Incidental Mutation 'R0445:A2m'
ID 39314
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol A2m
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000030111
Gene Name alpha-2-macroglobulin
Synonyms A2mp
MMRRC Submission 038646-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R0445 (G1)
Quality Score 141
Status Validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 121612920-121656197 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 121634914 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Threonine to Isoleucine at position 687 (T687I)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000032203 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000032203]
AlphaFold Q6GQT1
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000032203
AA Change: T687I

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000032203
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030111
AA Change: T687I

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 30 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:A2M_N 134 227 2.1e-20 PFAM
low complexity region 334 347 N/A INTRINSIC
A2M_N_2 465 613 2.04e-31 SMART
low complexity region 722 731 N/A INTRINSIC
A2M 738 828 2.31e-39 SMART
Pfam:Thiol-ester_cl 961 990 4.4e-18 PFAM
Pfam:A2M_comp 1010 1266 1.4e-98 PFAM
A2M_recep 1376 1463 2.69e-40 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203413
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.3185 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.2%
  • 10x: 95.9%
  • 20x: 91.3%
Validation Efficiency 100% (77/77)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] The protein encoded by this gene is a protease inhibitor and cytokine transporter. It uses a bait-and-trap mechanism to inhibit a broad spectrum of proteases, including trypsin, thrombin and collagenase. It can also inhibit inflammatory cytokines, and it thus disrupts inflammatory cascades. Mutations in this gene are a cause of alpha-2-macroglobulin deficiency. This gene is implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD) due to its ability to mediate the clearance and degradation of A-beta, the major component of beta-amyloid deposits. A related pseudogene, which is also located on the p arm of chromosome 12, has been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2016]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 61 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700067P10Rik A C 17: 48,400,542 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Acsbg1 A G 9: 54,523,179 (GRCm39) S483P probably damaging Het
Adam22 T A 5: 8,230,591 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Aggf1 A G 13: 95,490,509 (GRCm39) V595A possibly damaging Het
Aplf A T 6: 87,640,734 (GRCm39) L71I probably damaging Het
Arid3c G T 4: 41,725,172 (GRCm39) P292T probably benign Het
Bltp1 T C 3: 37,054,214 (GRCm39) V3111A probably damaging Het
Brms1l T A 12: 55,908,191 (GRCm39) Y213* probably null Het
C87436 T A 6: 86,426,832 (GRCm39) S332T possibly damaging Het
Cad G A 5: 31,230,053 (GRCm39) A1454T probably benign Het
Cdkn3 T C 14: 47,004,857 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cnot1 A G 8: 96,486,836 (GRCm39) C624R probably damaging Het
Cntnap5c A T 17: 58,411,738 (GRCm39) I541F probably benign Het
Dennd1b A G 1: 139,095,503 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dscam A T 16: 96,573,703 (GRCm39) I753N probably damaging Het
Eef2 C CN 10: 81,014,604 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Epg5 T A 18: 78,057,399 (GRCm39) V1826D possibly damaging Het
Epha8 T C 4: 136,659,711 (GRCm39) Y755C probably damaging Het
Esco1 A T 18: 10,574,989 (GRCm39) N694K probably damaging Het
Fermt3 T C 19: 6,980,667 (GRCm39) H300R probably benign Het
Galnt5 C A 2: 57,888,962 (GRCm39) F187L probably benign Het
Gm17067 A G 7: 42,358,046 (GRCm39) I152T probably benign Het
Gnb3 T C 6: 124,814,218 (GRCm39) D154G possibly damaging Het
Gpr155 G A 2: 73,200,488 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Hdac3 A G 18: 38,076,777 (GRCm39) I240T probably damaging Het
Ifitm1 A T 7: 140,548,354 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Kif1b A T 4: 149,272,466 (GRCm39) L1455Q probably benign Het
Krt1 A C 15: 101,756,056 (GRCm39) L388R probably damaging Het
Lrp1 T A 10: 127,426,505 (GRCm39) K635* probably null Het
Map3k2 A G 18: 32,350,263 (GRCm39) Y371C probably damaging Het
Mcu T C 10: 59,292,467 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mkrn1 C T 6: 39,381,788 (GRCm39) V167I probably benign Het
Mrpl9 T A 3: 94,352,198 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Naip2 T C 13: 100,298,395 (GRCm39) Y547C possibly damaging Het
Nup88 G A 11: 70,838,555 (GRCm39) T487I probably benign Het
Oas3 G A 5: 120,894,210 (GRCm39) R39C probably damaging Het
Obscn C T 11: 58,890,161 (GRCm39) R7457H unknown Het
Or13c25 G A 4: 52,910,849 (GRCm39) T315M probably benign Het
Or2y13 T A 11: 49,414,784 (GRCm39) V78E probably damaging Het
Paf1 T C 7: 28,095,113 (GRCm39) S118P probably damaging Het
Parp4 T A 14: 56,840,205 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pcdh15 A T 10: 74,178,381 (GRCm39) Y157F probably damaging Het
Pex10 G A 4: 155,153,531 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Phrf1 C T 7: 140,827,244 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Polr3a G T 14: 24,504,989 (GRCm39) D1090E probably benign Het
Ppfia4 A C 1: 134,255,027 (GRCm39) L276R probably benign Het
Rdh16f1 T C 10: 127,626,736 (GRCm39) L263S probably benign Het
Ryr3 T C 2: 112,696,399 (GRCm39) D967G probably benign Het
Shc1 G T 3: 89,333,844 (GRCm39) A226S probably damaging Het
Slc4a1 A G 11: 102,245,192 (GRCm39) V585A probably benign Het
Stk38l T A 6: 146,677,184 (GRCm39) S461T probably benign Het
Tbkbp1 A T 11: 97,040,295 (GRCm39) S40T probably damaging Het
Tet1 A G 10: 62,715,720 (GRCm39) M25T probably benign Het
