Incidental Mutation 'R6092:Tert'
ID 486008
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 044249-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.566) question?
Stock # R6092 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 73776700 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Phenylalanine to Leucine at position 484 (F484L)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022104 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022104] [ENSMUST00000221522] [ENSMUST00000223303]
AlphaFold O70372
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022104
AA Change: F484L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.336 (Sensitivity: 0.90; Specificity: 0.89)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022104
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021611
AA Change: F484L

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 noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223196
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223303
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.5588 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.6%
  • 10x: 98.0%
  • 20x: 94.1%
Validation Efficiency 98% (61/62)
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: 64 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1110002E22Rik C T 3: 137,774,701 (GRCm39) P1297S probably benign Het
4930486L24Rik C T 13: 61,001,461 (GRCm39) V89M probably benign Het
Abhd16a T C 17: 35,317,786 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Abtb1 A C 6: 88,815,433 (GRCm39) C264G probably benign Het
Ank3 G A 10: 69,838,395 (GRCm39) R1566K possibly damaging Het
Arid1a C T 4: 133,421,163 (GRCm39) G881R unknown Het
Asb8 A G 15: 98,034,123 (GRCm39) V144A possibly damaging Het
Atm A C 9: 53,435,714 (GRCm39) C199G probably damaging Het
Atxn1 C A 13: 45,720,288 (GRCm39) V536L probably benign Het
Baz1a C T 12: 54,955,868 (GRCm39) V1074M possibly damaging Het
BC034090 T A 1: 155,100,659 (GRCm39) D535V probably damaging Het
Casp8ap2 C A 4: 32,639,380 (GRCm39) H145N probably damaging Het
Ccdc24 T A 4: 117,729,645 (GRCm39) K25* probably null Het
Ccdc91 A G 6: 147,437,114 (GRCm39) N100S possibly damaging Het
Cdh20 A T 1: 110,026,036 (GRCm39) Y424F probably benign Het
Clasp1 T C 1: 118,438,028 (GRCm39) S612P probably damaging Het
Cxcl14 T C 13: 56,443,646 (GRCm39) M55V possibly damaging Het
Dnah11 T C 12: 117,892,191 (GRCm39) T3661A probably benign Het
Dnah14 T A 1: 181,449,398 (GRCm39) D574E probably benign Het
Dnah6 C T 6: 73,091,680 (GRCm39) V2204M possibly damaging Het
Ercc4 A T 16: 12,943,125 (GRCm39) H178L probably benign Het
Far2 T C 6: 148,076,581 (GRCm39) F475L probably benign Het
Ggt7 A G 2: 155,359,959 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gm4131 T A 14: 62,718,364 (GRCm39) T81S possibly damaging Het
Gprc6a A G 10: 51,491,173 (GRCm39) S788P probably damaging Het
Hmgxb3 C A 18: 61,270,672 (GRCm39) G884V possibly damaging Het
Homer1 T A 13: 93,502,945 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Iars1 T C 13: 49,861,897 (GRCm39) S483P probably damaging Het
Kansl1l C G 1: 66,812,643 (GRCm39) E457Q probably damaging Het
Krtap4-9 G A 11: 99,676,481 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Lepr C A 4: 101,649,220 (GRCm39) P874T probably damaging Het
Mad2l2 T A 4: 148,228,067 (GRCm39) F100L probably damaging Het
Mavs A T 2: 131,087,518 (GRCm39) R339* probably null Het
Mettl1 G A 10: 126,877,843 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mfsd8 A G 3: 40,774,031 (GRCm39) V493A possibly damaging Het
Mtmr9 C T 14: 63,779,901 (GRCm39) V63M possibly damaging Het
Mto1 T C 9: 78,368,131 (GRCm39) I425T possibly damaging Het
Or2av9 A T 11: 58,380,900 (GRCm39) M227K probably damaging Het
Or5g29 A G 2: 85,420,950 (GRCm39) Y22C probably benign Het
Or8b36 ATTGCTGTTT ATTGCTGTTTGCTGTTT 9: 37,937,836 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pclo C T 5: 14,727,937 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Phf2 T C 13: 48,969,533 (GRCm39) D608G unknown Het
Plch2 T C 4: 155,068,829 (GRCm39) T1266A probably benign Het
Prdm12 A G 2: 31,533,889 (GRCm39) N169D probably damaging Het
Rimbp3 A G 16: 17,030,134 (GRCm39) Y1186C probably damaging Het
Serpinb3d T C 1: 107,006,989 (GRCm39) M240V probably damaging Het
Slc25a38 C T 9: 119,945,658 (GRCm39) R74C probably damaging Het
Slc25a39 A T 11: 102,295,719 (GRCm39) Y109* probably null Het
Slc26a8 T C 17: 28,867,129 (GRCm39) N564S probably damaging Het
Spag4 G A 2: 155,907,696 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Stx1b A G 7: 127,407,035 (GRCm39) M74T possibly damaging Het
Tbc1d1 A G 5: 64,507,242 (GRCm39) D1153G probably benign Het
Tet1 A G 10: 62,649,494 (GRCm39) V72A probably benign Het
Tnfrsf13c T C 15: 82,107,355 (GRCm39) T147A probably damaging Het
Trpa1 A T 1: 14,959,710 (GRCm39) Y659N probably damaging Het
Trpm2 A G 10: 77,761,516 (GRCm39) F1045L probably benign Het
Ttc13 T C 8: 125,405,772 (GRCm39) H529R probably benign Het
Ttn T C 2: 76,545,614 (GRCm39) T32570A probably damaging Het
Uba7 A G 9: 107,860,359 (GRCm39) T892A possibly damaging Het
Uty A T Y: 1,174,836 (GRCm39) M195K probably benign Het
Zfp109 A G 7: 23,928,978 (GRCm39) S152P possibly damaging Het
Zfp532 T C 18: 65,777,281 (GRCm39) V846A probably damaging Het
Zfp658 A T 7: 43,223,951 (GRCm39) H742L possibly damaging Het
Zfp831 C A 2: 174,547,299 (GRCm39) P1494Q probably 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
R5680:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,470 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5688:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,275 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
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'- CAGATGCCTTGAACACCAGC -3'
(R):5'- TAGTTTGTGCAAGGCGAGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCCACCGCACCTCATGG -3'
(R):5'- CTTGGAGTCAGAGACCATAAGATG -3'
Posted On 2017-08-16