G 3: 67,257,338 (GRCm39) D250G probably benign Het
Samt3 A C X: 85,090,740 (GRCm39) M211L probably benign Het
Scn2a C A 2: 65,520,514 (GRCm39) N503K probably damaging Het
Sh2d6 G A 6: 72,494,527 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Smg8 T C 11: 86,976,157 (GRCm39) T475A probably benign Het
Ssxb10 A G X: 8,197,258 (GRCm39) D77G probably benign Het
Tbx20 T A 9: 24,682,209 (GRCm39) K48N possibly damaging Het
Tead1 C A 7: 112,490,952 (GRCm39) D231E probably benign Het
Ticam1 C T 17: 56,578,555 (GRCm39) R180H probably damaging Het
Tjp1 A T 7: 64,962,603 (GRCm39) F1111L probably damaging Het
Tlr11 T A 14: 50,599,445 (GRCm39) I477K possibly damaging Het
Ttc13 A G 8: 125,440,926 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ttc17 T C 2: 94,157,049 (GRCm39) N411S probably benign Het
Usp15 T A 10: 122,960,946 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Vmn1r12 A T 6: 57,136,646 (GRCm39) M248L probably benign Het
Zbtb14 C A 17: 69,695,497 (GRCm39) F398L probably damaging Het
Zfp930 T A 8: 69,680,824 (GRCm39) L172H probably damaging Het
Zfp976 G A 7: 42,263,046 (GRCm39) H264Y probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Usp18
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00963:Usp18 APN 6 121,232,341 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL01403:Usp18 APN 6 121,245,627 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
IGL01411:Usp18 APN 6 121,238,380 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
IGL01810:Usp18 APN 6 121,230,730 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02568:Usp18 APN 6 121,238,050 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL02613:Usp18 APN 6 121,238,049 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R0961:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,238,452 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1350:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,239,651 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.64
R1855:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,239,076 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R1916:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,245,513 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.14
R2015:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,245,509 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4062:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,238,326 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R5000:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,229,479 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.84
R5894:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,238,456 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R6006:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,239,781 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.58
R6932:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,229,473 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7357:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,230,808 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R8243:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,246,103 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8325:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,230,769 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9005:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,229,529 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R9578:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,239,726 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
Z1177:Usp18 UTSW 6 121,232,234 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TTGTGTAGACTCTGCCTGGAAG -3'
(R):5'- TCGGGGACAACAGATTTCAGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGTGAAGTTGTGGACTCCCGAC -3'
(R):5'- CGAGGCTGTAATGACCAT -3'
Posted On 2014-08-25