Incidental Mutation 'R0079:Mitf'
ID 19609
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Mitf
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000035158
Gene Name melanogenesis associated transcription factor
Synonyms wh, mi, Gsfbcc2, bHLHe32, BCC2
MMRRC Submission 038366-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably essential (E-score: 0.930) question?
Stock # R0079 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 97807052-98021349 bp(+) (GRCm38)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to C at 97996440 bp (GRCm38)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Methionine to Leucine at position 220 (M220L)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000108965 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000043628] [ENSMUST00000043637] [ENSMUST00000101123] [ENSMUST00000113339] [ENSMUST00000139462] [ENSMUST00000203884] [ENSMUST00000203938]
AlphaFold Q08874
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043628
AA Change: M138L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000044459
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: M138L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
HLH 210 263 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 290 416 9.5e-47 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043637
AA Change: M245L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000044938
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: M245L

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 probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000101123
AA Change: M229L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.001 (Sensitivity: 0.99; Specificity: 0.15)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000098683
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: M229L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
coiled coil region 44 74 N/A INTRINSIC
HLH 301 354 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 381 507 4.8e-47 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000113339
AA Change: M220L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.001 (Sensitivity: 0.99; Specificity: 0.15)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000108965
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: M220L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
coiled coil region 35 65 N/A INTRINSIC
HLH 292 345 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 372 498 4.6e-47 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000139462
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203884
AA Change: M245L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000145132
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: M245L

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
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203938
AA Change: M82L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000144988
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: M82L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:MITF_TFEB_C_3_N 7 60 2.2e-7 PFAM
HLH 148 201 2.3e-19 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 228 353 9.2e-36 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0707 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 98.8%
  • 3x: 97.8%
  • 10x: 95.4%
  • 20x: 90.7%
Validation Efficiency 78% (155/199)
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: 61 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2410004P03Rik T A 12: 17,007,182 T105S possibly damaging Het
Abca13 G A 11: 9,293,493 M1785I probably benign Het
Adamts3 G C 5: 89,693,053 P804A probably benign Het
Ahrr G A 13: 74,283,024 probably benign Het
Ank2 G T 3: 126,934,615 D776E probably benign Het
Cep152 T A 2: 125,618,453 K193M possibly damaging Het
Cep55 C T 19: 38,060,321 L142F probably benign Het
Chd5 A G 4: 152,385,749 Y1884C probably damaging Het
Clasp1 T C 1: 118,543,304 L890P probably damaging Het
Cul9 C A 17: 46,537,663 E716* probably null Het
Cytip T A 2: 58,159,994 D21V probably benign Het
Denr T G 5: 123,924,845 F137C probably damaging Het
Dhrs3 A T 4: 144,920,048 S197C probably damaging Het
Egr4 A T 6: 85,512,769 M103K probably damaging Het
Eif4enif1 C T 11: 3,242,676 Q835* probably null Het
Gckr A G 5: 31,306,539 I268V probably benign Het
Glt6d1 C A 2: 25,794,727 probably null Het
Hpd T C 5: 123,181,481 Y8C probably damaging Het
Il12rb2 A T 6: 67,361,905 F16I probably benign Het
Ildr2 A T 1: 166,307,720 Y347F probably damaging Het
