Incidental Mutation 'R6321:Upf3a'
ID 510350
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Upf3a
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000038398
Gene Name UPF3 regulator of nonsense transcripts homolog A (yeast)
Synonyms RENT3A, 2600001C03Rik, 4930546M19Rik, UPF3
MMRRC Submission 044418-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R6321 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 13835615-13849193 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 13837466 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Asparagine to Isoleucine at position 137 (N137I)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000037354 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000043767]
AlphaFold Q3ULJ3
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043767
AA Change: N137I

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.527 (Sensitivity: 0.88; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000037354
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038398
AA Change: N137I

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 6 18 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Smg4_UPF3 63 224 1.4e-54 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000211643
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000211724
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.3%
  • 20x: 97.8%
Validation Efficiency 100% (52/52)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a protein that is part of a post-splicing multiprotein complex involved in both mRNA nuclear export and mRNA surveillance. The encoded protein is one of two functional homologs to yeast Upf3p. mRNA surveillance detects exported mRNAs with truncated open reading frames and initiates nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). When translation ends upstream from the last exon-exon junction, this triggers NMD to degrade mRNAs containing premature stop codons. This protein binds to the mRNA and remains bound after nuclear export, acting as a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein. It forms with Y14 a complex that binds specifically 20 nt upstream of exon-exon junctions. This gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 13. Two splice variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: The gene product protects against mRNA transcript degradation. Homozygous constitutive KO is embryonic lethal. Homozygous conditional KO in testes leads to reduced male fertility. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 51 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Actbl2 G T 13: 111,391,915 (GRCm39) M83I probably damaging Het
Adgra2 T A 8: 27,604,190 (GRCm39) M460K probably benign Het
Aldh16a1 G A 7: 44,799,189 (GRCm39) A31V probably damaging Het
Ank2 T C 3: 126,740,587 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Arrdc4 C A 7: 68,398,793 (GRCm39) D8Y probably benign Het
Auts2 A G 5: 131,494,953 (GRCm39) Y110H probably damaging Het
Blnk A T 19: 40,922,903 (GRCm39) Y405N probably damaging Het
Capsl T C 15: 9,461,855 (GRCm39) F84L probably damaging Het
Cdcp3 T C 7: 130,858,735 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cenpl T C 1: 160,902,465 (GRCm39) S46P probably benign Het
Chd1l G A 3: 97,494,483 (GRCm39) A399V probably damaging Het
Chrnd C T 1: 87,119,951 (GRCm39) R90C probably damaging Het
Cyfip2 A T 11: 46,182,347 (GRCm39) M37K probably benign Het
Dnah11 T C 12: 118,106,027 (GRCm39) E625G possibly damaging Het
Dnah5 T G 15: 28,372,557 (GRCm39) V2936G probably damaging Het
Dock9 A G 14: 121,783,433 (GRCm39) M2055T probably damaging Het
Epb41l2 A T 10: 25,344,026 (GRCm39) R274S probably damaging Het
Erich3 A T 3: 154,433,139 (GRCm39) H371L probably damaging Het
Evi5l C A 8: 4,253,080 (GRCm39) P454T probably benign Het
Gm10549 C A 18: 33,597,358 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gm11595 G A 11: 99,663,381 (GRCm39) R100C unknown Het
Golgb1 T A 16: 36,738,559 (GRCm39) C2299* probably null Het
Heca G C 10: 17,790,991 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hecw1 C T 13: 14,697,414 (GRCm39) A9T probably benign Het
Hs3st6 T A 17: 24,977,542 (GRCm39) W341R probably damaging Het
Kidins220 C T 12: 25,107,533 (GRCm39) S1571L probably benign Het
Klk1b9 A G 7: 43,443,732 (GRCm39) E82G probably damaging Het
Ltbp3 C A 19: 5,795,685 (GRCm39) H180Q probably benign Het
Mecom A G 3: 30,034,741 (GRCm39) Y502H probably damaging Het
Mfsd2a A G 4: 122,843,165 (GRCm39) V372A probably benign Het
Mrgprd A G 7: 144,875,879 (GRCm39) D250G probably benign Het
Muc2 A G 7: 141,287,397 (GRCm39) D191G probably benign Het
Myl10 G C 5: 136,726,825 (GRCm39) V70L probably benign Het
Naip6 C A 13: 100,436,909 (GRCm39) S538I probably benign Het
Or4f59 A G 2: 111,873,113 (GRCm39) V88A probably benign Het
Or52w1 A G 7: 105,018,109 (GRCm39) Y192C probably damaging Het
Pnpla6 T C 8: 3,594,015 (GRCm39) V1342A probably benign Het
Ppp1r9a A G 6: 5,115,151 (GRCm39) E789G probably damaging Het
Prkdc A G 16: 15,532,783 (GRCm39) T1471A probably benign Het
Scarb1 T A 5: 125,381,395 (GRCm39) S50C probably damaging Het
Slc4a8 C T 15: 100,687,045 (GRCm39) T283M probably damaging Het
Smc2 C A 4: 52,462,814 (GRCm39) D601E probably benign Het
Snx6 C A 12: 54,798,798 (GRCm39) V221F probably damaging Het
Spag17 A C 3: 99,995,743 (GRCm39) K1794T probably benign Het
Tpo A G 12: 30,153,107 (GRCm39) W416R probably damaging Het
Ttc13 C A 8: 125,409,930 (GRCm39) K427N probably damaging Het
Ush2a C T 1: 188,581,243 (GRCm39) Q3708* probably null Het
Zbtb17 G A 4: 141,190,694 (GRCm39) G171S probably benign Het
Zfp451 A G 1: 33,852,816 (GRCm39) F33L probably damaging Het
Zfp454 A G 11: 50,763,876 (GRCm39) F408L probably damaging Het
Zfp639 T C 3: 32,571,237 (GRCm39) Y40H probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Upf3a
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01398:Upf3a APN 8 13,836,221 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
IGL01678:Upf3a APN 8 13,841,930 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
IGL02072:Upf3a APN 8 13,848,368 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0309:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,845,500 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R0564:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,845,656 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.42
R0571:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,842,184 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R0826:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,848,338 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.65
R1387:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,842,118 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1913:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,842,108 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2072:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,835,850 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.63
R2520:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,846,443 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R3845:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,848,238 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.16
R4239:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,846,591 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.28
R4424:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,846,573 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R5522:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,845,497 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R6922:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,841,911 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7583:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,835,889 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7585:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,837,418 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7695:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,848,279 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7991:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,842,166 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8913:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,845,728 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R9638:Upf3a UTSW 8 13,848,343 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AAGGCTTCAGTTAATGGTTGC -3'
(R):5'- AGCCTGTGAGAACTTACTCCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CTCGGGCATGAAAAAGTATTTGC -3'
(R):5'- TGTGAGAACTTACTCCCCAGCAAG -3'
Posted On 2018-04-02