Incidental Mutation 'R4666:Chrna4'
ID 351890
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Chrna4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000027577
Gene Name cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 4
Synonyms a4 nicotinic receptor, Acra-4, alpha4-nAChR, Acra4, alpha4 nAChR
MMRRC Submission 041924-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.172) question?
Stock # R4666 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 180664104-180685339 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 180679286 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Serine to Proline at position 54 (S54P)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000104479 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000067120] [ENSMUST00000108851] [ENSMUST00000124400]
AlphaFold O70174
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000067120
AA Change: S54P

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000066338
Gene: ENSMUSG00000027577
AA Change: S54P

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 30 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Neur_chan_LBD 39 245 1.4e-76 PFAM
Pfam:Neur_chan_memb 252 620 1.9e-107 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000108851
AA Change: S54P

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000104479
Gene: ENSMUSG00000027577
AA Change: S54P

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 30 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Neur_chan_LBD 39 245 8.4e-79 PFAM
Pfam:Neur_chan_memb 252 620 3.3e-112 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000124400
AA Change: S37P

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.992 (Sensitivity: 0.70; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000123043
Gene: ENSMUSG00000027577
AA Change: S37P

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Neur_chan_LBD 22 78 3.6e-19 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000135766
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000125724
Gene: ENSMUSG00000027577

