Incidental Mutation 'R8693:Eif2ak3'
ID 668497
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Eif2ak3
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000031668
Gene Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 3
Synonyms PERK
MMRRC Submission 068547-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.650) question?
Stock # R8693 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 70821499-70882229 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 70858535 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Isoleucine to Phenylalanine at position 275 (I275F)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000034093 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000034093]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000034093
AA Change: I275F

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.941 (Sensitivity: 0.80; Specificity: 0.94)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000034093
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031668
AA Change: I275F

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
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.6%
  • 20x: 98.8%
Validation Efficiency
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: 60 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abcc2 T C 19: 43,810,474 (GRCm39) S924P probably benign Het
Acacb A G 5: 114,364,844 (GRCm39) H1508R probably damaging Het
Adam34 T C 8: 44,104,641 (GRCm39) M335V probably benign Het
Akap8 A T 17: 32,529,625 (GRCm39) N438K probably damaging Het
Alpi C A 1: 87,026,405 (GRCm39) G529C unknown Het
Arhgap30 T C 1: 171,225,094 (GRCm39) V50A probably damaging Het
Armh1 T C 4: 117,088,960 (GRCm39) E145G probably damaging Het
Ccdc177 A G 12: 80,804,582 (GRCm39) L564P unknown Het
Cdk12 C T 11: 98,141,133 (GRCm39) P1458L unknown Het
Chek1 A G 9: 36,625,140 (GRCm39) F314L probably benign Het
Cndp1 T C 18: 84,646,938 (GRCm39) D250G probably damaging Het
Cnot3 T C 7: 3,656,522 (GRCm39) V239A probably benign Het
Cplane1 T C 15: 8,258,492 (GRCm39) M2246T probably benign Het
Crhr2 A G 6: 55,079,779 (GRCm39) F187S possibly damaging Het
Dchs2 T A 3: 83,192,631 (GRCm39) V1692D probably damaging Het
Dctd T A 8: 48,565,046 (GRCm39) I57N probably damaging Het
Dennd5b A T 6: 148,911,272 (GRCm39) L977* probably null Het
Dhrs13 G C 11: 77,923,492 (GRCm39) R70P possibly damaging Het
Dysf T C 6: 84,088,952 (GRCm39) S865P probably damaging Het
Eif2ak4 T A 2: 118,262,718 (GRCm39) I757N probably damaging Het
Exog A G 9: 119,276,108 (GRCm39) Q110R possibly damaging Het
Fbxl4 T C 4: 22,403,704 (GRCm39) C426R probably benign Het
Fndc11 A C 2: 180,863,864 (GRCm39) H223P probably damaging Het
Frmd3 T A 4: 74,080,286 (GRCm39) S334R probably damaging Het
Galnt14 A T 17: 73,833,257 (GRCm39) I239N probably damaging Het
Gm5930 C T 14: 44,576,015 (GRCm39) M1I probably null Het
Igkv4-63 A G 6: 69,355,051 (GRCm39) S77P probably benign Het
Igkv5-48 G A 6: 69,703,779 (GRCm39) S42F probably damaging Het
Kalrn T A 16: 33,854,884 (GRCm39) Y1992F probably damaging Het
Kmt2a T C 9: 44,721,981 (GRCm39) Y3788C unknown Het
Lgals4 C T 7: 28,540,921 (GRCm39) R282C probably damaging Het
Lpo T C 11: 87,700,066 (GRCm39) N525S probably benign Het
Med1 T C 11: 98,046,599 (GRCm39) H1399R unknown Het
Mga T A 2: 119,794,407 (GRCm39) V2697E possibly damaging Het
Msto1 T C 3: 88,819,184 (GRCm39) T188A probably benign Het
Nrap T C 19: 56,310,384 (GRCm39) H1456R probably damaging Het
Or10d1 G T 9: 39,483,800 (GRCm39) P252T probably damaging Het
Pbld1 A T 10: 62,910,890 (GRCm39) K248* probably null Het
Pcdhb12 G A 18: 37,570,474 (GRCm39) R540H probably benign Het
Pcx G T 19: 4,652,039 (GRCm39) A96S probably damaging Het
Plcb1 A G 2: 135,094,696 (GRCm39) I174V probably benign Het
Psme3 T C 11: 101,211,422 (GRCm39) I193T probably damaging Het
Pygl A T 12: 70,244,180 (GRCm39) M587K probably benign Het
Rph3a A T 5: 121,100,501 (GRCm39) H132Q probably damaging Het
Scrib C A 15: 75,936,354 (GRCm39) D501Y probably damaging Het
Sdad1 C A 5: 92,452,857 (GRCm39) R127L probably benign Het
Setdb1 T C 3: 95,249,041 (GRCm39) T356A probably damaging Het
Sh3bgrl3 T C 4: 133,855,116 (GRCm39) D73G probably benign Het
Sipa1l1 G T 12: 82,216,517 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Slc17a8 G A 10: 89,428,758 (GRCm39) A261V probably benign Het
Sox6 T A 7: 115,261,632 (GRCm39) I195F probably damaging Het
Syne1 T C 10: 5,090,928 (GRCm39) K809E possibly damaging Het
Tmem30c G A 16: 57,086,855 (GRCm39) T316M probably damaging Het
Tnfrsf19 T C 14: 61,208,451 (GRCm39) T357A probably benign Het
Top2a T A 11: 98,900,868 (GRCm39) T574S probably damaging Het
Trappc3l G A 10: 33,974,917 (GRCm39) C133Y probably damaging Het
Unk C T 11: 115,938,640 (GRCm39) T81I probably damaging Het
Vamp1 G A 6: 125,217,388 (GRCm39) R144K unknown Het
Wnt9b T C 11: 103,624,487 (GRCm39) N101S probably damaging Het
Wwtr1 T A 3: 57,369,945 (GRCm39) D390V probably damaging 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
R8729:Eif2ak3 UTSW 6 70,821,864 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
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'- GGCCCTCTTGTGGTGTAAATCAG -3'
(R):5'- ACCTGGTACTCCCATTCCAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCTGGTCTACAAAGTGAGTTCCAG -3'
(R):5'- TACTCCCATTCCAGGCGGC -3'
Posted On 2021-04-30