Incidental Mutation 'R7120:Calr'
ID 551935
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Calr
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000003814
Gene Name calreticulin
Synonyms Calregulin, CRT
MMRRC Submission 045209-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R7120 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 85568717-85573560 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 85569457 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Methionine to Threonine at position 357 (M357T)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000003912 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000003911] [ENSMUST00000003912] [ENSMUST00000109761] [ENSMUST00000128035]
AlphaFold P14211
PDB Structure Crystal structure of the calreticulin lectin domain [X-RAY DIFFRACTION]
Structural basis of carbohydrate recognition by calreticulin [X-RAY DIFFRACTION]
Structural basis of carbohydrate recognition by calreticulin [X-RAY DIFFRACTION]
Structural and functional relationships between the lectin and arm domains of calreticulin [X-RAY DIFFRACTION]
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000003911
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000003911
Gene: ENSMUSG00000003813

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
UBQ 3 77 3.28e-23 SMART
low complexity region 123 151 N/A INTRINSIC
UBA 163 200 8.76e-11 SMART
STI1 229 272 5.7e-8 SMART
low complexity region 296 307 N/A INTRINSIC
UBA 319 356 9.11e-9 SMART
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000003912
AA Change: M357T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.976 (Sensitivity: 0.76; Specificity: 0.96)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000003912
Gene: ENSMUSG00000003814
AA Change: M357T

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 17 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Calreticulin 23 258 2.7e-64 PFAM
Pfam:Calreticulin 257 332 3.3e-24 PFAM
low complexity region 358 407 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000109761
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000105383
Gene: ENSMUSG00000003813

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
UBQ 3 77 3.28e-23 SMART
low complexity region 123 151 N/A INTRINSIC
UBA 163 200 8.76e-11 SMART
STI1 230 273 5.7e-8 SMART
low complexity region 297 308 N/A INTRINSIC
UBA 320 357 9.11e-9 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000128035
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000115664
Gene: ENSMUSG00000003813

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
UBQ 3 77 3.28e-23 SMART
low complexity region 123 151 N/A INTRINSIC
UBA 163 200 8.76e-11 SMART
STI1 230 273 5.7e-8 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000144675
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000114431
Gene: ENSMUSG00000003813

