Incidental Mutation 'R6242:Atf6'
ID 505271
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Atf6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000026663
Gene Name activating transcription factor 6
Synonyms 9130025P16Rik, ESTM49, Atf6alpha
MMRRC Submission
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.153) question?
Stock # R6242 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 170704674-170867771 bp(-) (GRCm38)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 170793976 bp (GRCm38)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamine to Leucine at position 492 (Q492L)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000027974 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000027974]
AlphaFold F6VAN0
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000027974
AA Change: Q492L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.463 (Sensitivity: 0.89; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000027974
Gene: ENSMUSG00000026663
AA Change: Q492L

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: ENSMUST00000182787
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.7%
  • 10x: 98.5%
  • 20x: 95.9%
Validation Efficiency 99% (75/76)
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: 76 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1110032A03Rik C T 9: 50,763,915 E148K probably benign Het
1700016K19Rik T C 11: 76,000,155 S32P probably damaging Het
4933425L06Rik T A 13: 105,109,540 V203E probably benign Het
Adcy6 G T 15: 98,604,015 C239* probably null Het
Akr1c6 A G 13: 4,436,362 Q56R probably benign Het
Apaf1 T A 10: 91,062,163 D244V probably damaging Het
Araf G T X: 20,860,100 R601L probably damaging Homo
Arhgef11 C A 3: 87,728,078 A898E probably benign Het
Asxl3 A T 18: 22,522,376 N1148Y probably damaging Het
Atrnl1 G T 19: 57,642,478 V226F probably benign Het
Cntnap1 A T 11: 101,182,538 Y615F probably damaging Het
Crybg3 T C 16: 59,555,690 T1734A probably benign Het
Ctdp1 A C 18: 80,459,212 V161G probably damaging Het
Cyp4a30b T A 4: 115,454,390 V85E possibly damaging Het
Dnase1l1 C T X: 74,277,038 probably null Homo
Epha6 A T 16: 59,682,662 W961R probably damaging Het
Fam114a1 A G 5: 65,031,352 E475G probably damaging Het
Fam186a A G 15: 99,939,907 Y2819H unknown Het
Fancm A T 12: 65,116,442 Q1460L probably benign Het
Fancm C A 12: 65,116,449 N1462K probably benign Het
Fgf14 T C 14: 124,676,528 K64E probably benign Het
Fndc5 T C 4: 129,139,895 V152A probably benign Het
Garem1 C G 18: 21,129,172 V862L possibly damaging Het
Grin3b G A 10: 79,976,179 G814R probably damaging Het
Hacd4 A G 4: 88,414,287 S226P probably benign Het
Htt A G 5: 34,846,012 Y1277C probably damaging Het
Igkv1-131 T A 6: 67,766,078 D107V probably damaging Het
Iqcc T C 4: 129,616,846 D292G probably damaging Het
Krtap13 C T 16: 88,751,496 V35I probably damaging Het
Lrrc59 G T 11: 94,634,983 L132F possibly damaging Het
Mcub T C 3: 129,915,795 S290G probably benign Het
Mettl4 A G 17: 94,735,374 W345R probably damaging Het
Msgn1 G A 12: 11,208,525 R142W probably damaging Het
Myo5c A G 9: 75,273,611 I761V probably benign Het
Neb T A 2: 52,176,812 K5879M probably damaging Het
Nkd2 C T 13: 73,822,786 V226M probably damaging Het
Olfr1459 T A 19: 13,146,086 H191L probably benign Het
Olfr645 T G 7: 104,084,564 H172P possibly damaging Het
Parp4 T A 14: 56,595,399 L393* probably null Het
Pcdhgb6 G A 18: 37,743,555 V439I probably benign Het
Pde1a T A 2: 80,128,792 T15S probably benign Het
Pgr T A 9: 8,900,979 I171N probably benign Het
Podxl T A 6: 31,526,245 D296V probably benign Het
Polr3e A T 7: 120,940,467 E479V possibly damaging Het
Prdm10 A T 9: 31,341,252 H427L possibly damaging Het
Prl5a1 A T 13: 28,142,555 K5* probably null Het
Prph A G 15: 99,057,123 S325G probably damaging Het
Rabl2 C A 15: 89,584,352 W49L probably benign Het
Rbbp8nl T A 2: 180,280,974 I209F probably damaging Het
Rsf1 ATGGCG ATGGCGACGGTGGCG 7: 97,579,904 probably benign Homo
Scn7a T C 2: 66,700,766 D589G probably benign Het
Sdr42e1 A T 8: 117,663,197 L235Q possibly damaging Het
Serpina3a T C 12: 104,116,001 M11T probably benign Het
Slc6a4 A T 11: 77,018,358 K399* probably null Het
Slco4c1 T A 1: 96,839,283 T337S probably damaging Het
Spc25 A T 2: 69,197,211 F112L probably damaging Het
Swt1 A G 1: 151,407,614 S331P probably benign Het
Tab1 A T 15: 80,155,770 K264* probably null Het
Tagln3 T A 16: 45,724,338 probably benign Het
Tbc1d2 C T 4: 46,629,912 G252R probably benign Het
Tbck A G 3: 132,694,428 D80G probably benign Het
Tcim A T 8: 24,438,895 M1K probably null Het
Thap2 A G 10: 115,372,926 S37P unknown Het
Tjp2 A T 19: 24,099,603 probably null Het
Tln1 G A 4: 43,533,145 S2390L probably damaging Het
Trpm5 T G 7: 143,073,182 I1101L probably benign Het
Ttc3 T G 16: 94,442,695 M831R probably benign Het
Tulp3 A G 6: 128,323,087 C459R probably damaging Het
Uaca G A 9: 60,870,044 R571Q probably damaging Het
Unc13b A T 4: 43,165,800 T195S possibly damaging Het
Urgcp A G 11: 5,716,691 L549P probably benign Het
Usp10 G T 8: 119,941,838 A293S probably benign Het
Vmn2r23 A G 6: 123,704,400 E89G possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r75 A C 7: 86,165,384 D300E probably damaging Het
Wif1 T C 10: 121,034,461 I40T possibly damaging Het
Zmynd8 G A 2: 165,898,947 R6C possibly damaging 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
R5950:Atf6 UTSW 1 170834879 missense probably damaging 1.00
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'- TTGATACAGTACCCTGCCTGC -3'
(R):5'- GCTGTTCTTTGGGTCCTATAGAAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GATACAGTACCCTGCCTGCTAGAG -3'
(R):5'- ATGAACTTCGAGGCTGG -3'
Posted On 2018-02-28