Incidental Mutation 'R5061:Tert'
ID 386640
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 042651-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.537) question?
Stock # R5061 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 73782397 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Threonine to Isoleucine at position 557 (T557I)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022104 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022104] [ENSMUST00000221522] [ENSMUST00000223303]
AlphaFold O70372
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022104
AA Change: T557I

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.996 (Sensitivity: 0.55; Specificity: 0.98)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022104
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021611
AA Change: T557I

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Blast:Telomerase_RBD 329 375 2e-6 BLAST
Telomerase_RBD 449 584 5.02e-75 SMART
Blast:Telomerase_RBD 651 688 1e-5 BLAST
Pfam:RVT_1 787 918 6e-13 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000221522
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000222251
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223196
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223303
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.6467 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 96.8%
  • 20x: 93.7%
Validation Efficiency 100% (71/71)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase that maintains telomere ends by addition of the telomere repeat TTAGGG. The enzyme consists of a protein component with reverse transcriptase activity, encoded by this gene, and an RNA component which serves as a template for the telomere repeat. Telomerase expression plays a role in cellular senescence, as it is normally repressed in postnatal somatic cells resulting in progressive shortening of telomeres. Deregulation of telomerase expression in somatic cells may be involved in oncogenesis. Studies in mouse suggest that telomerase also participates in chromosomal repair, since de novo synthesis of telomere repeats may occur at double-stranded breaks. Alternatively spliced variants encoding different isoforms of telomerase reverse transcriptase have been identified; the full-length sequence of some variants has not been determined. Alternative splicing at this locus is thought to be one mechanism of regulation of telomerase activity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: In spite of impaired telomerase function, homozygous mutant mice are overtly normal in early generations. Impaired fertility has been reported in later generations for homozygotes of at least one knockout allele. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 69 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700009N14Rik A G 4: 39,450,953 (GRCm39) H53R probably benign Het
Abcg1 A G 17: 31,311,366 (GRCm39) K124E probably damaging Het
Acot4 G T 12: 84,085,475 (GRCm39) R64L probably benign Het
Adam22 G C 5: 8,230,238 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Add2 G A 6: 86,064,029 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Adgrb3 G A 1: 25,107,209 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Akap8l T G 17: 32,551,868 (GRCm39) K441T probably damaging Het
Aspn T A 13: 49,720,080 (GRCm39) S365R probably damaging Het
Atxn1 T G 13: 45,710,569 (GRCm39) K788Q probably damaging Het
Atxn2l G T 7: 126,099,375 (GRCm39) H135N probably damaging Het
Borcs8 T G 8: 70,593,008 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Col5a1 G A 2: 27,842,390 (GRCm39) D422N unknown Het
Cstad A T 2: 30,498,275 (GRCm39) T37S unknown Het
Dgkq A T 5: 108,801,989 (GRCm39) D455E probably benign Het
Dop1a T C 9: 86,385,161 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ebf3 T C 7: 136,915,288 (GRCm39) I84V possibly damaging Het
Ehmt2 C T 17: 35,118,067 (GRCm39) R40* probably null Het
Eif3e A T 15: 43,115,657 (GRCm39) W370R probably damaging Het
Eya3 T A 4: 132,431,689 (GRCm39) D323E probably damaging Het
F5 T C 1: 164,021,749 (GRCm39) L1408P probably benign Het
Fam110d T C 4: 133,979,041 (GRCm39) T146A probably benign Het
Gfod1 C T 13: 43,353,992 (GRCm39) G328S probably benign Het
Gja1 T A 10: 56,263,752 (GRCm39) L37Q probably damaging Het
Gm10650 T A 3: 127,833,666 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Gm14226 T A 2: 154,867,106 (GRCm39) H354Q probably benign Het
Gm15056 T C 8: 21,390,758 (GRCm39) T60A probably benign Het
Hsd11b1 A T 1: 192,924,553 (GRCm39) N6K probably benign Het
Ighv1-36 T C 12: 114,843,742 (GRCm39) I39M probably benign Het
Igkv4-80 A C 6: 68,993,649 (GRCm39) S81A probably benign Het
Kdm7a G A 6: 39,128,386 (GRCm39) P482S possibly damaging Het
Lama5 C A 2: 179,840,579 (GRCm39) E607* probably null Het
Lao1 T A 4: 118,824,673 (GRCm39) S252T probably benign Het
Lrp12 A G 15: 39,741,650 (GRCm39) F355S probably damaging Het
Mlycd T C 8: 120,137,043 (GRCm39) F421S probably damaging Het
Nectin3 T C 16: 46,268,812 (GRCm39) E530G probably benign Het
Nifk T C 1: 118,260,669 (GRCm39) *270R probably null Het
Ocln T C 13: 100,676,106 (GRCm39) Y129C probably damaging Het
Or10ag60 C T 2: 87,438,176 (GRCm39) T148I probably benign Het
Or4f54 T A 2: 111,122,832 (GRCm39) L73H probably damaging Het
Or52l1 T A 7: 104,829,864 (GRCm39) I219F possibly damaging Het
Or5b117 A T 19: 13,431,349 (GRCm39) C177* probably null Het
Otx1 C A 11: 21,947,037 (GRCm39) A91S probably damaging Het
Pcdhb22 G T 18: 37,652,179 (GRCm39) G216C probably damaging Het
Ppcs T C 4: 119,276,412 (GRCm39) K58E probably damaging Het
Prss38 T C 11: 59,265,196 (GRCm39) T123A probably damaging Het
Rap1gap T A 4: 137,447,744 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rbm18 A G 2: 36,017,217 (GRCm39) F54L possibly damaging Het
Rwdd3 G A 3: 120,953,432 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ryr2 T C 13: 11,650,422 (GRCm39) K138E possibly damaging Het
Sec24a T C 11: 51,604,359 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Serpinb10 A G 1: 107,468,701 (GRCm39) T115A probably benign Het
Slco1a8 T A 6: 141,954,414 (GRCm39) M20L probably benign Het
Slx4ip T G 2: 136,885,930 (GRCm39) F83L probably damaging Het
St3gal1 A T 15: 66,980,078 (GRCm39) S274T probably benign Het
Stab1 A C 14: 30,885,056 (GRCm39) C121W probably damaging Het
Stab2 A G 10: 86,743,249 (GRCm39) L1149P probably damaging Het
Svil T G 18: 5,048,954 (GRCm39) I77R probably benign Het
Tbk1 T G 10: 121,412,241 (GRCm39) E47A possibly damaging Het
