Incidental Mutation 'R9762:Ugt8a'
ID 733049
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Ugt8a
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000032854
Gene Name UDP galactosyltransferase 8A
Synonyms Ugt8, Cgt, mCerGT
MMRRC Submission
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably essential (E-score: 0.804) question?
Stock # R9762 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 3
Chromosomal Location 125658920-125732268 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 125708900 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Leucine to Proline at position 70 (L70P)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000050852 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000057944] [ENSMUST00000198610]
AlphaFold Q64676
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000057944
AA Change: L70P

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.978 (Sensitivity: 0.76; Specificity: 0.96)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000050852
Gene: ENSMUSG00000032854
AA Change: L70P

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:UDPGT 21 510 4.2e-121 PFAM
Pfam:Glyco_tran_28_C 326 437 6.4e-9 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000198610
AA Change: L70P

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.978 (Sensitivity: 0.76; Specificity: 0.96)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000143605
Gene: ENSMUSG00000032854
AA Change: L70P

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: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.8%
  • 10x: 99.4%
  • 20x: 98.6%
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: 81 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Ablim1 G T 19: 57,025,691 (GRCm39) R851S probably damaging Het
Acap2 C A 16: 30,929,763 (GRCm39) A407S probably damaging Het
Adam26a A T 8: 44,021,635 (GRCm39) S618R probably benign Het
Adamtsl5 T C 10: 80,180,896 (GRCm39) Y89C probably damaging Het
Aebp2 T A 6: 140,588,021 (GRCm39) S364T probably damaging Het
Ankfy1 A G 11: 72,621,401 (GRCm39) E229G probably benign Het
Arhgap27 G T 11: 103,251,511 (GRCm39) D72E probably benign Het
Arhgap33 T C 7: 30,230,950 (GRCm39) E191G probably null Het
Atp6v0a1 C T 11: 100,946,427 (GRCm39) H807Y possibly damaging Het
Ccdc113 A C 8: 96,272,605 (GRCm39) E237D probably benign Het
Cd200r2 T A 16: 44,729,420 (GRCm39) I25K probably benign Het
Cd300c2 A G 11: 114,887,775 (GRCm39) V209A probably damaging Het
Cdkn2d T A 9: 21,200,383 (GRCm39) E129D probably benign Het
Cfap251 A G 5: 123,460,533 (GRCm39) Y1165C probably damaging Het
Chd9 A T 8: 91,712,741 (GRCm39) N855Y unknown Het
Cntn3 A G 6: 102,254,196 (GRCm39) C249R probably damaging Het
Col12a1 T C 9: 79,527,266 (GRCm39) E2688G possibly damaging Het
Copb2 C T 9: 98,464,901 (GRCm39) T612I probably benign Het
Cplx1 A T 5: 108,673,378 (GRCm39) D29E possibly damaging Het
Cracd A G 5: 77,006,555 (GRCm39) K972R unknown Het
Cstf3 A T 2: 104,494,684 (GRCm39) R645* probably null Het
Ctdp1 A T 18: 80,492,550 (GRCm39) Y648* probably null Het
Daam1 T A 12: 71,990,855 (GRCm39) D156E unknown Het
Dbn1 G A 13: 55,622,824 (GRCm39) P599L probably damaging Het
Diaph1 C A 18: 37,987,589 (GRCm39) V1056F probably damaging Het
Dzip3 A T 16: 48,748,707 (GRCm39) D870E probably damaging Het
Efcab12 T C 6: 115,800,331 (GRCm39) T231A possibly damaging Het
Efl1 A C 7: 82,412,596 (GRCm39) D995A probably benign Het
Fam186a T C 15: 99,842,393 (GRCm39) T1284A possibly damaging Het
Fbxo33 T C 12: 59,251,708 (GRCm39) E269G probably benign Het
Foxj3 T A 4: 119,483,540 (GRCm39) M604K unknown Het
Gabra4 A G 5: 71,814,463 (GRCm39) S86P unknown Het
Gnas G A 2: 174,140,639 (GRCm39) W269* probably null Het
Gpc6 T G 14: 118,202,258 (GRCm39) N489K probably damaging Het
Gprin3 T C 6: 59,331,236 (GRCm39) K357R possibly damaging Het
Grip1 G T 10: 119,811,906 (GRCm39) A286S possibly damaging Het
Grm4 A T 17: 27,721,688 (GRCm39) V151E probably damaging Het
Gucy1b1 A T 3: 81,942,065 (GRCm39) S565T possibly damaging Het
Hace1 T C 10: 45,525,014 (GRCm39) V260A probably benign Het
Hepacam2 A G 6: 3,486,940 (GRCm39) I139T probably damaging Het
Hspa4l T C 3: 40,727,057 (GRCm39) I486T probably benign Het
Igkv8-19 T C 6: 70,317,866 (GRCm39) Y120C probably damaging Het
Iglv2 C T 16: 19,079,548 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Igsf10 A T 3: 59,237,106 (GRCm39) L1025H probably damaging Het
Itpkb A G 1: 180,161,752 (GRCm39) N626S probably benign Het
Jarid2 C T 13: 45,068,253 (GRCm39) R1092W possibly damaging Het
Klc3 C T 7: 19,132,023 (GRCm39) W118* probably null Het
Klhl25 C T 7: 75,516,741 (GRCm39) T549I probably damaging Het
Krtap6-2 T A 16: 89,216,763 (GRCm39) Y68F unknown Het
Mtcl1 T C 17: 66,673,347 (GRCm39) N1121D probably benign Het
Ncbp3 A G 11: 72,961,668 (GRCm39) K314R probably benign Het
Nop2 T C 6: 125,121,272 (GRCm39) W685R probably benign Het
Orc1 T A 4: 108,447,874 (GRCm39) D40E probably benign Het
Pappa2 G T 1: 158,684,948 (GRCm39) N730K probably damaging Het
Parpbp A G 10: 87,960,815 (GRCm39) S224P possibly damaging Het
