Incidental Mutation 'R2138:Afp'
ID 235947
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Afp
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000054932
Gene Name alpha fetoprotein
Synonyms alpha-foetoprotein
MMRRC Submission 040141-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.515) question?
Stock # R2138 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 5
Chromosomal Location 90638596-90656766 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 90647506 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamic Acid to Glycine at position 250 (E250G)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000041006 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000042755] [ENSMUST00000200693]
AlphaFold P02772
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000042755
AA Change: E250G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.997 (Sensitivity: 0.41; Specificity: 0.98)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000041006
Gene: ENSMUSG00000054932
AA Change: E250G

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
ALBUMIN 20 201 5.33e-70 SMART
ALBUMIN 208 393 8.52e-69 SMART
ALBUMIN 400 591 6.39e-82 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000200693
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000144019
Gene: ENSMUSG00000054932

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
ALBUMIN 20 121 1.4e-3 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000200728
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000201061
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000202955
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.7%
  • 10x: 97.4%
  • 20x: 95.3%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes alpha-fetoprotein, a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life. Alpha-fetoprotein expression in adults is often associated with hepatoma or teratoma. However, hereditary persistance of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology. The protein is thought to be the fetal counterpart of serum albumin, and the alpha-fetoprotein and albumin genes are present in tandem in the same transcriptional orientation on chromosome 4. Alpha-fetoprotein is found in monomeric as well as dimeric and trimeric forms, and binds copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin. The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Females homozygous for targeted null mutations are sterile due to impairment of the hypothalamic/pituitary system and failure of the estrus cycle resulting in anovulation. Homozygous males are fertile. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 74 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Aamp A G 1: 74,323,122 (GRCm39) V6A probably benign Het
Abcc6 A G 7: 45,630,475 (GRCm39) F1262L probably damaging Het
Acot13 A T 13: 25,002,188 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Adgrv1 T C 13: 81,593,439 (GRCm39) I4183V probably benign Het
Aff4 T G 11: 53,263,339 (GRCm39) S120A possibly damaging Het
Ankrd34b A T 13: 92,575,914 (GRCm39) D382V probably damaging Het
Arhgef19 A T 4: 140,978,111 (GRCm39) I577F probably damaging Het
Arl6 A G 16: 59,442,830 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Atp2b2 A T 6: 113,773,268 (GRCm39) M333K probably benign Het
Atp8b3 C A 10: 80,362,939 (GRCm39) A635S possibly damaging Het
Baiap2 A G 11: 119,847,928 (GRCm39) T19A possibly damaging Het
Bcar3 A G 3: 122,306,645 (GRCm39) D206G probably damaging Het
Ccdc162 A T 10: 41,457,293 (GRCm39) M85K probably benign Het
Clec4a4 A G 6: 123,000,937 (GRCm39) N217D probably damaging Het
Csmd1 T C 8: 15,979,088 (GRCm39) Y2832C probably damaging Het
Cubn A G 2: 13,449,189 (GRCm39) I962T probably damaging Het
Dennd4a A G 9: 64,796,619 (GRCm39) Y852C probably damaging Het
Dhcr24 G T 4: 106,429,499 (GRCm39) E191* probably null Het
Dusp12 G A 1: 170,708,166 (GRCm39) Q114* probably null Het
Elfn2 G T 15: 78,558,238 (GRCm39) T103K probably benign Het
Eme1 A T 11: 94,539,018 (GRCm39) V314E probably damaging Het
Epb41l3 A G 17: 69,514,875 (GRCm39) E4G probably damaging Het
Exoc6b A T 6: 84,966,464 (GRCm39) L170Q probably damaging Het
Fbln5 C T 12: 101,728,179 (GRCm39) M261I probably benign Het
Fgf22 T C 10: 79,592,435 (GRCm39) V64A probably damaging Het
Gak C T 5: 108,754,743 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gatad2b T A 3: 90,259,420 (GRCm39) S401R probably damaging Het
Gen1 A T 12: 11,291,622 (GRCm39) S722R probably damaging Het
Gm10754 A T 10: 97,518,132 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Grid2 G A 6: 64,322,782 (GRCm39) R594Q probably damaging Het
Grm7 C A 6: 110,623,098 (GRCm39) N90K probably damaging Het
