Incidental Mutation 'R2019:Emx2'
ID 223716
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Emx2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000043969
Gene Name empty spiracles homeobox 2
Synonyms Pdo
MMRRC Submission 040028-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R2019 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 19
Chromosomal Location 59447122-59453789 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 59447771 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Serine to Glycine at position 42 (S42G)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000053361 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000062216] [ENSMUST00000174353]
AlphaFold Q04744
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000062216
AA Change: S42G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000053361
Gene: ENSMUSG00000043969
AA Change: S42G

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 76 109 N/A INTRINSIC
HOX 155 217 1.32e-26 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000136990
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000174353
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000174573
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0594 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.0%
  • 20x: 94.4%
Validation Efficiency 100% (71/71)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a homeobox-containing transcription factor that is the homolog to the 'empty spiracles' gene in Drosophila. Research on this gene in humans has focused on its expression in three tissues: dorsal telencephalon, olfactory neuroepithelium, and urogenetial system. It is expressed in the dorsal telencephalon during development in a low rostral-lateral to high caudal-medial gradient and is proposed to pattern the neocortex into defined functional areas. It is also expressed in embryonic and adult olfactory neuroepithelia where it complexes with eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) and possibly regulates mRNA transport or translation. In the developing urogenital system, it is expressed in epithelial tissues and is negatively regulated by HOXA10. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct proteins.[provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous disruption of this gene causes neonatal death, impaired urogenital development and malformation of several forebrain regions. Heterozygotes for a null allele show middle and inner ear defects. Homozygotes for an ENU-induced allele die neonatally with middle ear defects and small kidneys. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 69 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2610028H24Rik C A 10: 76,293,899 (GRCm39) F252L possibly damaging Het
Abcc9 G A 6: 142,621,160 (GRCm39) L527F probably damaging Het
Abi3bp A G 16: 56,498,159 (GRCm39) T918A probably damaging Het
Acp3 C T 9: 104,201,901 (GRCm39) G81R probably damaging Het
Acss3 C T 10: 106,772,068 (GRCm39) S669N probably benign Het
Akt1 T C 12: 112,626,059 (GRCm39) N71S probably damaging Het
Amz1 G T 5: 140,737,719 (GRCm39) M326I probably benign Het
Ankrd36 A G 11: 5,639,140 (GRCm39) I1351V probably benign Het
Art2b T C 7: 101,229,194 (GRCm39) D235G probably benign Het
Ccdc141 A C 2: 76,841,909 (GRCm39) I1507M probably damaging Het
Dck A G 5: 88,921,943 (GRCm39) Y135C probably damaging Het
Dmbt1 T G 7: 130,712,718 (GRCm39) I1563S possibly damaging Het
Dnttip2 T C 3: 122,074,393 (GRCm39) V610A possibly damaging Het
Efhb A G 17: 53,708,505 (GRCm39) S722P probably damaging Het
Ermard C T 17: 15,273,527 (GRCm39) R371C probably damaging Het
Fat1 T G 8: 45,476,783 (GRCm39) I1943S probably damaging Het
Fignl1 T C 11: 11,752,054 (GRCm39) K334E probably damaging Het
Fmn1 A C 2: 113,194,825 (GRCm39) K175T unknown Het
Gm7247 A T 14: 51,602,804 (GRCm39) M47L possibly damaging Het
Gpalpp1 A T 14: 76,348,131 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hc A C 2: 34,903,540 (GRCm39) F1038C probably damaging Het
Ifngr1 A T 10: 19,467,861 (GRCm39) M10L probably damaging Het
Irx5 T G 8: 93,084,992 (GRCm39) Y61D probably damaging Het
Itgax A G 7: 127,747,698 (GRCm39) H1038R probably benign Het
Jag1 C T 2: 136,926,599 (GRCm39) E982K probably benign Het
Klhdc9 T C 1: 171,186,509 (GRCm39) D309G probably damaging Het
Lamp3 A T 16: 19,519,961 (GRCm39) M74K probably benign Het
Lrpprc A T 17: 85,059,759 (GRCm39) L685Q possibly damaging Het
