Incidental Mutation 'R5011:Tert'
ID 390536
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 042602-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.537) question?
Stock # R5011 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation critical splice donor site (2 bp from exon)
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 73794428 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022104 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022104] [ENSMUST00000221522] [ENSMUST00000223303]
AlphaFold O70372
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022104
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022104
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021611

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: ENSMUST00000222912
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223303
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223325
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9497 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 97.0%
  • 20x: 94.5%
Validation Efficiency 100% (104/104)
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: 93 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1810010H24Rik T C 11: 106,919,324 (GRCm39) V223A probably damaging Het
2700049A03Rik G T 12: 71,211,320 (GRCm39) E685* probably null Het
2700049A03Rik A T 12: 71,211,321 (GRCm39) E685V possibly damaging Het
Ahctf1 A T 1: 179,611,675 (GRCm39) I565N possibly damaging Het
Ank1 C T 8: 23,572,300 (GRCm39) T70I probably damaging Het
Atg16l1 C A 1: 87,701,902 (GRCm39) S248* probably null Het
Atp13a5 A T 16: 29,169,566 (GRCm39) L42Q probably damaging Het
Atxn1 T C 13: 45,710,545 (GRCm39) N796D probably damaging Het
C3 T A 17: 57,530,236 (GRCm39) Y455F probably benign Het
Card11 A T 5: 140,862,275 (GRCm39) D1007E possibly damaging Het
Cbr2 T C 11: 120,621,697 (GRCm39) D60G possibly damaging Het
Cgn T A 3: 94,683,455 (GRCm39) E400V probably null Het
Chil3 T A 3: 106,057,477 (GRCm39) Y229F possibly damaging Het
Clcn2 G A 16: 20,525,965 (GRCm39) P785S probably damaging Het
Clk1 T C 1: 58,453,642 (GRCm39) I315V probably benign Het
Cops6 A G 5: 138,160,459 (GRCm39) D102G probably benign Het
Dennd5a A G 7: 109,513,983 (GRCm39) I743T possibly damaging Het
Dnaaf5 T A 5: 139,149,012 (GRCm39) L437Q probably damaging Het
Dnah12 T A 14: 26,431,326 (GRCm39) D381E probably benign Het
Dnah8 G A 17: 30,967,542 (GRCm39) D2585N probably benign Het
Draxin C A 4: 148,192,436 (GRCm39) R292L probably damaging Het
Dst T C 1: 34,289,728 (GRCm39) V5776A probably damaging Het
Eddm13 G A 7: 6,269,332 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ercc4 G A 16: 12,941,445 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Eya1 T A 1: 14,254,582 (GRCm39) N417Y probably damaging Het
Fam149b T A 14: 20,413,439 (GRCm39) H219Q possibly damaging Het
Fam227b G A 2: 125,958,043 (GRCm39) P241S probably damaging Het
Fat1 A T 8: 45,484,300 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fbxl18 A G 5: 142,872,435 (GRCm39) S267P probably damaging Het
Fer1l4 T C 2: 155,873,135 (GRCm39) Y1315C probably damaging Het
Fgd2 T C 17: 29,593,954 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gm7251 T A 13: 49,958,656 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Golt1a T C 1: 133,248,006 (GRCm39) V78A probably damaging Het
Gsn T A 2: 35,188,933 (GRCm39) Y440N probably damaging Het
Gtf2ird2 G T 5: 134,245,824 (GRCm39) S694I possibly damaging Het
H2-Ob T A 17: 34,460,253 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hsp90b1 T C 10: 86,532,617 (GRCm39) D353G probably benign Het
Ilk A G 7: 105,391,456 (GRCm39) D374G probably damaging Het
Invs G A 4: 48,421,807 (GRCm39) R813Q probably damaging Het
Itga7 G A 10: 128,785,316 (GRCm39) V836M possibly damaging Het
