Incidental Mutation 'R5013:Tert'
ID 390664
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 042604-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.537) question?
Stock # R5013 (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: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.4%
  • 10x: 96.6%
  • 20x: 93.3%
Validation Efficiency 100% (86/86)
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: 77 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca12 A G 1: 71,303,926 (GRCm39) L2117P probably damaging Het
Ago3 A T 4: 126,262,391 (GRCm39) S386R probably benign Het
Agxt T C 1: 93,069,779 (GRCm39) probably benign 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
Anxa1 A G 19: 20,360,287 (GRCm39) V108A probably benign Het
Aqp3 A G 4: 41,093,819 (GRCm39) F225L probably damaging Het
Atp11b T G 3: 35,888,532 (GRCm39) I934R possibly damaging Het
Atp13a5 A T 16: 29,169,566 (GRCm39) L42Q probably damaging Het
Bcr A G 10: 74,960,898 (GRCm39) D443G probably benign Het
Cbfa2t3 G T 8: 123,365,598 (GRCm39) D211E possibly damaging Het
Ccdc146 A T 5: 21,538,036 (GRCm39) L96Q probably damaging Het
Cdh16 A G 8: 105,343,660 (GRCm39) I612T probably damaging Het
Clcn2 G A 16: 20,525,965 (GRCm39) P785S probably damaging Het
Dennd5a A G 7: 109,513,983 (GRCm39) I743T possibly 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
Dnajc2 G A 5: 21,962,771 (GRCm39) R521* probably null Het
Dst T C 1: 34,289,728 (GRCm39) V5776A probably damaging Het
Eddm13 G A 7: 6,269,332 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Eif1ad19 T A 12: 87,740,512 (GRCm39) K16* probably null 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
Fbxw17 C T 13: 50,586,506 (GRCm39) R403C probably benign Het
Fer1l4 T C 2: 155,873,135 (GRCm39) Y1315C probably damaging Het
Gatd1 G T 7: 140,988,861 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gm10330 A T 12: 23,829,961 (GRCm39) Y73* probably null Het
Grn C A 11: 102,321,380 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gsn T A 2: 35,188,933 (GRCm39) Y440N probably damaging Het
Hdc C T 2: 126,446,220 (GRCm39) E180K 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
Itln1 T A 1: 171,360,958 (GRCm39) K45* probably null Het
Ivd A G 2: 118,710,946 (GRCm39) Y385C probably 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
Lamtor3 A T 3: 137,630,909 (GRCm39) R27S probably damaging Het
Lcn6 T A 2: 25,567,082 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Lrriq1 T C 10: 103,025,784 (GRCm39) D946G probably damaging Het
Morc1 A G 16: 48,322,699 (GRCm39) D332G probably benign Het
Myo15a T C 11: 60,382,493 (GRCm39) I1523T probably damaging 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
Nfix A G 8: 85,498,713 (GRCm39) F87L possibly damaging Het
Nup155 C A 15: 8,153,722 (GRCm39) T421K probably benign Het
Or5ac25 A T 16: 59,182,067 (GRCm39) N171K probably 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
Pds5a A C 5: 65,792,680 (GRCm39) V751G probably benign Het
Podnl1 G T 8: 84,852,965 (GRCm39) C45F probably damaging Het
Psme2b C T 11: 48,836,654 (GRCm39) E98K probably benign Het
Ptprk T A 10: 28,427,713 (GRCm39) I764N probably damaging Het
Rbm33 A T 5: 28,547,409 (GRCm39) Q193L probably benign Het
Rnasel C A 1: 153,629,677 (GRCm39) H64Q probably damaging Het
Ryr1 G A 7: 28,802,234 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Scamp3 A G 3: 89,088,216 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sema6b C T 17: 56,439,497 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Six4 A C 12: 73,150,400 (GRCm39) I715R 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
Spdya A T 17: 71,869,499 (GRCm39) Y98F possibly damaging Het
Tex22 G A 12: 113,052,104 (GRCm39) C54Y probably damaging Het
Tmem198b C T 10: 128,637,942 (GRCm39) R207H probably damaging Het
Trbv13-1 C T 6: 41,093,189 (GRCm39) Q42* probably null Het
Trcg1 T C 9: 57,149,562 (GRCm39) L378P probably damaging Het
Trpv5 T G 6: 41,636,647 (GRCm39) D433A probably damaging Het
Ube3b A G 5: 114,545,702 (GRCm39) N654D probably damaging Het
Vmn1r17 A G 6: 57,337,828 (GRCm39) V130A probably benign Het
Vwa7 A T 17: 35,241,709 (GRCm39) Y448F probably damaging Het
Zan A C 5: 137,382,099 (GRCm39) D5149E unknown 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
Zhx1 G A 15: 57,917,538 (GRCm39) T236I possibly damaging 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
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