Incidental Mutation 'R8729:Eif2ak3'
ID 662642
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Eif2ak3
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000031668
Gene Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3
Synonyms PERK
MMRRC Submission 068577-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.650) question?
Stock # R8729 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 70821499-70882229 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to A at 70821864 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Proline to Glutamine at position 52 (P52Q)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000034093 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000034093] [ENSMUST00000162950]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000034093
AA Change: P52Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.003 (Sensitivity: 0.98; Specificity: 0.44)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000034093
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031668
AA Change: P52Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 28 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 48 82 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 125 139 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 221 230 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 470 481 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Pkinase_Tyr 589 662 1.6e-6 PFAM
Pfam:Pkinase 589 673 3.2e-12 PFAM
Pfam:Pkinase 839 1075 1.9e-38 PFAM
Pfam:Pkinase_Tyr 859 1073 5.8e-25 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000162950
AA Change: P52Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.988 (Sensitivity: 0.73; Specificity: 0.96)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000123759
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031668
AA Change: P52Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 28 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 48 82 N/A INTRINSIC
Blast:PQQ 93 124 8e-11 BLAST
low complexity region 125 139 N/A INTRINSIC
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.5%
  • 20x: 97.9%
Validation Efficiency 100% (55/55)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: The protein encoded by this gene phosphorylates the alpha subunit of eukaryotic translation-initiation factor 2, leading to its inactivation, and thus to a rapid reduction of translational initiation and repression of global protein synthesis. This protein is thought to modulate mitochondrial function. It is a type I membrane protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where it is induced by ER stress caused by malfolded proteins. Mutations in a similar gene in human are associated with Wolcott-Rallison syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutant mice develop exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and progressive diabetes mellitus. They are growth retarded, hyperglycemic, exhibit increased cell death in the pancreas, have decreased numbers of pancreatic beta cells and about half diebefore weaning. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 58 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adam4 A T 12: 81,468,176 (GRCm39) Y148* probably null Het
Ank3 A G 10: 69,838,428 (GRCm39) D1812G possibly damaging Het
Ankrd17 C T 5: 90,443,452 (GRCm39) C405Y probably benign Het
Ankrd61 A G 5: 143,827,803 (GRCm39) Y391H probably benign Het
Calcb A C 7: 114,319,428 (GRCm39) E70A probably benign Het
Ccr1 T C 9: 123,763,831 (GRCm39) K233R probably benign Het
Ccz1 T C 5: 143,948,310 (GRCm39) D115G probably damaging Het
Col14a1 T A 15: 55,310,893 (GRCm39) L1203* probably null Het
Csmd2 G A 4: 128,356,638 (GRCm39) D1648N Het
Csn1s1 T C 5: 87,824,998 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Depp1 C A 6: 116,628,762 (GRCm39) P35H probably damaging Het
Galnt18 T C 7: 111,119,198 (GRCm39) E441G probably null Het
Gpat2 C A 2: 127,275,739 (GRCm39) Q506K probably damaging Het
Gramd1a C A 7: 30,843,248 (GRCm39) R20L possibly damaging Het
Helz G T 11: 107,528,754 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hif1a A G 12: 73,990,902 (GRCm39) N725D probably damaging Het
Ighv3-3 A T 12: 114,160,252 (GRCm39) W53R possibly damaging Het
Kat2a T C 11: 100,601,337 (GRCm39) K331R probably benign Het
Klk1b4 T A 7: 43,856,884 (GRCm39) F3I probably damaging Het
Krt78 T G 15: 101,855,455 (GRCm39) Q785H probably damaging Het
Lsm11 C T 11: 45,835,727 (GRCm39) E5K possibly damaging Het
Luzp2 A G 7: 54,816,985 (GRCm39) K145R probably damaging Het
Man2b2 T C 5: 36,973,462 (GRCm39) T506A probably benign Het
Msrb3 A C 10: 120,687,974 (GRCm39) C34G probably null Het
Muc16 T C 9: 18,571,346 (GRCm39) D391G unknown Het
Mybpc2 C T 7: 44,155,611 (GRCm39) V881M probably damaging Het
Myh15 A G 16: 48,881,851 (GRCm39) K31R probably damaging Het
Ndnf A T 6: 65,680,758 (GRCm39) K346* probably null Het
Nfs1 G A 2: 155,965,727 (GRCm39) T118I probably benign Het
Niban2 T A 2: 32,799,946 (GRCm39) L91Q probably damaging Het
Nlrp9c T G 7: 26,071,428 (GRCm39) K893N probably benign Het
Nmd3 A T 3: 69,655,682 (GRCm39) K454N possibly damaging Het
Or5ae1 T C 7: 84,565,523 (GRCm39) C179R probably damaging Het
Pcdhb9 C A 18: 37,535,639 (GRCm39) D544E possibly damaging Het
Pck1 A G 2: 172,997,866 (GRCm39) I312V probably damaging Het
Pkd2l2 G A 18: 34,566,354 (GRCm39) V522I probably benign Het
Polr3c C T 3: 96,634,796 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Prkd2 T A 7: 16,583,052 (GRCm39) H271Q probably damaging Het
Rpp21 A G 17: 36,566,927 (GRCm39) S59P probably benign Het