Themis A G 10: 28,658,007 (GRCm39) R192G probably damaging Het
Tmem144 T C 3: 79,732,661 (GRCm39) T206A probably benign Het
Tmem74b G A 2: 151,548,879 (GRCm39) R202H probably damaging Het
Trpm1 T C 7: 63,894,590 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Vars1 A G 17: 35,230,785 (GRCm39) H557R probably benign Het
Zbtb12 C A 17: 35,115,277 (GRCm39) A354E possibly damaging Het
Zfp143 A T 7: 109,660,324 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zftraf1 T C 15: 76,532,457 (GRCm39) H217R probably damaging Het
Other mutations in A2m
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00494:A2m APN 6 121,621,108 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
IGL00798:A2m APN 6 121,647,969 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01154:A2m APN 6 121,650,501 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL01313:A2m APN 6 121,621,969 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01337:A2m APN 6 121,645,529 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
IGL01505:A2m APN 6 121,653,906 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
IGL01508:A2m APN 6 121,636,326 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL01672:A2m APN 6 121,618,316 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01951:A2m APN 6 121,644,149 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
IGL02012:A2m APN 6 121,651,820 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02066:A2m APN 6 121,626,854 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02234:A2m APN 6 121,645,179 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
IGL02397:A2m APN 6 121,623,834 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02407:A2m APN 6 121,645,575 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL02408:A2m APN 6 121,621,130 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02469:A2m APN 6 121,645,074 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02527:A2m APN 6 121,638,392 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02612:A2m APN 6 121,654,971 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02746:A2m APN 6 121,646,462 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02952:A2m APN 6 121,654,984 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL03056:A2m APN 6 121,647,862 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
IGL03121:A2m APN 6 121,618,265 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
IGL03303:A2m APN 6 121,644,122 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03369:A2m APN 6 121,653,862 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
IGL03046:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,282 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R0040:A2m UTSW 6 121,622,165 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R0049:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,267 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R0049:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,267 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R0109:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,262 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0147:A2m UTSW 6 121,639,405 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0148:A2m UTSW 6 121,639,405 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0345:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,231 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0766:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,849 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1186:A2m UTSW 6 121,638,493 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1436:A2m UTSW 6 121,621,172 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R1452:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,015 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R1636:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1637:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1638:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1698:A2m UTSW 6 121,622,117 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R1776:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,383 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1791:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1918:A2m UTSW 6 121,621,895 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.16
R1921:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R1927:A2m UTSW 6 121,613,338 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1934:A2m UTSW 6 121,626,792 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1943:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,506 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R1996:A2m UTSW 6 121,646,556 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2039:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,908 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.32
R2085:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,918 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2092:A2m UTSW 6 121,651,896 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R2105:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,459 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R2107:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R2235:A2m UTSW 6 121,619,023 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R2292:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,518 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R2350:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,047 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R3001:A2m UTSW 6 121,638,406 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R3002:A2m UTSW 6 121,638,406 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R3023:A2m UTSW 6 121,646,531 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R3429:A2m UTSW 6 121,613,249 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null
