Incidental Mutation 'R2655:Casp4'
ID 252666
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Casp4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000033538
Gene Name caspase 4, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase
Synonyms Casp11, Caspase-11, ich-3
MMRRC Submission 040430-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R2655 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 9
Chromosomal Location 5308828-5336783 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to A at 5322894 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Leucine to Isoleucine at position 57 (L57I)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000124402 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000027012] [ENSMUST00000160064] [ENSMUST00000162846]
AlphaFold P70343
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000027012
AA Change: L113I

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.815 (Sensitivity: 0.84; Specificity: 0.93)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000027012
Gene: ENSMUSG00000033538
AA Change: L113I

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
CARD 1 92 7.63e-7 SMART
CASc 121 371 5.72e-134 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000152651
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000159461
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000124535
Gene: ENSMUSG00000033538

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
SCOP:d1dgna_ 2 32 7e-7 SMART
Blast:CARD 2 40 9e-22 BLAST
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000160064
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000124249
Gene: ENSMUSG00000033538

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
CARD 1 89 4.7e-7 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000160521
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000162846
AA Change: L57I

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.930 (Sensitivity: 0.81; Specificity: 0.94)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000124402
Gene: ENSMUSG00000033538
AA Change: L57I

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Blast:CARD 2 36 2e-17 BLAST
PDB:1IBC|A 18 94 6e-12 PDB
SCOP:g1ibc.1 45 94 6e-15 SMART
Blast:CASc 65 94 7e-13 BLAST
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000163086
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0763 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.2%
  • 20x: 95.0%
Validation Efficiency 100% (39/39)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: This gene encodes a member of the cysteine proteases that plays important roles in apoptosis, cell migration and the inflammatory response. The encoded protein mediates production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by macrophages upon bacterial infection. Mice lacking the encoded protein are resistant to endotoxic shock induced by lipopolysaccharide. A 5-bp deletion encompassing a splice acceptor junction resulting in alternate splicing and a shorter non-functional isoform in certain mouse strains has been described. Although its official nomenclature is "caspase 4, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase", this gene and its encoded protein have historically been called caspase 11. This gene is present in a cluster of three caspase genes on chromosome 9. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutation of this gene results in decreased levels of serum IL-1alpha and IL-1beta. Mutant animals are resistant to septic shock after injection with LPS. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 39 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acot5 T A 12: 84,122,650 (GRCm39) S411R probably benign Het
Adamts12 A T 15: 11,065,174 (GRCm39) N20Y possibly damaging Het
Bbs9 G A 9: 22,415,348 (GRCm39) E91K probably damaging Het
Cat T C 2: 103,302,191 (GRCm39) K169E probably damaging Het
Cav1 A G 6: 17,339,359 (GRCm39) Y148C probably damaging Het
Cep112 T C 11: 108,328,027 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Chaf1b T C 16: 93,688,399 (GRCm39) S165P probably damaging Het
Crat A G 2: 30,292,703 (GRCm39) S115P probably damaging Het
Eif2b1 A G 5: 124,714,917 (GRCm39) S120P probably damaging Het
Epor A G 9: 21,872,016 (GRCm39) S236P probably damaging Het
Ggt1 T A 10: 75,417,219 (GRCm39) Y5* probably null Het
Igfbpl1 T C 4: 45,816,289 (GRCm39) T179A probably damaging Het
Ighv14-4 T G 12: 114,140,068 (GRCm39) Y114S probably damaging Het
Ipcef1 T C 10: 6,929,657 (GRCm39) I29V probably benign Het
Junb A G 8: 85,704,137 (GRCm39) S308P probably damaging Het
Kcnh5 T C 12: 75,161,314 (GRCm39) E198G probably damaging Het
Ltbp1 G A 17: 75,312,978 (GRCm39) R33H possibly damaging Het
Map3k20 C A 2: 72,263,764 (GRCm39) T471K probably damaging Het
Nr2c2 C T 6: 92,140,119 (GRCm39) R464W probably damaging Het
Odad4 T A 11: 100,444,405 (GRCm39) W237R probably damaging Het
Or51a10 T C 7: 103,698,638 (GRCm39) M308V probably benign Het
Or8g35 A T 9: 39,381,924 (GRCm39) S33T probably benign Het
Patj T C 4: 98,325,687 (GRCm39) V508A possibly damaging Het
Pkd1 T C 17: 24,795,464 (GRCm39) V2319A probably damaging Het
Pnpla7 A G 2: 24,942,330 (GRCm39) Y83C probably damaging Het
Prb1a G C 6: 132,187,425 (GRCm39) Q19E unknown Het
Rasa3 T C 8: 13,645,373 (GRCm39) T189A possibly damaging Het
Reck T A 4: 43,938,966 (GRCm39) D777E probably benign Het
Rfx6 A G 10: 51,569,873 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Serpinb13 A G 1: 106,928,157 (GRCm39) D259G probably damaging Het
Slit2 G A 5: 48,346,917 (GRCm39) R253Q possibly damaging Het
Slu7 A G 11: 43,331,475 (GRCm39) E203G probably benign Het
Syt4 A T 18: 31,576,597 (GRCm39) D252E probably benign Het
Tpte A G 8: 22,801,294 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ttll7 A G 3: 146,653,376 (GRCm39) Y729C probably damaging Het
Usp35 T A 7: 96,961,354 (GRCm39) T691S probably benign Het
Vmn1r211 A G 13: 23,036,586 (GRCm39) V27A probably benign Het
Vmn2r72 T C 7: 85,400,477 (GRCm39) T191A possibly damaging Het
Vwa5b1 C T 4: 138,321,614 (GRCm39) G393D probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Casp4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL02688:Casp4 APN 9 5,322,844 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
BB007:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,321,318 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
BB017:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,321,318 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1302:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,328,518 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R1562:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,324,733 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R1716:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,308,919 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R2031:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,321,401 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4207:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,328,451 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.15
R4432:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,323,653 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4911:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,328,580 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R5269:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,321,521 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R5399:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,324,928 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R5800:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,308,915 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5895:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,328,573 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R6582:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,324,884 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7253:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,324,868 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.37
R7426:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,321,345 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.87
R7930:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,321,318 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R9550:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,328,465 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9562:Casp4 UTSW 9 5,324,832 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACTCAGGGTCTCATTGTTGG -3'
(R):5'- TCCAAAGATATCAGCTCATGTCAAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GCCATCTTAGTTGTACAATATCCTG -3'
(R):5'- AGATATTTTGATACCATGACTGCAG -3'
Posted On 2014-12-04