Incidental Mutation 'G4846:Plxna4'
ID 525
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Plxna4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000029765
Gene Name plexin A4
Synonyms Plxa4
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.600) question?
Stock # G4846 (G3) of strain Worker
Quality Score
Status Validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 32121478-32565127 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 32169207 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Aspartic acid to Valine at position 1330 (D1330V)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000110748 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000115096]
AlphaFold Q80UG2
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000115096
AA Change: D1330V

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.996 (Sensitivity: 0.55; Specificity: 0.98)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000110748
Gene: ENSMUSG00000029765
AA Change: D1330V

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 23 N/A INTRINSIC
Sema 50 490 2.3e-131 SMART
PSI 508 558 2.21e-14 SMART
PSI 654 701 2.44e-7 SMART
PSI 802 855 1.2e-6 SMART
IPT 856 950 7.25e-16 SMART
IPT 952 1036 4.1e-15 SMART
IPT 1038 1138 2.86e-14 SMART
IPT 1140 1229 6.88e-1 SMART
transmembrane domain 1237 1259 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Plexin_cytopl 1310 1863 1.8e-264 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.2427 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 77.7%
  • 3x: 53.3%
Het Detection Efficiency 29.1%
Validation Efficiency 90% (104/115)
MGI Phenotype PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice exhibit defective trajecotory and projection of peripheral sensory axons and sympathetic ganglion axons and the formation of the anterior commissure and the barrels. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI

All alleles(2) : Targeted, knock-out(2)

Other mutations in this stock
Total: 11 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2700049A03Rik A G 12: 71,184,683 (GRCm39) I24V probably benign Het
Col4a2 T C 8: 11,458,872 (GRCm39) probably benign Homo
Cyp3a13 C T 5: 137,897,085 (GRCm39) E410K possibly damaging Het
Gm20518 A T 16: 17,654,509 (GRCm39) probably benign Homo
Nbea T A 3: 55,994,918 (GRCm39) D166V probably damaging Het
Or5au1 T A 14: 52,273,434 (GRCm39) M45L probably benign Het
Or6c88 A T 10: 129,407,039 (GRCm39) I172F probably damaging Het
Ppl A G 16: 4,905,070 (GRCm39) S1742P probably damaging Homo
Samd4 T A 14: 47,253,776 (GRCm39) I80N probably damaging Het
Spinkl T A 18: 44,302,173 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ttll5 T A 12: 86,071,018 (GRCm39) I1297N probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Plxna4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00429:Plxna4 APN 6 32,139,026 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01395:Plxna4 APN 6 32,216,368 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL01506:Plxna4 APN 6 32,493,470 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01606:Plxna4 APN 6 32,134,936 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01753:Plxna4 APN 6 32,287,413 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
IGL01767:Plxna4 APN 6 32,214,613 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.51
IGL01968:Plxna4 APN 6 32,192,139 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.81
IGL02109:Plxna4 APN 6 32,192,576 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02299:Plxna4 APN 6 32,142,091 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
IGL02306:Plxna4 APN 6 32,183,059 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
IGL02312:Plxna4 APN 6 32,142,052 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
IGL02326:Plxna4 APN 6 32,129,840 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL02658:Plxna4 APN 6 32,162,346 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02683:Plxna4 APN 6 32,494,541 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
IGL02701:Plxna4 APN 6 32,494,494 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
IGL02995:Plxna4 APN 6 32,493,530 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03030:Plxna4 APN 6 32,179,160 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
IGL03264:Plxna4 APN 6 32,155,337 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.64
IGL03304:Plxna4 APN 6 32,141,986 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL03382:Plxna4 APN 6 32,179,129 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.23
corona UTSW 6 32,494,199 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Disposed UTSW 6 32,493,440 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
inclined UTSW 6 32,214,658 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
Slope UTSW 6 32,211,541 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0133:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,174,009 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0200:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,174,023 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0308:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,214,703 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R0468:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,192,181 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0505:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,179,054 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R0542:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,169,232 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0548:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,134,950 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0652:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,162,436 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1144:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,174,091 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.58
R1190:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,228,071 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1228:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,201,087 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R1569:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,162,410 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
R1803:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,494,379 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1832:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,174,761 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R2068:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,494,551 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.66
R2157:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,909 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2842:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,192,566 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R2849:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,162,467 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2892:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,972 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2930:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,142,715 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3892:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,192,589 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4065:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,213,300 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4276:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,177,883 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.29
R4307:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,140,444 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4331:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,127,480 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4478:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,173,068 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R4529:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,473,831 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
R4566:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,494,338 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4568:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,129,873 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4664:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,885 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R4685:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,142,779 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4701:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,623 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4939:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,142,697 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5153:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,201,094 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5181:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,932 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5256:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,228,007 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R5259:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,956 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R5306:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,183,056 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R5487:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,494,218 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5510:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,155,293 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R5542:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,183,165 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5567:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,134,915 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.61
R5634:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,214,658 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R5653:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,494,551 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.66
R5665:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,192,657 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5845:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,214,711 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5909:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,494,181 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5938:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,211,541 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5973:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,228,000 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R6433:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,192,613 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R6482:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,672 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6560:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,192,613 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R6721:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,177,794 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.26
R6810:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,287,457 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.18
R6985:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,214,643 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7024:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,169,204 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7046:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,440 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7137:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,494,199 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7163:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,473,691 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7199:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,192,113 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7248:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,139,095 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7260:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,216,455 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R7361:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,173,057 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7383:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,129,734 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7405:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,173,254 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7516:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,214,703 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7635:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,473,676 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R7754:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,129,807 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7763:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,200,915 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7789:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,183,168 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
R8167:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,981 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R8191:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,885 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R8225:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,139,038 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8284:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,129,789 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R8305:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,188,000 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.81
R8438:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,179,115 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8493:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,192,647 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.27
R8714:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,140,379 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8759:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,169,276 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8822:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,127,431 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R8844:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,174,026 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R8974:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,216,447 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R9020:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,211,497 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R9144:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,162,496 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R9206:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,494,379 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9208:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,494,379 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9257:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,139,018 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R9269:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,155,315 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9411:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,159,682 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9469:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,494,526 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9583:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,192,169 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
R9647:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,228,044 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9695:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,183,056 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R9801:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,140,526 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
V1024:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,211,509 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
X0027:Plxna4 UTSW 6 32,493,979 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Nature of Mutation
DNA sequencing using the SOLiD technique identified an A to T transversion at position 4964 of the Plxna4 transcript in exon 21 of 32 total exons.  Two transcripts of the Plxna4 gene are displayed on Ensembl. The mutated nucleotide causes an aspartic acid to valine substitution at amino acid 1330 of the encoded protein. The mutation has been confirmed by DNA sequencing using the Sanger method (Figure 1).
Protein Function and Prediction

The Plxna4 gene encodes an 1893 amino acid single-pass type I membrane protein that forms a receptor complex with neuropilin-1 and can propagate semaphorin-3A elicited inhibitory signals into cells and neurons. The protein is widely expressed in the peripheral and central nervous system. It contains four immunoglobulin-like IPT/TIG 1 domains, three PSI (plexin/semaphorin/integrin) domains and one Sema domain at amino acids 24-506. These domains are all located in the extracellular region (Uniprot Q80UG2). Homozygous null mice exhibit defective trajecotory and projection of peripheral sensory axons and sympathetic ganglion axons and the formation of the anterior commissure and the barrels.

The D1330V change is located in the cytoplasmic region, and is predicted to be probably damaging by the PolyPhen program.
Posted On 2010-11-02