Incidental Mutation 'R3698:Morc2a'
ID 269895
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Morc2a
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000034543
Gene Name microrchidia 2A
Synonyms 8430403M08Rik, Zcwcc1
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R3698 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 11
Chromosomal Location 3599191-3640477 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation nonsense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 3629672 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Lysine to Stop codon at position 364 (K364*)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000094176 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000093389] [ENSMUST00000096441]
AlphaFold Q69ZX6
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000093389
AA Change: K364*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000091087
Gene: ENSMUSG00000034543
AA Change: K364*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
HATPase_c 24 134 5.35e0 SMART
coiled coil region 285 322 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 403 416 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:zf-CW 495 542 5.1e-18 PFAM
coiled coil region 555 583 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 600 618 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 678 704 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 714 729 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 742 776 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 966 1011 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000096441
AA Change: K364*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000094176
Gene: ENSMUSG00000034543
AA Change: K364*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
HATPase_c 24 134 5.35e0 SMART
coiled coil region 285 322 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 403 416 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:zf-CW 494 543 1.7e-19 PFAM
coiled coil region 555 583 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 600 618 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 678 704 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 714 729 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 742 776 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 966 1011 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000126035
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000128666
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000131517
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 97.0%
  • 20x: 94.2%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a member of the Microrchidia (MORC) protein superfamily. The encoded protein is known to regulate the condensation of heterochromatin in response to DNA damage and play a role in repressing transcription. The protein has been found to regulate the activity of ATP citrate lyase via specific interaction with this enzyme in the cytosol of lipogenic breast cancer cells. The protein also plays a role in lipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 26 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Afap1l2 C A 19: 56,904,955 (GRCm39) S549I possibly damaging Het
Aldh4a1 A G 4: 139,369,562 (GRCm39) H371R possibly damaging Het
Arpc1a G T 5: 145,033,001 (GRCm39) K103N probably damaging Het
Btg3 A G 16: 78,161,722 (GRCm39) S136P probably benign Het
Ckap5 C A 2: 91,450,511 (GRCm39) T2014K probably benign Het
Dennd10 A G 19: 60,821,054 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Emc1 T G 4: 139,092,697 (GRCm39) S546A possibly damaging Het
G3bp2 T C 5: 92,204,139 (GRCm39) E316G possibly damaging Het
Il12a TCAC TC 3: 68,605,320 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Il6st T G 13: 112,640,916 (GRCm39) D897E probably benign Het
Ipo13 A G 4: 117,757,890 (GRCm39) L767P probably damaging Het
Kcnd3 C T 3: 105,566,082 (GRCm39) A421V probably damaging Het
Klhl13 G A X: 23,114,422 (GRCm39) T94I probably benign Het
Nat8f2 T A 6: 85,844,778 (GRCm39) T195S probably benign Het
Nckipsd G A 9: 108,688,320 (GRCm39) G83S probably damaging Het
Nfu1 A G 6: 86,992,634 (GRCm39) T83A probably damaging Het
Nid1 G A 13: 13,661,344 (GRCm39) C748Y probably damaging Het
Or1af1 C T 2: 37,110,188 (GRCm39) P229L probably damaging Het
Or5w15 T C 2: 87,568,360 (GRCm39) T103A probably benign Het
Rgs22 C T 15: 36,100,038 (GRCm39) V226I probably benign Het
Slc13a4 T A 6: 35,251,892 (GRCm39) I467F probably benign Het
Stat2 T A 10: 128,114,662 (GRCm39) L253Q probably benign Het
Tnxb G T 17: 34,909,407 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ttn C T 2: 76,564,595 (GRCm39) R28514H probably damaging Het
Usp15 T C 10: 123,017,643 (GRCm39) D51G probably damaging Het
Uvrag T C 7: 98,589,150 (GRCm39) E417G probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Morc2a
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00543:Morc2a APN 11 3,630,283 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL00914:Morc2a APN 11 3,618,844 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL01081:Morc2a APN 11 3,638,149 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01092:Morc2a APN 11 3,634,042 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01292:Morc2a APN 11 3,638,175 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01326:Morc2a APN 11 3,631,775 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
IGL01526:Morc2a APN 11 3,600,428 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01651:Morc2a APN 11 3,608,727 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL02860:Morc2a APN 11 3,611,821 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL03372:Morc2a APN 11 3,631,813 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0136:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,907 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R0267:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,567 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R0279:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,989 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R0556:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,631,809 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1084:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,600,454 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1148:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,557 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1148:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,557 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1341:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,630,216 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R1460:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,794 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R1493:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,557 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1665:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,885 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1668:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,885 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1669:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,885 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1812:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,831 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2132:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,629,787 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R2133:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,630,302 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R2200:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,919 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2698:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,400 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3236:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,612 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3743:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,700 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.46
R4119:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,868 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4898:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,626,664 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R5148:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,639,084 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5228:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,439 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R5395:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,638,232 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R5808:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,781 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5942:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,629,936 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6634:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,622,376 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7056:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,925 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7537:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,566 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8014:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,627,419 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8143:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,537 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8144:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,634,039 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8711:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,630,013 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8714:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.13
R8736:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,631,737 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8857:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,627,484 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R8885:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,584 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9457:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,626,184 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.36
R9711:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,600,381 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 1.00
RF013:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,626,191 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GCGACAGTGCAGATCCTTATC -3'
(R):5'- GCTCCAGAACCAAGTAGGGTAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GCGACAGTGCAGATCCTTATCAAATC -3'
(R):5'- AGAGGTCACAGCTCTGTCAC -3'
Posted On 2015-03-18