Itln1 T A 1: 171,360,958 (GRCm39) K45* probably null Het
Ivd A G 2: 118,710,946 (GRCm39) Y385C probably damaging Het
Ivns1abp T A 1: 151,238,953 (GRCm39) M589K possibly damaging Het
Jakmip3 C T 7: 138,621,951 (GRCm39) R284W probably damaging Het
Kank3 T C 17: 34,041,044 (GRCm39) L512P probably damaging Het
Kcnn2 T A 18: 45,818,352 (GRCm39) I483N possibly damaging Het
Klk1b4 A G 7: 43,860,492 (GRCm39) N170S probably benign Het
Klk1b9 A C 7: 43,445,419 (GRCm39) D203A probably damaging Het
Lbr A T 1: 181,647,453 (GRCm39) Y199* probably null Het
Lcn6 T A 2: 25,567,082 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Lrriq1 T C 10: 103,025,784 (GRCm39) D946G probably damaging Het
Ltbp1 T A 17: 75,373,152 (GRCm39) L265H probably damaging Het
Maml3 A T 3: 51,598,196 (GRCm39) N183K possibly damaging Het
Mprip T C 11: 59,650,721 (GRCm39) V1475A possibly damaging Het
Myh4 C A 11: 67,147,189 (GRCm39) S1611R probably benign Het
Nagpa A T 16: 5,013,743 (GRCm39) M365K probably benign Het
Nckap5l G T 15: 99,324,457 (GRCm39) P682Q probably benign Het
Nudt12 T C 17: 59,303,499 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nup153 T C 13: 46,840,879 (GRCm39) T910A possibly damaging Het
Or1e31 T A 11: 73,690,473 (GRCm39) T37S possibly damaging Het
Or5ae2 T C 7: 84,505,646 (GRCm39) V23A probably damaging Het
Or7c74 A G 2: 37,160,937 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Or8k53 A T 2: 86,177,647 (GRCm39) F154L probably benign Het
Pate14 T C 9: 36,549,120 (GRCm39) N47D probably benign Het
Pbx2 T A 17: 34,813,673 (GRCm39) C224* probably null Het
Pcdha6 A G 18: 37,100,960 (GRCm39) D51G probably damaging Het
Pnpla1 C T 17: 29,104,558 (GRCm39) T538I possibly damaging Het
Pnpla2 T C 7: 141,039,204 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Psme2b C T 11: 48,836,654 (GRCm39) E98K probably benign Het
Ranbp2 T A 10: 58,297,717 (GRCm39) S375T probably benign Het
Rimbp2 T C 5: 128,880,985 (GRCm39) Y134C probably damaging Het
Ryr1 G A 7: 28,802,234 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sh3tc1 G T 5: 35,857,633 (GRCm39) A1185D probably damaging Het
Sin3b G A 8: 73,471,184 (GRCm39) S377N probably benign Het
Slc28a2 T C 2: 122,288,371 (GRCm39) M554T possibly damaging Het
Snhg11 T C 2: 158,218,872 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Spink5 A T 18: 44,139,479 (GRCm39) N614I probably damaging Het
Thap4 T C 1: 93,677,598 (GRCm39) Y396C probably damaging Het
Tle2 T C 10: 81,420,531 (GRCm39) L348P probably damaging Het
Tmem104 T C 11: 115,134,312 (GRCm39) S283P probably damaging Het
Tnn T C 1: 159,953,949 (GRCm39) E602G possibly damaging Het
Tpm4 A G 8: 72,900,938 (GRCm39) K190R probably benign Het
Ttf2 T C 3: 100,870,485 (GRCm39) E196G probably benign Het
Ugt3a1 T C 15: 9,365,373 (GRCm39) W329R probably damaging Het
Unc13a G A 8: 72,094,121 (GRCm39) Q1327* probably null Het
Vmn1r194 C T 13: 22,429,058 (GRCm39) T225I probably benign Het
Vmn1r215 T C 13: 23,260,721 (GRCm39) S254P probably damaging Het
Vmn2r109 T C 17: 20,775,451 (GRCm39) E92G probably damaging Het
Ythdc2 A G 18: 44,987,809 (GRCm39) M625V probably benign Het
Zfp106 A G 2: 120,341,015 (GRCm39) W1832R probably damaging Het
Zfp189 G A 4: 49,530,438 (GRCm39) G514S probably damaging Het
Zfp768 T C 7: 126,942,875 (GRCm39) R418G probably damaging Het
Zmynd11 C T 13: 9,739,479 (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
R5013:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5061:Tert UTSW 13 73,782,397 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
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'- TCTAAGCCTGCCTTGTGTG -3'
(R):5'- AGGGTGAATGCTCAGGGATC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CACTGATGTCGGTCTCTCAGGAG -3'
(R):5'- TGAATGCTCAGGGATCCTCAGTAC -3'
Posted On 2016-06-06