Incidental Mutation 'R1607:Gdf9'
ID 176566
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Gdf9
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000018238
Gene Name growth differentiation factor 9
Synonyms Gdf-9
MMRRC Submission 039644-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.149) question?
Stock # R1607 (G1)
Quality Score 154
Status Not validated
Chromosome 11
Chromosomal Location 53321850-53328731 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 53328338 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamic Acid to Aspartic acid at position 431 (E431D)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000018382 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000018382]
AlphaFold Q07105
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000018382
AA Change: E431D

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.786 (Sensitivity: 0.85; Specificity: 0.93)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000018382
Gene: ENSMUSG00000018238
AA Change: E431D

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 29 N/A INTRINSIC
TGFB 340 441 3.16e-48 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000145369
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000156037
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 98.9%
  • 3x: 98.0%
  • 10x: 95.1%
  • 20x: 88.5%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: This gene encodes a secreted ligand of the TGF-beta (transforming growth factor-beta) superfamily of proteins. Ligands of this family bind various TGF-beta receptors leading to recruitment and activation of SMAD family transcription factors that regulate gene expression. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate each subunit of the disulfide-linked homodimer. This protein regulates ovarian function. Female mice that are homozygous null for this gene are sterile with impaired folliculogenesis. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]
PHENOTYPE: Females homozygous for a targeted null mutation are sterile with a block in folliculogenesis. Mutant oocytes exhibit perinuclear organelle aggregation, unusual Golgi complexes, absence of cortical granules, and impaired granulosa cell connections. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 62 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca14 C T 7: 119,850,514 (GRCm39) P789S probably damaging Het
Adam17 T A 12: 21,384,139 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Afdn C T 17: 14,030,763 (GRCm39) R224W probably damaging Het
Als2 A G 1: 59,219,306 (GRCm39) Y1215H probably damaging Het
Anks1b A T 10: 89,878,410 (GRCm39) D73V probably damaging Het
Bpifb6 T C 2: 153,748,781 (GRCm39) F259S probably damaging Het
Cenpv A T 11: 62,416,002 (GRCm39) M249K probably benign Het
Ces1d C T 8: 93,912,746 (GRCm39) V231I probably benign Het
Clasp1 G A 1: 118,432,689 (GRCm39) V460I probably damaging Het
Cnot10 A T 9: 114,458,163 (GRCm39) Y114* probably null Het
Cpb1 G T 3: 20,317,946 (GRCm39) R193S probably benign Het
Ctc1 T C 11: 68,926,976 (GRCm39) S1207P possibly damaging Het
Cttnbp2 T A 6: 18,435,432 (GRCm39) K142M probably damaging Het
Dhrs7b T G 11: 60,742,717 (GRCm39) D136E probably benign Het
Dnah7b T C 1: 46,329,806 (GRCm39) S3217P probably damaging Het
Eif4g3 C T 4: 137,853,874 (GRCm39) S480L probably benign Het
Enah A T 1: 181,744,762 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Epx T C 11: 87,759,538 (GRCm39) D517G probably damaging Het
Gabrg2 T A 11: 41,867,490 (GRCm39) D43V probably damaging Het
Ghr T C 15: 3,350,056 (GRCm39) D374G probably damaging Het
Gin1 A T 1: 97,713,875 (GRCm39) I392F probably damaging Het
Greb1l A G 18: 10,529,703 (GRCm39) E786G possibly damaging Het
Grk4 T C 5: 34,888,882 (GRCm39) V342A probably benign Het
Hhipl2 A T 1: 183,204,432 (GRCm39) Y135F possibly damaging Het
Insig1 C T 5: 28,276,706 (GRCm39) R91W probably damaging Het
Kcnf1 C G 12: 17,225,733 (GRCm39) D163H probably benign Het
Kif11 A T 19: 37,375,648 (GRCm39) K190* probably null Het
Ldb2 T G 5: 44,630,814 (GRCm39) E309A probably damaging Het
Lipo4 T G 19: 33,490,073 (GRCm39) D143A probably damaging Het
Map3k6 T G 4: 132,979,784 (GRCm39) I1261S probably damaging Het
Mtus1 C T 8: 41,468,446 (GRCm39) V27I possibly damaging Het
Ndufaf2 C T 13: 108,228,107 (GRCm39) V60I probably benign Het
Nup133 A G 8: 124,675,774 (GRCm39) F48L probably benign Het
Or1i2 G T 10: 78,447,974 (GRCm39) T167N probably benign Het
Or2w4 A C 13: 21,795,934 (GRCm39) F68L probably benign Het
