Incidental Mutation 'R4276:Vegfa'
ID 322723
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Vegfa
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000023951
Gene Name vascular endothelial growth factor A
Synonyms VEGF-A, VEGF120, VEGF188, VEGF164, VPF, Vegf
MMRRC Submission 041647-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R4276 (G1)
Quality Score 155
Status Validated
Chromosome 17
Chromosomal Location 46327919-46343295 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 46342392 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Valine to Alanine at position 142 (V142A)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000151185 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000024747] [ENSMUST00000071648] [ENSMUST00000113519] [ENSMUST00000113520] [ENSMUST00000142351] [ENSMUST00000167860] [ENSMUST00000214739] [ENSMUST00000217017]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000024747
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000024747
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
PDGF 49 131 1.48e-49 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000071648
AA Change: V142A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000071575
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951
AA Change: V142A

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 31 51 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 60 71 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 87 105 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 121 143 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 158 176 N/A INTRINSIC
PDGF 227 309 1.48e-49 SMART
Pfam:VEGF_C 312 368 2.3e-35 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000113519
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000109147
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
PDGF 49 131 1.48e-49 SMART
low complexity region 140 161 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000113520
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000109148
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
PDGF 49 131 1.48e-49 SMART
Pfam:VEGF_C 154 208 9.5e-35 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000142351
AA Change: V142A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000115883
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951
AA Change: V142A

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 31 51 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 60 71 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 87 105 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 121 143 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 158 176 N/A INTRINSIC
PDGF 227 309 1.48e-49 SMART
Pfam:VEGF_C 339 392 1.9e-31 PFAM
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000146149
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000167860
AA Change: V142A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000131901
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951
AA Change: V142A

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 31 51 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 60 71 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 87 105 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 121 143 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 158 176 N/A INTRINSIC
PDGF 227 309 1.48e-49 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000214739
AA Change: V142A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000217017
AA Change: V142A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0898 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.3%
  • 3x: 98.8%
  • 10x: 97.6%
  • 20x: 95.9%
Validation Efficiency 98% (46/47)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: This gene is a member of the PDGF/VEGF growth factor family. It encodes a heparin-binding protein, which exists as a disulfide-linked homodimer. This growth factor induces proliferation and migration of vascular endothelial cells, and is essential for both physiological and pathological angiogenesis. Disruption of this gene in mice resulted in abnormal embryonic blood vessel formation. This gene is upregulated in many known tumors and its expression is correlated with tumor stage and progression. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. There is also evidence for alternative translation initiation from upstream non-AUG (CUG) codons resulting in additional isoforms. A recent study showed that a C-terminally extended isoform is produced by use of an alternative in-frame translation termination codon via a stop codon readthrough mechanism, and that this isoform is antiangiogenic. Expression of some isoforms derived from the AUG start codon is regulated by a small upstream open reading frame, which is located within an internal ribosome entry site.[provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Hetero- or homozygous null mutants show embryonic lethality with impaired angiogenesis and blood-island formation. Mutants selectively expressing isoform 120 or 188 exhibit vascular outgrowth/patterning defects or impaired arterial development, respectively. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 41 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acad8 C A 9: 26,889,745 (GRCm39) Q316H probably null Het
Arl6ip1 AAAATAAATAAATAAATAAATAAATA AAAATAAATAAATAAATAAATAAATAAATA 7: 117,721,122 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Brix1 T C 15: 10,481,833 (GRCm39) D101G possibly damaging Het
Cfap36 A G 11: 29,180,584 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Chrnb3 A G 8: 27,883,779 (GRCm39) N172S probably damaging Het
Csnk1e T C 15: 79,313,967 (GRCm39) N37S probably damaging Het
Ern1 T C 11: 106,298,007 (GRCm39) I705V probably benign Het
Gimap8 T C 6: 48,636,017 (GRCm39) M594T probably benign Het
Gm6578 G A 6: 12,100,187 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Gpc6 A G 14: 117,673,328 (GRCm39) D195G probably damaging Het
Gpcpd1 T C 2: 132,382,207 (GRCm39) K412E probably damaging Het
Insm1 C A 2: 146,064,888 (GRCm39) H235N probably benign Het
Jmjd8 A G 17: 26,048,787 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Kbtbd8 T C 6: 95,103,914 (GRCm39) V521A probably damaging Het
Kcna5 T C 6: 126,510,329 (GRCm39) T600A probably damaging Het
Kctd6 G C 14: 8,222,806 (GRCm38) R216P probably damaging Het
Lbx1 C A 19: 45,223,528 (GRCm39) V47L probably benign Het
Mefv A T 16: 3,533,433 (GRCm39) N279K probably benign Het
Mroh1 T G 15: 76,278,051 (GRCm39) V24G probably damaging Het
Nt5c1b A G 12: 10,424,886 (GRCm39) E142G probably damaging Het
Or4f4b G T 2: 111,313,849 (GRCm39) V25L probably damaging Het
Or8u3-ps G A 2: 85,952,623 (GRCm39) A119T probably damaging Het
Padi2 A G 4: 140,663,859 (GRCm39) E404G possibly damaging Het
Pitpnb A G 5: 111,519,258 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Plxna4 T C 6: 32,177,883 (GRCm39) N1006S probably benign Het
Proc A G 18: 32,268,967 (GRCm39) V6A probably benign Het
Prrc2c T A 1: 162,501,160 (GRCm39) K1214N probably damaging Het
Pstpip2 A G 18: 77,949,556 (GRCm39) I122V probably benign Het
Pus10 A G 11: 23,656,895 (GRCm39) E207G probably damaging Het
Rabl2 G A 15: 89,468,391 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rbp3 G A 14: 33,680,607 (GRCm39) V1070I probably benign Het
Rtl6 T A 15: 84,441,397 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Scn7a T G 2: 66,514,407 (GRCm39) K1122N probably damaging Het
Spag16 A G 1: 69,912,640 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Spata13 C T 14: 60,993,745 (GRCm39) R396C probably damaging Het
Stmn4 A T 14: 66,593,166 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Syp G T X: 7,504,931 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tmem260 C T 14: 48,715,093 (GRCm39) T249M probably damaging Het
Tnrc6b A G 15: 80,786,172 (GRCm39) I1239V probably benign Het
Ubr3 C T 2: 69,768,731 (GRCm39) Q510* probably null Het
Vmn2r93 T C 17: 18,525,092 (GRCm39) I250T possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Vegfa
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01355:Vegfa APN 17 46,336,347 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
IGL02859:Vegfa APN 17 46,335,421 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R1442:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,418 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.85
R1760:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,395 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1982:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,329,786 (GRCm39) makesense probably null
R2012:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,284 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R3729:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,335,446 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R4277:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,392 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4279:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,392 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4654:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,176 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R4696:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,339,272 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7798:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,761 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7863:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,461 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7946:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,377 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R8235:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,236 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.91
R8683:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,396 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.35
R8756:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,465 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9700:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,713 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9701:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,713 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9733:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,335,401 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
X0026:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,452 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TACCTTGGCATGGTGGAGGTAC -3'
(R):5'- GAAACTTTTCGTCCAACTTCTGGG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TACAGCAGTAAAGCCAGGGTCC -3'
(R):5'- CTGGGAGAAGTGCTAGCTCG -3'
Posted On 2015-06-20