Incidental Mutation 'PIT4519001:Alx4'
ID 555096
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Alx4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000040310
Gene Name aristaless-like homeobox 4
Synonyms Aristaless-like 4
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.656) question?
Stock # PIT4519001 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 93472779-93511686 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 93505773 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Cysteine to Serine at position 292 (C292S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000106885 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000042078] [ENSMUST00000111254] [ENSMUST00000184931]
AlphaFold O35137
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000042078
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000047962
Gene: ENSMUSG00000040310

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 91 108 N/A INTRINSIC
HOX 202 264 1.11e-28 SMART
low complexity region 302 319 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:OAR 375 393 1.5e-12 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000111254
AA Change: C292S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.001 (Sensitivity: 0.99; Specificity: 0.15)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000106885
Gene: ENSMUSG00000040310
AA Change: C292S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 91 108 N/A INTRINSIC
HOX 202 264 1.11e-28 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000184931
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000138956
Gene: ENSMUSG00000027198

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
transmembrane domain 24 46 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Exostosin 100 380 1.4e-57 PFAM
Pfam:Glyco_transf_64 456 559 9.5e-31 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 93.5%
  • 3x: 90.9%
  • 10x: 84.7%
  • 20x: 70.8%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a paired-like homeodomain transcription factor expressed in the mesenchyme of developing bones, limbs, hair, teeth, and mammary tissue. Mutations in this gene cause parietal foramina 2 (PFM2); an autosomal dominant disease characterized by deficient ossification of the parietal bones. Mutations in this gene also cause a form of frontonasal dysplasia with alopecia and hypogonadism; suggesting a role for this gene in craniofacial development, mesenchymal-epithelial communication, and hair follicle development. Deletion of a segment of chromosome 11 containing this gene, del(11)(p11p12), causes Potocki-Shaffer syndrome (PSS); a syndrome characterized by craniofacial anomalies, mental retardation, multiple exostoses, and genital abnormalities in males. In mouse, this gene has been shown to use dual translation initiation sites located 16 codons apart. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]
PHENOTYPE: Depending on genetic background mutant mice may show preaxial polydactyly and other skeletal alterations, transitory alopecia, ventral body wall defects and male sterility. Homozygous mice of one allele die prenatally. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI

All alleles(5) : Targeted, knock-out(1) Spontaneous(1) Chemically induced(3)

