Incidental Mutation 'R8202:Cers3'
ID 635713
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 067625-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.272) question?
Stock # R8202 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 7
Chromosomal Location 66393252-66473439 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 66435761 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Aspartic acid to Glycine at position 240 (D240G)
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: D240G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.994 (Sensitivity: 0.69; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000069238
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030510
AA Change: D240G

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: D204G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.7974 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.3%
  • 20x: 97.6%
Validation Efficiency 100% (50/50)
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: 48 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4930474N05Rik C T 14: 35,817,057 (GRCm39) R36C probably benign Het
B020011L13Rik A T 1: 117,728,874 (GRCm39) H127L probably damaging Het
B4galt4 A G 16: 38,588,274 (GRCm39) Q306R probably benign Het
Bckdha G A 7: 25,329,738 (GRCm39) H431Y probably damaging Het
Cacna1e T A 1: 154,274,195 (GRCm39) M2256L probably benign Het
Ccar1 A T 10: 62,607,768 (GRCm39) F298L possibly damaging Het
Ceacam3 G A 7: 16,896,953 (GRCm39) A640T Het
Ces1d T C 8: 93,919,495 (GRCm39) E99G probably benign Het
Dnah2 A G 11: 69,369,649 (GRCm39) V1609A probably benign Het
Fer1l6 T C 15: 58,502,486 (GRCm39) F1329S probably damaging Het
Fry A G 5: 150,355,202 (GRCm39) Q1825R probably damaging Het
Guf1 C A 5: 69,720,545 (GRCm39) A335E possibly damaging Het
Heatr6 C A 11: 83,650,234 (GRCm39) T230K possibly damaging Het
Klhl11 G A 11: 100,354,150 (GRCm39) S557L probably benign Het
Map10 A G 8: 126,397,647 (GRCm39) N347D possibly damaging Het
Myh7 T C 14: 55,227,497 (GRCm39) I313V probably benign Het
Myl10 G C 5: 136,726,825 (GRCm39) V70L probably benign Het
Nmral1 G A 16: 4,532,448 (GRCm39) T131M probably damaging Het
Npr1 T A 3: 90,368,731 (GRCm39) Y443F probably benign Het
Ntn4 A G 10: 93,480,765 (GRCm39) N163S possibly damaging Het
Nufip1 A G 14: 76,348,604 (GRCm39) I78V probably benign Het
Oplah C T 15: 76,186,669 (GRCm39) G670D probably benign Het
Or51a24 A G 7: 103,734,198 (GRCm39) S30P probably benign Het
Or5j3 A T 2: 86,128,968 (GRCm39) E269D probably benign Het
Or6c69b T C 10: 129,626,518 (GRCm39) *313W probably null Het
Pcnx1 T G 12: 81,941,821 (GRCm39) I73S probably benign Het
Pigp A T 16: 94,165,528 (GRCm39) N204K probably benign Het
Prelid2 T A 18: 42,065,802 (GRCm39) I78F possibly damaging Het
Ptprb A G 10: 116,189,750 (GRCm39) Y1516C probably damaging Het
Rab31 T C 17: 65,974,881 (GRCm39) E157G probably damaging Het
Rars2 T C 4: 34,656,180 (GRCm39) Y445H probably damaging Het
Rnf220 T A 4: 117,347,070 (GRCm39) H114L probably damaging Het
Ryr1 A G 7: 28,790,457 (GRCm39) W1450R probably benign Het
Slamf6 A G 1: 171,761,786 (GRCm39) Y69C probably benign Het
Smc3 T C 19: 53,617,123 (GRCm39) I512T possibly damaging Het
Sspo A G 6: 48,434,534 (GRCm39) T1009A probably damaging Het
St3gal3 T A 4: 117,964,868 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tbc1d23 A G 16: 57,011,917 (GRCm39) F338L probably damaging Het
Tgs1 G A 4: 3,586,097 (GRCm39) A325T probably benign Het
Tmem30a A T 9: 79,681,494 (GRCm39) I261K probably damaging Het
Trim3 A T 7: 105,260,632 (GRCm39) H662Q possibly damaging Het
Unc13c C T 9: 73,643,844 (GRCm39) V1207M probably damaging Het
Vmn1r91 A T 7: 19,835,749 (GRCm39) I223F probably damaging Het
Vmn2r33 A T 7: 7,557,153 (GRCm39) C516S possibly damaging Het
Vps13c T C 9: 67,851,328 (GRCm39) V2321A probably damaging Het
Zan G T 5: 137,387,589 (GRCm39) T4874K unknown Het
Zfp677 T C 17: 21,613,535 (GRCm39) L43S probably damaging Het
Zfp709 A G 8: 72,642,760 (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
R7592:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,439,377 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7835:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,423,387 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
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'- CCTCACAAGGACCCTGTTAAG -3'
(R):5'- AGGACATGGCACTGTCATTAGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TCACAAGGACCCTGTTAAGAAAAAC -3'
(R):5'- GGCACTGTCATTAGCTTTTAAAATGG -3'
Posted On 2020-07-13