Incidental Mutation 'R8042:Tert'
ID 618593
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 067479-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.566) question?
Stock # R8042 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 73775264 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Valine to Glutamic Acid at position 39 (V39E)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022104 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022104] [ENSMUST00000221522] [ENSMUST00000223303]
AlphaFold O70372
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022104
AA Change: V39E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.995 (Sensitivity: 0.68; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022104
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021611
AA Change: V39E

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Blast:Telomerase_RBD 329 375 2e-6 BLAST
Telomerase_RBD 449 584 5.02e-75 SMART
Blast:Telomerase_RBD 651 688 1e-5 BLAST
Pfam:RVT_1 787 918 6e-13 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000221522
AA Change: V39E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.970 (Sensitivity: 0.77; Specificity: 0.96)
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223303
AA Change: V39E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.970 (Sensitivity: 0.77; Specificity: 0.96)
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.9%
  • 20x: 99.6%
Validation Efficiency 100% (46/46)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase that maintains telomere ends by addition of the telomere repeat TTAGGG. The enzyme consists of a protein component with reverse transcriptase activity, encoded by this gene, and an RNA component which serves as a template for the telomere repeat. Telomerase expression plays a role in cellular senescence, as it is normally repressed in postnatal somatic cells resulting in progressive shortening of telomeres. Deregulation of telomerase expression in somatic cells may be involved in oncogenesis. Studies in mouse suggest that telomerase also participates in chromosomal repair, since de novo synthesis of telomere repeats may occur at double-stranded breaks. Alternatively spliced variants encoding different isoforms of telomerase reverse transcriptase have been identified; the full-length sequence of some variants has not been determined. Alternative splicing at this locus is thought to be one mechanism of regulation of telomerase activity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: In spite of impaired telomerase function, homozygous mutant mice are overtly normal in early generations. Impaired fertility has been reported in later generations for homozygotes of at least one knockout allele. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 45 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca15 A G 7: 120,002,233 (GRCm39) Y1582C possibly damaging Het
Acly A G 11: 100,405,151 (GRCm39) I339T probably damaging Het
Adcy4 A G 14: 56,012,696 (GRCm39) V541A probably benign Het
Arhgef3 T A 14: 27,084,766 (GRCm39) V45D possibly damaging Het
Azi2 C A 9: 117,891,165 (GRCm39) Q397K probably benign Het
Cacna1h G T 17: 25,611,445 (GRCm39) S451* probably null Het
Cacna2d3 A T 14: 28,826,995 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cep85l A G 10: 53,224,759 (GRCm39) Y277H probably damaging Het
Cep97 C A 16: 55,731,965 (GRCm39) V608L probably benign Het
Crb1 T A 1: 139,242,392 (GRCm39) Y362F probably damaging Het
Ctc1 T A 11: 68,920,669 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dnah14 T C 1: 181,471,196 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dock4 T C 12: 40,795,759 (GRCm39) F859L probably benign Het
Errfi1 T C 4: 150,950,914 (GRCm39) F114S possibly damaging Het
Gbp9 T A 5: 105,242,108 (GRCm39) I150F probably damaging Het
Loxhd1 C T 18: 77,518,888 (GRCm39) T1898M probably damaging Het
Lrrc9 A T 12: 72,507,680 (GRCm39) T394S probably benign Het
Ltbp2 T C 12: 84,838,673 (GRCm39) E1115G probably damaging Het
Mast4 T C 13: 102,917,753 (GRCm39) S552G probably damaging Het
Mgat4b T A 11: 50,123,203 (GRCm39) Y263* probably null Het
Moxd2 T C 6: 40,862,301 (GRCm39) I173V probably benign Het
Mrc2 T C 11: 105,239,181 (GRCm39) V1312A probably damaging Het
Myh1 A T 11: 67,097,429 (GRCm39) I465F probably damaging Het
Nadk G T 4: 155,661,524 (GRCm39) D17Y probably benign Het
Nt5dc1 T C 10: 34,273,210 (GRCm39) D196G probably benign Het
Obscn T C 11: 58,931,143 (GRCm39) D5028G possibly damaging Het
Pabpc1 A G 15: 36,598,553 (GRCm39) F447S probably benign Het
Pcsk6 T G 7: 65,577,683 (GRCm39) N201K possibly damaging Het
Pml C A 9: 58,141,968 (GRCm39) R288L probably benign Het
Ptpro A G 6: 137,393,881 (GRCm39) T850A possibly damaging Het
Rnf213 A G 11: 119,332,480 (GRCm39) D2564G Het
Rsf1 G GACGGCGGCA 7: 97,229,116 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sec24a T C 11: 51,595,144 (GRCm39) T939A probably benign Het
Serpine1 A T 5: 137,095,855 (GRCm39) L242H probably benign Het
Slc27a4 T A 2: 29,701,202 (GRCm39) V331E probably damaging Het
Slc6a6 A C 6: 91,718,226 (GRCm39) I347L probably benign Het
Spns2 A T 11: 72,345,003 (GRCm39) L495H possibly damaging Het
Stam2 A G 2: 52,596,409 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Syt12 C A 19: 4,503,852 (GRCm39) V260F probably damaging Het
Tdrd7 T A 4: 45,987,516 (GRCm39) S50T possibly damaging Het
Tmem147 T A 7: 30,427,978 (GRCm39) S75C probably damaging Het
Tnpo2 C T 8: 85,778,188 (GRCm39) P564S probably damaging Het
Utp25 A G 1: 192,796,980 (GRCm39) V1A Het
Vsig1 C T X: 139,833,875 (GRCm39) H232Y probably benign Het
Zfp738 A G 13: 67,819,010 (GRCm39) L327S probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Tert
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01286:Tert APN 13 73,776,416 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
IGL01585:Tert APN 13 73,782,463 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.15
IGL03167:Tert APN 13 73,788,119 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
galileo UTSW 13 73,775,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
FR4304:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,421 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
FR4342:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,419 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
FR4589:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,423 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
PIT4377001:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,380 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R0372:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,110 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0433:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,200 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0829:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,504 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1023:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,178 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.41
R1236:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,498 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1331:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,473 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1426:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,472 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1467:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,328 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1467:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,328 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1521:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,175 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2484:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,104 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3162:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,528 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.45
R3162:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,528 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.45
R4428:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4430:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4431:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4630:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,110 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4696:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,939 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R4751:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,182 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R4926:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,508 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.62
R5011:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5013:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5061:Tert UTSW 13 73,782,397 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5268:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,473 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5323:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,490 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R5396:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,362 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R5445:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,403 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5680:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,470 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5688:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,275 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6092:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,700 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.34
R6973:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,107 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7069:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,529 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7317:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,495 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7747:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7787:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,051 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7846:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,314 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7994:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,074 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.20
R8044:Tert UTSW 13 73,783,568 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8867:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,566 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9181:Tert UTSW 13 73,785,294 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R9412:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,046 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9745:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,609 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R9790:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R9791:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R9792:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,442 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AAGCACACCCTTGCATCTTG -3'
(R):5'- CAGCTCTTTCAGGGATGACACC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ATCTTGGTTCCCGCACGTG -3'
(R):5'- GTCTTGACACATGAGCTAGACGC -3'
Posted On 2020-01-23