Incidental Mutation 'R6807:Cers3'
ID 533595
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Cers3
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000030510
Gene Name ceramide synthase 3
Synonyms T3L, related to TRH3, Lass3, CerS3, 4930550L11Rik, LOC233330
MMRRC Submission 044920-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.264) question?
Stock # R6807 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 7
Chromosomal Location 66393252-66473439 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to C at 66413968 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Tryptophan to Cysteine at position 15 (W15C)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000146745 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000066475] [ENSMUST00000208521]
AlphaFold Q1A3B0
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000066475
AA Change: W51C

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000069238
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030510
AA Change: W51C

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
transmembrane domain 66 88 N/A INTRINSIC
HOX 110 167 2.48e-2 SMART
TLC 166 367 6.52e-57 SMART
low complexity region 379 391 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000208521
AA Change: W15C

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9384 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.7%
  • 10x: 98.7%
  • 20x: 96.9%
Validation Efficiency 100% (72/72)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene is a member of the ceramide synthase family of genes. The ceramide synthase enzymes regulate sphingolipid synthesis by catalyzing the formation of ceramides from sphingoid base and acyl-coA substrates. This family member is involved in the synthesis of ceramides with ultra-long-chain acyl moieties (ULC-Cers), important to the epidermis in its role in creating a protective barrier from the environment. The protein encoded by this gene has also been implicated in modification of the lipid structures required for spermatogenesis. Mutations in this gene have been associated with male fertility defects, and epidermal defects, including ichthyosis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit a lethal skin barrier disruption defect due to a lack of ultra-long-chain acyl ceramides, impaired stratum corneum desquamation, accelerated lamellar body biogenesis and extrusion, and delayed keratinocyte cornification. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 71 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acaca A G 11: 84,282,356 (GRCm39) T2158A probably benign Het
Apeh G A 9: 107,969,878 (GRCm39) H186Y probably damaging Het
Apol7a T C 15: 77,277,520 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Bicdl1 C T 5: 115,810,202 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Bop1 T A 15: 76,339,183 (GRCm39) Q362L probably damaging Het
C4b T C 17: 34,949,930 (GRCm39) D1418G probably benign Het
Cdh23 A G 10: 60,214,650 (GRCm39) V1455A possibly damaging Het
Cecr2 T G 6: 120,711,503 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cer1 T C 4: 82,801,052 (GRCm39) S204G probably benign Het
Csn1s2a A T 5: 87,929,731 (GRCm39) H110L probably benign Het
Dnah10 T G 5: 124,867,064 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dync2h1 T C 9: 7,041,718 (GRCm39) N3315S probably benign Het
Dynlrb2 T C 8: 117,234,299 (GRCm39) M21T probably benign Het
Emilin1 T A 5: 31,072,871 (GRCm39) F103I probably benign Het
Esrra T A 19: 6,889,142 (GRCm39) M416L probably benign Het
Etaa1 C A 11: 17,902,680 (GRCm39) V86L probably benign Het
Extl3 A G 14: 65,314,211 (GRCm39) S324P probably damaging Het
Fam90a1a T C 8: 22,453,368 (GRCm39) V241A probably benign Het
Fat4 C A 3: 39,036,589 (GRCm39) Q3414K probably benign Het
Gpr162 C T 6: 124,838,164 (GRCm39) R162H probably damaging Het
Gpr21 T A 2: 37,407,974 (GRCm39) Y173* probably null Het
Gprc6a G A 10: 51,502,841 (GRCm39) Q341* probably null Het
Herc2 T A 7: 55,814,670 (GRCm39) S2674R probably damaging Het
Hnrnpdl A T 5: 100,186,995 (GRCm39) H9Q probably null Het
Hps1 A G 19: 42,759,217 (GRCm39) V125A possibly damaging Het
Iba57 G T 11: 59,049,440 (GRCm39) P243H probably damaging Het
Incenp G T 19: 9,855,120 (GRCm39) A597E unknown Het
Kat6a T A 8: 23,430,384 (GRCm39) M1913K unknown Het
Klb G A 5: 65,536,877 (GRCm39) V736M probably damaging Het
Krt33a T A 11: 99,903,209 (GRCm39) T278S possibly damaging Het
Krt73 T G 15: 101,704,842 (GRCm39) E348A probably damaging Het
Lig3 T A 11: 82,674,577 (GRCm39) D134E probably benign Het
Limd2 T C 11: 106,049,771 (GRCm39) T73A probably benign Het
Lrpprc A G 17: 85,056,531 (GRCm39) S787P possibly damaging Het
Macf1 A G 4: 123,268,208 (GRCm39) M6735T probably damaging Het
Mapkbp1 C A 2: 119,851,640 (GRCm39) Q861K probably damaging Het
Mc4r T A 18: 66,992,927 (GRCm39) N62I probably damaging Het
Metap1d G A 2: 71,341,858 (GRCm39) V151I probably damaging Het
Nek2 T C 1: 191,554,729 (GRCm39) V147A probably damaging Het
Nlrp1b A T 11: 71,108,530 (GRCm39) W324R probably damaging Het
Nol4l G T 2: 153,325,746 (GRCm39) S113* probably null Het
Oc90 T A 15: 65,761,463 (GRCm39) D185V probably damaging Het
Or2a52 T C 6: 43,144,172 (GRCm39) F60S probably damaging Het
Or2v1 G A 11: 49,025,805 (GRCm39) R262K probably damaging Het
Or4a71 G A 2: 89,357,932 (GRCm39) T274M probably damaging Het
Or5m13 A T 2: 85,748,382 (GRCm39) T38S possibly damaging Het
Or5p51 T A 7: 107,444,797 (GRCm39) T48S possibly damaging Het
