Incidental Mutation 'R7173:Alx4'
ID 558399
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Alx4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000040310
Gene Name aristaless-like homeobox 4
Synonyms Aristaless-like 4
MMRRC Submission 045265-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.656) question?
Stock # R7173 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 93472779-93511686 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to T at 93473202 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glycine to Cysteine at position 67 (G67C)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000047962 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000042078] [ENSMUST00000111254]
AlphaFold O35137
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000042078
AA Change: G67C

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.817 (Sensitivity: 0.84; Specificity: 0.93)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000047962
Gene: ENSMUSG00000040310
AA Change: G67C

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 damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000111254
AA Change: G67C

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.977 (Sensitivity: 0.76; Specificity: 0.96)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000106885
Gene: ENSMUSG00000040310
AA Change: G67C

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 91 108 N/A INTRINSIC
HOX 202 264 1.11e-28 SMART
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 99.0%
Validation Efficiency 100% (79/79)
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: 78 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
5031439G07Rik C T 15: 84,833,848 (GRCm39) V403I possibly damaging Het
Actn1 G A 12: 80,224,033 (GRCm39) R475C possibly damaging Het
Adam11 T C 11: 102,662,757 (GRCm39) L191P possibly damaging Het
Adam21 G T 12: 81,606,008 (GRCm39) Q585K probably benign Het
Akap3 T C 6: 126,841,729 (GRCm39) V116A probably benign Het
Alpk1 A T 3: 127,478,024 (GRCm39) Y74* probably null Het
Ankrd17 A T 5: 90,407,976 (GRCm39) C1414S possibly damaging Het
Ankrd44 T C 1: 54,805,550 (GRCm39) D170G probably damaging Het
Arpc2 T A 1: 74,303,531 (GRCm39) M266K probably damaging Het
Atp12a A T 14: 56,621,837 (GRCm39) N794I probably damaging Het
Cabin1 A G 10: 75,582,396 (GRCm39) L340P probably benign Het
Ccer1 A T 10: 97,529,217 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cfap73 A T 5: 120,772,279 (GRCm39) Y8N probably damaging Het
Cfhr4 C A 1: 139,659,415 (GRCm39) E705* probably null Het
Cln3 T C 7: 126,178,589 (GRCm39) T173A probably damaging Het
Cxcl3 A T 5: 90,934,008 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cyp2c66 G C 19: 39,159,401 (GRCm39) C284S probably benign Het
Dnajc22 T C 15: 98,999,187 (GRCm39) V124A probably benign Het
Dync1h1 C G 12: 110,568,173 (GRCm39) D45E probably benign Het
Elmod3 A T 6: 72,554,235 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Enpp3 A C 10: 24,649,945 (GRCm39) V827G probably damaging Het
Esyt2 T C 12: 116,327,154 (GRCm39) I574T probably benign Het
Ext2 A T 2: 93,643,957 (GRCm39) I108N probably damaging Het
Fam186a T C 15: 99,843,531 (GRCm39) I904M unknown Het
Fmnl2 T C 2: 53,004,202 (GRCm39) I638T unknown Het
Fndc3c1 G C X: 105,478,679 (GRCm39) L724V possibly damaging Het
Fras1 G T 5: 96,925,937 (GRCm39) A3714S probably damaging Het
Fsd1 C A 17: 56,303,696 (GRCm39) R479S possibly damaging Het
Gaa C T 11: 119,169,817 (GRCm39) L624F probably damaging Het
