Incidental Mutation 'R9385:Ugt8a'
ID 710247
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Ugt8a
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000032854
Gene Name UDP galactosyltransferase 8A
Synonyms mCerGT, Cgt, Ugt8
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably essential (E-score: 0.815) question?
Stock # R9385 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 3
Chromosomal Location 125865271-125938619 bp(-) (GRCm38)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 125871614 bp (GRCm38)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Aspartic acid to Glutamic Acid at position 411 (D411E)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000050852 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000057944] [ENSMUST00000198610]
AlphaFold Q64676
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000057944
AA Change: D411E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000050852
Gene: ENSMUSG00000032854
AA Change: D411E

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:UDPGT 21 510 4.2e-121 PFAM
Pfam:Glyco_tran_28_C 326 437 6.4e-9 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000198610
AA Change: D411E

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000143605
Gene: ENSMUSG00000032854
AA Change: D411E

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:UDPGT 21 510 4.2e-121 PFAM
Pfam:Glyco_tran_28_C 326 437 6.4e-9 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 98.9%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the UDP-glycosyltransferase family. It catalyzes the transfer of galactose to ceramide, a key enzymatic step in the biosynthesis of galactocerebrosides, which are abundant sphingolipids of the myelin membrane of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]
PHENOTYPE: Mutants fail to make galactolipid galactocerebroside and its sulfated derivative that are normal myelin constituents. Mutants have tremors, ataxia, progressive hindlimb paralysis and vacuole formation in ventral spinal cord due to abnormal myelin sheath. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 67 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2700049A03Rik T C 12: 71,161,192 I554T possibly damaging Het
4930435E12Rik T G 16: 38,828,045 D234A probably benign Het
Adamts7 C A 9: 90,195,205 C1308* probably null Het
Ank2 A G 3: 126,959,717 V305A probably benign Het
Apob A G 12: 8,006,399 N1627S possibly damaging Het
Atp10a A T 7: 58,828,139 Q1310L probably benign Het
Atp8b4 A T 2: 126,480,631 Y29* probably null Het
Card11 C A 5: 140,885,521 R742S probably benign Het
Ccdc88a A G 11: 29,455,422 D365G probably benign Het
Ccdc88b G A 19: 6,856,165 R211W probably benign Het
Cda T G 4: 138,351,287 I55L probably benign Het
Cdkl3 A C 11: 52,035,952 E577D probably benign Het
Cel T C 2: 28,560,575 D146G probably damaging Het
Cmya5 A G 13: 93,094,372 S1403P probably damaging Het
Cntn2 G A 1: 132,528,174 S202L probably damaging Het
Col15a1 C T 4: 47,300,473 Q1045* probably null Het
Csmd1 T C 8: 15,984,756 T2472A probably benign Het
Ctbp2 G A 7: 132,999,340 R22C probably benign Het
Ddit4 A G 10: 59,951,356 S53P probably damaging Het
Ddx52 G T 11: 83,952,270 C365F probably damaging Het
Dnhd1 C A 7: 105,712,765 L3677I probably damaging Het
Dscam T C 16: 97,039,003 T135A probably benign Het
Espl1 T A 15: 102,298,750 D216E probably damaging Het
Fsip2 T A 2: 82,989,449 D5175E possibly damaging Het
Fxr1 A G 3: 34,019,971 probably benign Het
Fyb A G 15: 6,634,816 D460G probably benign Het
Gm3264 T C 14: 4,871,178 I8T possibly damaging Het
Gm35339 A G 15: 76,356,167 T352A Het
Gsdmc A T 15: 63,803,637 Y110N possibly damaging Het
H13 A G 2: 152,695,493 N286S probably benign Het
Heatr1 A G 13: 12,406,542 D441G probably damaging Het
Hist1h2aa A T 13: 23,934,696 I79F probably damaging Het
Hps6 A G 19: 46,005,910 D762G probably damaging Het
Hyou1 C A 9: 44,381,515 Q141K probably benign Het
Lpin3 T C 2: 160,897,073 I267T probably benign Het
Mdc1 A G 17: 35,850,504 K770E probably benign Het
Mlh3 C T 12: 85,269,370 R14H probably damaging Het
Nfxl1 C A 5: 72,537,407 V478F probably benign Het
Nhlrc3 A G 3: 53,453,594 W247R probably damaging Het
Nlrc3 C T 16: 3,964,012 G527D probably damaging Het
Nop9 A G 14: 55,751,127 E342G probably benign Het
