Incidental Mutation 'R5950:Atf6'
ID 472363
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Atf6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000026663
Gene Name activating transcription factor 6
Synonyms 9130025P16Rik, ESTM49, Atf6alpha
MMRRC Submission 044140-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.153) question?
Stock # R5950 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 170704674-170867771 bp(-) (GRCm38)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 170834879 bp (GRCm38)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glycine to Arginine at position 271 (G271R)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000027974 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000027974]
AlphaFold F6VAN0
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000027974
AA Change: G271R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.998 (Sensitivity: 0.27; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000027974
Gene: ENSMUSG00000026663
AA Change: G271R

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: ENSMUST00000179933
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0788 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.6%
  • 10x: 97.9%
  • 20x: 93.6%
Validation Efficiency 93% (75/81)
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
4930539E08Rik T A 17: 28,905,755 Q256L possibly damaging Het
Abca15 G A 7: 120,382,656 G1065R probably damaging Het
Acox2 A T 14: 8,255,793 Y113N probably benign Het
Arid4b T A 13: 14,191,264 probably benign Het
Cct8l1 C A 5: 25,517,743 F485L probably benign Het
Cdk5r2 A G 1: 74,855,402 E102G probably damaging Het
Celsr1 A T 15: 86,032,500 V424E probably damaging Het
Ces1h T C 8: 93,362,959 T271A probably benign Het
Cfap44 T C 16: 44,479,847 I1738T probably damaging Het
Cntnap3 G A 13: 64,787,769 L427F probably damaging Het
Crybg3 T C 16: 59,493,571 probably benign Het
Dis3l2 A G 1: 87,021,108 D589G probably damaging Het
Dlg1 A G 16: 31,665,583 R10G probably damaging Het
Dnajc1 A C 2: 18,306,941 probably benign Het
Dpy19l2 T A 9: 24,581,134 T723S probably benign Het
Dsg3 A T 18: 20,538,529 N764Y probably damaging Het
Dst G T 1: 34,262,060 R3654L probably damaging Het
Evl C T 12: 108,675,553 T198I probably benign Het
Hectd2 A G 19: 36,597,239 probably benign Het
Hsp90b1 A G 10: 86,701,745 V232A possibly damaging Het
Igsf5 T C 16: 96,372,872 V34A probably benign Het
Ikzf2 A T 1: 69,683,244 N41K probably damaging Het
Kif6 G T 17: 49,715,088 A339S probably damaging Het
Klhl1 T A 14: 96,240,354 D426V probably damaging Het
Knop1 A C 7: 118,853,334 V54G probably damaging Het
Lama4 T A 10: 39,030,448 V270D probably benign Het
Lnx2 A G 5: 147,024,350 probably null Het
Lrp5 A T 19: 3,602,333 V1179E probably benign Het
Lrpprc T G 17: 84,740,170 D878A possibly damaging Het
Lrrc14 A T 15: 76,715,310 probably benign Het
Ltbp1 A T 17: 75,273,870 D660V probably damaging Het
Macf1 C G 4: 123,439,436 probably null Het
Map3k21 C A 8: 125,941,760 T695K possibly damaging Het
Mcm3ap T A 10: 76,488,419 D895E possibly damaging Het
Mfsd7a A T 5: 108,445,485 H162Q probably damaging Het
Mink1 T A 11: 70,609,586 D779E possibly damaging Het
Mkrn3 T C 7: 62,419,719 E108G probably damaging Het
Nars A G 18: 64,510,485 V141A possibly damaging Het
Olfr954 T C 9: 39,462,337 V299A probably benign Het
Pard3b T A 1: 62,216,531 Y572N probably benign Het
Pcnx3 A C 19: 5,667,158 M1599R possibly damaging Het
Pitx2 A G 3: 129,218,520 S180G probably damaging Het
Pkd2l1 A C 19: 44,152,090 V608G probably benign Het
Pkhd1l1 A G 15: 44,532,965 D1961G probably benign Het
Pxylp1 T C 9: 96,839,126 T109A probably damaging Het
Rai1 T A 11: 60,187,593 C828S probably damaging Het
Ralgapa1 T A 12: 55,738,265 T737S possibly damaging Het
Scn11a A G 9: 119,811,124 V235A probably damaging Het
Sfxn1 A T 13: 54,091,287 T134S probably benign Het
