Incidental Mutation 'R9792:Tert'
ID 734705
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.566) question?
Stock # R9792 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 73792442 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamic Acid to Glycine at position 903 (E903G)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022104 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022104] [ENSMUST00000221522] [ENSMUST00000223303]
AlphaFold O70372
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022104
AA Change: E903G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.047 (Sensitivity: 0.94; Specificity: 0.83)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022104
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021611
AA Change: E903G

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Blast:Telomerase_RBD 329 375 2e-6 BLAST
Telomerase_RBD 449 584 5.02e-75 SMART
Blast:Telomerase_RBD 651 688 1e-5 BLAST
Pfam:RVT_1 787 918 6e-13 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000221522
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000222251
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223303
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.8%
  • 10x: 99.3%
  • 20x: 98.0%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase that maintains telomere ends by addition of the telomere repeat TTAGGG. The enzyme consists of a protein component with reverse transcriptase activity, encoded by this gene, and an RNA component which serves as a template for the telomere repeat. Telomerase expression plays a role in cellular senescence, as it is normally repressed in postnatal somatic cells resulting in progressive shortening of telomeres. Deregulation of telomerase expression in somatic cells may be involved in oncogenesis. Studies in mouse suggest that telomerase also participates in chromosomal repair, since de novo synthesis of telomere repeats may occur at double-stranded breaks. Alternatively spliced variants encoding different isoforms of telomerase reverse transcriptase have been identified; the full-length sequence of some variants has not been determined. Alternative splicing at this locus is thought to be one mechanism of regulation of telomerase activity. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: In spite of impaired telomerase function, homozygous mutant mice are overtly normal in early generations. Impaired fertility has been reported in later generations for homozygotes of at least one knockout allele. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 73 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700029F12Rik T C 13: 97,166,719 (GRCm39) D99G unknown Het
Add2 A T 6: 86,078,135 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Afap1l1 T C 18: 61,874,822 (GRCm39) D453G possibly damaging Het
Agrn A G 4: 156,261,129 (GRCm39) V656A probably benign Het
Alpk3 T C 7: 80,750,881 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ano1 A T 7: 144,175,434 (GRCm39) W495R probably damaging Het
Apc T A 18: 34,447,628 (GRCm39) L1508Q probably damaging Het
Bbs12 C T 3: 37,374,224 (GRCm39) T224I possibly damaging Het
Cald1 A T 6: 34,723,071 (GRCm39) M52L Het
Calhm6 T C 10: 34,002,544 (GRCm39) I180V probably damaging Het
Ccdc9b T C 2: 118,587,784 (GRCm39) S517G unknown Het
Cdk11b T A 4: 155,732,378 (GRCm39) H510Q unknown Het
Cdk12 T A 11: 98,102,051 (GRCm39) D636E unknown Het
Cfap53 A G 18: 74,438,741 (GRCm39) D306G probably benign Het
Cnnm1 T C 19: 43,482,252 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cnrip1 G A 11: 17,004,812 (GRCm39) A121T probably benign Het
Cntnap5c A T 17: 58,409,192 (GRCm39) T477S probably benign Het
Cyp2c54 G C 19: 40,034,525 (GRCm39) P382A probably damaging Het
Cyp4a30b A G 4: 115,316,167 (GRCm39) T298A probably benign Het
Dmkn A T 7: 30,464,845 (GRCm39) N273Y unknown Het
Dsp A G 13: 38,379,494 (GRCm39) T2080A possibly damaging Het
Ermard T C 17: 15,281,441 (GRCm39) L617P probably damaging Het
Grik3 A G 4: 125,526,315 (GRCm39) T183A probably damaging Het
Gstt1 T C 10: 75,634,391 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Hao1 T A 2: 134,372,552 (GRCm39) Y152F possibly damaging Het
Hdac7 T C 15: 97,698,671 (GRCm39) T629A possibly damaging Het
Hmcn1 G A 1: 150,608,689 (GRCm39) P1498S possibly damaging Het
Iqcf3 T A 9: 106,434,714 (GRCm39) K41N probably benign Het
Lrriq3 T C 3: 154,893,313 (GRCm39) M338T probably benign Het
Ltbp2 A T 12: 84,876,128 (GRCm39) I493N probably damaging Het
Map1a T C 2: 121,121,304 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Mzf1 T C 7: 12,786,131 (GRCm39) T267A probably benign Het
N4bp2l2 A G 5: 150,584,897 (GRCm39) I19T probably benign Het
Ncoa2 G T 1: 13,260,355 (GRCm39) Q107K possibly damaging Het
Nin A T 12: 70,094,009 (GRCm39) I605N Het
Nr1h4 T G 10: 89,314,651 (GRCm39) T286P probably benign Het
Nsd2 A G 5: 34,003,489 (GRCm39) D213G possibly damaging Het
Nuggc T C 14: 65,847,345 (GRCm39) S131P probably damaging Het
Or4a78 T C 2: 89,497,811 (GRCm39) I140V probably benign Het
Or4f14c T C 2: 111,941,330 (GRCm39) H89R probably benign Het
Or52m1 G A 7: 102,289,788 (GRCm39) V112I probably benign Het
Or5b113 A T 19: 13,342,514 (GRCm39) H174L probably damaging Het
Or8h9 T A 2: 86,789,119 (GRCm39) I228F probably damaging Het
Otud7a C T 7: 63,378,845 (GRCm39) R232W probably damaging Het
Pacsin3 C A 2: 91,094,160 (GRCm39) A363D probably benign Het
Pcdh17 C T 14: 84,770,350 (GRCm39) R943* probably null Het
Pcnx2 A G 8: 126,534,820 (GRCm39) F1270L probably damaging Het
Pds5a T C 5: 65,795,989 (GRCm39) M634V probably benign Het
Pkd1 A G 17: 24,800,172 (GRCm39) T2978A probably benign Het
Pkhd1l1 T C 15: 44,406,983 (GRCm39) S2407P probably benign Het
Polr2i T C 7: 29,932,190 (GRCm39) Y44H probably damaging Het
Ppip5k2 A T 1: 97,671,822 (GRCm39) Y489* probably null Het
Ppp3r1 C A 11: 17,132,117 (GRCm39) A5E probably benign Het
Pramel60 C A 5: 95,339,810 (GRCm39) H110N probably damaging Het
Rasgrp1 T C 2: 117,118,429 (GRCm39) D520G probably benign Het
Rex2 A C 4: 147,142,039 (GRCm39) N176H probably damaging Het
Rsl1d1 T C 16: 11,017,300 (GRCm39) N194S possibly damaging Het
Sidt2 A G 9: 45,850,563 (GRCm39) Y851H probably damaging Het
Slc5a8 T C 10: 88,757,591 (GRCm39) I527T possibly damaging Het
Slc6a7 C A 18: 61,138,866 (GRCm39) R214L probably benign Het
