Incidental Mutation 'R0423:Gfra2'
ID 38602
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Gfra2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000022103
Gene Name glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha 2
Synonyms GFR alpha 2, GFR alpha-2
MMRRC Submission 038625-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.250) question?
Stock # R0423 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 14
Chromosomal Location 71127560-71217278 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 71133521 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Threonine to Methionine at position 117 (T117M)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022699 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022699] [ENSMUST00000227697]
AlphaFold O08842
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022699
AA Change: T117M

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.997 (Sensitivity: 0.41; Specificity: 0.98)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022699
Gene: ENSMUSG00000022103
AA Change: T117M

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 21 N/A INTRINSIC
GDNF 40 117 1.76e-15 SMART
GDNF 161 241 3.7e-23 SMART
GDNF 251 347 1.74e-28 SMART
low complexity region 381 397 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000227697
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.6467 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.1%
  • 3x: 98.1%
  • 10x: 95.9%
  • 20x: 91.9%
Validation Efficiency 99% (84/85)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: The protein encoded by this gene is part of the receptor complex that transduces glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor and neurturin signals by mediating autophosphorylation and activation of the RET receptor. Mice lacking this protein are viable and fertile but display growth retardation attributed to impaired salivary and pancreatic secretion and innervation deficits in the intestinal tract. In addition, knockout mice display neural defects including a failure to initiate outgrowth of dorsal ganglion root neurons, demonstrating a requirement in neuronal differentiation of these cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutants have dry eyes, poor postweaning growth associated with impaired parasympathetic cholinergic innervation of lacrimal and salivary glands and of small intestine, reduced skin thickness and accelerated hair follicle regression. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 71 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4930432E11Rik A T 7: 29,261,825 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
A630001G21Rik A G 1: 85,654,187 (GRCm39) I50T probably benign Het
Abhd12 T C 2: 150,680,312 (GRCm39) T264A possibly damaging Het
Acsm3 T C 7: 119,376,382 (GRCm39) Y370H probably damaging Het
Ank2 G T 3: 126,723,509 (GRCm39) Y3789* probably null Het
Anxa4 C T 6: 86,737,719 (GRCm39) A1T probably damaging Het
Apba1 T A 19: 23,922,362 (GRCm39) V810D probably damaging Het
Bank1 A G 3: 135,989,778 (GRCm39) I104T possibly damaging Het
Birc6 T C 17: 75,003,292 (GRCm39) Y4721H probably damaging Het
Bmpr2 A G 1: 59,907,669 (GRCm39) T921A probably benign Het
Ccdc102a A C 8: 95,632,554 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ccdc141 C A 2: 76,869,794 (GRCm39) D904Y probably damaging Het
Ccdc96 A G 5: 36,642,591 (GRCm39) K199R probably benign Het
Cdh10 G A 15: 18,986,965 (GRCm39) V399I probably benign Het
Cenpk A G 13: 104,370,733 (GRCm39) T85A probably benign Het
Col6a2 A C 10: 76,450,751 (GRCm39) V60G possibly damaging Het
Cops7b A G 1: 86,526,753 (GRCm39) D119G probably benign Het
Cstf2t A G 19: 31,061,676 (GRCm39) E404G possibly damaging Het
Ctnna2 A T 6: 77,630,052 (GRCm39) V134E probably damaging Het
Cwh43 A C 5: 73,574,085 (GRCm39) M250L probably benign Het
Daam2 T A 17: 49,776,449 (GRCm39) K813* probably null Het
Dhcr24 G A 4: 106,443,733 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dnah8 G T 17: 30,920,955 (GRCm39) R1182L probably benign Het
Doc2a C T 7: 126,447,830 (GRCm39) P25S probably damaging Het
Dst A G 1: 34,317,116 (GRCm39) S6823G possibly damaging Het
Espl1 T A 15: 102,212,421 (GRCm39) L509* probably null Het
Fbxw19 C T 9: 109,315,134 (GRCm39) V143I probably benign Het
Fbxw5 A G 2: 25,394,538 (GRCm39) T171A possibly damaging Het
Gm454 T A 5: 138,202,403 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Ilrun A C 17: 28,005,207 (GRCm39) Y117D probably damaging Het
Kcnq4 A G 4: 120,574,705 (GRCm39) S120P probably damaging Het
Krt84 A T 15: 101,437,155 (GRCm39) L336Q probably damaging Het
Lilra6 T A 7: 3,917,774 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mbnl2 G A 14: 120,562,736 (GRCm39) R29H probably damaging Het
Mcm3ap G A 10: 76,338,539 (GRCm39) G1389D probably benign Het
Mettl13 A T 1: 162,371,954 (GRCm39) I305N probably damaging Het
Muc6 A G 7: 141,238,548 (GRCm39) S30P probably benign Het
Myh7 T A 14: 55,216,646 (GRCm39) Q1237L probably benign Het
Myo9a T G 9: 59,802,619 (GRCm39) D2035E probably damaging Het
Nat10 A G 2: 103,578,572 (GRCm39) S211P probably damaging Het
Ntm T C 9: 29,090,395 (GRCm39) Y108C probably damaging Het
Or14c39 T C 7: 86,344,434 (GRCm39) Y257H possibly damaging Het
