Incidental Mutation 'R5705:Mertk'
ID 451901
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 043330-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.166) question?
Stock # R5705 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 128540876-128644814 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to A at 128613321 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamine to Lysine at position 446 (Q446K)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000014505 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000014505]
AlphaFold Q60805
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000014505
AA Change: Q446K

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.003 (Sensitivity: 0.98; Specificity: 0.44)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000014505
Gene: ENSMUSG00000014361
AA Change: Q446K

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: 99.2%
  • 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: 51 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca7 T C 10: 79,851,276 (GRCm39) V2163A probably benign Het
Abcg3 G A 5: 105,116,036 (GRCm39) A266V probably damaging Het
Ago1 T C 4: 126,342,587 (GRCm39) I519V probably benign Het
Arhgap4 G A X: 72,950,423 (GRCm39) R43W probably damaging Het
Aurkb T A 11: 68,939,641 (GRCm39) L213I possibly damaging Het
Bod1l T A 5: 41,974,345 (GRCm39) Q2323L probably benign Het
Calhm5 A T 10: 33,971,989 (GRCm39) C149S probably damaging Het
Ccdc17 C T 4: 116,454,066 (GRCm39) T28I probably benign Het
Ccdc39 T C 3: 33,871,086 (GRCm39) E630G probably damaging Het
Cnih4 A G 1: 180,981,300 (GRCm39) I24V probably benign Het
Ctse C A 1: 131,592,112 (GRCm39) T146K possibly damaging Het
Ctsr A G 13: 61,309,078 (GRCm39) F226L probably damaging Het
Cyp2a22 T C 7: 26,638,640 (GRCm39) N49D probably benign Het
Defb23 C T 2: 152,301,204 (GRCm39) A123T probably benign Het
Dtx2 C A 5: 136,039,149 (GRCm39) D69E probably damaging Het
Eps8l1 T C 7: 4,473,034 (GRCm39) V91A probably benign Het
Eps8l3 C A 3: 107,798,580 (GRCm39) Q489K probably benign Het
Esyt3 A G 9: 99,200,260 (GRCm39) S645P probably benign Het
Fam161a T A 11: 22,978,869 (GRCm39) M472K unknown Het
Glp2r A G 11: 67,600,565 (GRCm39) V428A probably benign Het
Gnl1 G A 17: 36,292,492 (GRCm39) V191I probably benign Het
Hfm1 T C 5: 107,059,319 (GRCm39) I234M probably benign Het
Hlx T C 1: 184,463,062 (GRCm39) T197A probably benign Het
Hs3st2 T C 7: 120,992,305 (GRCm39) L85P probably damaging Het
Igsf9 T C 1: 172,322,338 (GRCm39) V511A possibly damaging Het
Insyn2b A G 11: 34,354,349 (GRCm39) Y473C probably damaging Het
Kcnma1 A T 14: 24,053,839 (GRCm39) C54S possibly damaging Het
Klhdc4 A G 8: 122,531,732 (GRCm39) V181A probably benign Het
Ldb3 T C 14: 34,298,986 (GRCm39) M213V probably null Het
Ndufs1 A G 1: 63,186,317 (GRCm39) V46A probably benign Het
Neurod4 A G 10: 130,107,271 (GRCm39) M1T probably null Het
Nlrc5 T A 8: 95,202,385 (GRCm39) C162S probably benign Het
Pald1 A G 10: 61,159,076 (GRCm39) I785T possibly damaging Het
Pcmt1 T C 10: 7,513,954 (GRCm39) I224M possibly damaging Het
Pisd C T 5: 32,894,707 (GRCm39) R533H probably benign Het
Plcxd3 C A 15: 4,546,676 (GRCm39) Q227K probably benign Het
Polr1b A T 2: 128,947,271 (GRCm39) K199* probably null Het
Ppp1r10 T C 17: 36,240,381 (GRCm39) V557A probably damaging Het
Ralgapa2 A G 2: 146,291,193 (GRCm39) Y248H probably damaging Het
Rsrp1 T C 4: 134,651,331 (GRCm39) S32P unknown Het
Setdb2 T G 14: 59,660,814 (GRCm39) S110R possibly damaging Het
Srcin1 A G 11: 97,439,777 (GRCm39) C152R probably benign Het
Syk A G 13: 52,765,083 (GRCm39) N70S probably benign Het
Tlr4 T A 4: 66,752,217 (GRCm39) D59E probably damaging Het
Tm9sf4 T A 2: 153,024,378 (GRCm39) I67N probably benign Het
Trim30b T A 7: 104,006,784 (GRCm39) Y24F probably damaging Het
Tsga13 A G 6: 30,876,951 (GRCm39) S189P probably damaging Het
Tspan33 A G 6: 29,717,232 (GRCm39) D210G probably benign Het
Use1 G T 8: 71,822,331 (GRCm39) R278L probably damaging Het
Wwc1 T C 11: 35,767,423 (GRCm39) N403D probably damaging Het
Zfp263 C T 16: 3,564,318 (GRCm39) P203S probably benign 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
R5276:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,234 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.87
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
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'- ACATGACCTCTGTGCATGGAG -3'
(R):5'- TTGCACAATGCTTTTCGGTC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGAATAGGTGGCTTCCCTCAG -3'
(R):5'- TGCACTTGTCAATCAGCCAC -3'
Posted On 2017-01-03