Incidental Mutation 'R7592:Cers3'
ID 587452
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 045639-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.264) question?
Stock # R7592 (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 A at 66439377 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Cysteine to Tyrosine at position 296 (C296Y)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000069238 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000066475] [ENSMUST00000208521]
AlphaFold Q1A3B0
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000066475
AA Change: C296Y

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000069238
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030510
AA Change: C296Y

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: C260Y

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.8668 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.6%
  • 20x: 98.8%
Validation Efficiency 98% (56/57)
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: 56 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4930562C15Rik A G 16: 4,667,138 (GRCm39) T204A unknown Het
Abca12 T C 1: 71,327,836 (GRCm39) T1415A probably benign Het
Adamtsl3 A G 7: 81,986,459 (GRCm39) T24A probably benign Het
Ankrd13b A C 11: 77,367,327 (GRCm39) V194G probably benign Het
Aurkc C T 7: 7,003,006 (GRCm39) T167I probably benign Het
Capn1 T C 19: 6,064,469 (GRCm39) Y10C probably benign Het
Ccnk T C 12: 108,152,724 (GRCm39) S14P possibly damaging Het
Cebpe T A 14: 54,949,298 (GRCm39) I40F probably damaging Het
Cog8 A T 8: 107,776,861 (GRCm39) C505S possibly damaging Het
Col4a3 A G 1: 82,626,338 (GRCm39) I92V unknown Het
Col5a3 T A 9: 20,708,689 (GRCm39) H645L unknown Het
Crispld1 A T 1: 17,798,990 (GRCm39) E37V possibly damaging Het
Csmd2 A G 4: 128,357,591 (GRCm39) Y1684C Het
Cstdc5 A T 16: 36,187,862 (GRCm39) M1K probably null Het
Dcst1 C A 3: 89,260,599 (GRCm39) S555I probably benign Het
Drc1 A G 5: 30,499,060 (GRCm39) S70G possibly damaging Het
Elavl2 A T 4: 91,199,808 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Emc1 A G 4: 139,087,877 (GRCm39) H300R probably benign Het
Gcnt4 G A 13: 97,083,669 (GRCm39) V322I probably benign Het
Gsg1l2 A G 11: 67,665,584 (GRCm39) N51D probably benign Het
Gucy2e A T 11: 69,114,150 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hip1r A G 5: 124,136,036 (GRCm39) E579G probably benign Het
Hoxa4 T C 6: 52,168,520 (GRCm39) H50R unknown Het
Htr7 T C 19: 36,034,292 (GRCm39) Y121C probably damaging Het
Ift43 G A 12: 86,207,964 (GRCm39) D111N probably damaging Het
Itih3 A G 14: 30,630,722 (GRCm39) V863A probably damaging Het
Macf1 T C 4: 123,304,686 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mgat3 A G 15: 80,095,193 (GRCm39) K7E probably damaging Het
Ndst4 T A 3: 125,364,436 (GRCm39) V371E probably damaging Het
Npr1 T G 3: 90,372,323 (GRCm39) D163A possibly damaging Het
Nudt12 T C 17: 59,313,589 (GRCm39) I330V probably benign Het
Or2a20 T G 6: 43,194,179 (GRCm39) C111G probably damaging Het
Or4k2 T A 14: 50,424,020 (GRCm39) Y219F probably damaging Het
Or51l4 C A 7: 103,404,279 (GRCm39) C171F probably damaging Het
Or7g32 C A 9: 19,389,128 (GRCm39) M139I possibly damaging Het
Poc1a A T 9: 106,226,967 (GRCm39) R402S probably benign Het
Prex2 G T 1: 11,193,437 (GRCm39) V470L probably damaging Het
Prom1 T C 5: 44,220,469 (GRCm39) E93G probably damaging Het
Psma1 A T 7: 113,868,961 (GRCm39) M180K probably benign Het
Pudp A T 18: 50,701,053 (GRCm39) F227I probably damaging Het
Rab15 T A 12: 76,851,223 (GRCm39) Q60L probably damaging Het
Scaf8 T C 17: 3,221,497 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Septin9 T A 11: 117,181,488 (GRCm39) I96N probably damaging Het
Sez6 T C 11: 77,868,876 (GRCm39) S976P probably damaging Het
Slc2a12 A G 10: 22,540,802 (GRCm39) Y219C probably damaging Het
Slc38a9 T A 13: 112,831,889 (GRCm39) I213K probably damaging Het
Stil T A 4: 114,881,005 (GRCm39) D516E probably benign Het
Supt20 A G 3: 54,614,543 (GRCm39) D184G probably damaging Het
Tars3 G A 7: 65,308,619 (GRCm39) S263N probably benign Het
Tmem181a C A 17: 6,339,295 (GRCm39) T68K probably benign Het
Trav21-dv12 G T 14: 54,113,997 (GRCm39) C39F probably damaging Het
Tshz1 T C 18: 84,032,173 (GRCm39) E745G probably damaging Het
Ugt1a8 T A 1: 88,015,904 (GRCm39) F106I probably benign Het
Vmn1r39 C A 6: 66,781,428 (GRCm39) V297L probably benign Het
Vmn2r101 G A 17: 19,811,443 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Vmn2r69 GAAAA GAAAAA 7: 85,060,768 (GRCm39) probably null 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
R6807:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,413,968 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
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
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'- CACATGGCCAATCTCATCTTG -3'
(R):5'- TGTGATTATCCACTCCCGGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ACATGGCCAATCTCATCTTGCTTATG -3'
(R):5'- CTTATACAGGAAGCTACAGTGTTGG -3'
Posted On 2019-10-24