Incidental Mutation 'R4902:Gfra2'
ID 377900
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 042505-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.250) question?
Stock # R4902 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 14
Chromosomal Location 71127560-71217278 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 71204455 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Asparagine to Serine at position 175 (N175S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000154391 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022699] [ENSMUST00000227633] [ENSMUST00000227697]
AlphaFold O08842
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022699
AA Change: N308S

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022699
Gene: ENSMUSG00000022103
AA Change: N308S

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 damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000227633
AA Change: N51S

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000227697
AA Change: N175S

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.7402 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.0%
  • 3x: 98.2%
  • 10x: 95.9%
  • 20x: 91.0%
Validation Efficiency 100% (84/84)
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
4930488N24Rik T C 17: 14,326,408 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Adamdec1 T C 14: 68,809,215 (GRCm39) N249S probably damaging Het
Asxl1 T A 2: 153,241,751 (GRCm39) V767E probably benign Het
Atp6v1f T C 6: 29,470,271 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Brix1 T C 15: 10,483,378 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cap2 T C 13: 46,684,501 (GRCm39) V2A probably damaging Het
Chrnb2 A G 3: 89,668,248 (GRCm39) C356R probably damaging Het
Chtf8 C T 8: 107,612,424 (GRCm39) G172R probably damaging Het
Cybb C G X: 9,316,989 (GRCm39) D246H probably benign Het
Dact2 T A 17: 14,416,991 (GRCm39) K403M possibly damaging Het
Dhx40 A C 11: 86,662,036 (GRCm39) L674V possibly damaging Het
Dlc1 A G 8: 37,044,285 (GRCm39) V1230A probably damaging Het
Dnah7b T A 1: 46,329,935 (GRCm39) S3260T probably benign Het
Eef1a2 T A 2: 180,789,881 (GRCm39) D428V probably benign Het
Ehd1 T C 19: 6,344,273 (GRCm39) F178L possibly damaging Het
Eif4a3l1 T G 6: 136,306,262 (GRCm39) V241G probably benign Het
F2 A T 2: 91,465,316 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fam186a T C 15: 99,844,723 (GRCm39) D507G unknown Het
Fbxo11 G A 17: 88,372,702 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fry A T 5: 150,419,168 (GRCm39) M2871L probably benign Het
Gabrr2 A G 4: 33,095,512 (GRCm39) D442G probably damaging Het
Gemin5 A G 11: 58,055,103 (GRCm39) I214T probably benign Het
Gprc5c G T 11: 114,755,093 (GRCm39) V257L possibly damaging Het
Jhy C T 9: 40,808,821 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Krtap5-5 A T 7: 141,783,156 (GRCm39) C165S unknown Het
Lce1k T A 3: 92,714,134 (GRCm39) T17S unknown Het
Map3k1 C T 13: 111,909,146 (GRCm39) R268Q probably damaging Het
Med13l T A 5: 118,883,195 (GRCm39) H1351Q probably damaging Het
Met T C 6: 17,546,995 (GRCm39) V876A probably damaging Het
Mical2 T C 7: 111,936,107 (GRCm39) S903P probably benign Het
Mkks A G 2: 136,718,094 (GRCm39) V396A probably benign Het
Mvk T C 5: 114,594,060 (GRCm39) V305A probably benign Het
Myo5a A G 9: 75,081,360 (GRCm39) T982A probably benign Het
N4bp1 A G 8: 87,588,311 (GRCm39) V209A probably benign Het
Nfkbib G T 7: 28,461,173 (GRCm39) S158* probably null Het
Nkx3-1 G A 14: 69,428,367 (GRCm39) G72S probably benign Het
Ogfr A G 2: 180,235,518 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Or10a3 G A 7: 108,480,624 (GRCm39) T63I probably benign Het
Or2t43 G A 11: 58,457,451 (GRCm39) S240F possibly damaging Het
Or8s8 T C 15: 98,354,796 (GRCm39) S202P probably damaging Het
Pcdhga8 T A 18: 37,948,978 (GRCm39) D131E probably damaging Het
Plch1 A G 3: 63,648,264 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Polrmt A G 10: 79,582,385 (GRCm39) M1T probably null Het
Ppp1r12a T C 10: 108,066,451 (GRCm39) V214A probably damaging Het
Prr5l A G 2: 101,628,027 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Prss35 A G 9: 86,638,175 (GRCm39) Q315R probably damaging Het
Psg29 G T 7: 16,945,837 (GRCm39) *469L probably null Het
Psmd4 A G 3: 94,943,170 (GRCm39) V78A probably damaging Het
Rad9a C A 19: 4,251,552 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rfx7 G T 9: 72,524,573 (GRCm39) V588F probably benign Het
Rnase13 A C 14: 52,160,052 (GRCm39) I29S probably benign Het
Steap2 T C 5: 5,725,866 (GRCm39) N386S possibly damaging Het
Ston1 A G 17: 88,952,680 (GRCm39) E719G probably damaging Het
Stx4a A G 7: 127,441,934 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tekt2 A G 4: 126,217,263 (GRCm39) S212P possibly damaging Het
Tex19.2 A T 11: 121,007,782 (GRCm39) L222Q probably damaging Het
Tmem50a A G 4: 134,637,017 (GRCm39) I38T probably damaging Het
Ubr2 A G 17: 47,296,922 (GRCm39) V286A possibly damaging Het
Ugt2b35 T C 5: 87,151,159 (GRCm39) M255T possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r17 T A 5: 109,601,220 (GRCm39) F839L probably benign Het
Wdr36 T C 18: 32,992,314 (GRCm39) V617A possibly damaging Het
Wtip A T 7: 33,818,437 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Yeats2 G A 16: 20,026,418 (GRCm39) G765S probably benign Het
Zbtb3 T C 19: 8,781,331 (GRCm39) S315P probably benign Het
Zdhhc8 T C 16: 18,045,030 (GRCm39) M259V probably benign Het
Zfp120 A G 2: 149,961,440 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Zfp236 A T 18: 82,627,543 (GRCm39) I1552N possibly 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
R4804:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,361 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
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'- TAATGGGGTCTTTCCTGCCC -3'
(R):5'- TTTCCTGGGTAGGGAACAGAAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TGCCCTTCTGATGACACAGAG -3'
(R):5'- CAGAAGGGACATAGAGGTATGG -3'
Posted On 2016-04-15