Incidental Mutation 'R0628:Mertk'
ID 57681
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 038817-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.166) question?
Stock # R0628 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 128540876-128644814 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 128580233 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Asparagine to Isoleucine at position 229 (N229I)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000014505 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000014505]
AlphaFold Q60805
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000014505
AA Change: N229I

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.996 (Sensitivity: 0.55; Specificity: 0.98)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000014505
Gene: ENSMUSG00000014361
AA Change: N229I

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
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.2661 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.3%
  • 3x: 98.8%
  • 10x: 97.3%
  • 20x: 94.6%
Validation Efficiency 98% (58/59)
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: 56 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Alpk2 A C 18: 65,440,367 (GRCm39) V809G possibly damaging Het
Bank1 T A 3: 135,772,151 (GRCm39) D493V probably damaging Het
Camk2d T C 3: 126,604,273 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ccdc17 T A 4: 116,455,745 (GRCm39) L292H probably damaging Het
Ccdc7b A G 8: 129,837,498 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cd34 C A 1: 194,641,525 (GRCm39) T317K probably damaging Het
Col6a5 C G 9: 105,789,649 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Colgalt2 G T 1: 152,384,312 (GRCm39) A551S possibly damaging Het
Copa T C 1: 171,918,592 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Coq7 T C 7: 118,128,867 (GRCm39) D56G probably damaging Het
Dlg4 C T 11: 69,922,610 (GRCm39) T201I probably damaging Het
Dnah7a T A 1: 53,536,264 (GRCm39) D2593V probably benign Het
Ect2l T A 10: 18,018,788 (GRCm39) E536V probably damaging Het
Emilin3 A G 2: 160,752,799 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Eml2 T C 7: 18,935,479 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fam135b C T 15: 71,320,505 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fhip2b T C 14: 70,825,161 (GRCm39) T392A possibly damaging Het
Gart C T 16: 91,430,790 (GRCm39) R424H probably benign Het
Gramd1a A G 7: 30,842,049 (GRCm39) L80P probably damaging Het
Herc1 A G 9: 66,358,163 (GRCm39) K2415E probably benign Het
Ica1 C T 6: 8,644,256 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Idi2l T A 13: 8,990,958 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Iyd A T 10: 3,497,127 (GRCm39) M161L probably damaging Het
Kdm5a T C 6: 120,392,200 (GRCm39) L974S probably damaging Het
Kif1a T C 1: 92,947,605 (GRCm39) D1619G probably damaging Het
Lypd8 C T 11: 58,275,499 (GRCm39) T78M probably damaging Het
Marchf10 T A 11: 105,280,986 (GRCm39) H433L probably benign Het
Mbp A G 18: 82,572,742 (GRCm39) Y13C probably damaging Het
Msrb2 T A 2: 19,398,091 (GRCm39) D116E probably damaging Het
Nfix G A 8: 85,453,155 (GRCm39) R300C probably damaging Het
Otoa G A 7: 120,744,873 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Pclo A G 5: 14,719,552 (GRCm39) T1230A unknown Het
Polrmt T C 10: 79,574,979 (GRCm39) T851A possibly damaging Het
Prpf6 C T 2: 181,277,841 (GRCm39) P401L probably damaging Het
Rasgrp4 A G 7: 28,839,635 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rc3h2 A T 2: 37,272,064 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Reps1 A G 10: 17,996,841 (GRCm39) T588A probably damaging Het
Rtel1 A C 2: 180,993,674 (GRCm39) S782R probably benign Het
Sacm1l A G 9: 123,378,060 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Skic3 G C 13: 76,298,848 (GRCm39) V1185L possibly damaging Het
Skint5 A T 4: 113,588,266 (GRCm39) L728* probably null Het
Slc9b2 T A 3: 135,029,536 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Snapc3 A T 4: 83,368,397 (GRCm39) H298L probably benign Het
Tex9 A T 9: 72,399,233 (GRCm39) M1K probably null Het
Trappc13 C T 13: 104,291,424 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Usp3 C T 9: 66,425,726 (GRCm39) R467H probably benign Het
Vmn2r11 T A 5: 109,195,597 (GRCm39) L576F possibly damaging Het
Wnk4 T C 11: 101,165,849 (GRCm39) F792S probably benign Het
Zfp1007 T C 5: 109,826,442 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Zfp280d T C 9: 72,269,230 (GRCm39) V764A probably benign Het
Zfp69 G A 4: 120,806,622 (GRCm39) Q4* probably null Het
Zfp692 T G 11: 58,200,449 (GRCm39) L206R probably damaging Het
Zic2 CCCACCACCACCATCACCACCACCACC CCCACCATCACCACCACCACC 14: 122,713,776 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zic4 T A 9: 91,266,170 (GRCm39) Y264* probably null Het
Zic4 T A 9: 91,266,172 (GRCm39) M272K probably benign Het
Zscan4b A T 7: 10,635,390 (GRCm39) N284K probably damaging 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
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
R5705:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,321 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
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'- GGTTAAAGCATACTCTGCCCTGCTC -3'
(R):5'- TGTCAAGGGAGGCAACTGGACATC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TACTCTGCCCTGCTCTCTCTG -3'
(R):5'- CTTCTTGATTGACCACTGTTGG -3'
Posted On 2013-07-11