Incidental Mutation 'R0491:Atf6'
ID 42446
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Atf6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000026663
Gene Name activating transcription factor 6
Synonyms Atf6alpha, 9130025P16Rik, ESTM49
MMRRC Submission 038689-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.183) question?
Stock # R0491 (G1)
Quality Score 198
Status Validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 170532243-170695340 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation critical splice donor site (2 bp from exon)
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 170614913 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000027974 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000027974]
AlphaFold F6VAN0
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000027974
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000027974
Gene: ENSMUSG00000026663

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 78 101 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 109 121 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 168 178 N/A INTRINSIC
BRLZ 291 355 2.72e-16 SMART
Blast:BRLZ 384 419 5e-6 BLAST
low complexity region 445 457 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 631 650 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000182787
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9504 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 96.8%
  • 20x: 94.4%
Validation Efficiency 100% (65/65)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a transcription factor that activates target genes for the unfolded protein response (UPR) during endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Although it is a transcription factor, this protein is unusual in that it is synthesized as a transmembrane protein that is embedded in the ER. It functions as an ER stress sensor/transducer, and following ER stress-induced proteolysis, it functions as a nuclear transcription factor via a cis-acting ER stress response element (ERSE) that is present in the promoters of genes encoding ER chaperones. This protein has been identified as a survival factor for quiescent but not proliferative squamous carcinoma cells. There have been conflicting reports about the association of polymorphisms in this gene with diabetes in different populations, but another polymorphism has been associated with increased plasma cholesterol levels. This gene is also thought to be a potential therapeutic target for cystic fibrosis. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit increased sensitivity to dithiothreitol, thapsigargin, and tunicamycin. Mice homozygous for a conditional allele activated in islet cells exhibit reduced sensitivity to TUDCA. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 67 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca13 T C 11: 9,248,235 (GRCm39) F2661L probably benign Het
Acadsb A G 7: 131,031,836 (GRCm39) D224G probably benign Het
Acsm1 A G 7: 119,239,920 (GRCm39) H288R probably damaging Het
Adamts2 A G 11: 50,667,457 (GRCm39) D465G probably damaging Het
Akap9 A T 5: 4,022,851 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Alms1 A G 6: 85,679,582 (GRCm39) T3240A probably damaging Het
Ap3d1 A G 10: 80,555,075 (GRCm39) W417R probably damaging Het
Arfgef1 C A 1: 10,250,212 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cacna1s T A 1: 136,016,746 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Clcn1 T C 6: 42,287,515 (GRCm39) F740L probably benign Het
Clec12a T A 6: 129,341,016 (GRCm39) D265E probably benign Het
Clic3 T A 2: 25,347,797 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cntnap3 T G 13: 64,909,859 (GRCm39) T749P probably benign Het
Col11a2 T A 17: 34,261,186 (GRCm39) D45E probably null Het
Cplane1 T A 15: 8,211,727 (GRCm39) S356T probably damaging Het
Crxos T A 7: 15,632,460 (GRCm39) S89T probably benign Het
Cxcr1 G T 1: 74,231,468 (GRCm39) P185T possibly damaging Het
Cyp20a1 T A 1: 60,410,486 (GRCm39) N262K possibly damaging Het
Dennd2b T A 7: 109,156,411 (GRCm39) Q113L probably benign Het
Dpy19l2 T C 9: 24,607,324 (GRCm39) R46G probably benign Het
Dpysl2 A T 14: 67,045,411 (GRCm39) L454Q probably damaging Het
Dvl3 C T 16: 20,346,173 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Eppin T A 2: 164,431,332 (GRCm39) E98V possibly damaging Het
Fancm A T 12: 65,152,835 (GRCm39) H1097L probably benign Het
Fkbp4 A G 6: 128,412,705 (GRCm39) I75T probably damaging Het
Fmn2 A G 1: 174,409,525 (GRCm39) H586R unknown Het
Gm973 C T 1: 59,597,393 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Haus6 A C 4: 86,521,083 (GRCm39) V185G possibly damaging Het
Herc2 T A 7: 55,772,114 (GRCm39) C1098S possibly damaging Het
Hic1 C A 11: 75,057,136 (GRCm39) L584F possibly damaging Het
Itgb1bp1 C A 12: 21,326,896 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Kbtbd2 G A 6: 56,757,374 (GRCm39) R121* probably null Het
Lgr4 C T 2: 109,837,626 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Lrrc55 T C 2: 85,022,264 (GRCm39) E309G probably damaging Het
Mertk T C 2: 128,635,027 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Micu3 A G 8: 40,819,294 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mmp11 G A 10: 75,762,592 (GRCm39) A287V probably benign Het
Mpzl2 A G 9: 44,954,039 (GRCm39) Y47C probably damaging Het
Muc5b A C 7: 141,415,752 (GRCm39) R2899S probably benign Het
Myo1b A G 1: 51,794,857 (GRCm39) Y1078H probably benign Het
Naip1 A T 13: 100,559,727 (GRCm39) D1092E probably benign Het
Ncapd3 T G 9: 26,969,179 (GRCm39) V611G probably damaging Het
Ntpcr C T 8: 126,464,093 (GRCm39) R73* probably null Het
Or4c120 A T 2: 89,000,704 (GRCm39) V284E probably benign Het