Or7g25 A T 9: 19,160,248 (GRCm39) L149* probably null Het
Pcdhb16 A G 18: 37,613,422 (GRCm39) D794G probably benign Het
Phlpp1 A G 1: 106,267,345 (GRCm39) T753A probably benign Het
Pierce1 T C 2: 28,356,036 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Pnldc1 T C 17: 13,108,963 (GRCm39) Q511R possibly damaging Het
Ppip5k2 A G 1: 97,689,152 (GRCm39) S38P possibly damaging Het
Pygb A G 2: 150,665,904 (GRCm39) K593E probably benign Het
Rangap1 A T 15: 81,589,664 (GRCm39) F564I probably damaging Het
Rictor A T 15: 6,803,381 (GRCm39) I498F possibly damaging Het
Rnase12 A T 14: 51,294,613 (GRCm39) V22D probably benign Het
Rpl7l1 T A 17: 47,091,324 (GRCm39) M93L probably benign Het
Smg1 T C 7: 117,776,103 (GRCm39) R1396G possibly damaging Het
Snx19 C A 9: 30,347,133 (GRCm39) T692N probably damaging Het
Spag6 A G 2: 18,715,404 (GRCm39) D61G probably benign Het
Spen T A 4: 141,206,647 (GRCm39) N660I unknown Het
Sptan1 T G 2: 29,918,684 (GRCm39) C2246G probably null Het
Svopl A G 6: 38,013,642 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Taf2 A T 15: 54,928,078 (GRCm39) N108K probably benign Het
Thbs4 T C 13: 92,893,079 (GRCm39) D703G probably damaging Het
Tle6 G T 10: 81,434,457 (GRCm39) N47K possibly damaging Het
Usp48 G T 4: 137,343,722 (GRCm39) V452L probably benign Het
Ust A T 10: 8,173,912 (GRCm39) S198T probably damaging Het
Wnk2 T A 13: 49,248,894 (GRCm39) M386L possibly damaging Het
Ywhaq T C 12: 21,441,382 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zfp11 C T 5: 129,735,302 (GRCm39) G53E possibly damaging Het
Zfp316 A G 5: 143,238,993 (GRCm39) S1009P probably damaging Het
Zfp963 A G 8: 70,197,156 (GRCm39) Y29H probably damaging Het
Zmym4 A G 4: 126,776,112 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zranb3 A G 1: 128,019,607 (GRCm39) I45T probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Gfra2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00424:Gfra2 APN 14 71,205,679 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01303:Gfra2 APN 14 71,133,292 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
IGL01380:Gfra2 APN 14 71,204,586 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01528:Gfra2 APN 14 71,203,738 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
IGL02203:Gfra2 APN 14 71,204,524 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
IGL02270:Gfra2 APN 14 71,163,347 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
IGL03104:Gfra2 APN 14 71,205,725 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL03270:Gfra2 APN 14 71,163,344 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
H8562:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,215,818 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
H8786:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,215,818 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R4120:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,203,715 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4172:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,521 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R4712:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,377 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4804:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,361 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
R4902:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,204,455 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5424:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,287 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6711:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,203,715 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7290:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,380 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7322:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,205,831 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7814:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,410 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8159:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,397 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8557:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,214,737 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R8831:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,204,503 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R8833:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,337 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9072:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,138,935 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R9073:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,138,935 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R9444:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,203,751 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.55
Z1177:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,215,932 (GRCm39) missense not run
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TGTGTGCGGCTGAATCCAACTG -3'
(R):5'- GAAGTCTCTGCAATCTCAAGCCCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GTACCGCACCCTTCGGC -3'
(R):5'- CTTCAAGAGAGCTTGCCTAGAGTC -3'
Posted On 2013-05-23