Galnt2 G A 8: 125,032,292 (GRCm39) V86I probably benign Het
Gdap1l1 T G 2: 163,280,608 (GRCm39) V48G probably damaging Het
Gm10549 A G 18: 33,597,462 (GRCm39) T83A unknown Het
Gm11437 T G 11: 84,055,374 (GRCm39) T81P probably benign Het
Gm16253 T C 3: 96,487,979 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gprc6a A T 10: 51,504,595 (GRCm39) M83K probably benign Het
Grik5 T C 7: 24,767,587 (GRCm39) D31G probably damaging Het
Hcrtr2 A G 9: 76,167,013 (GRCm39) L108P probably damaging Het
Herc2 T A 7: 55,853,575 (GRCm39) L3689Q probably damaging Het
Igf2bp1 T C 11: 95,859,290 (GRCm39) M407V probably benign Het
Irgq A T 7: 24,233,185 (GRCm39) E342V probably damaging Het
Itih2 A T 2: 10,109,974 (GRCm39) I593N probably damaging Het
Ivd G T 2: 118,701,870 (GRCm39) G101C probably damaging Het
Jakmip1 G A 5: 37,248,708 (GRCm39) G123S probably damaging Het
Kif14 T A 1: 136,406,908 (GRCm39) I580N probably damaging Het
Kmt2e A T 5: 23,669,855 (GRCm39) Y114F probably damaging Het
Ly6g5b C A 17: 35,333,680 (GRCm39) C99F probably damaging Het
Map3k20 C T 2: 72,271,758 (GRCm39) P629S probably benign Het
Mpl A G 4: 118,305,741 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Muc4 T C 16: 32,582,862 (GRCm39) F476L probably damaging Het
Mup18 T C 4: 61,590,199 (GRCm39) T110A probably benign Het
Nlrp9a A G 7: 26,257,603 (GRCm39) D407G probably benign Het
Nmur1 G A 1: 86,314,190 (GRCm39) R359C probably benign Het
Or5ac24 T C 16: 59,165,510 (GRCm39) T185A probably benign Het
Or5p64 C T 7: 107,854,955 (GRCm39) C130Y possibly damaging Het
Panx3 A T 9: 37,572,596 (GRCm39) M318K probably damaging Het
Pcnx1 T C 12: 81,999,777 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pcsk5 T C 19: 17,455,241 (GRCm39) Y1063C possibly damaging Het
Psme3ip1 A T 8: 95,315,486 (GRCm39) F15L probably damaging Het
Rere G A 4: 150,553,195 (GRCm39) R129H probably damaging Het
Rpgrip1 A G 14: 52,349,633 (GRCm39) Y7C possibly damaging Het
Serpina6 T C 12: 103,613,253 (GRCm39) N349S possibly damaging Het
Slc10a1 T G 12: 81,002,750 (GRCm39) E296A probably damaging Het
Slc2a9 A T 5: 38,610,214 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sptan1 T A 2: 29,873,221 (GRCm39) M138K probably benign Het
Tbl3 T C 17: 24,924,233 (GRCm39) T175A probably benign Het
Tbrg4 T C 11: 6,570,810 (GRCm39) T221A possibly damaging Het
Tenm2 T C 11: 35,932,378 (GRCm39) T1739A probably damaging Het
Tmed5 T C 5: 108,280,187 (GRCm39) D35G probably benign Het
Tnfsf15 A T 4: 63,647,889 (GRCm39) S250R probably damaging Het
Tnpo2 G T 8: 85,781,707 (GRCm39) V830F probably benign Het
Ttbk2 G T 2: 120,570,592 (GRCm39) S1187Y probably damaging Het
Ttn G A 2: 76,625,029 (GRCm39) T15183M possibly damaging Het
Tubgcp3 T C 8: 12,689,259 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Vmn1r38 T C 6: 66,753,278 (GRCm39) I279M possibly damaging Het
Vmn1r49 A T 6: 90,049,250 (GRCm39) Y251N possibly damaging Het
Vmn1r66 C T 7: 10,008,482 (GRCm39) V184I probably benign Het
Vmn2r26 T A 6: 124,038,255 (GRCm39) M610K probably benign Het
Xrn2 C T 2: 146,884,013 (GRCm39) P591S 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
PIT4519001:Alx4 UTSW 2 93,505,773 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
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
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'- GACTTGCGTCTCTTACTGCG -3'
(R):5'- AATGCAGCGGGAGAAGCTTC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TCTTACTGCGAGTCCCCGG -3'
(R):5'- GCATCCGCTTCAAATCCGG -3'
Posted On 2019-06-26