Pdgfc A G 3: 80,944,792 (GRCm39) R17G probably benign Het
Pfpl G C 19: 12,406,297 (GRCm39) E183Q probably damaging Het
Pik3r6 T A 11: 68,424,358 (GRCm39) L321* probably null Het
Pnp2 T C 14: 51,197,006 (GRCm39) W31R probably damaging Het
Prr12 T C 7: 44,696,954 (GRCm39) Y987C unknown Het
Prr27 C A 5: 87,990,994 (GRCm39) P202Q probably benign Het
Prss23 T C 7: 89,159,683 (GRCm39) I129V probably damaging Het
Rhno1 T C 6: 128,336,119 (GRCm39) T39A probably damaging Het
Rps2 A T 17: 24,940,810 (GRCm39) R279* probably null Het
Ski T C 4: 155,244,344 (GRCm39) K427R probably damaging Het
Slc23a3 ATT ATTT 1: 75,109,925 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Slc26a7 C T 4: 14,546,372 (GRCm39) G319D probably damaging Het
Slc7a6os A G 8: 106,937,523 (GRCm39) V8A probably damaging Het
Smim8 A C 4: 34,771,265 (GRCm39) I43S probably damaging Het
Sox5 T C 6: 143,819,842 (GRCm39) K400R probably damaging Het
Tab1 G A 15: 80,032,943 (GRCm39) V76M probably damaging Het
Taf2 A C 15: 54,894,440 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Taf5 G A 19: 47,059,434 (GRCm39) V193M probably damaging Het
Tm2d1 A T 4: 98,246,261 (GRCm39) S180R probably damaging Het
Ttc12 A G 9: 49,368,166 (GRCm39) F287S probably damaging Het
Ubqln4 G A 3: 88,473,185 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ubr3 T C 2: 69,839,497 (GRCm39) V1537A probably benign Het
Vps26a A T 10: 62,316,433 (GRCm39) N51K probably benign Het
Xkr5 T A 8: 18,990,749 (GRCm39) T173S probably benign Het
Zfp354c A G 11: 50,706,239 (GRCm39) C279R probably damaging Het
Zfp65 T A 13: 67,856,478 (GRCm39) H267L probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Ugt8a
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00264:Ugt8a APN 3 125,708,285 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
IGL01934:Ugt8a APN 3 125,708,424 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.18
IGL02435:Ugt8a APN 3 125,660,969 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL03050:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,669,139 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.63
R0041:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,708,739 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0453:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,708,606 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R1314:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,665,397 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1544:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,709,098 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
R1566:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,669,207 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R1770:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,667,852 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R2126:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,669,195 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2972:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,708,957 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2973:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,708,957 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3547:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,661,031 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R3906:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,708,631 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R3907:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,708,631 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R4032:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,667,807 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5235:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,661,129 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5890:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,669,202 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R6790:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,665,340 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R6937:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,709,250 (GRCm39) start gained probably benign
R7298:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,709,065 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.30
R8730:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,732,105 (GRCm39) start gained probably benign
R9211:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,661,130 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9385:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,665,263 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9649:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,708,338 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R9666:Ugt8a UTSW 3 125,708,957 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TGGGCGATCACAAATCCAC -3'
(R):5'- GCTGTTGGAATAGCAAGGGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CATATCATTGGGGTCAACCAGTAGC -3'
(R):5'- GGGCTGCTAAAATCATCATTGTGC -3'
Posted On 2022-11-14