Incidental Mutation 'R5138:Rax'
ID 396324
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Rax
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000024518
Gene Name retina and anterior neural fold homeobox
Synonyms ey1, Rx, E130303K03Rik
MMRRC Submission 042724-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.676) question?
Stock # R5138 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 18
Chromosomal Location 66067710-66072160 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation intron
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 66071389 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000025396 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000025396]
AlphaFold O35602
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000025396
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000025396
Gene: ENSMUSG00000024518

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 128 135 N/A INTRINSIC
HOX 136 198 1.25e-27 SMART
low complexity region 207 253 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 257 271 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 285 297 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:OAR 314 334 1.4e-12 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000181100
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 96.9%
  • 20x: 93.9%
Validation Efficiency 97% (76/78)
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 functions in eye development. The gene is expressed early in the eye primordia, and is required for retinal cell fate determination and also regulates stem cell proliferation. Mutations in this gene have been reported in patients with defects in ocular development, including microphthalmia, anophthalmia, and coloboma.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mutants die neonatally with severe brain defects including absence of forebrain/midbrain structures and fail to form eye structures. Homozygous hypomorph mutants are viable, but lack eyes and optic tracts and have hypothalamic defects. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 73 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4931429L15Rik C A 9: 46,218,119 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Actr10 G A 12: 71,008,653 (GRCm39) G362E probably damaging Het
Aldh1a3 T C 7: 66,057,600 (GRCm39) T278A probably damaging Het
Arpp21 T A 9: 112,008,152 (GRCm39) K116M probably damaging Het
Arrdc3 T C 13: 81,039,184 (GRCm39) Y72H probably damaging Het
Atr T C 9: 95,819,649 (GRCm39) V2212A probably benign Het
Bcdin3d A G 15: 99,368,932 (GRCm39) F89S possibly damaging Het
Cacna1d C A 14: 30,212,929 (GRCm39) A44S probably benign Het
Cbx3 A G 6: 51,452,269 (GRCm39) E28G probably damaging Het
Cdh23 A T 10: 60,148,061 (GRCm39) F2722L probably damaging Het
Clec11a A G 7: 43,954,062 (GRCm39) V297A probably benign Het
Clk2 C A 3: 89,082,806 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Clybl T A 14: 122,608,716 (GRCm39) C103S possibly damaging Het
Col12a1 T A 9: 79,551,248 (GRCm39) N2123Y probably damaging Het
Corin G A 5: 72,496,402 (GRCm39) P517L probably damaging Het
Ddhd2 A T 8: 26,217,726 (GRCm39) I717N probably damaging Het
Derl2 C A 11: 70,905,390 (GRCm39) G31* probably null Het
Dgcr8 A G 16: 18,095,941 (GRCm39) V523A probably damaging Het
Dnah8 T C 17: 30,984,571 (GRCm39) S3090P probably damaging Het
Dsp C A 13: 38,367,274 (GRCm39) H641N probably benign Het
Dsp A T 13: 38,379,821 (GRCm39) T1590S possibly damaging Het
Duox2 A T 2: 122,128,012 (GRCm39) L57Q probably damaging Het
Etfdh A T 3: 79,530,880 (GRCm39) V47D probably benign Het
Exoc1 T C 5: 76,715,922 (GRCm39) Y823H probably damaging Het
Fam81a C T 9: 70,006,457 (GRCm39) R185K probably benign Het
Fsip2 A G 2: 82,811,768 (GRCm39) I2696V probably benign Het