R3437:A2m UTSW 6 121,616,253 (GRCm39) missense probably null 0.03
R3909:A2m UTSW 6 121,625,125 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4300:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,434 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4332:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,406 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R4584:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,365 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R4697:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,243 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 0.94
R4710:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,262 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R4841:A2m UTSW 6 121,623,803 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
R5206:A2m UTSW 6 121,651,766 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5219:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,909 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R5230:A2m UTSW 6 121,651,820 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5330:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,375 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R5331:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,375 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R5377:A2m UTSW 6 121,622,212 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R5590:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,891 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5835:A2m UTSW 6 121,616,295 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5910:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,076 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5915:A2m UTSW 6 121,644,122 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5949:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,032 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5994:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,862 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.38
R5996:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,353 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6035:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,353 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6035:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,353 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6090:A2m UTSW 6 121,624,972 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.45
R6241:A2m UTSW 6 121,623,788 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R6294:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,440 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6492:A2m UTSW 6 121,631,464 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.35
R6554:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,246 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6597:A2m UTSW 6 121,625,080 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6742:A2m UTSW 6 121,654,995 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R6795:A2m UTSW 6 121,625,281 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R6843:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,360 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7013:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,345 (GRCm39) missense probably null 0.00
R7137:A2m UTSW 6 121,654,944 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.85
R7167:A2m UTSW 6 121,624,930 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7294:A2m UTSW 6 121,650,541 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7452:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,291 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7507:A2m UTSW 6 121,652,177 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7602:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,895 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R7602:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,966 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7709:A2m UTSW 6 121,637,063 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.81
R7766:A2m UTSW 6 121,615,300 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R7921:A2m UTSW 6 121,654,954 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8007:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,845 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R8291:A2m UTSW 6 121,655,017 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8542:A2m UTSW 6 121,634,369 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R8856:A2m UTSW 6 121,618,349 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9023:A2m UTSW 6 121,636,917 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R9154:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,512 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9156:A2m UTSW 6 121,647,957 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9255:A2m UTSW 6 121,626,795 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9269:A2m UTSW 6 121,637,865 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.38
R9325:A2m UTSW 6 121,646,578 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.81
R9393:A2m UTSW 6 121,616,270 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.91
R9563:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,009 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
X0057:A2m UTSW 6 121,645,135 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
X0060:A2m UTSW 6 121,653,039 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
X0063:A2m UTSW 6 121,623,835 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACGCAGCAGAATCAGGTCCATAAG -3'
(R):5'- TGACTGACTGCTCAGAGTCCATCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GCTTTGTGATATTTATACGCACTGC -3'
(R):5'- TGCTGGATCTGCACGTC -3'
Posted On 2013-05-23