Incidental Mutation 'R5004:Cars2'
ID 390070
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Cars2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000056228
Gene Name cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial
Synonyms 2410044A07Rik, 2310051N18Rik, D530030H10Rik
MMRRC Submission 042597-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably essential (E-score: 0.956) question?
Stock # R5004 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 11564017-11600781 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation splice site
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 11568956 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000148016 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000049461] [ENSMUST00000178817] [ENSMUST00000210478] [ENSMUST00000211395]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000049461
AA Change: R327Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000046453
Gene: ENSMUSG00000056228
AA Change: R327Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 2 25 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:tRNA-synt_1e 50 351 4.1e-116 PFAM
Pfam:tRNA-synt_1g 63 207 1.5e-7 PFAM
Pfam:tRNA-synt_1g 280 370 4.2e-7 PFAM
Blast:DALR_2 391 461 3e-37 BLAST
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000178817
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000137488
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031505

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Carb_kinase 56 79 1.6e-8 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000209218
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000210478
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000211172
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000211395
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000211406
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.4%
  • 10x: 96.8%
  • 20x: 94.0%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a putative member of the class I family of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. These enzymes play a critical role in protein biosynthesis by charging tRNAs with their cognate amino acids. This protein is encoded by the nuclear genome but is likely to be imported to the mitochondrion where it is thought to catalyze the ligation of cysteine to tRNA molecules. A splice-site mutation in this gene has been associated with a novel progressive myoclonic epilepsy disease with similar symptoms to MERRF syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for an ENU-induced allele develop induced hyperactivity followed by head bobbing and tremors. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 98 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700029H14Rik A C 8: 13,605,927 (GRCm39) D189E possibly damaging Het
Abca5 C T 11: 110,170,202 (GRCm39) E1298K probably damaging Het
Actg1 C A 11: 120,238,986 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Add2 A G 6: 86,073,728 (GRCm39) T206A probably benign Het
Alox12e A G 11: 70,212,330 (GRCm39) V116A probably benign Het
Ankrd27 T A 7: 35,307,800 (GRCm39) D346E probably damaging Het
Arfgap3 T A 15: 83,194,497 (GRCm39) S391C possibly damaging Het
Bcor C T X: 11,906,725 (GRCm39) R1551Q probably damaging Het
Cav3 A G 6: 112,436,885 (GRCm39) K38R probably damaging Het
Ccdc159 G A 9: 21,844,241 (GRCm39) R101H probably damaging Het
Cops7b A G 1: 86,515,132 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cyp4a12b C T 4: 115,295,310 (GRCm39) T472I probably benign Het
Cyp4a32 T C 4: 115,458,238 (GRCm39) S23P probably damaging Het
Cyp4f13 T G 17: 33,144,760 (GRCm39) I275L probably benign Het
Dlgap1 T A 17: 71,025,222 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dnajc12 A T 10: 63,222,486 (GRCm39) I4L probably benign Het
Ephb2 T A 4: 136,387,010 (GRCm39) D739V possibly damaging Het
Fam169a A G 13: 97,234,100 (GRCm39) Y124C probably damaging Het
Fbln5 T A 12: 101,727,080 (GRCm39) N303I probably damaging Het
Fdxr T C 11: 115,160,399 (GRCm39) E352G probably benign Het
Fhad1 T G 4: 141,729,910 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fhod1 C T 8: 106,063,577 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fndc7 G A 3: 108,790,789 (GRCm39) T79M probably damaging Het
Fry A G 5: 150,357,069 (GRCm39) Q1872R probably benign Het
Gbx1 T C 5: 24,709,837 (GRCm39) H336R probably damaging Het
Gkn3 C T 6: 87,360,507 (GRCm39) A163T probably damaging Het
Gpr15lg A T 14: 36,824,622 (GRCm39) C60S probably damaging Het
Hacl1 C A 14: 31,340,996 (GRCm39) C346F probably benign Het
Hectd4 C A 5: 121,466,262 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hectd4 C T 5: 121,467,628 (GRCm39) P2526S possibly damaging Het
Il3ra A T 14: 14,355,381 (GRCm38) E289D probably benign Het
Itih4 T G 14: 30,614,629 (GRCm39) L497R probably damaging Het
Kcnh3 A T 15: 99,124,383 (GRCm39) K91* probably null Het
Kiz C G 2: 146,811,899 (GRCm39) D669E possibly damaging Het
Klhl30 T A 1: 91,287,046 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Kndc1 C A 7: 139,512,792 (GRCm39) C1514* probably null Het
Lipo2 A G 19: 33,699,076 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Macf1 T C 4: 123,279,268 (GRCm39) D5921G probably damaging Het
Mau2 A G 8: 70,478,537 (GRCm39) Y394H probably damaging Het
Mctp1 T A 13: 76,789,923 (GRCm39) S50R possibly damaging Het
Mllt10 T C 2: 18,175,079 (GRCm39) Y3H probably damaging Het
Mon1b T C 8: 114,365,859 (GRCm39) S396P probably damaging Het
Mrgpra4 A C 7: 47,631,535 (GRCm39) L22R probably benign Het
Msln T G 17: 25,973,193 (GRCm39) M1L possibly damaging Het
Myh15 T A 16: 48,952,411 (GRCm39) I827N probably damaging Het
Myh7 T C 14: 55,209,140 (GRCm39) D1866G probably damaging Het
Myo5b T G 18: 74,877,844 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Nlrc5 T G 8: 95,247,844 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nup210l A T 3: 90,087,472 (GRCm39) R1082* probably null Het
