Incidental Mutation 'B6584:Zfp37'
ID 628
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Zfp37
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000028389
Gene Name zinc finger protein 37
Synonyms Zfp-37, Tzn
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.355) question?
Stock # B6584 (G3) of strain supermodel
Quality Score
Status Validated
Chromosome 4
Chromosomal Location 62107774-62127634 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 62109615 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Valine to Glutamic Acid at position 521 (V521E)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000152266 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000068822] [ENSMUST00000129511] [ENSMUST00000220873] [ENSMUST00000221329] [ENSMUST00000222050] [ENSMUST00000222748]
AlphaFold P17141
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000068822
AA Change: V524E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.987 (Sensitivity: 0.73; Specificity: 0.96)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000070463
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028389
AA Change: V524E

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
KRAB 13 62 5.89e-12 SMART
low complexity region 113 122 N/A INTRINSIC
ZnF_C2H2 255 277 2.75e-3 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 283 305 3.95e-4 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 311 333 2.2e-2 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 339 361 8.02e-5 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 367 389 1.13e-4 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 395 417 9.88e-5 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 423 445 2.61e-4 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 451 473 6.08e-5 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 479 501 5.99e-4 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 507 529 5.99e-4 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 535 557 1.03e-2 SMART
ZnF_C2H2 563 585 9.88e-5 SMART
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000129511
AA Change: V170E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.987 (Sensitivity: 0.73; Specificity: 0.96)
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000148664
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000220873
AA Change: V483E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.133 (Sensitivity: 0.92; Specificity: 0.86)
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000221329
AA Change: V521E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000222050
AA Change: V520E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.937 (Sensitivity: 0.80; Specificity: 0.94)
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000222748
AA Change: V483E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.133 (Sensitivity: 0.92; Specificity: 0.86)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.1087 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 85.5%
  • 3x: 70.0%
Het Detection Efficiency 43.9%
Validation Efficiency 89% (133/150)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a transcription factor that belongs to a large family of zinc finger proteins. A similar protein in mouse is thought to play a role in regulating the structures of the nucleolus and centromere in neurons. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013]
Allele List at MGI

All alleles(4) : Gene trapped(4)

Other mutations in this stock
Total: 12 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700102H20Rik C T 17: 3,609,853 (GRCm39) probably benign Homo
Acadl T A 1: 66,887,632 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Astn2 C T 4: 65,910,624 (GRCm39) V403M probably damaging Het
Clcc1 C T 3: 108,580,229 (GRCm39) T302I probably damaging Homo
Hormad1 T A 3: 95,478,007 (GRCm39) probably benign Homo
Resf1 C T 6: 149,230,844 (GRCm39) H1297Y probably damaging Het
Rnf213 C T 11: 119,316,895 (GRCm39) T1007I probably damaging Het
Rrh T C 3: 129,605,391 (GRCm39) N239D probably damaging Homo
Samd4 A C 14: 47,253,794 (GRCm39) H86P probably damaging Homo
Slc27a2 T C 2: 126,403,562 (GRCm39) L195P possibly damaging Het
Srek1ip1 T C 13: 104,953,882 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tars2 T C 3: 95,649,462 (GRCm39) probably null Homo
Other mutations in Zfp37
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL02742:Zfp37 APN 4 62,110,548 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R0383:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,122 (GRCm39) start codon destroyed probably null 0.61
R0457:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,902 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R1258:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,054 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2072:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,945 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2073:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,945 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2261:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,873 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2262:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,873 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2507:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,493 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2897:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,014 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2898:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,014 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3826:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,800 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R3879:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,572 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4034:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,933 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4491:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,365 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R4823:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,740 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.18
R5186:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,493 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5650:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,002 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5886:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,471 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5925:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,450 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.47
R7050:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,908 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.72
R7553:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,236 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7583:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,253 (GRCm39) start gained probably benign
R7646:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,532 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R8061:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,665 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8076:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,553 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
R8477:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,240 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8756:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,371 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R9000:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,126,651 (GRCm39) missense unknown
R9362:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,299 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R9400:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,109,904 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9745:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,110,644 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.58
X0026:Zfp37 UTSW 4 62,123,326 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Nature of Mutation

DNA sequencing using the SOLiD technique identified a T to A transversion at position 1656 of the Zfp37 transcript using Ensembl record ENSMUST00000068822 in exon 4 of 4 total exons. Three transcripts of the Zfp37 gene are displayed on Ensembl and Vega. The mutated nucleotide causes a valine to glutamic acid substitution at amino acid 524 of the encoded protein. The mutation has been confirmed by DNA sequencing using the Sanger method (Figure 1).

Protein Function and Prediction

The Zfp37 gene encodes a 594 amino acid protein that may have a role in regulating spermatogenesis.  The protein contains twelve C2H2-type zinc fingers and one KRAB domain at amino acids 3-74 (Uniprot P17141).

The V524E alteration occurs in the tenth zinc finger.

Posted On 2011-04-13