Incidental Mutation 'R1891:Mecp2'
ID 211557
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Mecp2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000031393
Gene Name methyl CpG binding protein 2
Synonyms WBP10, D630021H01Rik, 1500041B07Rik, Mbd5
MMRRC Submission 039911-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.600) question?
Stock # R1891 (G1)
Quality Score 222
Status Not validated
Chromosome X
Chromosomal Location 73070198-73129296 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 73080781 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Alanine to Threonine at position 79 (A79T)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000119947 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000033770] [ENSMUST00000100750] [ENSMUST00000123362] [ENSMUST00000140399] [ENSMUST00000170481]
AlphaFold Q9Z2D6
Predicted Effect unknown
Transcript: ENSMUST00000033770
AA Change: A79T
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000033770
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031393
AA Change: A79T

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 2 21 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 40 61 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 82 98 N/A INTRINSIC
MBD 109 186 7.34e-36 SMART
AT_hook 202 214 5.16e0 SMART
low complexity region 248 255 N/A INTRINSIC
AT_hook 282 294 1.2e2 SMART
low complexity region 357 420 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000100750
AA Change: A62T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.845 (Sensitivity: 0.83; Specificity: 0.93)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000098314
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031393
AA Change: A62T

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 23 44 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 65 81 N/A INTRINSIC
MBD 92 169 7.34e-36 SMART
AT_hook 185 197 5.16e0 SMART
low complexity region 231 238 N/A INTRINSIC
AT_hook 265 277 1.2e2 SMART
low complexity region 340 403 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000123362
AA Change: A62T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.998 (Sensitivity: 0.27; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000118842
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031393
AA Change: A62T

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 23 44 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 65 81 N/A INTRINSIC
MBD 92 166 1.19e-21 SMART
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000140399
AA Change: A79T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000119947
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031393
AA Change: A79T

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 2 21 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 40 61 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 82 98 N/A INTRINSIC
MBD 109 183 1.19e-21 SMART
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000170481
AA Change: A62T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.845 (Sensitivity: 0.83; Specificity: 0.93)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000127115
Gene: ENSMUSG00000031393
AA Change: A62T

