Incidental Mutation 'R6215:Npc1'
ID 503681
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Npc1
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000024413
Gene Name NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1
Synonyms lcsd, nmf164, D18Ertd139e, D18Ertd723e, A430089E03Rik, C85354
MMRRC Submission 044348-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.616) question?
Stock # R6215 (G1)
Quality Score 108.467
Status Validated
Chromosome 18
Chromosomal Location 12322749-12369457 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation small deletion (1 aa in frame mutation)
DNA Base Change (assembly) ACAGCAGCAGCAGCAGCAG to ACAGCAGCAGCAGCAG at 12369249 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000025279 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000025279]
AlphaFold O35604
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000025279
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000025279
Gene: ENSMUSG00000024413

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 8 15 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:NPC1_N 22 267 1.6e-79 PFAM
transmembrane domain 269 291 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 353 375 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Patched 436 896 3.5e-52 PFAM
Pfam:MMPL 648 794 6.3e-8 PFAM
Pfam:Sterol-sensing 649 803 2.7e-56 PFAM
Pfam:Patched 1023 1252 2.9e-33 PFAM
low complexity region 1259 1273 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000133112
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000149211
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.8%
  • 20x: 99.4%
Validation Efficiency 95% (42/44)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a large protein that resides in the limiting membrane of endosomes and lysosomes and mediates intracellular cholesterol trafficking via binding of cholesterol to its N-terminal domain. It is predicted to have a cytoplasmic C-terminus, 13 transmembrane domains, and 3 large loops in the lumen of the endosome - the last loop being at the N-terminus. This protein transports low-density lipoproteins to late endosomal/lysosomal compartments where they are hydrolized and released as free cholesterol. Defects in this gene cause Niemann-Pick type C disease, a rare autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by over accumulation of cholesterol and glycosphingolipids in late endosomal/lysosomal compartments.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for spontaneous and chemically induced mutations may exhibit lysosomal storage of non-esterified cholesterol, neurodegeneration, ataxia, presence of foam cells, sterility, and shortened lifespan. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 44 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adgrv1 C T 13: 81,727,713 (GRCm39) W309* probably null Het
Aox1 G A 1: 58,124,620 (GRCm39) V954I probably benign Het
Asnsd1 A C 1: 53,387,187 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Aste1 A G 9: 105,274,056 (GRCm39) K38E probably damaging Het
Catsperg1 A G 7: 28,899,664 (GRCm39) V339A probably damaging Het
Ccdc13 A G 9: 121,627,975 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cd79b C A 11: 106,203,267 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cemip2 C A 19: 21,789,751 (GRCm39) N650K probably benign Het
Chd3 A G 11: 69,247,380 (GRCm39) L981P probably damaging Het
Chia1 T C 3: 106,029,761 (GRCm39) F132L probably damaging Het
Dhx9 G A 1: 153,348,209 (GRCm39) P336S probably damaging Het
Dido1 T C 2: 180,303,945 (GRCm39) K1320E probably damaging Het
Dmbt1 G T 7: 130,668,463 (GRCm39) C573F possibly damaging Het
Dmtn A G 14: 70,850,776 (GRCm39) I205T probably benign Het
Efnb3 C A 11: 69,447,591 (GRCm39) V181L probably benign Het
Flg2 G T 3: 93,109,166 (GRCm39) C398F possibly damaging Het
Gabbr1 A G 17: 37,380,257 (GRCm39) D604G probably damaging Het
Glis2 T A 16: 4,428,197 (GRCm39) L83* probably null Het
Gm10719 T A 9: 3,019,040 (GRCm39) probably null Homo
Hipk3 T C 2: 104,264,086 (GRCm39) D804G probably damaging Het
Kcnd1 G C X: 7,690,148 (GRCm39) A23P probably damaging Homo
Kcnj13 A G 1: 87,314,256 (GRCm39) V322A probably benign Het
Nav3 A G 10: 109,688,426 (GRCm39) L617P probably damaging Het
Or8b3b A G 9: 38,584,510 (GRCm39) S90P probably benign Het
Osgin1 G A 8: 120,172,183 (GRCm39) V326I probably benign Het
Pcsk7 A C 9: 45,821,674 (GRCm39) N156T possibly damaging Het
Pde4d C T 13: 110,085,967 (GRCm39) S515L probably damaging Het
Peg10 GC GCCCC 6: 4,756,452 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ppp2r5a T A 1: 191,094,447 (GRCm39) Q191L probably benign Het
Prom2 A G 2: 127,381,695 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rsf1 CG CGACGGCGGTG 7: 97,229,115 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sart3 C T 5: 113,881,267 (GRCm39) A938T probably benign Het
Scn3a T C 2: 65,325,380 (GRCm39) I1046V probably benign Het
Sh3glb2 T C 2: 30,235,805 (GRCm39) E313G possibly damaging Het
Slc13a1 A T 6: 24,090,795 (GRCm39) Y541* probably null Het
Smtnl2 G A 11: 72,292,225 (GRCm39) A274V probably damaging Het
Spata31h1 T A 10: 82,126,946 (GRCm39) K2021N probably benign Het
Speer1d C T 5: 11,307,197 (GRCm39) T25I probably damaging Het
Tm6sf2 T C 8: 70,525,724 (GRCm39) V27A possibly damaging Het
Tmem116 C T 5: 121,629,171 (GRCm39) T188M probably benign Het
Trim21 A G 7: 102,208,646 (GRCm39) S358P probably damaging Het
Ttc21a A G 9: 119,795,838 (GRCm39) Y1224C probably damaging Het
Ttn T A 2: 76,710,552 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Vmn2r99 A G 17: 19,602,820 (GRCm39) Q525R probably benign Het
Other mutations in Npc1
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL02347:Npc1 APN 18 12,332,691 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.45
IGL02523:Npc1 APN 18 12,334,629 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL03018:Npc1 APN 18 12,347,436 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL03101:Npc1 APN 18 12,331,596 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.15
IGL03151:Npc1 APN 18 12,352,332 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
IGL03377:Npc1 APN 18 12,344,878 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