Or5b119 G A 19: 13,456,857 (GRCm39) A235V probably damaging Het
Osbp2 A G 11: 3,664,709 (GRCm39) F88S probably damaging Het
Pkn3 A T 2: 29,979,889 (GRCm39) T711S probably damaging Het
Plekhm1 T C 11: 103,285,602 (GRCm39) K278E probably benign Het
Ppp1r36 A G 12: 76,486,065 (GRCm39) T408A probably benign Het
Prss41 T C 17: 24,061,477 (GRCm39) T105A possibly damaging Het
Psme1 G T 14: 55,817,378 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ptprq A T 10: 107,444,036 (GRCm39) Y1523N probably damaging Het
Ric8b A G 10: 84,828,086 (GRCm39) D470G probably damaging Het
Scarb1 A G 5: 125,375,795 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Slc25a54 G A 3: 109,010,112 (GRCm39) A204T probably damaging Het
Spink10 T C 18: 62,793,036 (GRCm39) C67R probably damaging Het
Tmtc1 A T 6: 148,314,138 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tprkb A G 6: 85,901,446 (GRCm39) D28G probably benign Het
Ttll13 A G 7: 79,910,098 (GRCm39) H747R probably benign Het
Usp24 A G 4: 106,259,302 (GRCm39) S1608G probably benign Het
Utp20 A T 10: 88,596,774 (GRCm39) F2115L probably damaging Het
Vmn1r200 A T 13: 22,579,361 (GRCm39) I46L probably benign Het
Zdhhc8 A T 16: 18,046,254 (GRCm39) M103K probably damaging Het
Zfp595 C T 13: 67,465,369 (GRCm39) G298E probably damaging Het
Zfp738 T G 13: 67,818,140 (GRCm39) H617P possibly damaging Het
Zfp9 A T 6: 118,442,163 (GRCm39) H166Q probably damaging Het
Zp3r C A 1: 130,546,071 (GRCm39) D80Y probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Atf6
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01327:Atf6 APN 1 170,616,175 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01431:Atf6 APN 1 170,680,571 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01755:Atf6 APN 1 170,616,180 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.63
IGL02060:Atf6 APN 1 170,646,989 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02416:Atf6 APN 1 170,574,726 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL02903:Atf6 APN 1 170,627,283 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL02989:Atf6 APN 1 170,616,252 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL03209:Atf6 APN 1 170,662,463 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R0455:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,662,492 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0467:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,589 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0784:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,537,516 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
R1486:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,260 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1850:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,646,855 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1945:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,682,710 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2164:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,304 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3782:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,336 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4454:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,608 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4631:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,574,766 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R4676:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,614,979 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5772:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,574,758 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,669,345 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R5860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,669,344 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5950:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,662,448 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6242:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,545 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.46
R6520:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,695,238 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7032:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,627,181 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7472:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,643,060 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
R7923:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,275 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8002:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,646,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R8860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,680,535 (GRCm39) missense probably null 0.95
R8956:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,576 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9090:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,245 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9271:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,245 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9323:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,682,682 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R9500:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,574,708 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9594:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,668,402 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.18
R9733:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,662,402 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CTCAGATGCGGTCTATGTTCTCACC -3'
(R):5'- TTCAGATGTGGCCTTAGAATGGCAG -3'

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