Incidental Mutation 'R3934:Mitf'
ID 306936
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Mitf
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000035158
Gene Name melanogenesis associated transcription factor
Synonyms Gsfbcc2, mi, BCC2, bHLHe32, wh
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably essential (E-score: 0.929) question?
Stock # R3934 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 97784013-97998310 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 97970214 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Proline to Serine at position 54 (P54S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000123433 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000043628] [ENSMUST00000043637] [ENSMUST00000101123] [ENSMUST00000113339] [ENSMUST00000139462] [ENSMUST00000203884] [ENSMUST00000203938]
AlphaFold Q08874
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043628
AA Change: P54S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.253 (Sensitivity: 0.91; Specificity: 0.88)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000044459
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: P54S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
HLH 210 263 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 290 416 9.5e-47 PFAM
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043637
AA Change: P161S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.837 (Sensitivity: 0.84; Specificity: 0.93)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000044938
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: P161S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 34 44 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:MITF_TFEB_C_3_N 56 228 3.1e-52 PFAM
HLH 317 370 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 397 522 2.7e-38 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000101123
AA Change: P145S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.988 (Sensitivity: 0.73; Specificity: 0.96)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000098683
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: P145S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
coiled coil region 44 74 N/A INTRINSIC
HLH 301 354 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 381 507 4.8e-47 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000113339
AA Change: P136S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.961 (Sensitivity: 0.78; Specificity: 0.95)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000108965
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: P136S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
coiled coil region 35 65 N/A INTRINSIC
HLH 292 345 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 372 498 4.6e-47 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000139462
AA Change: P54S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.995 (Sensitivity: 0.68; Specificity: 0.97)
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203884
AA Change: P161S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.457 (Sensitivity: 0.89; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000145132
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: P161S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 34 44 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:MITF_TFEB_C_3_N 56 228 2.2e-49 PFAM
HLH 311 364 2.3e-19 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 391 516 1.9e-35 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203938
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000144988
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:MITF_TFEB_C_3_N 7 60 2.2e-7 PFAM
HLH 148 201 2.3e-19 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 228 353 9.2e-36 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.1640 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.3%
  • 3x: 98.7%
  • 10x: 97.5%
  • 20x: 95.5%
Validation Efficiency 100% (40/40)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: This transcription factor serves at a critical point between extracellular signaling and downstream targets in cell specification in early eye and neural crest development. Mutant alleles have been identified that generate distinct phenotypes. Some of these alleles are being used to model the human diseases Waardenburg syndrome IIa and Tietz syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Mutations at this locus affect development of melanocytes, mast cells, osteoclasts and pigmented epithelium. Mutants variably display lack of pigment in coat and eye, microphthalmia, hearing loss, bone resorption anomalies, mast cell deficiency and lethality. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 38 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
5730507C01Rik T A 12: 18,584,082 (GRCm39) Y381N possibly damaging Het
Adgrf3 T C 5: 30,405,432 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Adgrv1 A G 13: 81,623,166 (GRCm39) F3819S probably benign Het
Aig1 T C 10: 13,677,656 (GRCm39) D112G probably damaging Het
Akap6 C T 12: 53,187,227 (GRCm39) T1547M possibly damaging Het
Alk T A 17: 72,512,949 (GRCm39) I337F probably damaging Het
C2cd5 C T 6: 142,987,106 (GRCm39) V499I possibly damaging Het
Capn11 A T 17: 45,945,213 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Clstn3 G A 6: 124,434,901 (GRCm39) T338I probably damaging Het
Cmbl A G 15: 31,589,933 (GRCm39) D221G possibly damaging Het
Enpp2 A G 15: 54,709,317 (GRCm39) V766A probably benign Het
Fastk G T 5: 24,647,257 (GRCm39) S317* probably null Het
Fgfr1op2 T A 6: 146,496,669 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gpr85 A G 6: 13,836,044 (GRCm39) F287L probably benign Het
Hectd4 G A 5: 121,458,164 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hmcn2 T A 2: 31,270,496 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hspbp1 A T 7: 4,667,594 (GRCm39) M271K probably benign Het
Itgb6 G A 2: 60,441,755 (GRCm39) T685M possibly damaging Het
Itih5 G A 2: 10,250,355 (GRCm39) V685I probably damaging Het
Kalrn T C 16: 34,130,901 (GRCm39) S421G probably benign Het
Mcm2 G A 6: 88,869,990 (GRCm39) R60C probably damaging Het
Perm1 A G 4: 156,303,627 (GRCm39) T724A probably benign Het
Pex5l T C 3: 33,061,321 (GRCm39) E176G probably damaging Het
Polk A T 13: 96,638,143 (GRCm39) M192K possibly damaging Het
Polr3a T C 14: 24,526,169 (GRCm39) I401V probably benign Het
Prpf38b T C 3: 108,811,741 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sema3c T C 5: 17,886,938 (GRCm39) S330P probably damaging Het
Slc16a7 C A 10: 125,066,712 (GRCm39) R309L probably damaging Het
Slc35f1 C T 10: 52,984,314 (GRCm39) T358I probably damaging Het
Slc39a12 T A 2: 14,439,174 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sod3 T C 5: 52,525,987 (GRCm39) S229P probably benign Het
Sorcs3 T A 19: 48,701,943 (GRCm39) V608D probably damaging Het
Spink5 G T 18: 44,149,494 (GRCm39) K958N probably damaging Het
Ttc7 A C 17: 87,678,166 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ush2a T A 1: 187,995,708 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Vmn2r19 T A 6: 123,292,628 (GRCm39) D223E probably damaging Het
Vwf T A 6: 125,532,462 (GRCm39) S87T probably damaging Het
Wdr35 G T 12: 9,058,014 (GRCm39) G513C probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Mitf
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01407:Mitf APN 6 97,994,892 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
IGL01516:Mitf APN 6 97,987,351 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL01617:Mitf APN 6 97,973,389 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01875:Mitf APN 6 97,994,856 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
R0010:Mitf UTSW 6 97,784,242 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R0010:Mitf UTSW 6 97,784,242 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R0079:Mitf UTSW 6 97,973,401 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0381:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,104 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0494:Mitf UTSW 6 97,971,390 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0633:Mitf UTSW 6 97,980,865 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R0829:Mitf UTSW 6 97,980,869 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.46
R1189:Mitf UTSW 6 97,983,086 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
R1459:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,428 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1766:Mitf UTSW 6 97,918,060 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1864:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,383 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1891:Mitf UTSW 6 97,918,237 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R3936:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,214 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4323:Mitf UTSW 6 97,968,910 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.12
R5052:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,406 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.91
R5097:Mitf UTSW 6 97,973,423 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.63
R5297:Mitf UTSW 6 97,971,391 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R5646:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,655 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6109:Mitf UTSW 6 97,973,429 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6351:Mitf UTSW 6 97,980,873 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.85
R6411:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,433 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7855:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,157 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7904:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,671 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7975:Mitf UTSW 6 97,994,990 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.17
R8061:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9135:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,680 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9187:Mitf UTSW 6 97,994,835 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R9261:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,704 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.86
R9795:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,143 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Z1177:Mitf UTSW 6 97,983,082 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TCAACTGGTCAGTCTCACAATC -3'
(R):5'- TCCATTGCTAAGGGCGAGAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GTCAGTCTCACAATCTATGCTACAGG -3'
(R):5'- GGAGTATCCCACAGACAGTTAATG -3'
Posted On 2015-04-17