Incidental Mutation 'R6843:Cryaa'
ID 534644
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Cryaa
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000024041
Gene Name crystallin, alpha A
Synonyms Crya1, Crya-1, alpha-A-crystallin, DAcry-1, Acry-1
MMRRC Submission 044949-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R6843 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 17
Chromosomal Location 31896905-31900704 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 31897147 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Aspartic acid to Glycine at position 58 (D58G)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000154747 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000019192] [ENSMUST00000228716]
AlphaFold P24622
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000019192
AA Change: D58G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.641 (Sensitivity: 0.87; Specificity: 0.91)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000019192
Gene: ENSMUSG00000024041
AA Change: D58G

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Crystallin 1 54 5.6e-29 PFAM
Pfam:HSP20 86 185 4.3e-24 PFAM
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000228716
AA Change: D58G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.895 (Sensitivity: 0.82; Specificity: 0.94)
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.3%
  • 20x: 97.8%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: This gene encodes subunit a, one of two subunits of alpha-crystallin, which is a high molecular weight, soluble aggregate and is a member of the small heat shock protein (sHSP) family. The encoded protein has been identified as a moonlighting protein based on its ability to perform mechanistically distinct functions. It acts as a molecular chaperone and is the major protein in the eye lens, maintaining the transparency and refractive index of the lens. In mouse, deficiency in this gene is associated with smaller lenses and eyes and with increasing lens opacity with age. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation have small lenses that develop progressive opacity beginning in the nucleus. Homozygotes for spontaneous or ENU-induced mutations have normal sized lenses with a white nuclear cataract by weaning age that expands progressively. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 51 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
A2m A T 6: 121,615,360 (GRCm39) Q78L probably benign Het
Akr1c21 A G 13: 4,625,213 (GRCm39) H48R probably damaging Het
Anks1b T A 10: 90,784,460 (GRCm39) S1143T probably damaging Het
Apip T G 2: 102,922,834 (GRCm39) F217L probably benign Het
Ash1l T A 3: 88,892,695 (GRCm39) Y1525N probably damaging Het
Bcl2l13 G A 6: 120,825,578 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cep85 C G 4: 133,883,167 (GRCm39) A241P probably benign Het
Clk4 T G 11: 51,167,076 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cnr2 C T 4: 135,644,900 (GRCm39) P326L probably benign Het
Crybg3 G A 16: 59,380,159 (GRCm39) T365M probably benign Het
Csmd2 A G 4: 128,357,587 (GRCm39) N1683D probably benign Het
Dbx2 T G 15: 95,552,340 (GRCm39) I102L possibly damaging Het
Dll4 A T 2: 119,156,475 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Epb42 T A 2: 120,858,166 (GRCm39) Y264F possibly damaging Het
Exoc3l T A 8: 106,016,729 (GRCm39) H695L probably benign Het
Fhip1a G A 3: 85,580,352 (GRCm39) P618S probably damaging Het
Ghsr A C 3: 27,426,676 (GRCm39) D244A probably benign Het
Gm9195 A G 14: 72,678,651 (GRCm39) Y2268H possibly damaging Het
Hdac1 A G 4: 129,436,383 (GRCm39) Y14H probably damaging Het
Hdac3 A T 18: 38,075,007 (GRCm39) Y282N probably benign Het
Heg1 T A 16: 33,539,896 (GRCm39) N285K probably benign Het
Igkv4-90 A G 6: 68,784,670 (GRCm39) F8S possibly damaging Het
Map2k1 A T 9: 64,094,973 (GRCm39) D336E probably damaging Het
Map4k2 A T 19: 6,403,477 (GRCm39) I796F probably damaging Het
Mapk13 T A 17: 28,994,427 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Mprip A G 11: 59,650,554 (GRCm39) I1419M possibly damaging Het
Nrap T C 19: 56,368,651 (GRCm39) E255G probably damaging Het
Oprl1 A G 2: 181,357,547 (GRCm39) E11G probably damaging Het
Or1i2 T C 10: 78,447,891 (GRCm39) N195D probably damaging Het
Or4f14 T C 2: 111,743,260 (GRCm39) N5S probably damaging Het
Or52b3 A G 7: 102,203,928 (GRCm39) I146V probably benign Het
Or5b99 G T 19: 12,976,362 (GRCm39) C4F probably benign Het
Or6c209 A G 10: 129,483,048 (GRCm39) D17G possibly damaging Het
Palmd T A 3: 116,717,864 (GRCm39) D211V probably damaging Het
Pcdhga11 A G 18: 37,889,378 (GRCm39) N129D probably damaging Het
Plekha6 T A 1: 133,202,616 (GRCm39) M359K probably damaging Het
Plekha7 G T 7: 115,742,555 (GRCm39) H756Q probably benign Het
Ppfibp2 C T 7: 107,326,938 (GRCm39) P441S probably benign Het
Ptprk T C 10: 28,467,978 (GRCm39) I1373T possibly damaging Het
Serpinb9g G T 13: 33,676,900 (GRCm39) L227F probably damaging Het
Snapc4 C A 2: 26,263,611 (GRCm39) A11S probably benign Het
Sqor T C 2: 122,626,900 (GRCm39) V7A probably benign Het
Sqor G T 2: 122,651,215 (GRCm39) G437V probably damaging Het
Srrm3 T C 5: 135,881,135 (GRCm39) V145A probably benign Het
Stx1b G A 7: 127,414,151 (GRCm39) Q72* probably null Het
Syt7 A G 19: 10,399,135 (GRCm39) D77G probably damaging Het
Tvp23a G A 16: 10,264,884 (GRCm39) A9V probably benign Het
Vmn1r66 T A 7: 10,008,692 (GRCm39) I114F probably damaging Het
Vmn2r80 C A 10: 79,005,502 (GRCm39) Q380K probably benign Het
Xdh C T 17: 74,230,125 (GRCm39) E269K probably damaging Het
Zfp932 T C 5: 110,156,581 (GRCm39) M92T probably benign Het
Other mutations in Cryaa
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01461:Cryaa APN 17 31,900,000 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
L1n UTSW 17 31,899,999 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1553:Cryaa UTSW 17 31,898,533 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2061:Cryaa UTSW 17 31,900,029 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4612:Cryaa UTSW 17 31,897,448 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R9205:Cryaa UTSW 17 31,898,642 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TGGACGTCACCATTCAGCATC -3'
(R):5'- ACATATGGGTCATGAGCTGATGG -3'

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