Stx7 T C 10: 24,057,475 (GRCm39) L167P probably damaging Het
Tas2r120 A T 6: 132,634,528 (GRCm39) K203N possibly damaging Het
Tbc1d22a T C 15: 86,119,839 (GRCm39) L81P probably damaging Het
Tpm4 A G 8: 72,905,663 (GRCm39) I248V probably benign Het
Trim42 A G 9: 97,245,429 (GRCm39) I457T probably damaging Het
Ttc23l T A 15: 10,537,731 (GRCm39) I180F probably benign Het
Usp9y T C Y: 1,364,679 (GRCm39) M1045V probably benign Het
Vim A G 2: 13,579,598 (GRCm39) D119G probably benign Het
Vmn1r82 A T 7: 12,039,083 (GRCm39) M119L probably benign Het
Vmn2r118 T C 17: 55,899,496 (GRCm39) T803A probably damaging Het
Vwa3a C A 7: 120,383,307 (GRCm39) A636D probably damaging Het
Zbtb7a G A 10: 80,980,378 (GRCm39) A191T probably benign Het
Zfp819 A G 7: 43,261,519 (GRCm39) H62R possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Tert
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01286:Tert APN 13 73,776,416 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
IGL01585:Tert APN 13 73,782,463 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.15
IGL03167:Tert APN 13 73,788,119 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
galileo UTSW 13 73,775,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
FR4304:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,421 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
FR4342:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,419 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
FR4589:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,423 (GRCm39) utr 3 prime probably benign
PIT4377001:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,380 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R0372:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,110 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0433:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,200 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0829:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,504 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1023:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,178 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.41
R1236:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,498 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1331:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,473 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1426:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,472 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1467:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,328 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1467:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,328 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1521:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,175 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2484:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,104 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R3162:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,528 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.45
R3162:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,528 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.45
R4428:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4430:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4431:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4630:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,110 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4696:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,939 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R4751:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,182 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R4926:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,508 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.62
R5011:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5013:Tert UTSW 13 73,794,428 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R5061:Tert UTSW 13 73,782,397 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5268:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,473 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5323:Tert UTSW 13 73,796,490 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R5396:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,362 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R5445:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,403 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5680:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,470 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5688:Tert UTSW 13 73,787,275 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6092:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,700 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.34
R6973:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,107 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7069:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,529 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7317:Tert UTSW 13 73,790,495 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7747:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7787:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,051 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7846:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,314 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7994:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,074 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.20
R8042:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,264 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8044:Tert UTSW 13 73,783,568 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8867:Tert UTSW 13 73,776,566 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9181:Tert UTSW 13 73,785,294 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R9412:Tert UTSW 13 73,797,046 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9745:Tert UTSW 13 73,784,609 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R9790:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R9791:Tert UTSW 13 73,775,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GTGTTCCATCAGGATACCCAC -3'
(R):5'- CTCACGGTCACTTGTGTCTAG -3'

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