Tfap2c A G 2: 172,393,947 (GRCm39) D252G probably damaging Het
Tll1 C A 8: 64,506,983 (GRCm39) C586F probably damaging Het
Tln2 T G 9: 67,261,750 (GRCm39) N663T probably benign Het
Tmem245 T A 4: 56,946,945 (GRCm39) Y156F possibly damaging Het
Uhrf1 G T 17: 56,627,542 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Unc79 T A 12: 103,134,700 (GRCm39) M2417K possibly damaging Het
Ush2a T C 1: 188,689,471 (GRCm39) V5011A probably benign Het
Virma T C 4: 11,494,840 (GRCm39) V47A possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r53 A C 7: 12,315,741 (GRCm39) S693A probably benign Het
Vps54 G A 11: 21,269,881 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Znfx1 T C 2: 166,907,318 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Other mutations in Tert
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01286:Tert APN 13 73,776,416 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
IGL01585:Tert APN 13 73,782,463 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.15
IGL03167:Tert APN 13 73,788,119 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
galileo UTSW 13 73,775,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
FR4304:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,421 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
FR4342:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,419 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
FR4589:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,423 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
PIT4377001:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,380 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R0372:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,110 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0433:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,200 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0829:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,504 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1023:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,178 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.41
R1236:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,498 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1331:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,473 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1426:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,472 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1467:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,328 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1467:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,328 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1521:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,175 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2484:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,104 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3162:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,528 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.45
R3162:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,528 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.45
R4428:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4430:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4431:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4630:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,110 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4696:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,939 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R4751:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,182 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R4926:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,508 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.62
R5011:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5013:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5268:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,473 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5323:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,490 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R5396:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,362 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R5445:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,403 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5680:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,470 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5688:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,275 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6092:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,700 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.34
R6973:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,107 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7069:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,529 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7317:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,495 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7747:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7787:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,051 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7846:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,314 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7994:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,074 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.20
R8042:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,264 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8044:Tert UTSW 13 73,783,568 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8867:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,566 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9181:Tert UTSW 13 73,785,294 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R9412:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,046 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9745:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,609 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R9790:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R9791:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R9792:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,442 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GCTAGACATTGTGGATCTGAGG -3'
(R):5'- GGCAATAAAGCAGGGACTCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ACATTGTGGATCTGAGGTGAGTCAC -3'
(R):5'- CATGGCTACAGGGAATCTATGCC -3'
Posted On 2016-06-06