Incidental Mutation 'R7835:Cers3'
ID 605916
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 045889-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.264) question?
Stock # R7835 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 7
Chromosomal Location 66393252-66473439 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 66423387 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Histidine to Tyrosine at position 111 (H111Y)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000069238 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000066475] [ENSMUST00000208521]
AlphaFold Q1A3B0
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000066475
AA Change: H111Y

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.786 (Sensitivity: 0.85; Specificity: 0.93)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000069238
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030510
AA Change: H111Y

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 benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000208521
AA Change: H75Y

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.115 (Sensitivity: 0.93; Specificity: 0.86)
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 98.9%
Validation Efficiency 98% (48/49)
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: 51 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acan T A 7: 78,749,623 (GRCm39) S1465T probably benign Het
Accsl T A 2: 93,696,329 (GRCm39) K90* probably null Het
Adamts3 A T 5: 89,848,299 (GRCm39) D674E possibly damaging Het
Adap2 T A 11: 80,051,057 (GRCm39) V129D probably benign Het
Ank3 A G 10: 69,823,557 (GRCm39) D742G Het
C1ra G A 6: 124,494,684 (GRCm39) E316K probably benign Het
Cachd1 G T 4: 100,831,350 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ccne1 G T 7: 37,802,270 (GRCm39) Q133K probably benign Het
Chst5 A T 8: 112,617,234 (GRCm39) L129M probably damaging Het
Depdc7 A G 2: 104,558,530 (GRCm39) S164P probably benign Het
Dnah10 G A 5: 124,854,298 (GRCm39) A1966T probably damaging Het
Fcgbp T G 7: 27,816,632 (GRCm39) S2365A possibly damaging Het
Ihh A G 1: 74,985,525 (GRCm39) V320A probably damaging Het
Kdm5d T C Y: 900,558 (GRCm39) V201A possibly damaging Het
Kif13b T A 14: 65,004,901 (GRCm39) H1117Q probably benign Het
Lcn8 C A 2: 25,545,308 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Lrp4 T C 2: 91,325,387 (GRCm39) V1404A possibly damaging Het
Lrrc61 A T 6: 48,545,506 (GRCm39) T110S probably benign Het
Mrpl19 G A 6: 81,939,107 (GRCm39) R232C probably damaging Het
Muc5ac G C 7: 141,363,040 (GRCm39) G2117A unknown Het
Mzt1 T C 14: 99,283,439 (GRCm39) T21A probably benign Het
Naip6 G T 13: 100,452,512 (GRCm39) A183E probably benign Het
Neb T C 2: 52,040,589 (GRCm39) D6624G probably benign Het
Nup85 A G 11: 115,460,897 (GRCm39) D183G probably benign Het
Olfm5 A T 7: 103,803,652 (GRCm39) Y195* probably null Het
Or7g16 T A 9: 18,727,105 (GRCm39) M162L probably benign Het
Piezo2 A T 18: 63,216,016 (GRCm39) F1216I probably benign Het
Pkd1l3 GACACCTGCATCCAGCAGCCCAACAAACATGACATCAGACACACCTGCATCCAGCAGCCCAACAAACATGACATCAGACACACCTGCATCCAGCAGCCCAACAAACATGACATCAGACACACCTGCATCCAGCAGCCCA GACACCTGCATCCAGCAGCCCAACAAACATGACATCAGACACACCTGCATCCAGCAGCCCAACAAACATGACATCAGACACACCTGCATCCAGCAGCCCA 8: 110,350,827 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Polr1a T C 6: 71,892,126 (GRCm39) V135A probably benign Het
Ppcdc A G 9: 57,327,559 (GRCm39) S83P probably benign Het
Prss21 A T 17: 24,088,425 (GRCm39) Q130L possibly damaging Het
Rdx T A 9: 51,977,088 (GRCm39) N112K probably damaging Het
Rgs22 A G 15: 36,082,057 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rps23rg1 A G 8: 3,630,452 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rps26 C T 10: 128,461,995 (GRCm39) V40I probably benign Het
Runx2 A T 17: 44,919,123 (GRCm39) M405K probably damaging Het
Serinc2 A C 4: 130,169,280 (GRCm39) C4G unknown Het
Sh3rf2 C A 18: 42,244,235 (GRCm39) R266S probably benign Het
Slc38a10 A G 11: 120,007,822 (GRCm39) I386T possibly damaging Het
Stab2 G A 10: 86,708,483 (GRCm39) P1694L probably benign Het
Taf4 G A 2: 179,573,822 (GRCm39) T682M probably damaging Het
Tasor G T 14: 27,198,600 (GRCm39) G1311C probably damaging Het
Tmem102 A G 11: 69,695,171 (GRCm39) V267A probably damaging Het
Trim65 A G 11: 116,021,755 (GRCm39) L26P probably damaging Het
Vmn1r160 T A 7: 22,571,379 (GRCm39) M244K possibly damaging Het
Vmn1r57 A T 7: 5,224,138 (GRCm39) H221L probably benign Het
Wdr89 C A 12: 75,679,673 (GRCm39) V194F probably damaging Het
Wee1 C A 7: 109,730,085 (GRCm39) Y396* probably null Het
Zfp451 A T 1: 33,812,060 (GRCm39) V885D probably damaging Het
Zfp981 A T 4: 146,622,333 (GRCm39) Q419H probably benign Het
Znfx1 A G 2: 166,881,747 (GRCm39) Y1081H probably damaging 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
R7592:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,439,377 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
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'- GGGCTCTCTTAAGATGTCATAGC -3'
(R):5'- ACCGTTTGATGGTCAAGTGG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TTGGGCACACTCAGCATC -3'
(R):5'- GGAGGTTCTTTGTTGTATAGACAAAG -3'
Posted On 2019-12-20