Glis1 GCACACA GCACA 4: 107,480,302 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gtf3c1 A T 7: 125,246,664 (GRCm39) N1548K probably benign Het
H3c2 G A 13: 23,936,613 (GRCm39) R84H probably damaging Het
Hkdc1 A T 10: 62,234,470 (GRCm39) I575N probably damaging Het
Ifi208 A G 1: 173,518,239 (GRCm39) I449V probably null Het
Ino80 T C 2: 119,213,902 (GRCm39) T1223A probably damaging Het
Kctd9 T C 14: 67,966,197 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Khdrbs1 A G 4: 129,635,647 (GRCm39) Y103H probably benign Het
Kmt2e A G 5: 23,707,693 (GRCm39) H1752R probably damaging Het
Lrp5 T A 19: 3,678,319 (GRCm39) Q512L probably benign Het
Map2k5 T C 9: 63,170,440 (GRCm39) T293A probably damaging Het
Myo7a C A 7: 97,732,806 (GRCm39) R657L probably damaging Het
Myrfl A G 10: 116,631,963 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Nfatc2 G A 2: 168,378,229 (GRCm39) H258Y probably damaging Het
Nup205 T A 6: 35,202,801 (GRCm39) L1336Q probably damaging Het
Or10z1 A G 1: 174,078,395 (GRCm39) S33P probably damaging Het
Or4c113 T C 2: 88,885,291 (GRCm39) I160V probably benign Het
Or5an10 T C 19: 12,276,140 (GRCm39) M119V possibly damaging Het
Otog T A 7: 45,899,430 (GRCm39) S244T possibly damaging Het
Pcdh17 T G 14: 84,684,649 (GRCm39) I372S probably damaging Het
Pira13 A T 7: 3,827,556 (GRCm39) Y200* probably null Het
Plagl1 A G 10: 13,003,919 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Pnpla7 T C 2: 24,931,115 (GRCm39) F910S possibly damaging Het
Prdm13 G A 4: 21,679,507 (GRCm39) P328S unknown Het
Prdm5 C T 6: 65,833,086 (GRCm39) Q152* probably null Het
Psat1 A G 19: 15,892,312 (GRCm39) F216S possibly damaging Het
Psg21 A T 7: 18,390,453 (GRCm39) M1K probably null Het
Rab11fip3 A T 17: 26,210,000 (GRCm39) S994T probably benign Het
Rgs22 A T 15: 36,099,934 (GRCm39) S260R probably benign Het
Ryr2 A T 13: 11,675,175 (GRCm39) H3317Q probably damaging Het
Sc5d A G 9: 42,166,811 (GRCm39) Y243H probably damaging Het
Serpinf1 T C 11: 75,305,854 (GRCm39) E178G probably damaging Het
Slc15a3 A T 19: 10,833,369 (GRCm39) Y462F probably damaging Het
Slc9b1 G A 3: 135,063,534 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Slit2 C T 5: 48,439,309 (GRCm39) P1111S probably damaging Het
Slit3 T C 11: 35,479,812 (GRCm39) Y330H probably damaging Het
Snw1 T C 12: 87,507,205 (GRCm39) K204E probably benign Het
Steap1 A G 5: 5,786,486 (GRCm39) I317T probably damaging Het
Sval2 A G 6: 41,838,879 (GRCm39) N20S probably damaging Het
Tfrc C A 16: 32,434,027 (GRCm39) Y85* probably null Het
Tmem87a T C 2: 120,202,026 (GRCm39) T412A possibly damaging Het
Utp20 T C 10: 88,583,239 (GRCm39) K2705E probably damaging Het
Vmn1r230 A T 17: 21,067,230 (GRCm39) K140* probably null Het
Vmn2r62 A T 7: 42,414,240 (GRCm39) H734Q possibly damaging Het
Zbtb8os T A 4: 129,240,719 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zfp608 A T 18: 55,024,871 (GRCm39) H1466Q probably damaging Het
Zfp957 C T 14: 79,450,362 (GRCm39) C479Y probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Rax
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL02542:Rax APN 18 66,071,701 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.68
IGL03290:Rax APN 18 66,071,231 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4210:Rax UTSW 18 66,068,152 (GRCm39) missense unknown
R4211:Rax UTSW 18 66,068,152 (GRCm39) missense unknown
R6039:Rax UTSW 18 66,068,418 (GRCm39) missense unknown
R6039:Rax UTSW 18 66,068,418 (GRCm39) missense unknown
R6235:Rax UTSW 18 66,068,232 (GRCm39) missense unknown
R6578:Rax UTSW 18 66,071,738 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R7870:Rax UTSW 18 66,071,284 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TAGTGGGACTTCTCGAAGGC -3'
(R):5'- GTACGAAGGTGAGTGCTCAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCAGCTCGTGCAGTTGGTAAG -3'
(R):5'- AAGGCTGCAAAGTCCCTG -3'
Posted On 2016-06-21