Incidental Mutation 'R5301:Gja1'
ID 404251
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Gja1
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000050953
Gene Name gap junction protein, alpha 1
Synonyms Gja-1, Cnx43, Cx43, connexin43, alpha 1 connexin, Cx43alpha1, connexin 43
MMRRC Submission 042884-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R5301 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 10
Chromosomal Location 56253297-56266519 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 56264475 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Leucine to Proline at position 278 (L278P)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000151620 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000068581] [ENSMUST00000217789] [ENSMUST00000218444] [ENSMUST00000218834] [ENSMUST00000220069] [ENSMUST00000220194]
AlphaFold P23242
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000068581
AA Change: L278P

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.958 (Sensitivity: 0.78; Specificity: 0.95)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000064536
Gene: ENSMUSG00000050953
AA Change: L278P

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
CNX 43 76 5.34e-20 SMART
low complexity region 102 114 N/A INTRINSIC
Connexin_CCC 165 231 5.06e-39 SMART
Pfam:Connexin43 293 312 5e-14 PFAM
low complexity region 362 377 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000217789
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000218444
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000218834
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000220069
AA Change: L278P

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.958 (Sensitivity: 0.78; Specificity: 0.95)
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000220194
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000220204
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.2181 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.4%
  • 3x: 98.8%
  • 10x: 97.7%
  • 20x: 96.3%
Validation Efficiency 93% (52/56)
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 connexin gene family. The encoded protein is a component of gap junctions, which are composed of arrays of intercellular channels that provide a route for the diffusion of low molecular weight materials from cell to cell. The encoded protein is the major protein of gap junctions in the heart that are thought to have a crucial role in the synchronized contraction of the heart and in embryonic development. A related intronless pseudogene has been mapped to chromosome 5. Mutations in this gene have been associated with oculodentodigital dysplasia, autosomal recessive craniometaphyseal dysplasia and heart malformations. [provided by RefSeq, May 2014]
PHENOTYPE: Mutant homozygotes are neonatal lethal with heart and outflow tract malformations, eye lens anomalies, and male germ cell deficiency. Conditional deletion in ovary affects follicular development, in astrocytes enhances locomotor activity, and in neural cells produces behavioral and neural defects. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 53 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca4 T C 3: 121,896,502 (GRCm39) V578A probably damaging Het
Abcb11 T C 2: 69,117,191 (GRCm39) I486V probably damaging Het
Abcc9 G A 6: 142,536,207 (GRCm39) T1509I probably benign Het
Akr1c20 T A 13: 4,573,279 (GRCm39) D12V probably damaging Het
Asb1 A G 1: 91,482,475 (GRCm39) Y66C probably damaging Het
Atg14 G A 14: 47,805,656 (GRCm39) R70C probably damaging Het
Bcl10 A G 3: 145,636,342 (GRCm39) D80G probably damaging Het
Bdnf T C 2: 109,553,884 (GRCm39) V46A probably benign Het
Cyp11a1 A G 9: 57,926,544 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cyp3a44 A G 5: 145,725,326 (GRCm39) S292P probably damaging Het
Desi2 A G 1: 178,071,952 (GRCm39) I85M probably benign Het
Dnah2 C T 11: 69,349,746 (GRCm39) R2399Q probably benign Het
Dock10 T C 1: 80,625,973 (GRCm39) D49G probably benign Het
Epcam T A 17: 87,944,305 (GRCm39) L20Q possibly damaging Het
Ercc4 T C 16: 12,948,550 (GRCm39) V589A probably damaging Het
Fcgbp A T 7: 27,793,099 (GRCm39) K1034N possibly damaging Het
Fras1 C T 5: 96,805,125 (GRCm39) L1256F possibly damaging Het
Gata5 T C 2: 179,975,786 (GRCm39) Y126C probably damaging Het
Gm11596 C A 11: 99,683,847 (GRCm39) R91L unknown Het
Gm29125 A T 1: 80,362,154 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Hcrtr1 G T 4: 130,031,463 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ifi207 G A 1: 173,556,977 (GRCm39) S587L possibly damaging Het
Ino80d T C 1: 63,113,578 (GRCm39) T291A probably benign Het
Itgb3 A G 11: 104,524,480 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Kif26b A G 1: 178,358,233 (GRCm39) S115G unknown Het
Klc3 T C 7: 19,130,274 (GRCm39) Y301C probably damaging Het
Klhl18 G C 9: 110,265,195 (GRCm39) N335K possibly damaging Het
Meioc A T 11: 102,570,871 (GRCm39) R867S probably damaging Het
Mplkipl1 C T 19: 61,164,364 (GRCm39) G24R unknown Het
Mroh2a A G 1: 88,186,386 (GRCm39) S64G probably benign Het
Mthfd2 C A 6: 83,287,465 (GRCm39) G200V probably damaging Het
Nrap A G 19: 56,367,541 (GRCm39) I312T probably damaging Het
Nrp1 T G 8: 129,160,678 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Obscn A G 11: 59,026,234 (GRCm39) L323P probably damaging Het
Or11g1 T C 14: 50,651,030 (GRCm39) S10P probably benign Het
Or1b1 C T 2: 36,995,210 (GRCm39) V151M probably benign Het
Or9i14 G A 19: 13,792,933 (GRCm39) T7I probably damaging Het
Pkn2 A C 3: 142,544,967 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ppp1r18 A G 17: 36,179,237 (GRCm39) R371G probably benign Het
Prkar2b A C 12: 32,025,927 (GRCm39) V31G probably damaging Het
Reg3b T A 6: 78,348,243 (GRCm39) M19K probably damaging Het
Sec14l2 G A 11: 4,068,727 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sgca C T 11: 94,854,157 (GRCm39) R104Q probably damaging Het
Slc17a6 A G 7: 51,308,519 (GRCm39) Y281C probably damaging Het
Sorcs2 A G 5: 36,196,734 (GRCm39) V637A probably damaging Het
Tdrd9 T A 12: 112,002,963 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tmem181a T C 17: 6,346,070 (GRCm39) I229T possibly damaging Het
Tmpo A T 10: 90,985,650 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ttc41 T C 10: 86,555,384 (GRCm39) V280A probably benign Het
Vmn1r234 G T 17: 21,449,589 (GRCm39) V168F probably benign Het
Vmn2r96 T A 17: 18,817,950 (GRCm39) I701N probably damaging Het
Wnt16 T A 6: 22,297,848 (GRCm39) M238K probably damaging Het
Zfp607b A G 7: 27,403,172 (GRCm39) T543A probably benign Het
Other mutations in Gja1
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00272:Gja1 APN 10 56,264,418 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
IGL01660:Gja1 APN 10 56,264,544 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02387:Gja1 APN 10 56,263,902 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.48
IGL02596:Gja1 APN 10 56,264,348 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R0607:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,166 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.58
R1386:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,065 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R4084:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,607 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.70
R4542:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,148 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4601:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,325 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5061:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,263,752 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5740:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,285 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R5808:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,594 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.14
R6120:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,601 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6192:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,330 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7057:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,129 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.30
R7227:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,263,752 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7894:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,645 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R8559:Gja1 UTSW 10 56,264,304 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CTCTCGCTCTGAATATCATTGAGC -3'
(R):5'- AGTTCGTGTCCAGCAGCAAC -3'

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