Incidental Mutation 'R5942:Morc2a'
ID 460356
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Morc2a
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000034543
Gene Name microrchidia 2A
Synonyms 8430403M08Rik, Zcwcc1
MMRRC Submission 044134-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R5942 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 11
Chromosomal Location 3599191-3640477 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to A at 3629936 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Threonine to Lysine at position 424 (T424K)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000094176 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000093389] [ENSMUST00000096441]
AlphaFold Q69ZX6
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000093389
AA Change: T424K

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.995 (Sensitivity: 0.68; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000091087
Gene: ENSMUSG00000034543
AA Change: T424K

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
HATPase_c 24 134 5.35e0 SMART
coiled coil region 285 322 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 403 416 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:zf-CW 495 542 5.1e-18 PFAM
coiled coil region 555 583 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 600 618 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 678 704 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 714 729 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 742 776 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 966 1011 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000096441
AA Change: T424K

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.995 (Sensitivity: 0.68; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000094176
Gene: ENSMUSG00000034543
AA Change: T424K

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
HATPase_c 24 134 5.35e0 SMART
coiled coil region 285 322 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 403 416 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:zf-CW 494 543 1.7e-19 PFAM
coiled coil region 555 583 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 600 618 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 678 704 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 714 729 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 742 776 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 966 1011 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000126035
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000128666
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000131517
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.8%
  • 3x: 99.3%
  • 10x: 96.7%
  • 20x: 89.5%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a member of the Microrchidia (MORC) protein superfamily. The encoded protein is known to regulate the condensation of heterochromatin in response to DNA damage and play a role in repressing transcription. The protein has been found to regulate the activity of ATP citrate lyase via specific interaction with this enzyme in the cytosol of lipogenic breast cancer cells. The protein also plays a role in lipogenesis and adipocyte differentiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 63 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abcc10 C T 17: 46,623,333 (GRCm39) V860M probably benign Het
Accs A T 2: 93,666,392 (GRCm39) L432M probably damaging Het
Actrt3 T A 3: 30,652,813 (GRCm39) N94Y possibly damaging Het
Adamts18 T C 8: 114,504,380 (GRCm39) Q80R probably benign Het
Ccr8 G T 9: 119,923,772 (GRCm39) V296F probably damaging Het
Cep170 T A 1: 176,583,985 (GRCm39) E798V probably damaging Het
Cttnbp2 T A 6: 18,448,439 (GRCm39) E73D probably damaging Het
Cyp2a4 A T 7: 26,010,129 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dync2h1 A T 9: 7,117,466 (GRCm39) Y41* probably null Het
Enc1 G A 13: 97,382,887 (GRCm39) D466N probably benign Het
Enpp1 C A 10: 24,551,966 (GRCm39) E138* probably null Het
Entrep1 A G 19: 23,963,834 (GRCm39) V245A probably damaging Het
Ezh2 T C 6: 47,554,516 (GRCm39) R27G possibly damaging Het
Fut10 A G 8: 31,691,485 (GRCm39) N110S possibly damaging Het
Glt1d1 A T 5: 127,721,534 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gm14393 G A 2: 174,903,689 (GRCm39) Q73* probably null Het
Gpr156 C T 16: 37,825,264 (GRCm39) P494S probably benign Het
Has2 T A 15: 56,531,192 (GRCm39) K508* probably null Het
Hc A T 2: 34,918,137 (GRCm39) C715* probably null Het
Hook2 C T 8: 85,721,409 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Klhdc7b A C 15: 89,271,634 (GRCm39) I839L probably benign Het
Kndc1 T C 7: 139,516,792 (GRCm39) L1584P probably damaging Het
Lamp1 T C 8: 13,223,941 (GRCm39) F358L probably damaging Het
Man2a1 A G 17: 64,932,375 (GRCm39) K154R probably benign Het
Mga A G 2: 119,777,440 (GRCm39) I1871V probably benign Het
Mgmt T A 7: 136,723,219 (GRCm39) D96E probably benign Het
Myo1g A G 11: 6,464,888 (GRCm39) L462P probably damaging Het
Ncaph C A 2: 126,958,608 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Nlrc3 A T 16: 3,767,293 (GRCm39) D969E probably damaging Het
Nt5c3 A T 6: 56,874,839 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Or4c12b G T 2: 89,646,684 (GRCm39) E5* probably null Het
Or5ac15 A T 16: 58,940,039 (GRCm39) Y131* probably null Het
Or5d41 A C 2: 88,054,916 (GRCm39) I153M probably benign Het
Or8h8 T C 2: 86,753,750 (GRCm39) N42S probably damaging Het
Parp14 C A 16: 35,659,737 (GRCm39) M1628I probably damaging Het
Parp8 G T 13: 117,005,969 (GRCm39) P693Q probably benign Het
Parp9 A G 16: 35,792,259 (GRCm39) D485G possibly damaging Het
Pcdha1 T A 18: 37,063,444 (GRCm39) V36D probably damaging Het
Pcdhb5 C T 18: 37,453,838 (GRCm39) Q73* probably null Het
Pecam1 G T 11: 106,552,809 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Pex1 A G 5: 3,660,277 (GRCm39) I527V probably benign Het
Phf11 G A 14: 59,497,593 (GRCm39) P13S probably benign Het
Ppp4r4 T A 12: 103,553,706 (GRCm39) V388D possibly damaging Het
Psmc4 C T 7: 27,746,480 (GRCm39) V202I probably damaging Het
Ptx3 T G 3: 66,127,484 (GRCm39) M1R probably null Het
Rimbp3 A G 16: 17,029,752 (GRCm39) T1059A probably benign Het
Rmdn3 G A 2: 118,978,058 (GRCm39) A181V probably damaging Het
Rnase10 A T 14: 51,246,735 (GRCm39) M38L probably benign Het
Sec16b T A 1: 157,358,920 (GRCm39) Y118N probably damaging Het
Sigmar1 T C 4: 41,741,159 (GRCm39) T32A probably benign Het
Srcap A G 7: 127,137,180 (GRCm39) D954G probably damaging Het
Tfrc A G 16: 32,445,533 (GRCm39) N618S possibly damaging Het