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 23 44 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 65 81 N/A INTRINSIC
MBD 92 169 7.34e-36 SMART
AT_hook 185 197 5.16e0 SMART
low complexity region 231 238 N/A INTRINSIC
AT_hook 265 277 1.2e2 SMART
low complexity region 340 403 N/A INTRINSIC
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 97.5%
  • 3x: 96.9%
  • 10x: 95.4%
  • 20x: 92.7%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] DNA methylation is the major modification of eukaryotic genomes and plays an essential role in mammalian development. Human proteins MECP2, MBD1, MBD2, MBD3, and MBD4 comprise a family of nuclear proteins related by the presence in each of a methyl-CpG binding domain (MBD). Each of these proteins, with the exception of MBD3, is capable of binding specifically to methylated DNA. MECP2, MBD1 and MBD2 can also repress transcription from methylated gene promoters. In contrast to other MBD family members, MECP2 is X-linked and subject to X inactivation. MECP2 is dispensible in stem cells, but is essential for embryonic development. MECP2 gene mutations are the cause of most cases of Rett syndrome, a progressive neurologic developmental disorder and one of the most common causes of mental retardation in females. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Female mice homozygous or male mice hemizygous for a null allele exhibit premature death, behavioral and neurological abnormalities, abnormal nervous system phenotypes, abnormal breathing, and abnormal hearing. Heterozygous mice exhibit similar behavioral and neurological abnormalities. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 96 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca7 T C 10: 79,840,874 (GRCm39) I921T possibly damaging Het
Abca8a T C 11: 109,982,433 (GRCm39) K3R probably benign Het
Adgrl3 A T 5: 81,659,891 (GRCm39) D152V probably damaging Het
Akap6 A T 12: 53,188,958 (GRCm39) D2124V possibly damaging Het
Akt1 A G 12: 112,626,009 (GRCm39) F88L probably damaging Het
Ankrd24 T C 10: 81,479,342 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Arid4b T A 13: 14,310,821 (GRCm39) N141K possibly damaging Het
Cacna1c C A 6: 118,753,480 (GRCm39) D219Y probably damaging Het
Ccdc113 A G 8: 96,267,544 (GRCm39) K170E probably damaging Het
Ceacam9 A G 7: 16,457,880 (GRCm39) E136G probably damaging Het
Cfap43 A G 19: 47,802,380 (GRCm39) L333P probably damaging Het
Chl1 A G 6: 103,691,544 (GRCm39) D1062G possibly damaging Het
Cimip4 T A 15: 78,262,952 (GRCm39) D234V probably damaging Het
Ckb TCCACCACCA TCCACCA 12: 111,636,079 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Clpp T A 17: 57,298,307 (GRCm39) V91E probably damaging Het
Cndp1 A T 18: 84,637,758 (GRCm39) H325Q probably null Het
Cngb3 A G 4: 19,366,446 (GRCm39) N169S probably benign Het
Cog6 A C 3: 52,890,601 (GRCm39) I613R probably benign Het
Creb3l1 A G 2: 91,817,385 (GRCm39) L376P probably damaging Het
Cry2 A T 2: 92,243,985 (GRCm39) V396D possibly damaging Het
Cxxc5 A G 18: 35,992,318 (GRCm39) M240V possibly damaging Het
Defa28 G A 8: 22,073,801 (GRCm39) C68Y probably damaging Het
Ecd A G 14: 20,388,227 (GRCm39) I187T probably damaging Het
Erg28 A G 12: 85,862,962 (GRCm39) S117P probably benign Het
Ergic2 A T 6: 148,084,577 (GRCm39) C319S probably damaging Het
Ess2 C T 16: 17,725,644 (GRCm39) W183* probably null Het
Evc2 A C 5: 37,549,423 (GRCm39) D773A probably damaging Het
Fam151b T A 13: 92,586,678 (GRCm39) T252S probably benign Het
Fbxo28 A T 1: 182,145,389 (GRCm39) M233K probably benign Het
Fbxw26 T G 9: 109,551,232 (GRCm39) D355A probably benign Het
Gm4884 G C 7: 40,692,539 (GRCm39) E169D possibly damaging Het
Hk2 C T 6: 82,726,264 (GRCm39) R94Q probably benign Het
Hps4 G A 5: 112,517,422 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hspg2 T A 4: 137,292,801 (GRCm39) D4126E probably damaging Het
Kif13a T C 13: 47,082,695 (GRCm39) E48G possibly damaging Het
Krt31 T A 11: 99,938,634 (GRCm39) N320Y probably damaging Het
Lca5 T C 9: 83,277,661 (GRCm39) Y561C probably damaging Het
Lrrk1 G A 7: 65,929,048 (GRCm39) L1195F probably damaging Het
Ly6g6d A C 17: 35,293,269 (GRCm39) Y25* probably null Het
Map3k13 T G 16: 21,729,836 (GRCm39) M489R probably damaging Het