Ntn1 C A 11: 68,385,187 G312C probably damaging Het
Olfr288 C T 15: 98,187,605 S64N probably damaging Het
Olfr474 T A 7: 107,955,573 *311K probably null Het
Opcml T C 9: 28,675,163 V59A possibly damaging Het
Opn1sw T G 6: 29,379,426 Y193S probably damaging Het
Pabpc4l A T 3: 46,446,702 V169E probably damaging Het
Pde3a A G 6: 141,492,256 D1017G probably benign Het
Plagl2 C T 2: 153,232,318 C221Y probably damaging Het
Plppr4 G T 3: 117,322,728 N493K possibly damaging Het
Plxna2 T C 1: 194,749,416 V571A possibly damaging Het
Pnma2 A G 14: 66,915,922 probably benign Het
Rnf123 T A 9: 108,052,268 E1234D probably benign Het
Sfi1 ACA ACATCTTCCCAAAGCCAGTCA 11: 3,153,382 probably benign Het
Slc22a23 T C 13: 34,344,578 S74G probably benign Het
Slc36a4 T C 9: 15,734,267 I330T probably damaging Het
Snrk A T 9: 122,166,397 D414V probably benign Het
Snrnp200 G A 2: 127,238,058 probably null Het
Spata31d1b T C 13: 59,715,589 S184P probably damaging Het
Tas2r140 A T 6: 133,055,278 N172K probably benign Het
Tbc1d4 G T 14: 101,462,920 Q858K probably damaging Het
Tial1 A G 7: 128,442,485 C102R unknown Het
Usp34 A G 11: 23,449,223 D2404G Het
Vmn1r10 A C 6: 57,113,848 I142L probably benign Het
Wdr66 T C 5: 123,288,815 L919S probably damaging Het
Xpo7 A T 14: 70,688,293 D435E probably damaging Het
Zmym1 A G 4: 127,058,890 S33P probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Ugt8a
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00264:Ugt8a APN 3 125914636 critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01934:Ugt8a APN 3 125914775 missense probably benign 0.18
IGL02435:Ugt8a APN 3 125867320 missense probably benign 0.00
IGL03050:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125875490 missense possibly damaging 0.63
R0041:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125915090 missense probably benign 0.00
R0453:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125914957 missense probably benign 0.03
R1314:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125871748 missense probably benign 0.00
R1544:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125915449 missense probably benign 0.06
R1566:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125875558 missense probably damaging 0.96
R1770:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125874203 missense probably benign 0.11
R2126:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125875546 missense probably damaging 0.98
R2972:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125915308 missense probably benign
R2973:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125915308 missense probably benign
R3547:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125867382 nonsense probably null
R3906:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125914982 missense possibly damaging 0.95
R3907:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125914982 missense possibly damaging 0.95
R4032:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125874158 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5235:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125867480 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5890:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125875553 missense probably benign 0.01
R6790:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125871691 missense possibly damaging 0.93
R6937:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125915601 start gained probably benign
R7298:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125915416 missense probably benign 0.30
R8730:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125938456 start gained probably benign
R9211:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125867481 missense probably damaging 1.00
R9649:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125914689 missense probably damaging 0.99
R9666:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125915308 missense probably benign
R9762:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125915251 missense probably damaging 0.98
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TCAGGGTCACAATCATGGATGG -3'
(R):5'- CTAAGCCATGGTGGTTTGAAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GGTCACAATCATGGATGGTTAATGTC -3'
(R):5'- CCATGGTGGTTTGAACAGTATATTTG -3'
Posted On 2022-04-18