Or5w11 T A 2: 87,459,321 (GRCm39) N171K probably benign Het
Pcdhb21 A T 18: 37,648,532 (GRCm39) N554Y probably damaging Het
Pcx A T 19: 4,653,187 (GRCm39) D284V possibly damaging Het
Pcyt1a T C 16: 32,285,937 (GRCm39) S203P probably damaging Het
Pdlim3 A T 8: 46,349,896 (GRCm39) I69F probably damaging Het
Pkp4 T C 2: 59,152,898 (GRCm39) V598A probably benign Het
Plbd1 T C 6: 136,589,304 (GRCm39) I509V probably benign Het
Polr3b C A 10: 84,488,647 (GRCm39) T319N probably benign Het
Ptprj T C 2: 90,293,664 (GRCm39) D380G probably benign Het
Ralgapa1 T G 12: 55,788,321 (GRCm39) R587S probably damaging Het
Scn5a C A 9: 119,315,158 (GRCm39) R1850L probably damaging Het
Ssc5d C A 7: 4,947,042 (GRCm39) T1132K probably benign Het
Stard7 T A 2: 127,137,406 (GRCm39) N285K possibly damaging Het
Tcp11l2 C T 10: 84,449,351 (GRCm39) R439W probably damaging Het
Tecrl T C 5: 83,428,355 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tep1 A T 14: 51,062,020 (GRCm39) L2570Q probably null Het
Tex14 A T 11: 87,445,754 (GRCm39) D191V probably damaging Het
Tm7sf2 A G 19: 6,113,049 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tmem132e A G 11: 82,328,196 (GRCm39) K408R probably benign Het
Tube1 A G 10: 39,020,762 (GRCm39) D216G possibly damaging Het
Ubap2 C T 4: 41,199,872 (GRCm39) A752T probably benign Het
Vmn2r82 A G 10: 79,215,253 (GRCm39) H412R possibly damaging Het
Wtip T C 7: 33,816,020 (GRCm39) E352G probably damaging Het
Xirp2 T A 2: 67,340,639 (GRCm39) L960* probably null Het
Zc3h11a A C 1: 133,552,425 (GRCm39) S561A probably benign Het
Zfhx2 A T 14: 55,300,442 (GRCm39) D2436E probably damaging Het
Zfp763 T C 17: 33,238,881 (GRCm39) H88R probably benign Het
Other mutations in Gdf9
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL02148:Gdf9 APN 11 53,327,569 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R0688:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,327,467 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1651:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,324,576 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1902:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,327,780 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.26
R2128:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,328,334 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5360:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,328,034 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.42
R5391:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,324,624 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R5395:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,324,624 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R5470:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,327,581 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.11
R5593:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,324,558 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R5809:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,324,381 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R5829:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,324,516 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R6394:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,327,524 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6442:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,324,515 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6894:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,327,646 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R7171:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,328,366 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7650:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,327,925 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
R8552:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,324,378 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.51
R9061:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,324,269 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9564:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,327,511 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9565:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,327,511 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Z1176:Gdf9 UTSW 11 53,328,352 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AGCTCAAATGGGACAACTGGATCG -3'
(R):5'- CTTTACACCTACGGACACTGCACTC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CTAGGTACTGTAAAGGGGACTGTC -3'
(R):5'- GGACACTGCACTCGATGTG -3'
Posted On 2014-04-24