Magel2 G A 7: 62,028,844 (GRCm39) V583I unknown Het
Mgat5b A G 11: 116,838,174 (GRCm39) Y271C probably benign Het
Mtmr6 T C 14: 60,536,441 (GRCm39) M557T probably benign Het
Myo16 T C 8: 10,426,260 (GRCm39) L339P probably benign Het
Neb G T 2: 52,122,288 (GRCm39) Y580* probably null Het
Npat A G 9: 53,473,791 (GRCm39) K528E probably benign Het
Or1j4 A T 2: 36,740,418 (GRCm39) Y120F possibly damaging Het
Or4a72 A G 2: 89,405,737 (GRCm39) V111A probably damaging Het
Or5m3 A T 2: 85,838,567 (GRCm39) Y149F probably damaging Het
Parp8 G A 13: 117,004,968 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Phf3 G A 1: 30,850,928 (GRCm39) T1142M probably damaging Het
Phospho1 G A 11: 95,721,932 (GRCm39) V201M probably damaging Het
Piezo1 A G 8: 123,209,451 (GRCm39) F2371L probably benign Het
Pitpnm1 T C 19: 4,163,641 (GRCm39) S1209P probably damaging Het
Pkd1 T A 17: 24,787,658 (GRCm39) C20* probably null Het
Prdm5 C A 6: 65,808,340 (GRCm39) N95K probably damaging Het
Prkx T C X: 76,809,010 (GRCm39) D270G probably damaging Het
Ptgis A G 2: 167,050,199 (GRCm39) V310A probably damaging Het
Ptgis G A 2: 167,056,730 (GRCm39) Q286* probably null Het
Rpf1 T A 3: 146,226,976 (GRCm39) N59I probably damaging Het
Rpl3l A C 17: 24,954,490 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ryr2 C T 13: 11,866,074 (GRCm39) G292D possibly damaging Het
Ryr3 G T 2: 112,611,410 (GRCm39) N2257K probably benign Het
Sla T C 15: 66,654,404 (GRCm39) Y278C probably damaging Het
Slc4a10 A T 2: 62,064,725 (GRCm39) D193V probably damaging Het
Spire2 T C 8: 124,059,657 (GRCm39) C52R probably damaging Het
Tada2b T C 5: 36,641,250 (GRCm39) Y51C probably damaging Het
Tarbp1 C T 8: 127,154,853 (GRCm39) V1424I probably damaging Het
Tbpl1 T A 10: 22,583,576 (GRCm39) E131D probably damaging Het
Tgfbrap1 A G 1: 43,093,677 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tmem116 A G 5: 121,627,317 (GRCm39) I151M possibly damaging Het
Tmem30a T C 9: 79,681,500 (GRCm39) D223G probably damaging Het
Trim13 T A 14: 61,842,335 (GRCm39) C117* probably null Het
Ttn C G 2: 76,585,676 (GRCm39) D21987H probably damaging Het
Txnrd1 G A 10: 82,713,207 (GRCm39) V90I probably benign Het
Unc79 G A 12: 103,137,830 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Upp1 A T 11: 9,083,240 (GRCm39) M111L possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r79 G T 7: 86,651,634 (GRCm39) L344F probably benign Het
Vps39 T C 2: 120,173,708 (GRCm39) Y147C probably damaging Het
Wdr59 A G 8: 112,193,425 (GRCm39) Y666H probably damaging Het
Wdr95 A G 5: 149,497,613 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Other mutations in Emx2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01966:Emx2 APN 19 59,448,021 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.83
IGL02103:Emx2 APN 19 59,450,130 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
R0446:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,452,348 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R0631:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,452,460 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1194:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,447,984 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R1512:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,448,035 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R1526:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,452,442 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R2066:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,450,130 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R2133:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,452,465 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4977:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,447,678 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5884:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,452,461 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8823:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,447,880 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9644:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,452,427 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.20
R9799:Emx2 UTSW 19 59,448,036 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AGATTCTCGGGATCTTCGGC -3'
(R):5'- GATGACCCAGATATCGGTAGCG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CGGGATCTTCGGCTTTGCC -3'
(R):5'- CCAGATATCGGTAGCGGTGGATG -3'
Posted On 2014-08-25