Incidental Mutation 'R5680:Tert'
ID 442993
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 043177-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.566) question?
Stock # R5680 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation splice site
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 73790470 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
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.3%
  • 3x: 98.7%
  • 10x: 97.4%
  • 20x: 95.6%
Validation Efficiency
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: 39 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
3425401B19Rik T A 14: 32,384,010 (GRCm39) R652W probably damaging Het
Abca6 A G 11: 110,127,471 (GRCm39) F362S possibly damaging Het
Adcy1 G A 11: 7,059,020 (GRCm39) V309M probably damaging Het
Agap2 A G 10: 126,923,880 (GRCm39) K752E unknown Het
Ahdc1 T A 4: 132,792,907 (GRCm39) F1383I probably benign Het
Ano5 G A 7: 51,233,562 (GRCm39) R658H possibly damaging Het
Atn1 A T 6: 124,724,778 (GRCm39) S152T possibly damaging Het
Bcl11a G A 11: 24,114,264 (GRCm39) V536M possibly damaging Het
Cdc20 T C 4: 118,290,264 (GRCm39) T466A probably damaging Het
Cecr2 C G 6: 120,738,387 (GRCm39) T1010R probably benign Het
Cfap54 A T 10: 92,814,879 (GRCm39) L1318* probably null Het
Colec11 A G 12: 28,644,730 (GRCm39) S249P probably damaging Het
Dnah6 A G 6: 73,126,508 (GRCm39) V1273A probably damaging Het
G3bp2 T C 5: 92,216,219 (GRCm39) R106G probably damaging Het
Ggt7 A T 2: 155,348,353 (GRCm39) C100S probably damaging Het
Grik4 A T 9: 42,540,415 (GRCm39) M255K probably benign Het
Kcnj11 A T 7: 45,748,232 (GRCm39) S364T probably benign Het
Lnpep A T 17: 17,799,444 (GRCm39) Y70* probably null Het
Mark1 T C 1: 184,677,013 (GRCm39) H79R probably damaging Het
Mdfic2 T A 6: 98,225,187 (GRCm39) Q32L probably damaging Het
Myo9b T G 8: 71,743,016 (GRCm39) S26A probably benign Het
Pa2g4 G T 10: 128,395,326 (GRCm39) N306K probably benign Het
Pik3c3 T A 18: 30,410,166 (GRCm39) Y133* probably null Het
Prpf6 G T 2: 181,290,933 (GRCm39) A675S probably damaging Het
Psca A G 15: 74,587,948 (GRCm39) D44G probably benign Het
Sag T A 1: 87,749,059 (GRCm39) F153I possibly damaging Het
Scn10a A G 9: 119,453,202 (GRCm39) L1231P probably damaging Het
Sirpa T C 2: 129,458,172 (GRCm39) S157P probably benign Het
Slc27a2 A T 2: 126,403,530 (GRCm39) R184S probably benign Het
Tagln2 T C 1: 172,333,479 (GRCm39) F111S probably damaging Het
Tasor CGCGGCGGCGGCGGCGG CGCGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCGGCGG 14: 27,151,080 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tbc1d1 A G 5: 64,481,887 (GRCm39) D696G possibly damaging Het
Togaram2 G A 17: 71,996,204 (GRCm39) R68K probably benign Het
Trim40 A T 17: 37,199,874 (GRCm39) I68N probably damaging Het
Trpa1 T C 1: 14,946,078 (GRCm39) M1018V probably benign Het
Unc13c A T 9: 73,839,884 (GRCm39) N322K probably damaging Het
Vmn2r75 T A 7: 85,820,779 (GRCm39) T52S probably benign Het
Vmn2r90 T G 17: 17,947,034 (GRCm39) V437G possibly damaging Het
Vps16 C A 2: 130,282,244 (GRCm39) H389N 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
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
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'- TTGCCTTCGCTTCATGAAAAGC -3'
(R):5'- TTGGTGACCATATGAGCCCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CTTCATGAAAAGCTGTGAAGCATCC -3'
(R):5'- CTAACCAGTTAAATATGCTGCCTTAG -3'
Posted On 2016-11-09