Incidental Mutation 'R6668:Elovl4'
ID 543530
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Elovl4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000032262
Gene Name ELOVL fatty acid elongase 4
Synonyms elongation of very long chain fatty acids (FEN1/Elo2, SUR4/Elo3, yeast)-like 4
MMRRC Submission 044788-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R6668 (G1)
Quality Score 46.0072
Status Validated
Chromosome 9
Chromosomal Location 83660745-83688330 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 83688039 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Alanine to Valine at position 18 (A18V)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000139163 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000034796] [ENSMUST00000183614]
AlphaFold Q9EQC4
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000034796
AA Change: A18V

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.002 (Sensitivity: 0.99; Specificity: 0.30)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000034796
Gene: ENSMUSG00000032262
AA Change: A18V

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:ELO 41 278 1e-69 PFAM
low complexity region 300 311 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000183614
AA Change: A18V

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.021 (Sensitivity: 0.95; Specificity: 0.80)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000139163
Gene: ENSMUSG00000032262
AA Change: A18V

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:ELO 9 181 1.6e-50 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0860 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.6%
  • 10x: 98.2%
  • 20x: 94.8%
Validation Efficiency 100% (42/42)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a membrane-bound protein which is a member of the ELO family, proteins which participate in the biosynthesis of fatty acids. Consistent with the expression of the encoded protein in photoreceptor cells of the retina, mutations and small deletions in this gene are associated with Stargardt-like macular dystrophy (STGD3) and autosomal dominant Stargardt-like macular dystrophy (ADMD), also referred to as autosomal dominant atrophic macular degeneration. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele die before or around birth. Mice heterozygous for a null allele breed poorly and display mild retinal abnormalities. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 39 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Aanat G T 11: 116,486,868 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Adam26b A T 8: 43,973,727 (GRCm39) V425D possibly damaging Het
Ahctf1 A G 1: 179,579,972 (GRCm39) S2077P probably benign Het
Amacr A G 15: 10,983,468 (GRCm39) T93A probably benign Het
Arsb T A 13: 93,930,728 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Bcas3 G A 11: 85,692,677 (GRCm39) R354Q probably damaging Het
Chia1 C T 3: 106,038,264 (GRCm39) L387F probably damaging Het
Cyp24a1 A T 2: 170,327,805 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dennd4a G A 9: 64,794,247 (GRCm39) G689S probably damaging Het
Fam135a A T 1: 24,067,929 (GRCm39) V80E probably damaging Het
Fmo2 T A 1: 162,704,617 (GRCm39) T430S probably benign Het
Fpgs T C 2: 32,577,618 (GRCm39) I213V probably benign Het
Gm10134 A T 2: 28,396,263 (GRCm39) R53* probably null Het
Gpat2 G C 2: 127,273,838 (GRCm39) G294R possibly damaging Het
Ift172 T C 5: 31,412,683 (GRCm39) N1524S probably benign Het
Kif1b G A 4: 149,297,864 (GRCm39) S1104F probably benign Het
Map3k21 T C 8: 126,652,852 (GRCm39) V326A possibly damaging Het
Mlst8 A G 17: 24,696,453 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Muc16 A T 9: 18,551,681 (GRCm39) S4871T probably benign Het
Myo1d A G 11: 80,474,701 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ndufa3 A G 7: 3,622,465 (GRCm39) Y41C probably damaging Het
Nfkbid T A 7: 30,123,866 (GRCm39) L142Q probably benign Het
Or8b38 T A 9: 37,973,066 (GRCm39) M150K possibly damaging Het
Peg10 T A 6: 4,754,502 (GRCm39) D94E probably benign Het
Phactr3 A T 2: 177,974,657 (GRCm39) I492F probably damaging Het
Plxna2 T C 1: 194,492,396 (GRCm39) V1751A possibly damaging Het
Prss16 T C 13: 22,190,918 (GRCm39) E238G probably null Het
Rad51ap2 T C 12: 11,507,647 (GRCm39) V523A probably benign Het
Rbm33 T A 5: 28,547,498 (GRCm39) S223T probably benign Het
Ryk T A 9: 102,746,475 (GRCm39) F137I possibly damaging Het
Sars2 G A 7: 28,446,429 (GRCm39) E194K probably benign Het
Spata2l T C 8: 123,960,167 (GRCm39) D374G probably damaging Het
Tenm2 A G 11: 35,937,592 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ubr4 A G 4: 139,192,652 (GRCm39) K1097E probably damaging Het
Ulk4 A T 9: 121,017,408 (GRCm39) V690E probably damaging Het
Usp34 A G 11: 23,410,659 (GRCm39) N2703S probably damaging Het
Zfp273 C G 13: 67,973,243 (GRCm39) L124V probably damaging Het
Zfp608 A G 18: 55,031,091 (GRCm39) S950P probably damaging Het
Zfp994 A T 17: 22,420,081 (GRCm39) H289Q probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Elovl4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
hershey UTSW 9 83,688,091 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 0.31
R0278:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,665,248 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0563:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,667,087 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0739:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,667,162 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0771:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,667,168 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R1970:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,662,772 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2316:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,662,826 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3777:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,667,201 (GRCm39) frame shift probably null
R3779:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,667,201 (GRCm39) frame shift probably null
R4823:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,662,738 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4827:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,688,091 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 0.31
R5264:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,662,817 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
R5275:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,662,714 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.72
R5295:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,662,714 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.72
R5361:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,672,154 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R5364:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,672,076 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R5897:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,672,157 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.50
R6433:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,667,231 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.46
R6844:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,672,164 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R6897:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,665,278 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R6933:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,667,153 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7534:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,672,172 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7544:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,665,271 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7843:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,670,324 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8303:Elovl4 UTSW 9 83,670,320 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CGCCTTGAGAGTCTCATCTG -3'
(R):5'- TCCGGCAGAACAGAGGTAAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GAGAGTCTCATCTGATTAACCAGTGC -3'
(R):5'- ACTGGGTACGAGGTGTCC -3'
Posted On 2019-02-18