Incidental Mutation 'R4804:Gfra2'
ID 370577
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Gfra2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000022103
Gene Name glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha 2
Synonyms GFR alpha 2, GFR alpha-2
MMRRC Submission 041998-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.242) question?
Stock # R4804 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 14
Chromosomal Location 71127560-71217278 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 71163361 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Tyrosine to Histidine at position 215 (Y215H)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022699 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022699] [ENSMUST00000227697]
AlphaFold O08842
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022699
AA Change: Y215H

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.764 (Sensitivity: 0.85; Specificity: 0.92)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022699
Gene: ENSMUSG00000022103
AA Change: Y215H

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 21 N/A INTRINSIC
GDNF 40 117 1.76e-15 SMART
GDNF 161 241 3.7e-23 SMART
GDNF 251 347 1.74e-28 SMART
low complexity region 381 397 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000227697
AA Change: Y82H

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.280 (Sensitivity: 0.91; Specificity: 0.88)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.1816 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 96.9%
  • 20x: 94.2%
Validation Efficiency 99% (78/79)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: The protein encoded by this gene is part of the receptor complex that transduces glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor and neurturin signals by mediating autophosphorylation and activation of the RET receptor. Mice lacking this protein are viable and fertile but display growth retardation attributed to impaired salivary and pancreatic secretion and innervation deficits in the intestinal tract. In addition, knockout mice display neural defects including a failure to initiate outgrowth of dorsal ganglion root neurons, demonstrating a requirement in neuronal differentiation of these cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutants have dry eyes, poor postweaning growth associated with impaired parasympathetic cholinergic innervation of lacrimal and salivary glands and of small intestine, reduced skin thickness and accelerated hair follicle regression. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 67 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4930527J03Rik T C 1: 178,103,675 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Ap4e1 T C 2: 126,885,678 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Apbb1ip T C 2: 22,713,610 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Apol11b T A 15: 77,519,466 (GRCm39) I205F probably damaging Het
Arl6ip1 A T 7: 117,728,775 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Barx2 A G 9: 31,758,108 (GRCm39) S277P unknown Het
BC035947 T G 1: 78,474,513 (GRCm39) D673A probably damaging Het
Cacna2d1 A T 5: 16,564,206 (GRCm39) I930F probably damaging Het
Cd226 T C 18: 89,225,292 (GRCm39) V63A possibly damaging Het
Cdk8 A G 5: 146,233,209 (GRCm39) K236E probably damaging Het
Cds1 T C 5: 101,969,389 (GRCm39) L449P probably damaging Het
Celsr1 T C 15: 85,822,154 (GRCm39) D1721G possibly damaging Het
Chtf18 T C 17: 25,938,231 (GRCm39) D934G probably benign Het
Clk4 T A 11: 51,172,150 (GRCm39) L271Q probably damaging Het
Cnnm1 C A 19: 43,480,014 (GRCm39) T853N probably benign Het
Col26a1 A G 5: 136,865,579 (GRCm39) V103A probably damaging Het
D5Ertd579e C T 5: 36,786,996 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ddx39a A G 8: 84,447,724 (GRCm39) K190E probably damaging Het
Dgkg G A 16: 22,393,943 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dnajc14 A T 10: 128,649,926 (GRCm39) H477L probably benign Het
Dytn A G 1: 63,682,525 (GRCm39) V374A probably benign Het
Grik1 A G 16: 87,754,457 (GRCm39) I376T probably damaging Het
Gzmm A T 10: 79,530,890 (GRCm39) T231S probably benign Het
Hecw1 A G 13: 14,480,570 (GRCm39) S499P probably benign Het
Hhla1 T C 15: 65,794,948 (GRCm39) I511V probably benign Het
Ifnlr1 A G 4: 135,432,647 (GRCm39) D361G possibly damaging Het
Ikzf3 A G 11: 98,381,400 (GRCm39) V60A probably benign Het
Ipo4 G C 14: 55,868,313 (GRCm39) R495G possibly damaging Het
Kat2b-ps A T 5: 93,540,392 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Kdm1b C T 13: 47,216,553 (GRCm39) R308W probably damaging Het
Mblac2 T A 13: 81,898,428 (GRCm39) L268* probably null Het
Mipep C T 14: 61,040,401 (GRCm39) T307I probably damaging Het
Ms4a14 A G 19: 11,281,404 (GRCm39) S385P possibly damaging Het
Myh2 T A 11: 67,077,328 (GRCm39) I821N possibly damaging Het
Myo5c A T 9: 75,152,306 (GRCm39) I65F probably damaging Het
Neurog1 A G 13: 56,399,579 (GRCm39) L56P probably benign Het
Nrsn1 C A 13: 25,437,580 (GRCm39) C116F probably benign Het
Nscme3l A T 19: 5,553,028 (GRCm39) M251K possibly damaging Het
Nynrin T C 14: 56,102,326 (GRCm39) V665A probably benign Het
