Incidental Mutation 'R8860:Atf6'
ID 675592
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Atf6
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000026663
Gene Name activating transcription factor 6
Synonyms Atf6alpha, 9130025P16Rik, ESTM49
MMRRC Submission 068678-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.172) question?
Stock # R8860 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 170532243-170695340 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 170680535 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Phenylalanine to Leucine at position 52 (F52L)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000027974 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000027974]
AlphaFold F6VAN0
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000027974
AA Change: F52L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.955 (Sensitivity: 0.79; Specificity: 0.95)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000027974
Gene: ENSMUSG00000026663
AA Change: F52L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 78 101 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 109 121 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 168 178 N/A INTRINSIC
BRLZ 291 355 2.72e-16 SMART
Blast:BRLZ 384 419 5e-6 BLAST
low complexity region 445 457 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 631 650 N/A INTRINSIC
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.5%
  • 20x: 98.2%
Validation Efficiency 100% (45/45)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a transcription factor that activates target genes for the unfolded protein response (UPR) during endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Although it is a transcription factor, this protein is unusual in that it is synthesized as a transmembrane protein that is embedded in the ER. It functions as an ER stress sensor/transducer, and following ER stress-induced proteolysis, it functions as a nuclear transcription factor via a cis-acting ER stress response element (ERSE) that is present in the promoters of genes encoding ER chaperones. This protein has been identified as a survival factor for quiescent but not proliferative squamous carcinoma cells. There have been conflicting reports about the association of polymorphisms in this gene with diabetes in different populations, but another polymorphism has been associated with increased plasma cholesterol levels. This gene is also thought to be a potential therapeutic target for cystic fibrosis. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele exhibit increased sensitivity to dithiothreitol, thapsigargin, and tunicamycin. Mice homozygous for a conditional allele activated in islet cells exhibit reduced sensitivity to TUDCA. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 43 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2700049A03Rik T G 12: 71,231,197 (GRCm39) V985G possibly damaging Het
Acr T G 15: 89,458,057 (GRCm39) M246R probably damaging Het
Ago4 A T 4: 126,387,043 (GRCm39) D853E probably benign Het
Blm A T 7: 80,144,276 (GRCm39) C782S probably benign Het
C2cd5 A G 6: 143,028,946 (GRCm39) Y98H probably benign Het
Ccdc106 A G 7: 5,062,570 (GRCm39) D192G probably benign Het
Celf2 A G 2: 6,565,468 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Chd1l A G 3: 97,477,685 (GRCm39) F690S probably benign Het
Chuk A G 19: 44,076,407 (GRCm39) S435P possibly damaging Het
Cisd3 T A 11: 97,576,703 (GRCm39) S10T probably benign Het
Cma2 G T 14: 56,210,574 (GRCm39) C143F probably damaging Het
Cmtm1 TCCGGGTACTGAAGGTCCCTGGCTGGCTGGTGTCCCGGGTACTGAAGGTCCCTGGCTGGCTGGTGTCCCGGGTACTGAAGGTCCCTGGCTGGCTGGTGTCCCGGGTACTGAAGGTCCCTGGCTGGCTGGTGTCCCGGGTACTGAAGGTCCCTGG TCCGGGTACTGAAGGTCCCTGGCTGGCTGGTGTCCCGGGTACTGAAGGTCCCTGGCTGGCTGGTGTCCCGGGTACTGAAGGTCCCTGGCTGGCTGGTGTCCCGGGTACTGAAGGTCCCTGG 8: 105,036,334 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cnppd1 A G 1: 75,113,063 (GRCm39) S402P probably damaging Het
Crtc1 A G 8: 70,840,805 (GRCm39) S474P probably damaging Het
Dhx38 A T 8: 110,289,361 (GRCm39) L13* probably null Het
Fat4 A T 3: 38,946,269 (GRCm39) T1721S probably benign Het
Fntb T A 12: 76,934,826 (GRCm39) V201E possibly damaging Het
Gga3 T C 11: 115,481,244 (GRCm39) D242G probably benign Het
Hif3a A T 7: 16,774,912 (GRCm39) M562K probably benign Het
Hnrnpc A G 14: 52,312,792 (GRCm39) S261P possibly damaging Het
Intu G A 3: 40,627,162 (GRCm39) M314I probably benign Het
Lims1 C T 10: 58,243,925 (GRCm39) Q126* probably null Het
Lrrc14b T A 13: 74,509,408 (GRCm39) D333V probably damaging Het
Meaf6 T A 4: 124,979,990 (GRCm39) L48Q probably damaging Het
Miip T A 4: 147,950,839 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Myh4 T A 11: 67,132,335 (GRCm39) I155N probably damaging Het
Nnt T C 13: 119,476,407 (GRCm39) Y733C Het
Nup155 T C 15: 8,159,640 (GRCm39) V517A possibly damaging Het
Obscn C T 11: 58,898,440 (GRCm39) R6607Q unknown Het
Or2ak7 C T 11: 58,574,966 (GRCm39) T89I probably benign Het
Or51s1 A G 7: 102,558,336 (GRCm39) S237P probably benign Het
Ptprg T C 14: 12,213,685 (GRCm38) Y1018H probably damaging Het
Rdh8 A C 9: 20,734,021 (GRCm39) N69T probably benign Het
Rgsl1 G A 1: 153,697,100 (GRCm39) Q572* probably null Het
Septin7 A T 9: 25,163,980 (GRCm39) N16Y possibly damaging Het
Sparcl1 T C 5: 104,241,218 (GRCm39) N69D probably benign Het
Ssh3 A T 19: 4,317,992 (GRCm39) V41E probably damaging Het
Tmem253 A G 14: 52,256,303 (GRCm39) R168G probably benign Het
Vmn2r60 T A 7: 41,791,654 (GRCm39) F526I probably damaging Het
Vmn2r73 A T 7: 85,522,149 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Vps4b A G 1: 106,710,414 (GRCm39) F156L possibly damaging Het
Zfp354c T A 11: 50,706,019 (GRCm39) H352L probably damaging Het
Zic2 A T 14: 122,713,530 (GRCm39) H148L possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Atf6
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01327:Atf6 APN 1 170,616,175 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01431:Atf6 APN 1 170,680,571 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01755:Atf6 APN 1 170,616,180 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.63
IGL02060:Atf6 APN 1 170,646,989 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02416:Atf6 APN 1 170,574,726 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL02903:Atf6 APN 1 170,627,283 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL02989:Atf6 APN 1 170,616,252 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL03209:Atf6 APN 1 170,662,463 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R0455:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,662,492 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0467:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,589 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0491:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,614,913 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0784:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,537,516 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
R1486:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,260 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1850:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,646,855 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1945:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,682,710 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2164:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,304 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3782:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,336 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4454:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,608 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4631:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,574,766 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R4676:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,614,979 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5772:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,574,758 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,669,345 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R5860:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,669,344 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5950:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,662,448 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6242:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,545 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.46
R6520:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,695,238 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7032:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,627,181 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7472:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,643,060 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
R7923:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,275 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8002:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,646,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R8956:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,621,576 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9090:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,245 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9271:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,622,245 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9323:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,682,682 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R9500:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,574,708 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9594:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,668,402 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.18
R9733:Atf6 UTSW 1 170,662,402 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TGTGAGGCTCCGAATTGCAG -3'
(R):5'- CTTGTCCTTTGGTGAGCCAGAAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TCCGAATTGCAGGTAACCCTAG -3'
(R):5'- TGAGCCAGAAGTGCTGTATCC -3'
Posted On 2021-07-15