Incidental Mutation 'R0010:Mitf'
ID 8115
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Mitf
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000035158
Gene Name melanogenesis associated transcription factor
Synonyms Gsfbcc2, mi, BCC2, bHLHe32, wh
MMRRC Submission 038305-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably essential (E-score: 0.918) question?
Stock # R0010 (G1)
Quality Score
Status Validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 97784013-97998310 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 97784242 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Lysine to Arginine at position 33 (K33R)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000044938 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000043637] [ENSMUST00000203884]
AlphaFold Q08874
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043637
AA Change: K33R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.250 (Sensitivity: 0.91; Specificity: 0.88)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000044938
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: K33R

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 34 44 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:MITF_TFEB_C_3_N 56 228 3.1e-52 PFAM
HLH 317 370 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 397 522 2.7e-38 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000148233
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203884
AA Change: K33R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.184 (Sensitivity: 0.92; Specificity: 0.87)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000145132
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: K33R

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 34 44 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:MITF_TFEB_C_3_N 56 228 2.2e-49 PFAM
HLH 311 364 2.3e-19 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 391 516 1.9e-35 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0940 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 79.6%
  • 3x: 70.9%
  • 10x: 47.0%
  • 20x: 26.4%
Validation Efficiency 91% (78/86)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: This transcription factor serves at a critical point between extracellular signaling and downstream targets in cell specification in early eye and neural crest development. Mutant alleles have been identified that generate distinct phenotypes. Some of these alleles are being used to model the human diseases Waardenburg syndrome IIa and Tietz syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Mutations at this locus affect development of melanocytes, mast cells, osteoclasts and pigmented epithelium. Mutants variably display lack of pigment in coat and eye, microphthalmia, hearing loss, bone resorption anomalies, mast cell deficiency and lethality. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 32 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adgrl3 C T 5: 81,940,250 (GRCm39) A1320V possibly damaging Het
Ahrr G A 13: 74,431,143 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cd74 A T 18: 60,942,143 (GRCm39) H124L probably benign Het
Cdk5rap2 T C 4: 70,161,696 (GRCm39) E270G probably benign Het
Cldnd1 T A 16: 58,551,622 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dennd4a T C 9: 64,803,997 (GRCm39) L1112P probably benign Het
Evc2 T A 5: 37,574,793 (GRCm39) L1016Q probably damaging Het
Fam135b T C 15: 71,493,881 (GRCm39) K16R probably damaging Het
Frem1 T C 4: 82,918,335 (GRCm39) I536V probably benign Het
Ginm1 T C 10: 7,651,138 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Glrb A T 3: 80,767,622 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Glt6d1 C A 2: 25,684,739 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gm10320 T C 13: 98,626,054 (GRCm39) Y110C probably damaging Het
Intu T C 3: 40,608,702 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ltbp1 A G 17: 75,670,386 (GRCm39) T1476A probably damaging Het
Mcoln2 C T 3: 145,889,316 (GRCm39) T374M probably damaging Het
Nlgn1 G T 3: 25,490,006 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nup133 A T 8: 124,631,318 (GRCm39) I1072N probably damaging Het
Rock1 T A 18: 10,084,380 (GRCm39) D951V probably damaging Het
Scgb2b26 T A 7: 33,643,774 (GRCm39) E55D probably damaging Het
Scn8a T C 15: 100,911,454 (GRCm39) V958A probably damaging Het
Sgk1 G A 10: 21,873,337 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Shprh C T 10: 11,027,675 (GRCm39) T94I probably benign Het
Smg1 A T 7: 117,771,082 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Spta1 G A 1: 174,045,509 (GRCm39) V1556I probably benign Het
Trappc14 T C 5: 138,258,555 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Trappc4 G A 9: 44,316,528 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Txlna T G 4: 129,522,879 (GRCm39) D487A probably benign Het
Ube2d2b T C 5: 107,978,502 (GRCm39) F51S possibly damaging Het
Wdfy3 T C 5: 101,996,215 (GRCm39) T3234A probably damaging Het
Zbtb41 T G 1: 139,351,268 (GRCm39) V127G probably damaging Het
Zfp608 A T 18: 55,028,286 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Other mutations in Mitf
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01407:Mitf APN 6 97,994,892 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
IGL01516:Mitf APN 6 97,987,351 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL01617:Mitf APN 6 97,973,389 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01875:Mitf APN 6 97,994,856 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
R0010:Mitf UTSW 6 97,784,242 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R0079:Mitf UTSW 6 97,973,401 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0381:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,104 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0494:Mitf UTSW 6 97,971,390 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0633:Mitf UTSW 6 97,980,865 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R0829:Mitf UTSW 6 97,980,869 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.46
R1189:Mitf UTSW 6 97,983,086 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
R1459:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,428 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1766:Mitf UTSW 6 97,918,060 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1864:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,383 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1891:Mitf UTSW 6 97,918,237 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R3934:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,214 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3936:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,214 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4323:Mitf UTSW 6 97,968,910 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.12
R5052:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,406 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.91
R5097:Mitf UTSW 6 97,973,423 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.63
R5297:Mitf UTSW 6 97,971,391 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R5646:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,655 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6109:Mitf UTSW 6 97,973,429 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6351:Mitf UTSW 6 97,980,873 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.85
R6411:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,433 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7855:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,157 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7904:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,671 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7975:Mitf UTSW 6 97,994,990 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.17
R8061:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9135:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,680 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9187:Mitf UTSW 6 97,994,835 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R9261:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,704 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.86
R9795:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,143 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Z1177:Mitf UTSW 6 97,983,082 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
Posted On 2012-11-20