Tnrc6a A G 7: 122,785,888 (GRCm39) D1028G probably damaging Het
Tns3 A T 11: 8,385,860 (GRCm39) D1379E probably damaging Het
Ttn A T 2: 76,580,505 (GRCm39) C23463S possibly damaging Het
Ufl1 T C 4: 25,250,619 (GRCm39) T745A probably benign Het
Vmn1r231 T A 17: 21,110,417 (GRCm39) Y166F possibly damaging Het
Wbp1l C A 19: 46,642,869 (GRCm39) T290K probably damaging Het
Wdr25 A G 12: 108,864,392 (GRCm39) N179S probably benign Het
Wdr62 G A 7: 29,942,504 (GRCm39) Q1035* probably null Het
Yif1a C T 19: 5,141,669 (GRCm39) R196C probably damaging Het
Zfp352 A T 4: 90,113,307 (GRCm39) K482N probably damaging Het
Zfp647 G A 15: 76,796,285 (GRCm39) P125L probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Morc2a
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00543:Morc2a APN 11 3,630,283 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL00914:Morc2a APN 11 3,618,844 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL01081:Morc2a APN 11 3,638,149 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01092:Morc2a APN 11 3,634,042 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01292:Morc2a APN 11 3,638,175 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01326:Morc2a APN 11 3,631,775 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
IGL01526:Morc2a APN 11 3,600,428 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01651:Morc2a APN 11 3,608,727 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL02860:Morc2a APN 11 3,611,821 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL03372:Morc2a APN 11 3,631,813 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0136:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,907 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R0267:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,567 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R0279:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,989 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R0556:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,631,809 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1084:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,600,454 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1148:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,557 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1148:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,557 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1341:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,630,216 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R1460:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,794 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R1493:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,557 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1665:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,885 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1668:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,885 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1669:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,885 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1812:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,831 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2132:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,629,787 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R2133:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,630,302 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R2200:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,919 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2698:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,400 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3236:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,612 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3698:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,629,672 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R3743:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,700 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.46
R4119:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,868 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4898:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,626,664 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R5148:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,639,084 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5228:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,635,439 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R5395:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,638,232 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R5808:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,781 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6634:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,622,376 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7056:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,925 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7537:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,633,566 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8014:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,627,419 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8143:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,537 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8144:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,634,039 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8711:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,630,013 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8714:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,625,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.13
R8736:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,631,737 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8857:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,627,484 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R8885:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,628,584 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9457:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,626,184 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.36
R9711:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,600,381 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 1.00
RF013:Morc2a UTSW 11 3,626,191 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TGTATGAGAAAGTGGGCCCAC -3'
(R):5'- TGCCCACACATTCCAATGG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TGGGCCCACAGCTGGAAG -3'
(R):5'- TTCCAATGGAAGCATGTAACAACG -3'
Posted On 2017-02-28