Incidental Mutation 'R0801:Eif2ak2'
ID 76299
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Eif2ak2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000024079
Gene Name eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2-alpha kinase 2
Synonyms Pkr, 2310047A08Rik, IFN-induced and double-stranded RNA-activated kinase, 4732414G15Rik, dsRNA-activated kinase, eIF-2 alpha, Prkr, Tik, eIF-2 alpha, IFN- type I-induced and dsRNA-activated kinase
MMRRC Submission 038981-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R0801 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 17
Chromosomal Location 79159993-79190002 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation nonsense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 79173778 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Arginine to Stop codon at position 267 (R267*)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000024884 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000024884]
AlphaFold Q03963
PDB Structure Solution structure of the second DSRM domain in Interferon-induced, double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase [SOLUTION NMR]
Solution structure of the first DSRM domain in Interferon-induced, double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase [SOLUTION NMR]
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000024884
AA Change: R267*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000024884
Gene: ENSMUSG00000024079
AA Change: R267*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
DSRM 9 75 2.34e-20 SMART
DSRM 96 161 7.66e-16 SMART
low complexity region 169 196 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Pkinase 242 500 4.6e-56 PFAM
Pfam:Pkinase_Tyr 242 500 8e-37 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9755 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.7%
  • 3x: 99.2%
  • 10x: 97.6%
  • 20x: 94.7%
Validation Efficiency 98% (48/49)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] The protein encoded by this gene is a serine/threonine protein kinase that is activated by autophosphorylation after binding to dsRNA. The activated form of the encoded protein can phosphorylate translation initiation factor EIF2S1, which in turn inhibits protein synthesis. This protein is also activated by manganese ions and heparin. Three transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2011]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for disruptions in this gene display altered susceptibility to viral infection. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI

 All alleles(7) : Targeted, knock-out(2) Gene trapped(5)

Other mutations in this stock
Total: 43 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
9030612E09Rik A G 10: 43,050,987 (GRCm39) K94E possibly damaging Het
Aldh16a1 A T 7: 44,796,900 (GRCm39) C228S probably benign Het
Arnt G T 3: 95,401,157 (GRCm39) R702L possibly damaging Het
Ccdc174 A G 6: 91,872,313 (GRCm39) E314G possibly damaging Het
Ccdc81 T C 7: 89,536,866 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ccdc92 T C 5: 124,913,335 (GRCm39) T65A probably benign Het
Cenpm A T 15: 82,118,667 (GRCm39) I149N probably benign Het
Cfap44 C T 16: 44,242,849 (GRCm39) S751L probably benign Het
Cntrl A G 2: 35,065,107 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Col1a2 A G 6: 4,531,316 (GRCm39) T762A unknown Het
Crebbp T C 16: 3,906,140 (GRCm39) K1621E probably damaging Het
Cux1 T A 5: 136,355,783 (GRCm39) I374L probably damaging Het
Dgkq A T 5: 108,808,586 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dis3l T C 9: 64,226,436 (GRCm39) I365V probably benign Het
Dock2 T C 11: 34,599,620 (GRCm39) R320G probably damaging Het
Dst A G 1: 34,209,470 (GRCm39) N853S probably damaging Het
Egf T C 3: 129,496,234 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ern2 A G 7: 121,780,085 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ero1b A G 13: 12,596,568 (GRCm39) S123G probably benign Het
Fam13a G T 6: 58,960,997 (GRCm39) N118K probably benign Het
Gcn1 T A 5: 115,729,065 (GRCm39) M792K probably benign Het
Iqca1 C A 1: 90,070,453 (GRCm39) G133V probably null Het
Irf3 C T 7: 44,650,058 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Map2k5 T A 9: 63,265,261 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mcf2l T A 8: 13,064,020 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mdga2 A T 12: 66,533,507 (GRCm39) I878K probably damaging Het
Mdn1 T C 4: 32,668,895 (GRCm39) S318P probably benign Het
Or13a19 G A 7: 139,902,831 (GRCm39) C73Y probably damaging Het
Or5aq1b G A 2: 86,902,407 (GRCm39) Q24* probably null Het
Pklr G A 3: 89,052,829 (GRCm39) W527* probably null Het
Pnpla5 T C 15: 83,998,121 (GRCm39) M374V probably benign Het
Ptprn G T 1: 75,228,909 (GRCm39) H835Q probably damaging Het
R3hdm4 A G 10: 79,749,191 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rgs8 T A 1: 153,546,557 (GRCm39) C19S probably damaging Het
Smarca4 C A 9: 21,553,850 (GRCm39) Q575K possibly damaging Het
Srgap1 A T 10: 121,643,780 (GRCm39) F612L probably damaging Het
Svil A G 18: 5,099,443 (GRCm39) R1256G probably benign Het
Tox4 T C 14: 52,517,335 (GRCm39) S22P probably benign Het
Ttc39d A G 17: 80,523,644 (GRCm39) Y101C probably damaging Het
Usb1 T C 8: 96,060,168 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Vps13a T C 19: 16,664,020 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Vps26a G A 10: 62,294,857 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zfp638 T A 6: 83,949,220 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Other mutations in Eif2ak2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00569:Eif2ak2 APN 17 79,176,912 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01017:Eif2ak2 APN 17 79,171,287 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01068:Eif2ak2 APN 17 79,172,800 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
3-1:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,176,927 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0038:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,171,384 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R1702:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,164,063 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2020:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,171,392 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.87
R2159:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,181,447 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R3405:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,166,068 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R3406:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,166,068 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R4355:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,165,963 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R5135:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,173,774 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R5145:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,183,633 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.60
R5336:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,181,472 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6195:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,178,662 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R6233:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,178,662 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R6417:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,164,048 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6737:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,171,377 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7108:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,165,965 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7238:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,173,760 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7830:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,173,832 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7843:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,176,203 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.24
R7845:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,171,327 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8003:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,183,652 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R8143:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,165,961 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R9658:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,183,632 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9719:Eif2ak2 UTSW 17 79,162,783 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TTGGGCAGCAAGGGTAGTCAAC -3'
(R):5'- TGTGACTCAGGAGTTCTGGCAGAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCTGAAATTAGCCTGTGGCTC -3'
(R):5'- GAGTTCTGGCAGACATTATTAAAAAC -3'
Posted On 2013-10-16