PIT4354001:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,344,592 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0068:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,341,424 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R0068:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,341,424 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R0190:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,324,887 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0200:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,352,261 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0485:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,503 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0699:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,343,632 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0730:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,352,382 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1302:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,328,142 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1442:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,328,106 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R1463:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,324,887 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1804:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,356,145 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1808:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,327,149 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1928:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,435 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R2112:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,529 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.49
R2117:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,329,613 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2157:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,324,866 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2279:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,330,236 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R2311:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,335,240 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2446:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,347,396 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R3004:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,330,311 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R4090:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,331,219 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R4304:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,343,584 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R4308:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,343,584 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R4564:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,324,789 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4786:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,332,554 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.35
R5243:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,331,688 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R5404:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,356 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R5823:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,324,846 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R6080:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,352,408 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6301:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,330,302 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6476:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,334,751 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7007:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,343,605 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7020:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,331,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7048:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,337,822 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7116:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,344,601 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7153:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,348 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
R7359:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,328,237 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R7382:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,334,763 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7765:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,328,105 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8047:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,374 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8094:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,327,297 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8161:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,328,129 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R8310:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,326,455 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8821:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,333,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8831:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,333,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8847:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,323,987 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9022:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,422 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9343:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,334,769 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.52
R9460:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,346,398 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R9723:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,343,649 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
X0012:Npc1 UTSW 18 12,326,368 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ATAGAGGCCCCTAGCTGTCATC -3'
(R):5'- AACCTGCATCTAAGGCACG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGCTGTCATCCTCTCCCAGAG -3'
(R):5'- AATGCGCTCTAAGCCGG -3'
Posted On 2018-02-27