Incidental Mutation 'R4631:Atf6'
ID 349165
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Atf6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000026663
Gene Name activating transcription factor 6
Synonyms 9130025P16Rik, ESTM49, Atf6alpha
MMRRC Submission 041896-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.155) question?
Stock # R4631 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 170704674-170867771 bp(-) (GRCm38)
Type of Mutation splice site
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 170747197 bp (GRCm38)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000027974 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000027974]
AlphaFold F6VAN0
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000027974
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000027974
Gene: ENSMUSG00000026663

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 78 101 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 109 121 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 168 178 N/A INTRINSIC
BRLZ 291 355 2.72e-16 SMART
Blast:BRLZ 384 419 5e-6 BLAST
low complexity region 445 457 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 631 650 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000180190
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9755 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.2%
  • 20x: 95.0%
Validation Efficiency 100% (84/84)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a transcription factor that activates target genes for the unfolded protein response (UPR) during endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Although it is a transcription factor, this protein is unusual in that it is synthesized as a transmembrane protein that is embedded in the ER. It functions as an ER stress sensor/transducer, and following ER stress-induced proteolysis, it functions as a nuclear transcription factor via a cis-acting ER stress response element (ERSE) that is present in the promoters of genes encoding ER chaperones. This protein has been identified as a survival factor for quiescent but not proliferative squamous carcinoma cells. There have been conflicting reports about the association of polymorphisms in this gene with diabetes in different populations, but another polymorphism has been associated with increased plasma cholesterol levels. This gene is also thought to be a potential therapeutic target for cystic fibrosis. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit increased sensitivity to dithiothreitol, thapsigargin, and tunicamycin. Mice homozygous for a conditional allele activated in islet cells exhibit reduced sensitivity to TUDCA. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 77 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700017B05Rik A T 9: 57,257,987 L368Q probably damaging Het
Abcc2 C T 19: 43,814,707 P661S possibly damaging Het
Adgre4 T G 17: 55,814,305 M457R probably null Het
Ank C A 15: 27,467,090 F29L probably benign Het
Arhgap20 T C 9: 51,840,353 probably benign Het
Bod1l A G 5: 41,817,735 F2079L probably damaging Het
Cd163 T C 6: 124,329,086 *1122Q probably null Het
Ces2g T C 8: 104,967,462 probably null Het
Cntnap3 A G 13: 64,778,883 Y558H probably benign Het
Ctsm T A 13: 61,537,696 S301C probably null Het
Dlc1 A C 8: 36,937,558 probably null Het
Dlg2 A T 7: 92,088,614 I435F probably damaging Het
Dnah5 T C 15: 28,401,953 V3420A probably damaging Het
Dnah5 T A 15: 28,419,994 Y3813N probably damaging Het
Dnajc13 A G 9: 104,190,417 M1181T probably damaging Het
Drc3 C A 11: 60,364,908 T107N probably benign Het
Dydc2 T C 14: 41,049,329 E131G probably benign Het
Eif5b T C 1: 38,041,747 V723A probably damaging Het
Fndc9 C A 11: 46,237,848 H65N possibly damaging Het
Fzd1 A T 5: 4,755,865 Y572* probably null Het
Gm1966 A G 7: 106,599,523 noncoding transcript Het
Gm38394 A T 1: 133,658,744 V285E probably damaging Het
Gm5096 G A 18: 87,756,401 R16H probably damaging Het
Gps1 T A 11: 120,788,239 probably null Het
Kazn G A 4: 142,118,160 probably benign Het
Kcnd3 C T 3: 105,658,766 A421V probably damaging Het
Kcnip1 T A 11: 33,992,821 noncoding transcript Het
Kif19a A G 11: 114,784,847 I382V possibly damaging Het
Krt1 C T 15: 101,846,187 G543S unknown Het
Malsu1 A T 6: 49,084,533 E177V probably damaging Het
Man2a2 A G 7: 80,362,463 F649L probably benign Het
Map3k11 A G 19: 5,690,913 I223V probably benign Het
Mroh2a A G 1: 88,258,664 S64G probably benign Het
Myh9 T G 15: 77,797,028 D164A probably damaging Het
Myo16 T C 8: 10,506,984 I1040T probably damaging Het
Myo18b C T 5: 112,846,400 A896T probably damaging Het
Myocd G T 11: 65,178,859 N798K probably benign Het
Olfr1206 C T 2: 88,864,830 T75I probably benign Het
Olfr1288 T A 2: 111,479,563 W260R probably damaging Het
Olfr1458 T A 19: 13,103,272 I11F probably benign Het
Olfr156 T C 4: 43,820,563 D266G probably benign Het
