Incidental Mutation 'R8757:Cers3'
ID 671687
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 068621-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly non essential (E-score: 0.272) question?
Stock # R8757 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 7
Chromosomal Location 66393252-66473439 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 66435850 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Valine to Methionine at position 270 (V270M)
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: V270M

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000069238
Gene: ENSMUSG00000030510
AA Change: V270M

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: V234M

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.8%
  • 20x: 99.4%
Validation Efficiency 100% (59/59)
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: 62 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
6030468B19Rik T C 11: 117,697,112 (GRCm39) V237A probably benign Het
Abca15 G A 7: 120,006,631 (GRCm39) V1632M probably damaging Het
Adam20 A T 8: 41,248,943 (GRCm39) H351L probably benign Het
Ak9 T C 10: 41,299,036 (GRCm39) V1579A unknown Het
Apol7e T C 15: 77,602,065 (GRCm39) V221A probably benign Het
Arid5b T C 10: 67,933,640 (GRCm39) H754R probably damaging Het
Atp6v0d2 T A 4: 19,910,649 (GRCm39) R80S probably benign Het
Ces3a A G 8: 105,784,129 (GRCm39) H443R probably damaging Het
Cnot7 A G 8: 40,947,080 (GRCm39) V269A probably benign Het
Cntn1 T G 15: 92,153,801 (GRCm39) F485V possibly damaging Het
Copa A G 1: 171,947,081 (GRCm39) I1068M probably benign Het
Dchs2 G A 3: 83,261,567 (GRCm39) V2612M possibly damaging Het
Dgkz T C 2: 91,775,922 (GRCm39) T114A probably benign Het
Dock2 A T 11: 34,586,067 (GRCm39) D538E probably benign Het
Epn3 C A 11: 94,386,848 (GRCm39) G174V possibly damaging Het
Evx2 C T 2: 74,486,226 (GRCm39) A388T probably benign Het
Fancd2 T C 6: 113,537,054 (GRCm39) M553T possibly damaging Het
Ficd G T 5: 113,876,575 (GRCm39) R250L probably damaging Het
Fmo2 A G 1: 162,708,005 (GRCm39) S377P probably benign Het
Gm19410 A T 8: 36,276,119 (GRCm39) Q1592L possibly damaging Het
Gm4792 T A 10: 94,131,049 (GRCm39) T87S unknown Het
Gm8947 C A 1: 151,068,809 (GRCm39) T214K probably benign Het
H6pd C T 4: 150,066,758 (GRCm39) V551I probably benign Het
Hace1 T A 10: 45,546,539 (GRCm39) I391N possibly damaging Het
Heyl C T 4: 123,127,666 (GRCm39) R3W probably damaging Het
Htr4 T A 18: 62,545,335 (GRCm39) V40E probably damaging Het
Ighg1 A T 12: 113,292,657 (GRCm39) L304* probably null Het
Igkv1-135 T A 6: 67,587,470 (GRCm39) W114R possibly damaging Het
Itga8 T C 2: 12,266,940 (GRCm39) D165G probably damaging Het
Kmt2a A T 9: 44,754,210 (GRCm39) V1210E unknown Het
Lipt2 GGCGCCCGCGCGCG GGCG 7: 99,808,888 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Lrrc37a A G 11: 103,348,766 (GRCm39) V2643A unknown Het
Map4k5 A G 12: 69,897,598 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mecom A T 3: 30,292,268 (GRCm39) D14E Het
Myo3a G T 2: 22,448,319 (GRCm39) K969N possibly damaging Het
Nat3 T C 8: 68,000,202 (GRCm39) I27T probably damaging Het
Nr1d1 G C 11: 98,660,073 (GRCm39) R484G probably damaging Het
Nr2c1 T C 10: 94,031,119 (GRCm39) L560P probably damaging Het
Or52e8 T C 7: 104,624,325 (GRCm39) N293S probably damaging Het
Pik3cg T C 12: 32,255,006 (GRCm39) D327G probably damaging Het
Ppihl A T 5: 44,070,999 (GRCm39) N119I probably benign Het
Ppp1r13l G T 7: 19,103,981 (GRCm39) G154V probably damaging Het
Psmc5 A G 11: 106,153,687 (GRCm39) D382G probably benign Het
Ptprz1 C A 6: 22,972,716 (GRCm39) Q209K possibly damaging Het
Rev1 A C 1: 38,098,353 (GRCm39) L730R probably damaging Het
Rin3 G A 12: 102,339,861 (GRCm39) V684I probably damaging Het
Ror1 T A 4: 100,298,080 (GRCm39) F484L probably benign Het
Secisbp2 G A 13: 51,833,869 (GRCm39) V670I possibly damaging Het
Sema6d G A 2: 124,497,134 (GRCm39) C136Y probably damaging Het
Sf3a2 T A 10: 80,640,138 (GRCm39) H316Q unknown Het
Slc18b1 T C 10: 23,692,198 (GRCm39) silent Het
Sp100 T C 1: 85,590,285 (GRCm39) V93A possibly damaging Het
Spta1 C T 1: 174,040,940 (GRCm39) L1247F probably damaging Het
Syne1 T A 10: 5,144,618 (GRCm39) N21I probably damaging Het
Tbck G T 3: 132,392,587 (GRCm39) M9I probably benign Het
Tln2 T C 9: 67,274,500 (GRCm39) Y376C probably damaging Het
Tmem199 T A 11: 78,398,633 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ttf2 A G 3: 100,857,648 (GRCm39) L759P probably damaging Het
Ubqlnl T A 7: 103,799,206 (GRCm39) H97L probably damaging Het
Zfp800 T C 6: 28,244,270 (GRCm39) I232V probably benign Het
Zfp831 A G 2: 174,487,874 (GRCm39) T850A probably benign Het
Zpld2 T C 4: 133,930,282 (GRCm39) T8A unknown 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
R8450:Cers3 UTSW 7 66,414,090 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
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'- AACATGCAGCTGTAAGTTACTGG -3'
(R):5'- CACTTGCAGTGTAGAGACTGG -3'

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