Incidental Mutation 'G4846:Col4a2'
ID 527
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Col4a2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000031503
Gene Name collagen, type IV, alpha 2
Synonyms Col4a-2
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # G4846 (G3) of strain Worker
Quality Score
Status Validated
Chromosome 8
Chromosomal Location 11362805-11499287 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation splice site
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 11458872 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Homozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000033899 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000033899]
AlphaFold P08122
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000033899
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000033899
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031503

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 28 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Collagen 56 119 1.2e-10 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 112 174 3.9e-8 PFAM
low complexity region 193 229 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Collagen 289 348 1.3e-10 PFAM
low complexity region 370 389 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 427 445 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Collagen 488 546 2e-10 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 590 655 4.5e-9 PFAM
low complexity region 665 673 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Collagen 674 731 3.5e-10 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 714 775 4.3e-10 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 773 831 1.5e-10 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 861 935 8.1e-10 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 915 976 1.1e-9 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 978 1038 2.6e-8 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 1027 1091 1.7e-10 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 1094 1155 5.5e-11 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 1147 1211 1e-10 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 1271 1340 2.1e-8 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 1330 1392 7.1e-10 PFAM
C4 1484 1591 7.85e-59 SMART
C4 1592 1706 7.65e-71 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000145295
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000114737
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031503

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Collagen 6 55 9.7e-8 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 81 140 4.4e-12 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 145 210 2.7e-8 PFAM
Pfam:Collagen 184 239 2.9e-8 PFAM
low complexity region 280 293 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000148654
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 77.7%
  • 3x: 53.3%
Het Detection Efficiency 29.1%
Validation Efficiency 90% (104/115)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: This gene encodes the alpha-2 subunit of the type IV collagens, an essential component of basement membranes. The encoded protein forms a triple helical heterotrimer comprised of alpha-1 and alpha-2 subunits that assembles into a type IV collagen network. Canstatin, a peptide derived fom the C-terminus of the collagen chain, is a matrikine that has been shown to inhibit angiogenesis. Homozygous knockout mice for this gene exhibit impaired basement membrane integrity and embryonic lethality. This gene shares a bi-directional promoter with a related gene on chromosome 8. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]
PHENOTYPE: ENU-induced missense mutations of this gene result in a variable phenotype affecting the eye, brain and vascular stability in heterozygotes, and fetal or postnatal survival in homozygotes. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI

All alleles(10) : Targeted, knock-out(1) Gene trapped(6) Chemically induced(3)

Other mutations in this stock
Total: 11 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2700049A03Rik A G 12: 71,184,683 (GRCm39) I24V probably benign Het
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
Plxna4 T A 6: 32,169,207 (GRCm39) D1330V 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 Col4a2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00088:Col4a2 APN 8 11,493,685 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL00485:Col4a2 APN 8 11,489,012 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL00909:Col4a2 APN 8 11,498,167 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.91
IGL01574:Col4a2 APN 8 11,489,306 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01914:Col4a2 APN 8 11,464,754 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.57
IGL02147:Col4a2 APN 8 11,458,140 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.28
IGL02205:Col4a2 APN 8 11,481,305 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
IGL02423:Col4a2 APN 8 11,483,800 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL03131:Col4a2 APN 8 11,475,979 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
band UTSW 8 11,498,225 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Binder UTSW 8 11,466,070 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03054:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,498,270 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R0087:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,491,296 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R0124:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,458,871 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0603:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,464,779 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R0646:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,481,252 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.17
R0970:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,465,438 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1738:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,496,238 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1746:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,496,020 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.35
R1826:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,363,509 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1834:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,452,997 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R2016:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,495,086 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R2017:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,495,086 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R2124:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,466,070 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2137:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,483,749 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2207:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,493,352 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3156:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,363,414 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R4169:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,479,391 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
R4679:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,481,337 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.68
R4705:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,363,504 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.52
R4710:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,459,462 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
R4716:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,452,224 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4730:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,487,590 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4732:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,496,197 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R4732:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,464,779 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4733:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,496,197 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R4733:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,464,779 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4834:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,456,836 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4835:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,473,570 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4953:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,479,505 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R5078:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,493,936 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R5204:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,448,651 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R5221:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,498,225 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5355:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,495,984 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R5478:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,448,697 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R5492:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,488,608 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R5646:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,491,281 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5857:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,475,442 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5948:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,470,600 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R6329:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,496,238 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6496:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,452,994 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6496:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,452,993 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R6531:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,458,135 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7185:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,449,739 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7196:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,448,693 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7266:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,475,542 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7308:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,456,856 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7341:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,448,678 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R7394:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,496,184 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7434:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,471,250 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7606:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,493,571 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7646:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,495,086 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R7712:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,475,376 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7752:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,479,358 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.38
R7844:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,475,453 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7901:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,479,358 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.38
R8186:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,475,542 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R8331:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,463,985 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8389:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,498,132 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8547:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,479,305 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
R8927:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,475,543 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R9051:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,498,198 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9088:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,493,227 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.91
R9221:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,491,943 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R9323:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,493,413 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.56
R9337:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,479,346 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9377:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,483,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9697:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,487,628 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.34
R9701:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,493,104 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9729:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,496,157 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R9802:Col4a2 UTSW 8 11,493,104 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Nature of Mutation
DNA sequencing using the SOLiD technique identified a T to C transition at base pair 11408872 in the Genbank genomic region NC_000074 for the Col4a2 gene on chromosome 8 (TTCTTCACAG -> CTCTTCACAG). The mutation is located within intron 12 from the ATG exon, ten nucleotides to the next exon. The Col4a2 transcript contains 48 total exons. Three transcripts of the Col4a2 gene are displayed on Ensembl The mutation has been confirmed by DNA sequencing using the Sanger method (Figure 1). and Vega.
Protein Function and Prediction

The Col4a2 gene encodes a 1707 amino acid member of the type IV collagen family. Type IV collagen is the major structural component of glomerular basement membranes (GBM), forming a network together with laminins, proteoglycans and entactin/nidogen. Type IV collagens contains an N-terminal domain of about 140 amino acids rich in cysteine and lysine residues (known as the 7S domain; residues 26-183), a collagenous domain of about 1300 residues largely composed of Gly-Xaa-Yaa repeats (residues 184-1479), and a C-terminal noncollagenous (NC1) domain that is roughly 230 amino acids long (residues 1484-1707. Type IV collagen α-chains form heterotrimers to make up single collagen molecule. In turn, collagen heterotrimers dimerize through their NC1 domains and form tetramers through their 7S domains to form a collagen network. Numerous cysteine residues are involved in inter- and intramolecular disulfide bonds. The trimeric structure of the NC1 domains is stabilized by covalent bonds between Lys and Met residues. Canstatin, a cleavage product corresponding to the NC1 domain, possesses both anti-angiogenic and anti-tumor cell activity. It is a ligand for certain integrins, and inhibits proliferation and migration of endothelial cells, reduces mitochondrial membrane potential, and induces apoptosis (Uniprot P08122). Mice heterozygous for Col4a2 mutations display defects in the eye, the brain, kidney function, vascular stability, and viability. Homozygotes do not survive beyond the second trimester.

Posted On 2010-11-02