Rxfp4 T A 3: 88,559,305 (GRCm39) N382I unknown Het
Sirt1 A G 10: 63,156,705 (GRCm39) F642L probably damaging Het
Sp2 T C 11: 96,852,099 (GRCm39) D275G possibly damaging Het
Speer4a3 A G 5: 26,158,178 (GRCm39) V58A probably damaging Het
Srp72 C T 5: 77,142,005 (GRCm39) T414I probably benign Het
Syne1 T A 10: 5,179,275 (GRCm39) M4400L probably benign Het
Tbx15 A T 3: 99,220,376 (GRCm39) H156L possibly damaging Het
Tbxas1 G T 6: 38,978,272 (GRCm39) M140I probably benign Het
Tcof1 G T 18: 60,962,145 (GRCm39) P695T unknown Het
Tmprss9 A T 10: 80,726,177 (GRCm39) M476L probably benign Het
Trat1 A T 16: 48,562,591 (GRCm39) I73N probably damaging Het
Trp53bp2 A T 1: 182,276,587 (GRCm39) E856V probably benign Het
Ttc28 T A 5: 111,383,509 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ttn AC A 2: 76,749,528 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Twf1 T C 15: 94,479,212 (GRCm39) N216D probably benign Het
Unc80 C A 1: 66,647,649 (GRCm39) H1530N probably benign Het
Vmn1r235 A T 17: 21,481,875 (GRCm39) M67L probably benign Het
Vmn2r111 A T 17: 22,767,239 (GRCm39) Y753N probably damaging Het
Zkscan5 T A 5: 145,157,071 (GRCm39) N524K probably benign Het
Other mutations in Eif2ak3
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01386:Eif2ak3 APN 6 70,869,710 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02069:Eif2ak3 APN 6 70,873,949 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02197:Eif2ak3 APN 6 70,878,441 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.37
IGL03150:Eif2ak3 APN 6 70,869,420 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.68
R0024:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,340 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R0130:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,858,716 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0394:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,862,202 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R0699:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,514 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.16
R1648:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,615 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.52
R1708:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,864,790 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1953:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,538 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R2062:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,881,181 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R2875:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,623 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4260:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,866,497 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R4357:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,861,859 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R4786:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,602 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R4801:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,864,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R4802:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,864,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R5194:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,835,462 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
R5260:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,870,113 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5710:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,717 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5724:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,853,824 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
R6089:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,873,918 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.87
R6656:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,699 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6940:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,386 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R6949:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,855,829 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6958:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,667 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7168:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,858,610 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7627:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,869,919 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8322:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,855,903 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8693:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,858,535 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R8924:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,870,003 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9127:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,704 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9156:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,860,614 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9171:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,835,419 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9608:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,841,511 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACAAGGCTGTCACTCAGGTG -3'
(R):5'- TTAAAGATGCTGTTGCCCTCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TCACTCAGGTGGCAGTGG -3'
(R):5'- GCAGTCACTCGCATCCCTG -3'
Posted On 2021-03-08