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
SCOP:d1ifya_ 2 18 3e-3 SMART
STI1 44 87 5.7e-8 SMART
low complexity region 111 122 N/A INTRINSIC
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.8%
  • 20x: 99.4%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Calreticulin is a multifunctional protein that acts as a major Ca(2+)-binding (storage) protein in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum. It is also found in the nucleus, suggesting that it may have a role in transcription regulation. Calreticulin binds to the synthetic peptide KLGFFKR, which is almost identical to an amino acid sequence in the DNA-binding domain of the superfamily of nuclear receptors. Calreticulin binds to antibodies in certain sera of systemic lupus and Sjogren patients which contain anti-Ro/SSA antibodies, it is highly conserved among species, and it is located in the endoplasmic and sarcoplasmic reticulum where it may bind calcium. The amino terminus of calreticulin interacts with the DNA-binding domain of the glucocorticoid receptor and prevents the receptor from binding to its specific glucocorticoid response element. Calreticulin can inhibit the binding of androgen receptor to its hormone-responsive DNA element and can inhibit androgen receptor and retinoic acid receptor transcriptional activities in vivo, as well as retinoic acid-induced neuronal differentiation. Thus, calreticulin can act as an important modulator of the regulation of gene transcription by nuclear hormone receptors. Systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with increased autoantibody titers against calreticulin but calreticulin is not a Ro/SS-A antigen. Earlier papers referred to calreticulin as an Ro/SS-A antigen but this was later disproven. Increased autoantibody titer against human calreticulin is found in infants with complete congenital heart block of both the IgG and IgM classes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for targeted null mutations exhibit decreased cardiac cell mass, increased apoptosis of cardiac myocytes, neural tube defects (sometimes associated with exencephaly), omphalocele, and mid- to late-gestational lethality. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 74 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1810062G17Rik A T 3: 36,536,016 (GRCm39) Q94L unknown Het
4933411K16Rik C T 19: 42,041,112 (GRCm39) A81V probably benign Het
Actr3 A C 1: 125,331,169 (GRCm39) Y273* probably null Het
Aoc1 T A 6: 48,883,531 (GRCm39) I469N probably damaging Het
Arhgef28 A T 13: 98,081,047 (GRCm39) L1270Q probably damaging Het
Atp2c1 G A 9: 105,297,385 (GRCm39) Q780* probably null Het
Bbs10 T C 10: 111,135,310 (GRCm39) V141A possibly damaging Het
Bivm A T 1: 44,165,606 (GRCm39) T19S probably benign Het
Cacna1h T G 17: 25,610,481 (GRCm39) H675P probably benign Het
Cadps T A 14: 12,439,919 (GRCm38) L1204F probably damaging Het
Cald1 T C 6: 34,663,011 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ccni A T 5: 93,331,190 (GRCm39) Y260* probably null Het
Csrnp3 C A 2: 65,853,354 (GRCm39) T594K probably damaging Het
Dek A T 13: 47,253,659 (GRCm39) M152K unknown Het
Depdc1b T C 13: 108,498,781 (GRCm39) W155R probably benign Het
Ehd1 A G 19: 6,347,591 (GRCm39) K315R probably benign Het
Epn3 C A 11: 94,383,254 (GRCm39) R323S probably benign Het
Fan1 T A 7: 64,022,234 (GRCm39) N340Y probably damaging Het
Fbxo10 T A 4: 45,040,533 (GRCm39) K891* probably null Het
Fras1 G T 5: 96,900,819 (GRCm39) G3013* probably null Het
Gbp2b A G 3: 142,312,507 (GRCm39) T297A probably benign Het
Gbp7 T C 3: 142,249,734 (GRCm39) S402P probably damaging Het
Gclc T C 9: 77,694,032 (GRCm39) Y329H probably damaging Het
Gfpt1 A G 6: 87,064,375 (GRCm39) H655R probably benign Het
Gm4787 C A 12: 81,425,260 (GRCm39) M299I probably benign Het
Grb7 C A 11: 98,345,817 (GRCm39) R532S probably benign Het
Hmcn1 A T 1: 150,576,292 (GRCm39) I2066N probably damaging Het
Hnrnpll T C 17: 80,341,486 (GRCm39) T518A probably benign Het
Hps3 G A 3: 20,065,705 (GRCm39) R712W probably damaging Het
Hspd1 A G 1: 55,118,388 (GRCm39) V406A probably benign Het
Igkv2-112 T C 6: 68,197,510 (GRCm39) F61L probably benign Het
Iqcf5 G A 9: 106,392,995 (GRCm39) R84H probably damaging Het
Itgad T A 7: 127,773,146 (GRCm39) M1K probably null Het
Kmt2d A G 15: 98,758,946 (GRCm39) S1292P unknown Het
Macc1 C A 12: 119,409,480 (GRCm39) Q83K possibly damaging Het
Map3k4 G T 17: 12,490,354 (GRCm39) A359E probably damaging Het
Mfap3 T A 11: 57,419,043 (GRCm39) C68S probably damaging Het
Mipep C T 14: 61,112,696 (GRCm39) R660C possibly damaging Het
Morc2b A T 17: 33,354,787 (GRCm39) L995Q probably damaging Het