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 30 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Neur_chan_LBD 39 130 9.2e-37 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.6455 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.3%
  • 3x: 98.7%
  • 10x: 97.5%
  • 20x: 95.8%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, which belongs to a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that play a role in fast signal transmission at synapses. These pentameric receptors can bind acetylcholine, which causes an extensive change in conformation that leads to the opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. This protein is an integral membrane receptor subunit that can interact with either nAChR beta-2 or nAChR beta-4 to form a functional receptor. Mutations in this gene cause nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy type 1. Polymorphisms in this gene that provide protection against nicotine addiction have been described. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]
PHENOTYPE: Nullizygous mice may show reduced chemically-elicited analgesia, susceptibility to seizures, increased anxiety, and altered behavioral responses to nicotine or a new environment. Homozygotes for any of several knock-in alleles exhibit altered nervous system physiology and/or sensitivity to nicotine. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 100 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2410137M14Rik G A 17: 37,289,794 (GRCm39) S12L probably benign Het
Abce1 A G 8: 80,414,115 (GRCm39) V532A probably damaging Het
Adamts12 T A 15: 11,311,578 (GRCm39) N1278K probably benign Het
Adipor1 T A 1: 134,352,643 (GRCm39) I138N probably damaging Het
Aox1 C T 1: 58,343,756 (GRCm39) Q480* probably null Het
Arhgef38 C T 3: 132,846,533 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Atmin A G 8: 117,684,698 (GRCm39) D786G probably damaging Het
Bltp3a G T 17: 28,112,477 (GRCm39) W1222L possibly damaging Het
Capn1 A T 19: 6,061,045 (GRCm39) N253K probably benign Het
Cdh8 T C 8: 99,751,534 (GRCm39) T728A possibly damaging Het
Celsr1 A G 15: 85,914,695 (GRCm39) S1093P probably damaging Het
Cep135 C A 5: 76,764,701 (GRCm39) P560T probably benign Het
Chfr C T 5: 110,292,733 (GRCm39) Q167* probably null Het
Cntln A G 4: 84,889,453 (GRCm39) N312S probably benign Het
Cntn6 A G 6: 104,705,245 (GRCm39) E154G probably benign Het
Col6a6 T A 9: 105,644,541 (GRCm39) Y1249F possibly damaging Het
Cpsf2 T C 12: 101,949,466 (GRCm39) S61P probably damaging Het
Cpvl C T 6: 53,908,918 (GRCm39) E282K probably benign Het
Cryba2 C T 1: 74,929,207 (GRCm39) D179N probably benign Het
Daglb A T 5: 143,489,104 (GRCm39) R654W probably damaging Het
Dennd3 A G 15: 73,442,709 (GRCm39) D1244G probably damaging Het
Dhx57 T C 17: 80,582,390 (GRCm39) E405G probably damaging Het
Dnah10 T C 5: 124,905,536 (GRCm39) M4060T possibly damaging Het
Dph1 A G 11: 75,072,156 (GRCm39) S238P probably damaging Het
Duox1 C T 2: 122,149,956 (GRCm39) P116S probably benign Het
Ebf1 A G 11: 44,882,384 (GRCm39) N447D probably damaging Het
Epg5 A G 18: 78,056,079 (GRCm39) N1751S probably benign Het
Exoc6 A G 19: 37,558,953 (GRCm39) D75G probably damaging Het
Extl2 T A 3: 115,817,856 (GRCm39) I70N probably damaging Het
Fanca T C 8: 123,995,711 (GRCm39) T1364A probably damaging Het
Fbln7 T A 2: 128,736,830 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Foxa3 G T 7: 18,748,297 (GRCm39) C275* probably null Het
Foxred1 C T 9: 35,122,151 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Galr2 A G 11: 116,174,455 (GRCm39) T362A probably benign Het
Garem2 C A 5: 30,319,665 (GRCm39) R376S probably damaging Het
Garre1 T C 7: 33,984,198 (GRCm39) M142V probably damaging Het
Gatc T A 5: 115,473,606 (GRCm39) N111I probably benign Het
Gjb4 C A 4: 127,245,571 (GRCm39) K123N probably damaging Het
Gm9894 T C 13: 67,913,213 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Gtdc1 T C 2: 44,481,937 (GRCm39) N301S probably benign Het
Gtf2ird1 T A 5: 134,412,756 (GRCm39) E55V probably damaging Het
Gtsf1 T C 15: 103,329,632 (GRCm39) I96V probably benign Het
Homer1 T A 13: 93,538,667 (GRCm39) I170N probably damaging Het
Homer3 G A 8: 70,742,793 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hoxb9 A G 11: 96,165,657 (GRCm39) K242R possibly damaging Het
Ifna14 T C 4: 88,489,573 (GRCm39) R155G probably benign Het
Lrrc7 GAAGTTGTTTGGAGATTCTTATCTTA GA 3: 158,024,045 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Lsm11 A G 11: 45,824,640 (GRCm39) S296P probably damaging Het
Macrod2 T C 2: 142,059,519 (GRCm39) L265P probably damaging Het
Mcu G A 10: 59,292,521 (GRCm39) L53F probably damaging Het
Mpv17l2 A G 8: 71,213,061 (GRCm39) V104A possibly damaging Het
Myh10 G A 11: 68,692,556 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Nemf T C 12: 69,359,054 (GRCm39) E1031G probably damaging Het
Nhsl1 G A 10: 18,407,153 (GRCm39) S1395N probably damaging Het
Niban3 G T 8: 72,056,469 (GRCm39) E390* probably null Het
Nlrp2 T A 7: 5,322,188 (GRCm39) I82F probably benign Het
Nlrp4e T A 7: 23,036,205 (GRCm39) L686* probably null Het
Nudt12os T A 17: 59,331,546 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Or10ag57 T A 2: 87,218,220 (GRCm39) I57K probably damaging Het
Or10j5 G A 1: 172,785,157 (GRCm39) S265N probably benign Het
Or2h1b A T 17: 37,462,270 (GRCm39) S44T possibly damaging Het
Or5ac23 A G 16: 59,149,573 (GRCm39) Y100H possibly damaging Het
Or5k16 T C 16: 58,736,947 (GRCm39) D19G probably benign Het
Or8g27 T A 9: 39,129,142 (GRCm39) M163K probably damaging Het
Pde7a T C 3: 19,314,420 (GRCm39) T59A probably damaging Het
Pde7b A C 10: 20,314,496 (GRCm39) D203E probably damaging Het
Phkg2 T A 7: 127,177,156 (GRCm39) I94N possibly damaging Het
Pik3r2 G A 8: 71,221,503 (GRCm39) T667I possibly damaging Het
Pitx3 T A 19: 46,125,540 (GRCm39) H68L possibly damaging Het