Mcm6 C T 1: 128,263,547 (GRCm39) R658H probably damaging Het
Mitf A G 6: 97,918,237 (GRCm39) T94A probably benign Het
Mpo T A 11: 87,692,106 (GRCm39) L513* probably null Het
Mst1r T A 9: 107,790,661 (GRCm39) N722K probably damaging Het
Mthfd1l T A 10: 3,982,284 (GRCm39) L497* probably null Het
Mtus1 C T 8: 41,537,362 (GRCm39) S118N probably damaging Het
Mybbp1a C T 11: 72,336,863 (GRCm39) T565I probably benign Het
Naip2 C T 13: 100,291,395 (GRCm39) R1181K probably benign Het
Nbas T C 12: 13,440,973 (GRCm39) M1101T possibly damaging Het
Odad3 G T 9: 21,906,677 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Or2y1b T C 11: 49,208,684 (GRCm39) F104L probably benign Het
Or4f60 A T 2: 111,902,739 (GRCm39) L63Q probably damaging Het
Or52l1 A T 7: 104,829,754 (GRCm39) Y270* probably null Het
Or5ae1 T A 7: 84,565,461 (GRCm39) V158D possibly damaging Het
Or6c33 T C 10: 129,853,439 (GRCm39) S70P probably damaging Het
Or7a40 T A 16: 16,491,441 (GRCm39) I135F probably damaging Het
Or7g20 T C 9: 18,947,274 (GRCm39) L285S probably damaging Het
Or8b12b T A 9: 37,684,163 (GRCm39) D69E possibly damaging Het
Oxct2b A G 4: 123,010,938 (GRCm39) D286G probably benign Het
Pax5 A T 4: 44,691,859 (GRCm39) V129E probably damaging Het
Pax7 G A 4: 139,511,937 (GRCm39) R215C probably damaging Het
Pcdh7 A T 5: 57,878,217 (GRCm39) I591F probably damaging Het
Pcdhb22 T C 18: 37,652,357 (GRCm39) V275A probably damaging Het
Pkp3 C T 7: 140,663,969 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Plekhb1 A G 7: 100,304,599 (GRCm39) L35P probably damaging Het
Pole T A 5: 110,480,408 (GRCm39) F1993Y probably damaging Het
Pramel28 A T 4: 143,693,235 (GRCm39) V81E probably damaging Het
Prdx1 T C 4: 116,556,451 (GRCm39) *200R probably null Het
Prkdc C A 16: 15,543,300 (GRCm39) T1777N probably benign Het
Prss59 A T 6: 40,902,967 (GRCm39) M135K possibly damaging Het
Ptpn14 G A 1: 189,530,850 (GRCm39) V106M probably damaging Het
Ptpn23 T C 9: 110,222,868 (GRCm39) E63G possibly damaging Het
Qser1 A C 2: 104,620,444 (GRCm39) S123A probably benign Het
Rbm11 A G 16: 75,397,675 (GRCm39) N202D possibly damaging Het
Robo3 T A 9: 37,339,351 (GRCm39) Y212F probably damaging Het
Sde2 G A 1: 180,687,573 (GRCm39) S153N probably benign Het
Serpinb1c T A 13: 33,068,235 (GRCm39) D179V probably benign Het
Skint6 T C 4: 112,703,893 (GRCm39) D994G possibly damaging Het
Sorbs1 A G 19: 40,381,904 (GRCm39) S46P probably damaging Het
St8sia4 T C 1: 95,519,433 (GRCm39) T352A possibly damaging Het
Stab1 C A 14: 30,863,287 (GRCm39) R2133L probably benign Het
Stk11ip T C 1: 75,509,060 (GRCm39) C730R probably benign Het
Tedc2 C A 17: 24,435,292 (GRCm39) E366* probably null Het
Tedc2 T A 17: 24,435,291 (GRCm39) E366V probably damaging Het
Tle4 A T 19: 14,522,150 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tmem200a T A 10: 25,869,970 (GRCm39) N100Y probably damaging Het
Tnnt2 A T 1: 135,768,597 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ttn T A 2: 76,706,302 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ubac1 A G 2: 25,904,974 (GRCm39) V88A probably benign Het
Urgcp T C 11: 5,666,910 (GRCm39) E476G probably benign Het
Vmn1r201 G A 13: 22,659,425 (GRCm39) R213H probably benign Het
Vmn2r84 C T 10: 130,221,938 (GRCm39) V761M possibly damaging Het
Vwde A T 6: 13,187,454 (GRCm39) Y678N probably damaging Het
Wnk2 C A 13: 49,206,200 (GRCm39) E1865* probably null Het
Zc3h3 A C 15: 75,628,780 (GRCm39) M838R possibly damaging Het
Zfp959 T A 17: 56,204,604 (GRCm39) C211S probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Mecp2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01520:Mecp2 APN X 73,079,447 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.53
R1387:Mecp2 UTSW X 73,079,394 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R1888:Mecp2 UTSW X 73,080,781 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1888:Mecp2 UTSW X 73,080,781 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1894:Mecp2 UTSW X 73,080,781 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5890:Mecp2 UTSW X 73,079,043 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ATACTTTCCAGCAGATCGGC -3'
(R):5'- CCTATACTCACTACTGTGCAGAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGATCGGCCAGACTTCCTTTG -3'
(R):5'- GCAGACAGCTGTGTTCTCTGTAATAC -3'
Posted On 2014-06-30