Herc1 G A 9: 66,377,589 (GRCm39) V3452M possibly damaging Het
Il22ra2 T A 10: 19,508,618 (GRCm39) F215L probably benign Het
Kank1 G A 19: 25,389,117 (GRCm39) G930D probably benign Het
Klra3 A T 6: 130,310,121 (GRCm39) V133D probably benign Het
Lims2 A G 18: 32,088,460 (GRCm39) E220G possibly damaging Het
Mbd3l2 A T 9: 18,356,254 (GRCm39) D193V probably damaging Het
Mbl1 T A 14: 40,875,648 (GRCm39) I34K possibly damaging Het
Mgam C T 6: 40,733,384 (GRCm39) P839S probably damaging Het
Mmp9 G T 2: 164,794,387 (GRCm39) E460* probably null Het
Mov10 T C 3: 104,711,558 (GRCm39) H316R probably benign Het
Ms4a18 A T 19: 10,974,695 (GRCm39) V332D possibly damaging Het
Myo15b T C 11: 115,774,633 (GRCm39) S2082P probably benign Het
Myrfl G A 10: 116,631,443 (GRCm39) T706I probably benign Het
Nampt C A 12: 32,888,421 (GRCm39) H191N possibly damaging Het
Niban1 G A 1: 151,572,002 (GRCm39) V316M probably damaging Het
Nphp3 A G 9: 103,903,102 (GRCm39) E693G possibly damaging Het
Obscn A T 11: 58,894,491 (GRCm39) Y1191* probably null Het
Or10z1 A T 1: 174,078,302 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Or1r1 A T 11: 73,875,129 (GRCm39) Y102N probably damaging Het
Or7a40 A G 16: 16,491,069 (GRCm39) Y259H probably damaging Het
Osbpl10 A G 9: 115,061,202 (GRCm39) N760S probably benign Het
Otof A G 5: 30,619,114 (GRCm39) V10A probably benign Het
Pkhd1l1 A C 15: 44,364,853 (GRCm39) E664A probably damaging Het
Pnp2 T C 14: 51,201,161 (GRCm39) S178P probably damaging Het
Pvr G A 7: 19,650,927 (GRCm39) T199I probably damaging Het
Rbp3 C T 14: 33,677,975 (GRCm39) T641M probably damaging Het
Rnaseh2b T C 14: 62,598,794 (GRCm39) V173A probably benign Het
Septin12 C T 16: 4,810,070 (GRCm39) R155H probably damaging Het
Slco6d1 G T 1: 98,371,385 (GRCm39) R290L probably benign Het
Snx32 A G 19: 5,546,157 (GRCm39) V335A probably damaging Het
Son T C 16: 91,456,260 (GRCm39) V1669A possibly damaging Het
Speer1f A T 5: 11,469,052 (GRCm39) R68* probably null Het
Tbata C T 10: 61,015,063 (GRCm39) T116I probably benign Het
Tdrd1 T A 19: 56,831,021 (GRCm39) S279T probably benign Het
Thsd7a A T 6: 12,471,072 (GRCm39) Y515* probably null Het
Tmem102 T G 11: 69,695,940 (GRCm39) L40F probably damaging Het
Tmem169 A G 1: 72,340,155 (GRCm39) N195S probably damaging Het
Tmem201 A T 4: 149,802,537 (GRCm39) S613T probably damaging Het
Tnfaip6 A T 2: 51,942,344 (GRCm39) I218F possibly damaging Het
Tube1 C A 10: 39,023,347 (GRCm39) H331Q probably benign Het
Wwc1 G A 11: 35,732,714 (GRCm39) T998I possibly damaging Het
Xpc A T 6: 91,475,104 (GRCm39) Y638* probably null Het
Zdhhc4 A T 5: 143,310,017 (GRCm39) Y80* probably null Het
Other mutations in Afp
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL03261:Afp APN 5 90,639,610 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0018:Afp UTSW 5 90,654,600 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0387:Afp UTSW 5 90,645,150 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0529:Afp UTSW 5 90,652,254 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1401:Afp UTSW 5 90,649,486 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R1471:Afp UTSW 5 90,651,541 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.49
R1666:Afp UTSW 5 90,652,927 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1800:Afp UTSW 5 90,638,655 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2248:Afp UTSW 5 90,649,429 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4324:Afp UTSW 5 90,655,764 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4555:Afp UTSW 5 90,654,546 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R5035:Afp UTSW 5 90,655,764 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5241:Afp UTSW 5 90,649,473 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.37
R5925:Afp UTSW 5 90,645,147 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6220:Afp UTSW 5 90,652,269 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
R6719:Afp UTSW 5 90,651,562 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8211:Afp UTSW 5 90,649,345 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.73
R8496:Afp UTSW 5 90,639,572 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8960:Afp UTSW 5 90,651,500 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.12
R9112:Afp UTSW 5 90,652,289 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R9326:Afp UTSW 5 90,652,205 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
Z1088:Afp UTSW 5 90,652,874 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GCTGACGAGACCTAAGATGTG -3'
(R):5'- CAAAGCAATCATGACGTAGCTC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CTGACGAGACCTAAGATGTGTTTCC -3'
(R):5'- GACGTAGCTCAAATTTTACTCTTCG -3'
Posted On 2014-10-01