Incidental Mutation 'R5276:Mertk'
ID 403921
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Mertk
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000014361
Gene Name MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase
Synonyms nmf12, Tyro 12, Nyk, Eyk, Mer
MMRRC Submission 042863-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.166) question?
Stock # R5276 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 128540876-128644814 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to C at 128643234 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glycine to Arginine at position 878 (G878R)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000014505 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000014505]
AlphaFold Q60805
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000014505
AA Change: G878R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.868 (Sensitivity: 0.83; Specificity: 0.93)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000014505
Gene: ENSMUSG00000014361
AA Change: G878R

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 22 N/A INTRINSIC
IG 94 189 8.99e-6 SMART
IG 198 276 1.54e-4 SMART
FN3 279 363 7.23e-8 SMART
FN3 379 465 6.16e-2 SMART
transmembrane domain 498 520 N/A INTRINSIC
TyrKc 582 849 2.88e-129 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000140221
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.3%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.3%
  • 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 is a member of the MER/AXL/TYRO3 receptor kinase family and encodes a transmembrane protein with two fibronectin type-III domains, two Ig-like C2-type (immunoglobulin-like) domains, and one tyrosine kinase domain. Mutations in this gene have been associated with disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) phagocytosis pathway and onset of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for targeted null mutations show increased sensitivity to LPS-induced shock, defective phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, lupus-like autoimmunity, degeneration of photoreceptors, decreased platelet aggregation and protection from induced pulmonary thromboembolism and thrombosis. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 64 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adam26a A G 8: 44,023,457 (GRCm39) F11S probably benign Het
Adipor2 T A 6: 119,334,182 (GRCm39) I343F probably damaging Het
Ahdc1 C T 4: 132,790,109 (GRCm39) P450L possibly damaging Het
Akna A C 4: 63,286,440 (GRCm39) V1353G possibly damaging Het
Baz2b G A 2: 59,792,958 (GRCm39) T390I probably benign Het
Btbd7 T C 12: 102,804,651 (GRCm39) K130E probably benign Het
Cdc42bpa A G 1: 179,965,415 (GRCm39) Y1101C probably damaging Het
Crlf2 T G 5: 109,705,501 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ddx59 A T 1: 136,347,186 (GRCm39) R281S probably damaging Het
Dgcr8 T G 16: 18,101,635 (GRCm39) T216P probably benign Het
Dsg4 A T 18: 20,579,896 (GRCm39) I34F probably benign Het
Enpp3 A G 10: 24,685,814 (GRCm39) S194P probably damaging Het
Entpd8 C T 2: 24,975,057 (GRCm39) R463W probably benign Het
Fam169a A G 13: 97,255,004 (GRCm39) T407A probably benign Het
Fam98b G T 2: 117,089,779 (GRCm39) V99F possibly damaging Het
Foxn3 T A 12: 99,162,687 (GRCm39) K405* probably null Het
Gsdmc T C 15: 63,673,806 (GRCm39) T160A probably benign Het
Hdac1 T C 4: 129,422,716 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Igfbp1 A C 11: 7,151,892 (GRCm39) T232P probably damaging Het
Lcor T A 19: 41,573,478 (GRCm39) H744Q probably damaging Het
Metap2 G T 10: 93,704,784 (GRCm39) P281H possibly damaging Het
Metap2 T A 10: 93,704,794 (GRCm39) T278S probably benign Het
Mfn1 T C 3: 32,618,354 (GRCm39) V169A probably benign Het
Mms22l A G 4: 24,578,774 (GRCm39) D751G probably damaging Het
Mpl A G 4: 118,312,918 (GRCm39) V138A probably benign Het
Myef2 T A 2: 124,937,641 (GRCm39) K533N probably damaging Het
Mylk3 C T 8: 86,082,071 (GRCm39) G309E probably damaging Het
Nid1 T C 13: 13,643,157 (GRCm39) V365A probably damaging Het
Or4d2 A T 11: 87,784,018 (GRCm39) I244N probably damaging Het
Or5p57 A T 7: 107,665,423 (GRCm39) L164* probably null Het
Or7d10 C A 9: 19,831,917 (GRCm39) N137K possibly damaging Het
Or8g19 T C 9: 39,055,611 (GRCm39) C72R probably damaging Het
Pbrm1 A G 14: 30,828,141 (GRCm39) K1323E probably damaging Het
Pcdhga12 G A 18: 37,899,728 (GRCm39) D187N possibly damaging Het
Phrf1 T C 7: 140,839,196 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Phtf2 A G 5: 20,977,195 (GRCm39) V608A probably benign Het
Plec G A 15: 76,057,638 (GRCm39) R4122W probably damaging Het
Polm A G 11: 5,779,393 (GRCm39) S441P probably benign Het
Prrc2b T A 2: 32,104,734 (GRCm39) V1404E probably benign Het
Ptger1 T G 8: 84,395,974 (GRCm39) S344A possibly damaging Het
Rasef A T 4: 73,654,004 (GRCm39) D401E probably null Het
Rbfox3 T C 11: 118,387,178 (GRCm39) Y312C probably damaging Het
Rbm48 A G 5: 3,634,759 (GRCm39) C402R probably benign Het
Rhbdl3 G A 11: 80,210,492 (GRCm39) A82T probably benign Het
Rnf123 AT ATT 9: 107,941,202 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sfi1 A ATCTTCCCAAAGCCAGTGC 11: 3,103,384 (GRCm39) probably benign Homo
Sidt2 T A 9: 45,866,075 (GRCm39) N44Y probably damaging Het
Slf2 T A 19: 44,923,600 (GRCm39) L138Q possibly damaging Het
Spag16 T C 1: 69,935,742 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sspo C T 6: 48,467,401 (GRCm39) P4188S probably damaging Het
Synm C T 7: 67,384,437 (GRCm39) S1075N probably benign Het
Tacc2 G T 7: 130,331,047 (GRCm39) D2151Y probably damaging Het
Tbc1d32 C A 10: 56,027,914 (GRCm39) L729F probably damaging Het
Tnfsf4 A G 1: 161,244,584 (GRCm39) N91S possibly damaging Het
Trim63 G A 4: 134,050,444 (GRCm39) E243K probably benign Het
Trim72 T G 7: 127,603,714 (GRCm39) L20R probably damaging Het
Tubb1 A G 2: 174,299,217 (GRCm39) M300V probably damaging Het
Ubfd1 C T 7: 121,668,091 (GRCm39) A207V probably damaging Het
Usp16 T A 16: 87,267,339 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Vmn2r23 A G 6: 123,689,936 (GRCm39) T271A possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r72 T A 7: 85,387,462 (GRCm39) I701F possibly damaging Het
Wdfy4 A G 14: 32,769,232 (GRCm39) Y2078H probably damaging Het
Wdr41 T C 13: 95,153,958 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Zfp955b A G 17: 33,522,031 (GRCm39) Y500C probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Mertk
