Incidental Mutation 'R3110:Acer1'
ID 263852
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Acer1
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000045019
Gene Name alkaline ceramidase 1
Synonyms Cer1, 2310024P18Rik, Asah3
MMRRC Submission 040584-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R3110 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 17
Chromosomal Location 57260490-57289126 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 57265406 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Threonine to Isoleucine at position 141 (T141I)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000062037 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000056113]
AlphaFold Q8R4X1
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000056113
AA Change: T141I

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000062037
Gene: ENSMUSG00000045019
AA Change: T141I

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Ceramidase 12 264 5.4e-58 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.5811 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.2%
  • 20x: 95.0%
Validation Efficiency 98% (51/52)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Ceramides are synthesized during epidermal differentiation and accumulate within the interstices of the stratum corneum, where they represent critical components of the epidermal permeability barrier. Excess cellular ceramide can trigger antimitogenic signals and induce apoptosis, and the ceramide metabolites sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) are important bioregulatory molecules. Ceramide hydrolysis in the nucleated cell layers regulates keratinocyte proliferation and apoptosis in response to external stress. Ceramide hydrolysis also occurs at the stratum corneum, releasing free sphingoid base that functions as an endogenous antimicrobial agent. ACER1 is highly expressed in epidermis and catalyzes the hydrolysis of very long chain ceramides to generate sphingosine (Houben et al., 2006 [PubMed 16477081]; Sun et al., 2008 [PubMed 17713573]).[supplied by OMIM, Jul 2010]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele show increased ceramide levels, hair shaft abnormalities, cyclic alopecia, epidermal hyperplasia, sebaceous gland and infundibulum expansion, increased epidermal water loss, and hypermetabolism along with decreased body weight and adipose tissue depots during aging. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 77 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca6 T A 11: 110,069,655 (GRCm39) K1554* probably null Het
Acads T C 5: 115,255,757 (GRCm39) H26R probably benign Het
Adam15 C G 3: 89,254,764 (GRCm39) V99L probably benign Het
Ankrd13b A G 11: 77,368,331 (GRCm39) V97A possibly damaging Het
Anpep T C 7: 79,491,720 (GRCm39) T94A probably benign Het
Atp1a3 T C 7: 24,694,119 (GRCm39) N345S probably damaging Het
Btn1a1 T A 13: 23,645,721 (GRCm39) N216I possibly damaging Het
Cacna1s G A 1: 136,002,831 (GRCm39) W62* probably null Het
Ccdc141 C T 2: 76,869,830 (GRCm39) V892I probably benign Het
Ccdc180 T A 4: 45,900,470 (GRCm39) I278K possibly damaging Het
Cdc7 T G 5: 107,122,564 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cpb1 C T 3: 20,319,521 (GRCm39) V188M probably damaging Het
Dock5 A G 14: 68,095,371 (GRCm39) I101T possibly damaging Het
Dqx1 T C 6: 83,035,953 (GRCm39) V95A probably damaging Het
Dvl1 T A 4: 155,938,123 (GRCm39) D90E probably damaging Het
Ebf1 T A 11: 44,534,225 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fam135b T C 15: 71,335,879 (GRCm39) I438M probably benign Het
Fpr1 A T 17: 18,096,897 (GRCm39) M364K probably benign Het
Gm9932 A T 5: 100,346,794 (GRCm39) unknown Het
Gpat4 G A 8: 23,670,171 (GRCm39) P286L probably damaging Het
Gpx7 C A 4: 108,260,470 (GRCm39) V109F probably damaging Het
Grhl2 T C 15: 37,336,591 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Grn A G 11: 102,324,069 (GRCm39) T53A probably benign Het
H1f4 T C 13: 23,805,829 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
H2-T9 T C 17: 36,440,038 (GRCm39) Y32C probably damaging Het
Hmgxb3 T C 18: 61,280,454 (GRCm39) N683S probably damaging Het
Iigp1 T C 18: 60,523,983 (GRCm39) I367T probably benign Het
Itfg2 T C 6: 128,388,632 (GRCm39) E285G probably damaging Het
Itgav T A 2: 83,622,915 (GRCm39) C662* probably null Het
Jarid2 T A 13: 45,059,752 (GRCm39) N661K probably damaging Het
Jmjd1c T A 10: 67,075,863 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Lipe T C 7: 25,097,848 (GRCm39) T32A probably benign Het