Or10w1 A G 19: 13,631,882 (GRCm39) M30V probably benign Het
Or2w1b T A 13: 21,300,175 (GRCm39) Y104* probably null Het
Or5ak20 T C 2: 85,183,425 (GRCm39) I282V probably benign Het
Pakap T C 4: 57,854,688 (GRCm39) S67P probably benign Het
Pcdhac1 C T 18: 37,224,231 (GRCm39) S348L possibly damaging Het
Pcnx4 T C 12: 72,620,976 (GRCm39) I932T probably benign Het
Pfkl G A 10: 77,827,228 (GRCm39) T486I probably benign Het
Pi4ka A T 16: 17,126,025 (GRCm39) M1115K possibly damaging Het
Rilpl1 A G 5: 124,631,828 (GRCm39) W173R probably damaging Het
Rnf111 A T 9: 70,338,239 (GRCm39) C900S possibly damaging Het
Ryr2 A G 13: 11,731,983 (GRCm39) V2319A probably damaging Het
Scnn1g AATCCTGCAGGTGA AA 7: 121,362,303 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Slc25a13 A T 6: 6,109,213 (GRCm39) L383H probably damaging Het
Slco2a1 C T 9: 102,950,383 (GRCm39) P325L probably damaging Het
Stoml2 T C 4: 43,029,882 (GRCm39) N162S probably benign Het
Syne1 G T 10: 5,299,310 (GRCm39) Q982K possibly damaging Het
Tbc1d31 C T 15: 57,814,502 (GRCm39) Q568* probably null Het
Tbc1d9 G A 8: 83,982,554 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tbx3 A G 5: 119,818,577 (GRCm39) D384G possibly damaging Het
Tecta T C 9: 42,309,533 (GRCm39) I14V probably benign Het
Tgm1 A T 14: 55,943,076 (GRCm39) V588E probably benign Het
Tpk1 A C 6: 43,570,012 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tspear A T 10: 77,612,791 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ubxn10 G T 4: 138,448,515 (GRCm39) Q54K possibly damaging Het
Ubxn4 C T 1: 128,194,141 (GRCm39) R312* probably null Het
Vmn1r230 A T 17: 21,067,345 (GRCm39) K178M probably damaging Het
Zfp143 G A 7: 109,687,976 (GRCm39) V445I probably damaging Het
Zfp688 C A 7: 127,021,057 (GRCm39) W40C probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Gfra2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00424:Gfra2 APN 14 71,205,679 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01303:Gfra2 APN 14 71,133,292 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
IGL01380:Gfra2 APN 14 71,204,586 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01528:Gfra2 APN 14 71,203,738 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
IGL02203:Gfra2 APN 14 71,204,524 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
IGL02270:Gfra2 APN 14 71,163,347 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
IGL03104:Gfra2 APN 14 71,205,725 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL03270:Gfra2 APN 14 71,163,344 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
H8562:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,215,818 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
H8786:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,215,818 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R0423:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,521 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4120:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,203,715 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4172:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,521 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R4712:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,377 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4902:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,204,455 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5424:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,287 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6711:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,203,715 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7290:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,380 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7322:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,205,831 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7814:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,410 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8159:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,397 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8557:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,214,737 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R8831:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,204,503 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R8833:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,337 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9072:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,138,935 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R9073:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,138,935 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R9444:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,203,751 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.55
Z1177:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,215,932 (GRCm39) missense not run
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GGTCACATGTGTCCATTCCC -3'
(R):5'- AGCATCCGTAGCTTCAGCAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TTTGCCTTCCAGGGACAGG -3'
(R):5'- AGCTCTTACCGGCACAAGTG -3'
Posted On 2016-02-04