Incidental Mutation 'R8044:Tert'
ID 618678
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 067481-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.566) question?
Stock # R8044 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 73783568 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamic Acid to Glycine at position 590 (E590G)
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: E590G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022104
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021611
AA Change: E590G

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 benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000221522
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000222251
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223303
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.2793 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 99.1%
Validation Efficiency 100% (36/36)
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: 34 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4921524J17Rik T C 8: 86,138,747 (GRCm39) E114G possibly damaging Het
Abcc4 ACCAGCCC ACC 14: 118,852,682 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Adgrv1 A T 13: 81,588,344 (GRCm39) V4414E possibly damaging Het
Asb7 T C 7: 66,309,511 (GRCm39) N235S probably benign Het
Atrn A T 2: 130,777,449 (GRCm39) N166I probably damaging Het
Cd300ld2 C T 11: 114,904,545 (GRCm39) W107* probably null Het
Chl1 A T 6: 103,683,593 (GRCm39) E806D probably damaging Het
Dnajb12 A G 10: 59,732,172 (GRCm39) K337R possibly damaging Het
Dock5 T C 14: 68,062,141 (GRCm39) D409G probably damaging Het
Efhb G A 17: 53,706,143 (GRCm39) S798L probably benign Het
Gpd1 T C 15: 99,621,083 (GRCm39) F322S probably damaging Het
Gria4 A G 9: 4,456,216 (GRCm39) Y695H probably damaging Het
Ipo8 A G 6: 148,711,421 (GRCm39) F289S probably damaging Het
Jakmip1 A G 5: 37,311,988 (GRCm39) E72G unknown Het
Mettl14 T C 3: 123,163,309 (GRCm39) N366S probably benign Het
Ntrk2 A G 13: 59,274,313 (GRCm39) T730A probably damaging Het
Or5b101 T C 19: 13,004,829 (GRCm39) Y288C probably damaging Het
Otop3 T C 11: 115,237,261 (GRCm39) L575P probably damaging Het
Piwil2 T C 14: 70,628,887 (GRCm39) S710G possibly damaging Het
Pramel32 T G 4: 88,548,212 (GRCm39) E64D possibly damaging Het
Ptpra A G 2: 130,386,881 (GRCm39) K627E possibly damaging Het
Rab24 A G 13: 55,469,345 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rbm20 C A 19: 53,806,402 (GRCm39) A494D probably benign Het
Rpe65 T C 3: 159,320,342 (GRCm39) F300L probably benign Het
St6gal1 G A 16: 23,176,585 (GRCm39) A393T probably benign Het
Tlr4 C A 4: 66,746,084 (GRCm39) L6I probably benign Het
Trim3 G A 7: 105,262,465 (GRCm39) silent Het
Tubg1 G T 11: 101,014,854 (GRCm39) A199S probably benign Het
Ube3a A T 7: 58,926,320 (GRCm39) H387L possibly damaging Het
Ugt1a7c G A 1: 88,023,278 (GRCm39) V146M probably damaging Het
Upf2 T C 2: 6,034,249 (GRCm39) I974T unknown Het
Vmn1r38 A T 6: 66,753,516 (GRCm39) I200N probably benign Het
Wnt5b A G 6: 119,423,319 (GRCm39) V115A probably damaging Het
Xpo7 C A 14: 70,922,366 (GRCm39) R574L probably benign 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
R8042:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,264 (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'- TGTCATGAACCCTGTCCAGAC -3'
(R):5'- CTCAACCATCAGTACAGGGG -3'

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