Mrc1 A G 2: 14,313,508 (GRCm39) N913S probably damaging Het
N4bp1 C A 8: 87,587,495 (GRCm39) C481F probably benign Het
Nae1 A G 8: 105,252,910 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Nup214 T A 2: 31,941,054 (GRCm39) V29E probably benign Het
Or1e30 A T 11: 73,677,940 (GRCm39) M59L probably damaging Het
Or8c11 T C 9: 38,289,945 (GRCm39) L250P probably damaging Het
Orai1 A G 5: 123,167,535 (GRCm39) E236G possibly damaging Het
P2rx7 A G 5: 122,819,357 (GRCm39) Y593C probably benign Het
Pcbp2 A G 15: 102,383,113 (GRCm39) D77G possibly damaging Het
Pcdha8 G A 18: 37,126,840 (GRCm39) V441M possibly damaging Het
Peg10 CCACATCAGGATCCACATCAGGATGCACATCAGCATCAGGATCCCCATCAGGATGCACATCAGGATCCACATCAGGATGCACATCAG CCACATCAGGATCCACATCAGGATGCACATCAG 6: 4,756,398 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Plaa A G 4: 94,470,919 (GRCm39) S406P possibly damaging Het
Plekhh1 C A 12: 79,117,713 (GRCm39) P903Q probably benign Het
Plekhh3 T C 11: 101,059,064 (GRCm39) E92G probably damaging Het
Ptpn9 T C 9: 56,967,166 (GRCm39) F463S probably damaging Het
Ptprn2 A C 12: 116,835,676 (GRCm39) E337A probably benign Het
Rubcn C T 16: 32,656,839 (GRCm39) R527Q probably damaging Het
Samd3 C T 10: 26,106,864 (GRCm39) T73M possibly damaging Het
Sfxn4 T A 19: 60,840,477 (GRCm39) K173* probably null Het
Son CATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAACTAGCTCTATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAACTAGCTCTATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAACCAGCAGTATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAACCAGCAGTATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAACCAGCTCCATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAAC CATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAACTAGCTCTATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAACCAGCAGTATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAACCAGCAGTATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAACCAGCTCCATGGACTCCCAGATGTTAGCAAC 16: 91,453,579 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Son T G 16: 91,467,414 (GRCm39) N2258K unknown Het
Sspo A T 6: 48,442,505 (GRCm39) H2000L probably benign Het
Syne1 C T 10: 5,243,971 (GRCm39) S2731N probably benign Het
Syt6 T C 3: 103,494,673 (GRCm39) Y213H probably damaging Het
Tkt A G 14: 30,281,779 (GRCm39) N99S probably benign Het
Tlcd3b T C 7: 126,428,505 (GRCm39) L221P probably damaging Het
Tmem258 G A 19: 10,181,602 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tnks1bp1 T C 2: 84,902,441 (GRCm39) S1702P probably damaging Het
Tpte A G 8: 22,817,689 (GRCm39) D225G probably damaging Het
Trak1 T A 9: 121,289,564 (GRCm39) F625L probably benign Het
Ttc33 G T 15: 5,241,488 (GRCm39) C77F probably benign Het
Ugt1a2 A G 1: 88,128,522 (GRCm39) H55R probably damaging Het
Vmn1r169 G T 7: 23,277,444 (GRCm39) V279L probably benign Het
Vmn2r25 T C 6: 123,805,394 (GRCm39) K488E possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r8 A T 5: 108,956,504 (GRCm39) D39E possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Calr
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00540:Calr APN 8 85,571,373 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
IGL00648:Calr APN 8 85,569,331 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
IGL01309:Calr APN 8 85,573,335 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01910:Calr APN 8 85,571,598 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
IGL01918:Calr APN 8 85,569,479 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
IGL02399:Calr APN 8 85,569,415 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
IGL02749:Calr APN 8 85,571,117 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02858:Calr APN 8 85,571,528 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
IGL03090:Calr APN 8 85,573,373 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
K3955:Calr UTSW 8 85,572,902 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0309:Calr UTSW 8 85,569,660 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R1670:Calr UTSW 8 85,570,748 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.24
R1974:Calr UTSW 8 85,570,786 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6864:Calr UTSW 8 85,571,557 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9320:Calr UTSW 8 85,572,629 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
Z1176:Calr UTSW 8 85,570,693 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACAGCTCATCCTTGGCTTG -3'
(R):5'- GTTCTTTCCCAGGTCAAGTCCG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CTTGGCCAGGGGATTCTTCC -3'
(R):5'- AGTCCGGGACAATCTTTGAC -3'
Posted On 2019-05-15