Incidental Mutation 'R2096:Mael'
ID 232082
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Mael
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000040629
Gene Name maelstrom spermatogenic transposon silencer
Synonyms 4933405K18Rik
MMRRC Submission 040100-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.468) question?
Stock # R2096 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 166028954-166066313 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to T at 166053244 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamine to Lysine at position 254 (Q254K)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000045828 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000038782] [ENSMUST00000194057]
AlphaFold Q8BVN9
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000038782
AA Change: Q254K

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.406 (Sensitivity: 0.89; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000045828
Gene: ENSMUSG00000040629
AA Change: Q254K

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:HMG_box_2 2 73 4.4e-27 PFAM
Pfam:Maelstrom 128 329 1.6e-58 PFAM
low complexity region 399 407 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000194057
AA Change: Q240K

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.193 (Sensitivity: 0.92; Specificity: 0.87)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000141652
Gene: ENSMUSG00000040629
AA Change: Q240K

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:HMG_box_2 2 73 1.6e-24 PFAM
Pfam:Maelstrom 128 314 2.6e-43 PFAM
low complexity region 385 393 N/A INTRINSIC
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.4%
  • 20x: 95.3%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype PHENOTYPE: Male mice homozygous for a null allele are infertile and display small testes, a complete block of spermatogenesis due to apoptosis during meiotic prophase I, defects in homologous chromosome synapsis, DNA damage, reduced DNA methylation, and derepression of L1 retrotransposons in the adult testis. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI

All alleles(2) : Targeted, other(2)

Other mutations in this stock
Total: 51 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abcb10 A G 8: 124,709,195 (GRCm39) S120P probably benign Het
Actr3b T A 5: 26,036,743 (GRCm39) Y185* probably null Het
Atg101 T A 15: 101,188,382 (GRCm39) H162Q possibly damaging Het
Btf3 T A 13: 98,449,659 (GRCm39) Q109L possibly damaging Het
Camk2d G A 3: 126,574,091 (GRCm39) G166D probably damaging Het
Capn7 T G 14: 31,071,844 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cd209f A G 8: 4,155,537 (GRCm39) V17A probably benign Het
Cenpf A G 1: 189,385,656 (GRCm39) V2208A possibly damaging Het
Cnga1 C T 5: 72,776,404 (GRCm39) V20I possibly damaging Het
Comp T C 8: 70,828,713 (GRCm39) C182R probably damaging Het
Ctsl A G 13: 64,516,840 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cyp3a44 G T 5: 145,725,215 (GRCm39) Q329K probably damaging Het
Dcpp1 A T 17: 24,099,971 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dhx38 A G 8: 110,280,891 (GRCm39) V831A probably damaging Het
Dkk2 T C 3: 131,791,858 (GRCm39) M22T probably benign Het
Dnah2 C T 11: 69,346,742 (GRCm39) E2615K probably damaging Het
Dpy19l3 A G 7: 35,426,713 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gm12888 T G 4: 121,176,655 (GRCm39) I49L probably benign Het
Insyn2b C A 11: 34,352,936 (GRCm39) S326Y probably benign Het
Kif15 T A 9: 122,815,252 (GRCm39) M194K probably damaging Het
Nek9 T C 12: 85,361,322 (GRCm39) D461G probably benign Het
Nlrp12 T C 7: 3,281,825 (GRCm39) N819S probably benign Het
Ntng1 T A 3: 109,739,871 (GRCm39) N390Y probably damaging Het
Or5g25 A G 2: 85,478,434 (GRCm39) I77T probably benign Het
P2ry14 C T 3: 59,022,738 (GRCm39) V250I probably damaging Het
Pcnx2 A T 8: 126,485,987 (GRCm39) D1870E probably benign Het
Phf2 T A 13: 48,985,589 (GRCm39) K64* probably null Het
Phip T C 9: 82,797,392 (GRCm39) H537R possibly damaging Het
Ppa2 A G 3: 133,032,445 (GRCm39) T97A probably damaging Het
Psd G A 19: 46,313,088 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Psg23 T A 7: 18,348,668 (GRCm39) E46D probably damaging Het
Ptch1 T G 13: 63,672,773 (GRCm39) E944A probably benign Het
Rab11b A G 17: 33,967,976 (GRCm39) Y74H probably damaging Het
Rfc3 A T 5: 151,568,383 (GRCm39) S194R probably benign Het
Sema4d A T 13: 51,864,037 (GRCm39) I414N probably damaging Het
Serpinb1a A T 13: 33,031,437 (GRCm39) D120E probably damaging Het
Snai2 T A 16: 14,524,861 (GRCm39) H122Q possibly damaging Het
Spats2l T C 1: 57,985,458 (GRCm39) S504P probably benign Het
Sprr2j-ps T C 3: 92,326,412 (GRCm39) S96P unknown Het
Sspo G T 6: 48,438,608 (GRCm39) V1559L probably benign Het
Tas2r118 T G 6: 23,969,912 (GRCm39) I50L possibly damaging Het
Tdrd3 C T 14: 87,743,788 (GRCm39) Q573* probably null Het
Thoc2l T C 5: 104,667,835 (GRCm39) S786P possibly damaging Het
Tlnrd1 G A 7: 83,532,062 (GRCm39) T123I probably benign Het
Tmem214 T A 5: 31,033,714 (GRCm39) L555H probably damaging Het
Tmprss12 T A 15: 100,183,117 (GRCm39) M153K probably benign Het
Tmprss9 G A 10: 80,725,268 (GRCm39) G410S probably damaging Het
Trpm6 T A 19: 18,803,116 (GRCm39) M853K probably damaging Het
Vmn1r35 A G 6: 66,655,929 (GRCm39) I247T possibly damaging Het
Zcchc7 C A 4: 44,931,059 (GRCm39) P404T probably damaging Het
Zzef1 T C 11: 72,763,465 (GRCm39) F1371L probably benign Het
Other mutations in Mael
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00907:Mael APN 1 166,032,418 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01153:Mael APN 1 166,029,919 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
D4043:Mael UTSW 1 166,064,455 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0218:Mael UTSW 1 166,066,159 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0811:Mael UTSW 1 166,062,968 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0812:Mael UTSW 1 166,062,968 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1544:Mael UTSW 1 166,029,859 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.28
R2914:Mael UTSW 1 166,054,179 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3031:Mael UTSW 1 166,032,375 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3709:Mael UTSW 1 166,066,135 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R3710:Mael UTSW 1 166,066,135 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R3880:Mael UTSW 1 166,064,437 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R4594:Mael UTSW 1 166,063,056 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4669:Mael UTSW 1 166,063,077 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7382:Mael UTSW 1 166,029,167 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8024:Mael UTSW 1 166,054,196 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R8519:Mael UTSW 1 166,063,127 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
R8793:Mael UTSW 1 166,029,257 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.41
R9090:Mael UTSW 1 166,032,424 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R9147:Mael UTSW 1 166,029,259 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R9148:Mael UTSW 1 166,029,259 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R9271:Mael UTSW 1 166,032,424 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R9382:Mael UTSW 1 166,053,282 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
X0018:Mael UTSW 1 166,029,137 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GGTTAAAACTAGTAGGTCATTTGGC -3'
(R):5'- GCATCAGGTGAGTGGAACTG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CTGGTTCAGTAGTAAAGAGCACCTC -3'
(R):5'- AACTGGGGTCATTGCGG -3'
Posted On 2014-09-18