Lrrk2 A G 15: 91,698,898 (GRCm39) Y2475C probably benign Het
Mcc T C 18: 44,582,330 (GRCm39) D607G probably damaging Het
Mip T A 10: 128,061,875 (GRCm39) L42* probably null Het
Mlc1 A T 15: 88,850,199 (GRCm39) D192E probably benign Het
Muc2 T C 7: 141,299,225 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mybl1 T C 1: 9,752,095 (GRCm39) D260G probably damaging Het
Ncln C T 10: 81,323,519 (GRCm39) V51I probably benign Het
Nlrp9a T C 7: 26,257,297 (GRCm39) V305A probably benign Het
Nodal G A 10: 61,260,276 (GRCm39) R309Q possibly damaging Het
Olr1 T C 6: 129,476,881 (GRCm39) N128S possibly damaging Het
Or10ak14 A T 4: 118,611,421 (GRCm39) F105I probably damaging Het
Or12j5 A G 7: 140,083,832 (GRCm39) I180T probably damaging Het
Or14a256 T C 7: 86,264,884 (GRCm39) Y323C probably benign Het
Orc1 T A 4: 108,461,757 (GRCm39) C585S probably benign Het
Pcmtd2 A T 2: 181,496,922 (GRCm39) I300F probably damaging Het
Phactr3 T A 2: 177,920,810 (GRCm39) L180Q possibly damaging Het
Pigo T C 4: 43,021,083 (GRCm39) T612A probably benign Het
Plch1 T A 3: 63,616,952 (GRCm39) D766V probably damaging Het
Plekhh3 T C 11: 101,054,973 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Potefam1 T G 2: 111,058,399 (GRCm39) L131F probably damaging Het
Ppp1r12b T A 1: 134,800,570 (GRCm39) T547S probably damaging Het
Prkcb T A 7: 122,116,079 (GRCm39) M186K probably damaging Het
Prpf3 A T 3: 95,757,112 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Psg23 T C 7: 18,344,369 (GRCm39) D362G possibly damaging Het
Reg3a T C 6: 78,358,114 (GRCm39) L15P probably damaging Het
Rsf1 ATGGCG ATGGCGACGGTGGCG 7: 97,229,111 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Scrib A T 15: 75,941,223 (GRCm39) I5N probably damaging Het
Speg C T 1: 75,399,326 (GRCm39) Q2005* probably null Het
Sppl3 A T 5: 115,212,923 (GRCm39) S51C possibly damaging Het
Sspo A G 6: 48,434,534 (GRCm39) T1009A probably damaging Het
Syce1l A G 8: 114,381,579 (GRCm39) Q164R probably benign Het
Sympk T C 7: 18,768,409 (GRCm39) V126A possibly damaging Het
Tas2r110 T A 6: 132,844,987 (GRCm39) I6K unknown Het
Tas2r120 A T 6: 132,634,731 (GRCm39) H271L probably damaging Het
Tlcd3a A G 11: 76,093,057 (GRCm39) D33G probably benign Het
Tnn T A 1: 159,943,856 (GRCm39) T986S possibly damaging Het
Trim5 T C 7: 103,928,845 (GRCm39) H32R probably damaging Het
Ttc13 A G 8: 125,410,573 (GRCm39) I360T possibly damaging Het
Uaca A G 9: 60,778,781 (GRCm39) E1054G probably damaging Het
Usp16 T A 16: 87,268,736 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Wee1 T A 7: 109,730,043 (GRCm39) S382R probably damaging Het
Wnt11 T C 7: 98,495,771 (GRCm39) S92P probably damaging Het
Zfp1004 C G 2: 150,034,141 (GRCm39) P185R probably damaging Het
Zfp786 A G 6: 47,797,160 (GRCm39) C593R probably damaging Het
Zfp879 T G 11: 50,723,989 (GRCm39) I283L possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Acer1
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
R0047:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,262,624 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.65
R0047:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,262,624 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.65
R0517:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,262,569 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R2200:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,265,423 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R3112:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,265,406 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3776:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,262,111 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R5364:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,289,000 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R6236:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,262,231 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
R9310:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,262,598 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R9400:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,288,990 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
RF001:Acer1 UTSW 17 57,265,909 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.15
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TTTAACACCCAGCCCAGTGG -3'
(R):5'- TTGAGCAGACCCAAGGAAAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TGACCACAACTCCTAGGGG -3'
(R):5'- GGAAACCCAGAGGCTCCTC -3'
Posted On 2015-02-05