Incidental Mutation 'R5860:Atf6'
ID 453817
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Atf6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000026663
Gene Name activating transcription factor 6
Synonyms Atf6alpha, 9130025P16Rik, ESTM49
MMRRC Submission 044072-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.172) question?
Stock # R5860 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 170532243-170695340 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 170669345 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Leucine to Phenylalanine at position 119 (L119F)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000027974 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000027974]
AlphaFold F6VAN0
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000027974
AA Change: L119F

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.947 (Sensitivity: 0.79; Specificity: 0.95)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000027974
Gene: ENSMUSG00000026663
AA Change: L119F

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
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0870 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.4%
  • 10x: 97.1%
  • 20x: 90.8%
Validation Efficiency 97% (75/77)
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: 68 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4930568A12Rik A G 1: 34,524,661 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
A2ml1 T C 6: 128,518,024 (GRCm39) T1421A probably benign Het
Actr8 T A 14: 29,708,242 (GRCm39) Y150* probably null Het
Adamts1 A G 16: 85,595,432 (GRCm39) C249R probably damaging Het
Adgre1 T A 17: 57,752,034 (GRCm39) I594N probably damaging Het
B3gat2 G A 1: 23,854,400 (GRCm39) W33* probably null Het
Bach2 A G 4: 32,580,268 (GRCm39) D831G probably damaging Het
Ccnk A T 12: 108,153,466 (GRCm39) I76F probably damaging Het
Cdyl A C 13: 36,042,066 (GRCm39) K368T possibly damaging Het
Chi3l1 A G 1: 134,112,909 (GRCm39) T114A probably benign Het
Cnppd1 A G 1: 75,113,131 (GRCm39) V379A probably benign Het
Col11a2 C A 17: 34,283,159 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Creb3l1 T C 2: 91,854,399 (GRCm39) S18G probably benign Het
Crybg3 A C 16: 59,385,632 (GRCm39) D197E probably damaging Het
Cryga T C 1: 65,142,527 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cthrc1 T C 15: 38,950,080 (GRCm39) C146R probably damaging Het
Cyp2c39 A T 19: 39,525,270 (GRCm39) D191V probably damaging Het
Dchs1 C T 7: 105,421,242 (GRCm39) A393T probably damaging Het
Dhx30 G A 9: 109,913,645 (GRCm39) T1126I probably damaging Het
Dock2 C T 11: 34,206,562 (GRCm39) G1345R probably damaging Het
Dsc1 T C 18: 20,228,081 (GRCm39) E425G probably damaging Het
Dynlt2b A G 16: 32,247,614 (GRCm39) Y143C probably damaging Het
Exosc8 C T 3: 54,642,463 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fat1 C T 8: 45,504,166 (GRCm39) A4553V probably benign Het
Flnb T A 14: 7,931,135 (GRCm38) L2119Q probably damaging Het
Fnbp4 T A 2: 90,587,826 (GRCm39) D401E probably benign Het
Glyctk T C 9: 106,032,906 (GRCm39) E369G possibly damaging Het
Gm14149 C A 2: 151,066,225 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Golga4 T C 9: 118,387,174 (GRCm39) L1432P probably damaging Het
Gtpbp4 A T 13: 9,023,196 (GRCm39) S623T probably benign Het
Insc A C 7: 114,390,383 (GRCm39) S85R probably damaging Het
Lgr4 G A 2: 109,821,496 (GRCm39) R126H probably damaging Het
M1ap T A 6: 82,980,795 (GRCm39) L227Q probably damaging Het
Marchf7 T C 2: 60,067,187 (GRCm39) I569T probably damaging Het
Mbd1 C A 18: 74,409,768 (GRCm39) C339* probably null Het
Moxd2 T A 6: 40,857,341 (GRCm39) Y473F probably damaging Het
Mrgpra6 T C 7: 46,839,099 (GRCm39) H2R probably benign Het
Mtus1 T G 8: 41,529,303 (GRCm39) L742F probably damaging Het
Nek11 A G 9: 105,270,160 (GRCm39) Y21H probably benign Het
Notch4 G T 17: 34,801,392 (GRCm39) C1080F probably damaging Het
Nsd3 C A 8: 26,156,107 (GRCm39) P558Q probably damaging Het
Oas1e A T 5: 120,930,015 (GRCm39) S168T probably benign Het
Ogfr T C 2: 180,234,285 (GRCm39) S119P probably damaging Het
Or2y15 A G 11: 49,350,563 (GRCm39) D19G probably damaging Het
Or8g20 T A 9: 39,395,767 (GRCm39) M261L probably benign Het
Pde4dip A G 3: 97,631,504 (GRCm39) I1135T possibly damaging Het
Prex1 G A 2: 166,486,604 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ptprf T C 4: 118,068,486 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rapsn T C 2: 90,875,859 (GRCm39) V359A probably damaging Het
Ric1 A G 19: 29,577,245 (GRCm39) S1050G possibly damaging Het
Rnft2 A G 5: 118,366,868 (GRCm39) I290T possibly damaging Het
Senp7 C A 16: 55,975,722 (GRCm39) A476E possibly damaging Het
Serpinh1 G A 7: 98,995,571 (GRCm39) S337L probably damaging Het
Slc5a12 C A 2: 110,427,969 (GRCm39) A8D probably benign Het
Smg5 T A 3: 88,250,214 (GRCm39) C109S probably damaging Het
Speer4b T C 5: 27,705,226 (GRCm39) H49R possibly damaging Het
Tas2r109 T C 6: 132,957,664 (GRCm39) I89V probably benign Het
Tet1 A G 10: 62,648,399 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tmed6 G T 8: 107,790,786 (GRCm39) T87K probably damaging Het
Tpgs1 G A 10: 79,505,545 (GRCm39) G101D probably damaging Het
Trim13 T G 14: 61,842,188 (GRCm39) S68R probably damaging Het
Vwf A G 6: 125,620,053 (GRCm39) N1577S Het
Vwf G T 6: 125,656,228 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Xpr1 T C 1: 155,207,868 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ylpm1 C T 12: 85,087,660 (GRCm39) P1148L probably damaging Het
Zftraf1 A T 15: 76,532,391 (GRCm39) I239N probably damaging Het
Zftraf1 T C 15: 76,540,615 (GRCm39) Y101C probably damaging Het
Zscan29 G T 2: 120,994,518 (GRCm39) T489N 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
R0491:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,614,913 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
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 1 170,669,344 (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'- TCAAGTGGGCCTGGATTCTG -3'
(R):5'- TGAGCGTTGACTTACCAATAGTC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGCATGCACTTGGTTCACAG -3'
(R):5'- CTTACCAATAGTCACTTATACTGTGC -3'
Posted On 2017-02-10