Olfr168 G A 16: 19,530,141 R260* probably null Het
Olfr353 T G 2: 36,890,618 T77P probably benign Het
Olfr68 A T 7: 103,777,475 L290Q probably damaging Het
Pcdh18 T A 3: 49,756,441 I142F probably damaging Het
Pcyox1 T C 6: 86,389,143 D363G probably benign Het
Pcyox1 T C 6: 86,389,230 E334G possibly damaging Het
Pgm1 A G 5: 64,105,947 probably null Het
Plagl1 T G 10: 13,127,999 probably benign Het
Ppp1r9a A G 6: 4,906,537 D364G possibly damaging Het
Rab2b T A 14: 52,266,242 H141L possibly damaging Het
Rev3l A G 10: 39,828,416 K279E probably benign Het
Rnf111 G T 9: 70,450,396 T607N probably benign Het
Scn8a C A 15: 101,016,503 S1130* probably null Het
Selenbp1 A G 3: 94,944,568 *473W probably null Het
Sh3bp4 A C 1: 89,144,273 D281A probably damaging Het
Skint5 T A 4: 113,629,117 probably null Het
Slc1a4 A G 11: 20,308,452 L249P probably damaging Het
Slc45a2 T A 15: 11,012,576 S222T probably benign Het
Slc7a4 A G 16: 17,574,391 F393S probably damaging Het
Slc9a2 A T 1: 40,761,918 D536V possibly damaging Het
Stra6 T A 9: 58,140,832 probably benign Het
Tmem145 A G 7: 25,307,825 D156G probably benign Het
Tns3 A C 11: 8,451,119 F1060V probably benign Het
Trak1 G A 9: 121,454,425 R419Q probably benign Het
Trappc8 A G 18: 20,867,808 S273P probably benign Het
Trmt11 A G 10: 30,559,204 S320P probably benign Het
Ugt1a6a A T 1: 88,139,258 Y262F probably benign Het
Vmn1r73 G A 7: 11,756,831 C192Y probably benign Het
Vmn2r103 T C 17: 19,793,696 I250T probably benign Het
Vmn2r25 T A 6: 123,853,003 D63V possibly damaging Het
Vps13b C T 15: 35,646,132 H1461Y possibly damaging Het
Ythdc2 A T 18: 44,887,631 E1427D probably benign Het
Zbtb26 A G 2: 37,436,956 F23L probably benign Het
Zfp62 T A 11: 49,217,805 *908R probably null Het
Zfp975 A T 7: 42,662,945 N81K probably benign Het
Zkscan16 G A 4: 58,951,918 V198M probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Atf6
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01327:Atf6 APN 1 170788606 critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01431:Atf6 APN 1 170853002 splice site probably benign
IGL01755:Atf6 APN 1 170788611 missense possibly damaging 0.63
IGL02060:Atf6 APN 1 170819420 missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02416:Atf6 APN 1 170747157 nonsense probably null
IGL02903:Atf6 APN 1 170799714 missense probably benign 0.00
IGL02989:Atf6 APN 1 170788683 splice site probably benign
IGL03209:Atf6 APN 1 170834894 missense probably benign
R0455:Atf6 UTSW 1 170834923 missense probably benign 0.00
R0467:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794020 missense probably damaging 1.00
R0491:Atf6 UTSW 1 170787344 critical splice donor site probably null
R0784:Atf6 UTSW 1 170709947 missense probably benign 0.19
R1486:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794691 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1850:Atf6 UTSW 1 170819286 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1945:Atf6 UTSW 1 170855141 missense probably benign 0.00
R2164:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794735 missense probably damaging 1.00
R3782:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794767 nonsense probably null
R4454:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794039 missense probably damaging 0.99
R4676:Atf6 UTSW 1 170787410 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5772:Atf6 UTSW 1 170747189 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170841775 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170841776 missense possibly damaging 0.95
R5950:Atf6 UTSW 1 170834879 missense probably damaging 1.00
R6242:Atf6 UTSW 1 170793976 missense possibly damaging 0.46
R6520:Atf6 UTSW 1 170867669 missense probably benign 0.00
R7032:Atf6 UTSW 1 170799612 critical splice donor site probably null
R7472:Atf6 UTSW 1 170815491 missense possibly damaging 0.83
R7923:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794706 missense probably benign
R8002:Atf6 UTSW 1 170819254 missense probably benign 0.43
R8860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170852966 missense probably null 0.95
R8956:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794007 missense probably damaging 0.98
R9090:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794676 missense probably damaging 1.00
R9271:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794676 missense probably damaging 1.00
R9323:Atf6 UTSW 1 170855113 nonsense probably null
R9500:Atf6 UTSW 1 170747139 missense probably damaging 0.98
R9594:Atf6 UTSW 1 170840833 missense probably benign 0.18
R9733:Atf6 UTSW 1 170834833 missense probably benign 0.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CTGAGTGACTGTCTTGAATGCCC -3'
(R):5'- AATCTCGGAGTATTAGAAAACTGCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TTGAATGCCCTCTCATTAACCAAGAG -3'
(R):5'- AAACTGCCACAGTGTGTCTG -3'
Posted On 2015-10-08