Other mutations in this stock
Total: 61 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2700049A03Rik T A 12: 71,217,440 (GRCm39) M803K probably benign Het
4930590J08Rik C A 6: 91,894,038 (GRCm39) N218K probably damaging Het
Abcc2 G A 19: 43,807,836 (GRCm39) V826M possibly damaging Het
Abcg2 T C 6: 58,651,792 (GRCm39) S395P probably damaging Het
Adam1b C T 5: 121,640,010 (GRCm39) G345D probably damaging Het
Amd2 C A 10: 35,586,627 (GRCm39) C310F possibly damaging Het
BC051665 A T 13: 60,931,989 (GRCm39) S137T possibly damaging Het
Bmp1 A G 14: 70,727,469 (GRCm39) F705L possibly damaging Het
Coil C T 11: 88,863,552 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Col6a6 G A 9: 105,609,462 (GRCm39) P1609S probably benign Het
Cpt1b A T 15: 89,303,066 (GRCm39) F633I probably damaging Het
Dcun1d2 A T 8: 13,311,406 (GRCm39) D194E probably benign Het
Defb4 A G 8: 19,248,752 (GRCm39) R2G possibly damaging Het
Dll4 T C 2: 119,162,897 (GRCm39) V506A probably benign Het
Dop1b A G 16: 93,558,942 (GRCm39) S563G probably benign Het
Dpp7 C A 2: 25,242,460 (GRCm39) G498W probably damaging Het
Fam210a A T 18: 68,409,020 (GRCm39) S97T possibly damaging Het
Fastkd1 T A 2: 69,520,501 (GRCm39) D767V probably damaging Het
Fgg A T 3: 82,920,246 (GRCm39) N342Y probably damaging Het
Gimap6 T G 6: 48,684,995 (GRCm39) R30S probably benign Het
Gm10840 T C 11: 106,051,959 (GRCm39) V95A unknown Het
Herc3 T A 6: 58,853,796 (GRCm39) I614N probably damaging Het
Kdr A T 5: 76,097,556 (GRCm39) S1233R possibly damaging Het
Lrp1 C G 10: 127,443,843 (GRCm39) Q141H possibly damaging Het
Magi2 A T 5: 20,866,344 (GRCm39) K1078N probably damaging Het
Meioc A T 11: 102,570,783 (GRCm39) E838V probably damaging Het
Mmp20 A G 9: 7,628,302 (GRCm39) K17E probably benign Het
Mtor C T 4: 148,608,957 (GRCm39) R1538W probably damaging Het
Notch2 C T 3: 98,005,424 (GRCm39) T296I probably damaging Het
Nup98 T C 7: 101,784,171 (GRCm39) S1054G probably benign Het
Or10ac1 T C 6: 42,515,534 (GRCm39) T141A probably damaging Het
Or2a12 T C 6: 42,904,578 (GRCm39) C138R probably damaging Het
Or5b109 A C 19: 13,212,216 (GRCm39) I201L probably benign Het
Or6f1 T C 7: 85,970,941 (GRCm39) Y73C probably damaging Het
Pipox C A 11: 77,774,001 (GRCm39) W205L probably damaging Het
Plin4 T G 17: 56,410,828 (GRCm39) T1068P probably benign Het
Pou6f2 A G 13: 18,414,149 (GRCm39) S209P unknown Het
Ptpdc1 T C 13: 48,736,632 (GRCm39) T713A probably benign Het
Rgsl1 T C 1: 153,701,716 (GRCm39) Y246C possibly damaging Het
Rnf19b C T 4: 128,969,446 (GRCm39) A354V probably damaging Het
Rsph4a A G 10: 33,785,126 (GRCm39) T346A probably benign Het
Rsrc2 T C 5: 123,883,135 (GRCm39) T16A unknown Het
Scrn3 T C 2: 73,148,768 (GRCm39) V113A possibly damaging Het
Scrn3 T A 2: 73,161,347 (GRCm39) I311K possibly damaging Het
Sfmbt1 T C 14: 30,506,148 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sin3a A G 9: 57,002,740 (GRCm39) I211V possibly damaging Het
Strn3 T C 12: 51,680,491 (GRCm39) T370A probably benign Het
Sulf1 T G 1: 12,918,395 (GRCm39) N786K probably damaging Het
Taf1b T A 12: 24,597,118 (GRCm39) Y352* probably null Het
Tas2r120 T A 6: 132,634,297 (GRCm39) N126K probably benign Het
Tjap1 C A 17: 46,572,432 (GRCm39) R68L probably benign Het
Tnfsf12 C T 11: 69,586,230 (GRCm39) R66Q probably benign Het
Traj45 A G 14: 54,410,303 (GRCm39) D6G Het
Trappc9 T C 15: 72,824,943 (GRCm39) T541A probably benign Het
Ttc29 A C 8: 79,052,106 (GRCm39) E329A probably benign Het
Vmn1r117 T G 7: 20,617,160 (GRCm39) D296A possibly damaging Het
Vmn1r203 A G 13: 22,708,765 (GRCm39) N182S probably benign Het
Vps53 C A 11: 76,007,999 (GRCm39) R287L probably damaging Het
Vwce G A 19: 10,641,946 (GRCm39) E891K possibly damaging Het
Zfp608 T C 18: 55,079,783 (GRCm39) N334S possibly damaging Het
Zfp648 A G 1: 154,080,687 (GRCm39) H282R probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Alx4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01872:Alx4 APN 2 93,507,818 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
goofy UTSW 2 93,505,714 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Luxoid UTSW 2 93,505,657 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0367:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,498,953 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0436:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,498,702 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R0864:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,473,200 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1913:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,505,732 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3712:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,473,134 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.87
R4619:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,473,106 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5018:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,507,764 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R5227:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,507,725 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6505:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,498,904 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7173:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,473,202 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R7792:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,473,056 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8209:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,505,696 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.68
R8424:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,507,814 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8697:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,505,657 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8884:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,473,355 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R9218:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,473,172 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
R9674:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,507,858 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Z1177:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,473,001 (GRCm39) start gained probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AGCAATGCCTAACCCCTGTG -3'
(R):5'- ACATACTTCCTTTGGGTGCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TGTGACCACCACTGCTTTG -3'
(R):5'- ATACTTCCTTTGGGTGCCCTGAG -3'
Posted On 2019-06-07