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01540:Mertk APN 2 128,625,887 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01561:Mertk APN 2 128,578,556 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01873:Mertk APN 2 128,571,195 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
IGL02539:Mertk APN 2 128,643,210 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02652:Mertk APN 2 128,643,190 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02962:Mertk APN 2 128,619,374 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03237:Mertk APN 2 128,632,192 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
PIT4378001:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,537 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0118:Mertk UTSW 2 128,601,086 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0281:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,541 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0491:Mertk UTSW 2 128,635,027 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0565:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,403 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.20
R0628:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,233 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1260:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,072 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R1406:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,406 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1406:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,406 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1423:Mertk UTSW 2 128,620,883 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1523:Mertk UTSW 2 128,632,248 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1539:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,446 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R1680:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,556 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R1770:Mertk UTSW 2 128,592,094 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1832:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,132 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1870:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,116 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R1959:Mertk UTSW 2 128,601,010 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2078:Mertk UTSW 2 128,636,378 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2125:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,058 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2178:Mertk UTSW 2 128,634,984 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2220:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,392 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.18
R4128:Mertk UTSW 2 128,619,358 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4664:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,132 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.24
R4740:Mertk UTSW 2 128,593,914 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4822:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,225 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4839:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,496 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R4874:Mertk UTSW 2 128,592,079 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4899:Mertk UTSW 2 128,625,845 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5010:Mertk UTSW 2 128,625,920 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R5128:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,167 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R5251:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,375 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5397:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,384 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.86
R5575:Mertk UTSW 2 128,578,485 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5605:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,227 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R5705:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,321 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5987:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,294 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R6127:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,211 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6556:Mertk UTSW 2 128,618,341 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.23
R6671:Mertk UTSW 2 128,593,943 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R6674:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,277 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6841:Mertk UTSW 2 128,601,150 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7153:Mertk UTSW 2 128,578,569 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7192:Mertk UTSW 2 128,635,028 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7225:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,482 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R7344:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,417 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7414:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,313 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R7883:Mertk UTSW 2 128,618,265 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8000:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,418 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8953:Mertk UTSW 2 128,620,716 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R9135:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,035 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.23
R9153:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,487 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9176:Mertk UTSW 2 128,620,892 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.62
R9443:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,029 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9574:Mertk UTSW 2 128,593,880 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9582:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,527 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.55
R9616:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,255 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
X0067:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,487 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CAGGTAACGCTCACTTGTGTC -3'
(R):5'- TTTTCAGGTGTGACTGCAGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGGTAACGCTCACTTGTGTCTTATC -3'
(R):5'- TTTTCAGGTGTGACTGCAGCAAAAG -3'
Posted On 2016-07-22