Incidental Mutation 'R3715:Cers3'
ID 259848
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Cers3
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000030510
Gene Name ceramide synthase 3
Synonyms T3L, related to TRH3, Lass3, CerS3, 4930550L11Rik, LOC233330
MMRRC Submission 040708-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.272) question?
Stock # R3715 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 7
Chromosomal Location 66393252-66473439 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to T at 66435823 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Alanine to Serine at position 261 (A261S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000069238 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000066475] [ENSMUST00000208521]
AlphaFold Q1A3B0
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000066475
AA Change: A261S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.253 (Sensitivity: 0.91; Specificity: 0.88)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000069238
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030510
AA Change: A261S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
transmembrane domain 66 88 N/A INTRINSIC
HOX 110 167 2.48e-2 SMART
TLC 166 367 6.52e-57 SMART
low complexity region 379 391 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000208521
AA Change: A225S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.103 (Sensitivity: 0.93; Specificity: 0.86)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.1052 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 97.0%
  • 20x: 94.2%
Validation Efficiency 98% (52/53)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene is a member of the ceramide synthase family of genes. The ceramide synthase enzymes regulate sphingolipid synthesis by catalyzing the formation of ceramides from sphingoid base and acyl-coA substrates. This family member is involved in the synthesis of ceramides with ultra-long-chain acyl moieties (ULC-Cers), important to the epidermis in its role in creating a protective barrier from the environment. The protein encoded by this gene has also been implicated in modification of the lipid structures required for spermatogenesis. Mutations in this gene have been associated with male fertility defects, and epidermal defects, including ichthyosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit a lethal skin barrier disruption defect due to a lack of ultra-long-chain acyl ceramides, impaired stratum corneum desquamation, accelerated lamellar body biogenesis and extrusion, and delayed keratinocyte cornification. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 54 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2310079G19Rik T C 16: 88,424,081 (GRCm39) M137V probably benign Het
9930111J21Rik1 T C 11: 48,838,803 (GRCm39) T595A possibly damaging Het
Aaas T C 15: 102,248,771 (GRCm39) I236V probably benign Het
Abcd4 C T 12: 84,658,533 (GRCm39) M223I probably benign Het
Adamtsl1 T A 4: 86,135,213 (GRCm39) I246N probably benign Het
Ak9 A G 10: 41,233,508 (GRCm39) D582G probably damaging Het
Aqr A G 2: 113,949,150 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Bmal2 A G 6: 146,724,187 (GRCm39) K360E probably damaging Het
Cacna2d3 T C 14: 29,068,880 (GRCm39) I282M probably damaging Het
Dexi A T 16: 10,360,553 (GRCm39) M1K probably null Het
Dlat A G 9: 50,549,354 (GRCm39) V510A probably damaging Het
Eaf1 T C 14: 31,224,402 (GRCm39) I173T possibly damaging Het
Elavl3 G T 9: 21,929,895 (GRCm39) D336E probably benign Het
Epm2a A G 10: 11,219,420 (GRCm39) Y69C probably benign Het
Fam168a A G 7: 100,473,432 (GRCm39) N107S probably damaging Het
Fam43b G C 4: 138,122,409 (GRCm39) R304G probably benign Het
Fras1 T C 5: 96,793,829 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fscn3 C T 6: 28,428,091 (GRCm39) T26I possibly damaging Het
Glt8d2 C A 10: 82,488,571 (GRCm39) A300S probably benign Het
Hcn4 G A 9: 58,751,319 (GRCm39) R315H unknown Het
Lipk A G 19: 34,017,829 (GRCm39) N289S probably damaging Het
Lyg1 G T 1: 37,989,759 (GRCm39) R43S probably damaging Het
Marchf6 A G 15: 31,465,405 (GRCm39) L833P probably benign Het
Mc4r T A 18: 66,992,892 (GRCm39) N74Y probably damaging Het
Med17 G A 9: 15,175,062 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mink1 G T 11: 70,499,776 (GRCm39) R773L possibly damaging Het
Myo15a A T 11: 60,370,057 (GRCm39) E939V possibly damaging Het
Ndst4 A T 3: 125,355,154 (GRCm39) H354L possibly damaging Het
Or2t26 T C 11: 49,039,642 (GRCm39) L186P probably damaging Het
Or4c15 A G 2: 88,759,757 (GRCm39) W301R probably benign Het
Or4p22 C A 2: 88,317,787 (GRCm39) T237N probably damaging Het
Otof T A 5: 30,534,215 (GRCm39) K1397* probably null Het
Rangap1 C A 15: 81,594,661 (GRCm39) E389D probably benign Het
Rbfox2 A G 15: 76,983,451 (GRCm39) I270T probably damaging Het
Rnf217 G T 10: 31,410,728 (GRCm39) C322* probably null Het
Sbk1 A G 7: 125,889,183 (GRCm39) T50A probably benign Het
Shmt1 T C 11: 60,688,402 (GRCm39) T248A probably damaging Het
Smim29 G A 17: 27,785,043 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sox30 C T 11: 45,875,619 (GRCm39) T457I probably damaging Het
Stox2 T A 8: 47,866,187 (GRCm39) I52F possibly damaging Het
Syncrip A T 9: 88,361,738 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tars3 G A 7: 65,338,700 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tdrd12 T C 7: 35,204,405 (GRCm39) E235G probably benign Het
Tmem82 A T 4: 141,344,945 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tro T C X: 149,437,230 (GRCm39) T476A probably damaging Het
Ttn G A 2: 76,561,363 (GRCm39) P27302S probably damaging Het
Ttn C T 2: 76,571,610 (GRCm39) V26428I probably damaging Het
Usp53 T C 3: 122,742,968 (GRCm39) E656G probably benign Het
Vmn2r100 A G 17: 19,752,272 (GRCm39) R772G probably damaging Het
Xkr5 T C 8: 18,984,474 (GRCm39) E190G probably benign Het
Zfp236 A G 18: 82,651,095 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zfr2 T G 10: 81,081,913 (GRCm39) V493G probably benign Het
Zp2 A T 7: 119,741,057 (GRCm39) S156T possibly damaging Het
Zswim5 A G 4: 116,819,755 (GRCm39) T387A probably benign Het
Other mutations in Cers3
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01321:Cers3 APN 7 66,435,751 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02832:Cers3 APN 7 66,431,573 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0400:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,414,078 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R0490:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,438 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R0558:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,166 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0571:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,805 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R1452:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,152 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1538:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,431,571 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1767:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,151 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2155:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,162 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R2427:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,445,541 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R3705:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3713:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3714:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3961:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3963:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R4238:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,424 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4652:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,431,604 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5174:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,434,616 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6493:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,393,468 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R6675:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,844 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.50
R6807:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,413,968 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6833:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,429,419 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7223:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,163 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7592:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,439,377 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7835:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,387 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R8202:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,761 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R8322:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,439,386 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8350:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,414,090 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R8450:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,414,090 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R8757:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,850 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8759:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,850 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9149:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,393,442 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R9712:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,378 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACAAGTGTTAGGTGCTGTCTC -3'
(R):5'- GGACAGAGTGCCCTTCCAAATC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TCAATAAGGGTGACACTTGCCCTG -3'
(R):5'- GAGTGCCCTTCCAAATCACTCAC -3'
Posted On 2015-01-23