Or8g50 A T 9: 39,648,914 (GRCm39) K268* probably null Het
Pcdha8 A G 18: 37,127,401 (GRCm39) T628A probably damaging Het
Pcsk5 A T 19: 17,549,986 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pdgfrb T C 18: 61,211,721 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pgm3 A T 9: 86,438,555 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pin1rt1 T A 2: 104,545,063 (GRCm39) Y23F probably benign Het
Poli T A 18: 70,663,222 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pom121 C A 5: 135,409,978 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ppp2r5c A G 12: 110,535,456 (GRCm39) D407G possibly damaging Het
Pramel28 A G 4: 143,691,581 (GRCm39) S381P probably damaging Het
Rgs12 A G 5: 35,180,515 (GRCm39) D116G probably null Het
Serpina3b A T 12: 104,099,251 (GRCm39) E255D probably benign Het
Sft2d1rt T C 11: 45,942,859 (GRCm39) Q88R probably damaging Het
Slc46a1 A G 11: 78,357,790 (GRCm39) H281R probably damaging Het
Spata6 T C 4: 111,642,012 (GRCm39) I294T probably benign Het
Srgap1 T A 10: 121,664,631 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Stag1 C T 9: 100,826,903 (GRCm39) R957C probably damaging Het
Stk35 G A 2: 129,643,573 (GRCm39) E186K probably damaging Het
Tenm4 G A 7: 96,202,703 (GRCm39) R106H probably benign Het
Tenm4 G A 7: 96,544,478 (GRCm39) V2165I probably damaging Het
Tmem53 T C 4: 117,125,528 (GRCm39) S207P probably benign Het
Ugt2a3 A G 5: 87,484,617 (GRCm39) F136L probably benign Het
Unc13d T C 11: 115,957,577 (GRCm39) K795E probably damaging Het
Zbtb11 C A 16: 55,810,865 (GRCm39) T341K probably benign Het
Other mutations in Cers3
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01321:Cers3 APN 7 66,435,751 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02832:Cers3 APN 7 66,431,573 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0400:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,414,078 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R0490:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,438 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R0558:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,166 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0571:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,805 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R1452:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,152 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1538:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,431,571 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1767:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,151 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2155:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,162 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R2427:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,445,541 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R3705:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3713:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3714:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3715:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3961:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R3963:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R4238:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,424 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4652:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,431,604 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5174:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,434,616 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6493:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,393,468 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R6675:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,844 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.50
R6833:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,429,419 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7223:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,433,163 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7592:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,439,377 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7835:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,387 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R8202:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,761 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R8322:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,439,386 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8350:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,414,090 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R8450:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,414,090 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R8757:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,850 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8759:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,435,850 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9149:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,393,442 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R9712:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,378 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TTACATGCAGAGGAAGACCGTG -3'
(R):5'- ACTCCCTAAGGACAAAGTCTGG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AAGACCGTGAGAGCTCGTC -3'
(R):5'- GGGACTTTACCATTATAGAGTCAGC -3'
Posted On 2018-09-12