Skint1 A G 4: 112,019,335 Y151C probably benign Het
Slc11a1 G T 1: 74,377,176 W54L probably benign Het
Soga3 T C 10: 29,143,648 probably benign Het
Synpo2l T A 14: 20,665,935 Q191L probably benign Het
Tank A G 2: 61,653,569 probably benign Het
Tctex1d1 T G 4: 103,004,250 L147R probably damaging Het
Terb1 A T 8: 104,488,485 probably null Het
Trdc T C 14: 54,144,311 probably benign Het
Tsen34 A G 7: 3,694,788 I63V probably null Het
Ust T C 10: 8,248,101 H257R probably benign Het
Vmn2r6 T C 3: 64,565,231 Q23R probably benign Het
Wdr93 A T 7: 79,773,431 H481L probably damaging Het
Xirp2 A G 2: 67,511,320 T1302A possibly damaging Het
Zc3h6 C A 2: 128,997,790 Y174* probably null Het
Zcchc7 T G 4: 44,931,244 D144E possibly damaging Het
Zfp472 T A 17: 32,977,507 H185Q possibly damaging Het
Zfp523 C A 17: 28,202,558 P66H probably benign Het
Zfp712 A T 13: 67,044,817 L57Q probably damaging Het
Zik1 G A 7: 10,490,571 Q200* probably null Het
Other mutations in Atf6
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01327:Atf6 APN 1 170788606 critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01431:Atf6 APN 1 170853002 splice site probably benign
IGL01755:Atf6 APN 1 170788611 missense possibly damaging 0.63
IGL02060:Atf6 APN 1 170819420 missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02416:Atf6 APN 1 170747157 nonsense probably null
IGL02903:Atf6 APN 1 170799714 missense probably benign 0.00
IGL02989:Atf6 APN 1 170788683 splice site probably benign
IGL03209:Atf6 APN 1 170834894 missense probably benign
R0455:Atf6 UTSW 1 170834923 missense probably benign 0.00
R0467:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794020 missense probably damaging 1.00
R0491:Atf6 UTSW 1 170787344 critical splice donor site probably null
R0784:Atf6 UTSW 1 170709947 missense probably benign 0.19
R1486:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794691 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1850:Atf6 UTSW 1 170819286 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1945:Atf6 UTSW 1 170855141 missense probably benign 0.00
R2164:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794735 missense probably damaging 1.00
R3782:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794767 nonsense probably null
R4454:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794039 missense probably damaging 0.99
R4631:Atf6 UTSW 1 170747197 splice site probably null
R4676:Atf6 UTSW 1 170787410 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5772:Atf6 UTSW 1 170747189 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170841775 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170841776 missense possibly damaging 0.95
R6242:Atf6 UTSW 1 170793976 missense possibly damaging 0.46
R6520:Atf6 UTSW 1 170867669 missense probably benign 0.00
R7032:Atf6 UTSW 1 170799612 critical splice donor site probably null
R7472:Atf6 UTSW 1 170815491 missense possibly damaging 0.83
R7923:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794706 missense probably benign
R8002:Atf6 UTSW 1 170819254 missense probably benign 0.43
R8860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170852966 missense probably null 0.95
R8956:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794007 missense probably damaging 0.98
R9090:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794676 missense probably damaging 1.00
R9271:Atf6 UTSW 1 170794676 missense probably damaging 1.00
R9323:Atf6 UTSW 1 170855113 nonsense probably null
R9500:Atf6 UTSW 1 170747139 missense probably damaging 0.98
R9594:Atf6 UTSW 1 170840833 missense probably benign 0.18
R9733:Atf6 UTSW 1 170834833 missense probably benign 0.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CAAATGTGCAATTTTGGCACAC -3'
(R):5'- AAACAGAGCTGGATGTTCGG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ATGTGCAATTTTGGCACACTCTTAC -3'
(R):5'- GCTCCCTTACAGAGTTACACACTG -3'
Posted On 2017-03-31