Or12k7 A G 2: 36,958,422 (GRCm39) Y35C probably damaging Het
Or4f4b G A 2: 111,314,005 (GRCm39) V105I possibly damaging Het
Or5p63 T A 7: 107,811,323 (GRCm39) K138* probably null Het
Or7e169 T C 9: 19,757,398 (GRCm39) I172M probably benign Het
Pi4ka A T 16: 17,195,033 (GRCm39) C122S probably damaging Het
Pkd2l1 G T 19: 44,138,016 (GRCm39) A690E probably benign Het
Pramel22 T C 4: 143,380,706 (GRCm39) Q439R probably benign Het
Prickle2 A T 6: 92,393,736 (GRCm39) D312E probably benign Het
Prrc2a T A 17: 35,368,974 (GRCm39) N2021Y probably benign Het
Prss3 T C 6: 41,350,836 (GRCm39) Y218C probably damaging Het
Psg20 T C 7: 18,414,837 (GRCm39) T350A probably damaging Het
Ptprg A T 14: 12,220,667 (GRCm38) I1235F probably damaging Het
Ptprk T A 10: 28,462,059 (GRCm39) D1181E possibly damaging Het
Rcc2 T A 4: 140,444,977 (GRCm39) S415T possibly damaging Het
Ripor1 CAA CA 8: 106,345,452 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rnf31 T C 14: 55,829,639 (GRCm39) L68P probably damaging Het
Rsph6a A T 7: 18,791,665 (GRCm39) E278V possibly damaging Het
Rubcnl C T 14: 75,269,617 (GRCm39) Q92* probably null Het
Scfd1 A G 12: 51,491,777 (GRCm39) R580G probably benign Het
Sec31a A T 5: 100,516,192 (GRCm39) N967K probably damaging Het
Sema4b C A 7: 79,866,093 (GRCm39) T154N probably benign Het
Septin14 T A 5: 129,770,040 (GRCm39) I219F possibly damaging Het
Serpinb9c A T 13: 33,334,338 (GRCm39) S235T probably benign Het
Setd4 G T 16: 93,388,133 (GRCm39) H118N probably benign Het
Siglec1 C T 2: 130,911,789 (GRCm39) V1697M probably benign Het
Siglec1 A T 2: 130,915,331 (GRCm39) L1420Q possibly damaging Het
Soat2 T A 15: 102,069,546 (GRCm39) H402Q probably damaging Het
Sp3 A T 2: 72,768,633 (GRCm39) V666D probably benign Het
Spef2 T G 15: 9,578,413 (GRCm39) S1704R probably benign Het
Spidr A T 16: 15,936,806 (GRCm39) W100R possibly damaging Het
Steap1 G T 5: 5,792,829 (GRCm39) Y27* probably null Het
Svep1 G T 4: 58,087,751 (GRCm39) T1776K probably benign Het
Tdpoz1 T A 3: 93,578,440 (GRCm39) T115S probably benign Het
Tet2 A T 3: 133,193,140 (GRCm39) H431Q possibly damaging Het
Tnrc6c T G 11: 117,611,872 (GRCm39) V170G probably benign Het
Tom1 T C 8: 75,778,630 (GRCm39) L99P probably damaging Het
Trim11 C A 11: 58,872,164 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Trio T C 15: 27,755,264 (GRCm39) K955R probably damaging Het
Tubd1 C T 11: 86,452,146 (GRCm39) T371I probably damaging Het
Usp17lb C T 7: 104,490,884 (GRCm39) M13I probably benign Het
Usp29 A G 7: 6,965,158 (GRCm39) M334V probably benign Het
Usp34 A G 11: 23,414,586 (GRCm39) Y2843C probably damaging Het
Utp20 A T 10: 88,584,135 (GRCm39) I2674N probably damaging Het
Vmn2r14 T G 5: 109,368,246 (GRCm39) T249P probably benign Het
Vmn2r43 A T 7: 8,247,848 (GRCm39) F772I probably damaging Het
Vmn2r51 T A 7: 9,821,932 (GRCm39) E584D probably benign Het
Zbtb22 G T 17: 34,136,217 (GRCm39) A121S probably benign Het
Zfp273 A T 13: 67,973,673 (GRCm39) H267L probably damaging Het
Zkscan2 C T 7: 123,089,267 (GRCm39) V335M probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Cars2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
madcow UTSW 8 11,576,034 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
PIT4810001:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,564,699 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R0633:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,600,511 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0788:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,672 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
R1493:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,567,817 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1559:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,580,430 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R1846:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,564,674 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R1954:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,600,286 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1955:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,600,286 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1993:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,564,515 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R2062:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,597,747 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2153:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,580,299 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.87
R5320:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,567,854 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R6004:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,597,743 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6089:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,580,301 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R6265:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,599 (GRCm39) frame shift probably null
R6267:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,599 (GRCm39) frame shift probably null
R6268:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,599 (GRCm39) frame shift probably null
R6841:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,566,198 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7076:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,649 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7586:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,580,321 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8342:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,579,706 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8962:Cars2 UTSW 8 11,587,304 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACTGTGGACTCTGGGAAGAG -3'
(R):5'- ATGATGACCATGTGAAGGATGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ACTCTGGGAAGAGCAGCCTC -3'
(R):5'- GCTGGAGAAGCGTCTGG -3'
Posted On 2016-06-06