Kcnv1 T C 15: 45,113,333 D186G probably damaging Het
Khdrbs2 A G 1: 32,519,915 probably null Het
L1cam G T X: 73,869,758 P16H probably damaging Het
Lyn A G 4: 3,746,768 H161R probably damaging Het
Mctp2 T A 7: 72,214,116 probably benign Het
Miox C T 15: 89,336,274 L189F possibly damaging Het
Mrpl21 T C 19: 3,284,807 Y50H possibly damaging Het
Myh1 T A 11: 67,213,411 L968Q probably damaging Het
Myo3b A G 2: 70,095,158 K18E possibly damaging Het
Ncoa6 TGC TGCGC 2: 155,408,291 probably null Het
Nlrp2 T A 7: 5,327,730 T556S possibly damaging Het
Nsmf T C 2: 25,059,084 probably benign Het
Nsun7 C T 5: 66,295,513 P558S probably benign Het
Olfr1168 A T 2: 88,185,354 Y159F possibly damaging Het
Olfr1564 G A 17: 33,216,105 R80C probably benign Het
Olfr394 T G 11: 73,887,737 I212L probably benign Het
Olfr679 T C 7: 105,085,928 S71P probably damaging Het
Papd5 T A 8: 88,200,003 Y14N possibly damaging Het
Phf19 T C 2: 34,895,954 N501S probably benign Het
Ranbp17 A C 11: 33,500,682 I85S probably damaging Het
Robo1 A G 16: 72,933,342 probably benign Het
Sntg1 A G 1: 8,679,062 probably benign Het
Snx15 A G 19: 6,123,913 L58P probably damaging Het
Spink5 G T 18: 43,977,764 C134F probably damaging Het
Strip2 T C 6: 29,920,533 probably null Het
Taf1d C T 9: 15,309,944 A182V probably benign Het
Tenm3 A G 8: 48,343,345 V475A possibly damaging Het
Tgds A T 14: 118,116,235 H223Q possibly damaging Het
Thoc2 G T X: 41,864,108 S230Y probably benign Het
Tm9sf4 T A 2: 153,191,145 V290E probably damaging Het
Trak2 A T 1: 58,926,724 L97Q probably damaging Het
Trnau1ap A G 4: 132,314,345 Y145H probably damaging Het
Vars2 A T 17: 35,659,156 D780E probably damaging Het
Vmn1r170 T A 7: 23,606,310 S46T possibly damaging Het
Vmn1r20 A T 6: 57,431,792 R34S possibly damaging Het
Vmn1r28 G A 6: 58,265,717 A182T probably benign Het
Wdr64 T C 1: 175,795,102 M805T probably benign Het
Xdh G A 17: 73,891,218 R1225C probably damaging Het
Zfp341 T A 2: 154,624,994 Y94* probably null Het
Zfp641 T C 15: 98,289,089 N218D probably benign Het
Zscan22 T C 7: 12,904,087 probably null Het
Other mutations in Mitf
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01407:Mitf APN 6 98017931 missense possibly damaging 0.69
IGL01516:Mitf APN 6 98010390 splice site probably null
IGL01617:Mitf APN 6 97996428 missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01875:Mitf APN 6 98017895 missense probably benign 0.22
R0010:Mitf UTSW 6 97807281 missense probably benign 0.25
R0010:Mitf UTSW 6 97807281 missense probably benign 0.25
R0381:Mitf UTSW 6 97993143 missense probably damaging 1.00
R0494:Mitf UTSW 6 97994429 missense probably benign 0.00
R0633:Mitf UTSW 6 98003904 missense probably damaging 0.98
R0829:Mitf UTSW 6 98003908 missense possibly damaging 0.46
R1189:Mitf UTSW 6 98006125 missense possibly damaging 0.67
R1459:Mitf UTSW 6 98010467 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1766:Mitf UTSW 6 97941099 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1864:Mitf UTSW 6 98010422 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1891:Mitf UTSW 6 97941276 missense probably benign 0.00
R3934:Mitf UTSW 6 97993253 missense probably damaging 1.00
R3936:Mitf UTSW 6 97993253 missense probably damaging 1.00
R4323:Mitf UTSW 6 97991949 missense probably benign 0.12
R5052:Mitf UTSW 6 98010445 missense possibly damaging 0.91
R5097:Mitf UTSW 6 97996462 missense possibly damaging 0.63
R5297:Mitf UTSW 6 97994430 missense probably benign 0.09
R5646:Mitf UTSW 6 98013694 missense probably damaging 1.00
R6109:Mitf UTSW 6 97996468 missense probably damaging 1.00
R6351:Mitf UTSW 6 98003912 missense possibly damaging 0.85
R6411:Mitf UTSW 6 98010472 critical splice donor site probably null
R7855:Mitf UTSW 6 97993196 missense probably damaging 1.00
R7904:Mitf UTSW 6 98013710 missense probably damaging 0.99
R7975:Mitf UTSW 6 98018029 missense probably benign 0.17
R8061:Mitf UTSW 6 97993298 missense probably damaging 0.98
R9135:Mitf UTSW 6 98013719 missense probably damaging 1.00
R9187:Mitf UTSW 6 98017874 missense probably benign 0.05
R9261:Mitf UTSW 6 98013743 missense possibly damaging 0.86
R9795:Mitf UTSW 6 97993182 missense probably benign
Z1177:Mitf UTSW 6 98006121 critical splice acceptor site probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GTGGAGTTTTCATCACCGAGTCCTG -3'
(R):5'- TCTGAGCAATGACATCCGTCCAAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ACTTGGGGAGAGAATACTTTCAC -3'
(R):5'- acaaacacacacacacacac -3'
Posted On 2013-04-11