Incidental Mutation 'R0829:Tert'
ID 78439
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Tert
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021611
Gene Name telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms TR
MMRRC Submission 039009-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.537) question?
Stock # R0829 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 73775030-73797962 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 73792504 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Cysteine to Arginine at position 924 (C924R)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022104 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022104] [ENSMUST00000221522] [ENSMUST00000223303]
AlphaFold O70372
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022104
AA Change: C924R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.996 (Sensitivity: 0.55; Specificity: 0.98)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022104
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021611
AA Change: C924R

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 noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000222912
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223303
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000223325
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9682 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.4%
  • 3x: 98.8%
  • 10x: 97.4%
  • 20x: 94.7%
Validation Efficiency 95% (37/39)
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: 38 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adprh C A 16: 38,266,150 (GRCm39) A331S probably benign Het
Atp4b T G 8: 13,440,098 (GRCm39) T83P probably damaging Het
Ccdc177 T C 12: 80,806,253 (GRCm39) E7G probably damaging Het
Cercam G T 2: 29,761,079 (GRCm39) R126L probably damaging Het
Cpb1 C T 3: 20,306,107 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dnah7a T C 1: 53,543,238 (GRCm39) M2311V probably benign Het
Dnah9 C A 11: 65,896,002 (GRCm39) V2458L probably benign Het
Dnajb6 T C 5: 29,990,020 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dst A G 1: 34,202,301 (GRCm39) T210A probably damaging Het
Gfpt1 T C 6: 87,030,847 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Grin1 C T 2: 25,188,460 (GRCm39) D429N probably benign Het
Iqck T C 7: 118,499,111 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Itgb5 A G 16: 33,764,571 (GRCm39) I359V probably benign Het
Lemd3 T C 10: 120,814,988 (GRCm39) T82A probably benign Het
Lrrc74b A G 16: 17,376,254 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mitf A T 6: 97,980,869 (GRCm39) I246F possibly damaging Het
Msgn1 C T 12: 11,258,525 (GRCm39) R142Q probably damaging Het
Myh8 C A 11: 67,174,326 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nacad C A 11: 6,551,158 (GRCm39) V678L probably benign Het
Nomo1 A G 7: 45,725,596 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ofcc1 C T 13: 40,362,305 (GRCm39) G206R probably benign Het
Or1s2 T A 19: 13,758,556 (GRCm39) D191E probably damaging Het
Or4c100 A T 2: 88,356,572 (GRCm39) Y215F probably damaging Het
Or4l15 C A 14: 50,198,503 (GRCm39) V9L probably benign Het
Or6d13 A G 6: 116,518,226 (GRCm39) T271A probably benign Het
Pcdh15 T A 10: 74,338,598 (GRCm39) V1068E probably damaging Het
Plat A G 8: 23,262,273 (GRCm39) Y99C probably damaging Het
Potefam1 G A 2: 111,028,450 (GRCm39) T42I possibly damaging Het
Rasl10b G A 11: 83,308,665 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rbm25 T C 12: 83,707,150 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Scaf11 T C 15: 96,316,570 (GRCm39) D998G probably damaging Het
Serpinb6a A G 13: 34,119,684 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Spef2 T C 15: 9,687,899 (GRCm39) I507M probably benign Het
Srebf2 T A 15: 82,061,790 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Stimate C T 14: 30,584,842 (GRCm39) R56C probably damaging Het
Usp19 T C 9: 108,371,000 (GRCm39) S221P probably benign Het
Xkr4 C T 1: 3,741,469 (GRCm39) A35T possibly damaging Het
Zbtb14 C A 17: 69,695,497 (GRCm39) F398L probably 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
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
R9792:Tert UTSW 13 73,792,442 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TGGTCCCAGAACACCTCTGAGAAC -3'
(R):5'- GCCCATCTCCATGAAGAAAGGGAAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GAACACCTCTGAGAACTTGTGTG -3'
(R):5'- AGGGAACACCTTTTGACCTATC -3'
Posted On 2013-10-16