Incidental Mutation 'R8450:Cers3'
ID 654711
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 067830-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.264) question?
Stock # R8450 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 7
Chromosomal Location 66393252-66473439 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 66414090 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Phenylalanine to Serine at position 92 (F92S)
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: F92S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.543 (Sensitivity: 0.88; Specificity: 0.91)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000069238
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030510
AA Change: F92S

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 possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000208521
AA Change: F56S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.947 (Sensitivity: 0.79; Specificity: 0.95)
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.8%
  • 20x: 99.4%
Validation Efficiency
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: 57 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700123K08Rik G A 5: 138,561,188 (GRCm39) T158M probably benign Het
Adgrv1 T A 13: 81,583,962 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Arhgef2 G A 3: 88,553,527 (GRCm39) R886H probably damaging Het
Armc12 T A 17: 28,751,031 (GRCm39) D82E probably damaging Het
Atg2a T C 19: 6,296,841 (GRCm39) S382P probably benign Het
Bola1 G A 3: 96,104,573 (GRCm39) A7V probably benign Het
Cep170 A G 1: 176,564,445 (GRCm39) L271S Het
Chmp4c A T 3: 10,450,746 (GRCm39) M109L possibly damaging Het
Cnmd T A 14: 79,882,821 (GRCm39) K202* probably null Het
Cnp T C 11: 100,467,267 (GRCm39) I70T probably damaging Het
Col27a1 C A 4: 63,248,134 (GRCm39) T1721K unknown Het
Crtac1 G A 19: 42,297,625 (GRCm39) R242W probably damaging Het
Cry2 T C 2: 92,244,286 (GRCm39) R296G probably benign Het
Cyp2t4 A G 7: 26,856,806 (GRCm39) D282G possibly damaging Het
Dip2a G T 10: 76,100,690 (GRCm39) T1495N probably damaging Het
Dmbt1 T C 7: 130,687,147 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dmp1 A T 5: 104,360,765 (GRCm39) K480N probably damaging Het
Dnah17 A G 11: 117,977,873 (GRCm39) S1820P probably damaging Het
Dnah6 A G 6: 73,172,798 (GRCm39) V220A probably benign Het
Eif4a3l1 C T 6: 136,306,241 (GRCm39) T234I possibly damaging Het
Epha3 T C 16: 63,472,853 (GRCm39) D344G possibly damaging Het
Esyt2 C A 12: 116,327,102 (GRCm39) Q557K probably damaging Het
Fam72a A T 1: 131,461,663 (GRCm39) D116V probably damaging Het
Fam81a T C 9: 70,032,300 (GRCm39) N64S probably damaging Het
Fat3 T A 9: 15,826,435 (GRCm39) T358S Het
Frat2 A T 19: 41,836,223 (GRCm39) I43N probably damaging Het
Fryl A T 5: 73,226,073 (GRCm39) D1863E probably benign Het
Gm29735 ACAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAACAGCAGGATTCGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAAGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCA ACAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAACAGCAGGATTCGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAAGGCTTGCAGCAGCTGGACTGGCAGCAGCAGGGCTTGCA 7: 141,710,266 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gm43302 A T 5: 105,422,573 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Grid2ip A G 5: 143,363,273 (GRCm39) Y422C probably damaging Het
Hap1 T G 11: 100,240,107 (GRCm39) D563A probably damaging Het
Hbb-bs T C 7: 103,475,951 (GRCm39) D122G probably benign Het
Hs3st3b1 G C 11: 63,780,390 (GRCm39) P246A probably benign Het
Hsd17b4 T G 18: 50,297,734 (GRCm39) L341R probably benign Het
Kbtbd11 G A 8: 15,078,603 (GRCm39) V401M probably damaging Het
Lss T A 10: 76,371,429 (GRCm39) L120Q probably damaging Het
Mdc1 T G 17: 36,159,191 (GRCm39) S524A probably benign Het
Myoz3 T C 18: 60,712,074 (GRCm39) Y168C probably damaging Het
Nceh1 C A 3: 27,293,813 (GRCm39) D190E probably damaging Het
Neb T C 2: 52,096,194 (GRCm39) R5039G probably benign Het
Nup50 T A 15: 84,819,476 (GRCm39) V250E probably benign Het
Pcnx3 T A 19: 5,723,254 (GRCm39) N1314Y probably damaging Het
Pdzk1 A G 3: 96,759,024 (GRCm39) N143S probably benign Het
Rnf223 T G 4: 156,217,120 (GRCm39) L165R probably damaging Het
Sbf1 A T 15: 89,183,712 (GRCm39) F1267Y probably damaging Het
Scrn3 T G 2: 73,160,113 (GRCm39) I252R possibly damaging Het
Sdr39u1 T C 14: 56,135,363 (GRCm39) I193M probably damaging Het
Sh2d7 A G 9: 54,448,191 (GRCm39) R71G probably benign Het
Slc12a9 C A 5: 137,313,737 (GRCm39) V741L probably benign Het
Syk T C 13: 52,774,935 (GRCm39) L225P probably damaging Het
Tbx1 A T 16: 18,400,795 (GRCm39) V463E unknown Het
Tmem67 C T 4: 12,087,891 (GRCm39) R19H probably benign Het
Ttn T A 2: 76,609,108 (GRCm39) I17666F possibly damaging Het
Vcpip1 A G 1: 9,794,831 (GRCm39) V1180A probably benign Het
Vps13a C T 19: 16,631,871 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Wdr27 T C 17: 15,152,787 (GRCm39) T107A probably benign Het
Zfp106 T C 2: 120,366,099 (GRCm39) R58G 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
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
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'- TGCTGAGGATACGAAGCTAAC -3'
(R):5'- GTGCGCTCATCATAGCTGTC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TGCTGAGGATACGAAGCTAACATATC -3'
(R):5'- CATGGTGGCTTACAACCAATG -3'
Posted On 2020-10-20