Prcd A G 11: 116,558,990 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Prune2 C T 19: 17,097,552 (GRCm39) R1019* probably null Het
Psap A G 10: 60,136,324 (GRCm39) D486G probably benign Het
Purb A T 11: 6,425,615 (GRCm39) V91E probably damaging Het
Recql C A 6: 142,322,567 (GRCm39) V112F probably damaging Het
Rptor A T 11: 119,634,708 (GRCm39) I175F probably damaging Het
Sbf1 C T 15: 89,179,449 (GRCm39) V1385M probably damaging Het
Serpinb13 C T 1: 106,910,574 (GRCm39) S66L probably damaging Het
Slc35f6 T C 5: 30,812,957 (GRCm39) L37P probably damaging Het
Slc6a3 T A 13: 73,686,700 (GRCm39) N22K possibly damaging Het
Sorl1 A T 9: 41,915,347 (GRCm39) M1294K probably damaging Het
Sp6 C A 11: 96,912,701 (GRCm39) A138E probably benign Het
Spag8 G T 4: 43,653,408 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Spmip4 G T 6: 50,572,808 (GRCm39) T35K possibly damaging Het
Spon1 T A 7: 113,628,204 (GRCm39) M320K probably benign Het
Tceanc2 A T 4: 107,022,757 (GRCm39) S77T probably damaging Het
Thsd7a T A 6: 12,337,313 (GRCm39) T1235S possibly damaging Het
Thsd7a T A 6: 12,504,012 (GRCm39) I381F possibly damaging Het
Tmc4 T C 7: 3,674,270 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tmprss11d T C 5: 86,457,260 (GRCm39) D133G probably damaging Het
Trav13n-3 T A 14: 53,574,953 (GRCm39) V65D probably damaging Het
Trpm1 G T 7: 63,852,782 (GRCm39) L65F probably damaging Het
Tyk2 C T 9: 21,025,503 (GRCm39) A741T probably damaging Het
Ube2v1 T A 2: 167,452,297 (GRCm39) Y102F probably damaging Het
Uckl1 A T 2: 181,216,661 (GRCm39) S95T possibly damaging Het
Vcan C A 13: 89,828,053 (GRCm39) W2171L probably damaging Het
Vinac1 T C 2: 128,880,150 (GRCm39) H592R probably benign Het
Vmn1r64 T C 7: 5,887,357 (GRCm39) N62S probably damaging Het
Vmn2r67 T C 7: 84,799,831 (GRCm39) D469G probably benign Het
Vps13b A G 15: 35,640,690 (GRCm39) S1352G probably benign Het
Zbtb38 C T 9: 96,570,436 (GRCm39) R216H probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Chrna4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00815:Chrna4 APN 2 180,671,184 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
IGL00914:Chrna4 APN 2 180,670,824 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01511:Chrna4 APN 2 180,670,461 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.13
IGL02517:Chrna4 APN 2 180,670,926 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
IGL02715:Chrna4 APN 2 180,671,374 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R1168:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,675,931 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.61
R1475:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,671,172 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.44
R1572:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,671,100 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R4428:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,413 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4429:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,413 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4431:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,413 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4494:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,281 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R4664:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,679,286 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4931:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,665 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5144:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,666,623 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5556:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,675,773 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R5633:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,671,253 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5889:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,451 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6056:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,671,235 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6120:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,666,599 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7030:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,671,334 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7352:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,679,267 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R7694:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,660,386 (GRCm39) missense
R7945:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,454 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R8075:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,680,859 (GRCm39) missense unknown
R8706:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,679,307 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9091:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,643 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R9138:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,775 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R9154:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,602 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R9270:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,643 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R9598:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,679,264 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Z1177:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,078 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
Z1177:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,666,606 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AACCTTGGTTGAACCCAGCC -3'
(R):5'- ATTCTTGGGGCCCTGGAAAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCACATGGAGTCTCAGTGTGATAAC -3'
(R):5'- AGCTAGCAGCCACATAGA -3'
Posted On 2015-10-08