Incidental Mutation 'R5552:Epha8'
ID 435167
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Epha8
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000028661
Gene Name Eph receptor A8
Synonyms Eek, Hek3, EphA8
MMRRC Submission 043109-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R5552 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 4
Chromosomal Location 136656730-136684127 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 136659210 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Asparagine to Serine at position 843 (N843S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000030420 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000030420]
AlphaFold O09127
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000030420
AA Change: N843S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000030420
Gene: ENSMUSG00000028661
AA Change: N843S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 26 N/A INTRINSIC
EPH_lbd 30 203 2.59e-116 SMART
FN3 328 418 4.03e-6 SMART
FN3 439 520 1.67e-12 SMART
Pfam:EphA2_TM 542 631 5.8e-10 PFAM
TyrKc 634 891 1.03e-125 SMART
SAM 926 993 4.74e-19 SMART
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.7%
  • 10x: 98.4%
  • 20x: 95.5%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a member of the ephrin receptor subfamily of the protein-tyrosine kinase family. EPH and EPH-related receptors have been implicated in mediating developmental events, particularly in the nervous system. Receptors in the EPH subfamily typically have a single kinase domain and an extracellular region containing a Cys-rich domain and 2 fibronectin type III repeats. The ephrin receptors are divided into 2 groups based on the similarity of their extracellular domain sequences and their affinities for binding ephrin-A and ephrin-B ligands. The protein encoded by this gene functions as a receptor for ephrin A2, A3 and A5 and plays a role in short-range contact-mediated axonal guidance during development of the mammalian nervous system. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for this targeted mutation are viable, fertile, and grossly normal but exhibit a commissural defect, whereby tectal axons fail to project from the superior colliculus of the midbrain to the contralateral inferior colliculus and instead project to the ipsilateral cervical spinal cord. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 36 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abtb1 A G 6: 88,813,530 (GRCm39) Y403H probably benign Het
Ankrd39 C T 1: 36,581,062 (GRCm39) G96R probably damaging Het
Arhgap19 T C 19: 41,772,819 (GRCm39) I291M probably benign Het
Blzf1 A T 1: 164,130,058 (GRCm39) I91N probably damaging Het
Cdh2 T C 18: 16,773,520 (GRCm39) T270A possibly damaging Het
Chd5 T A 4: 152,470,272 (GRCm39) M1906K possibly damaging Het
Cpsf1 T C 15: 76,483,846 (GRCm39) D799G probably benign Het
Csnk1g3 T C 18: 54,065,355 (GRCm39) F313L probably benign Het
Cyfip1 T C 7: 55,521,855 (GRCm39) V53A possibly damaging Het
Dcst1 T C 3: 89,272,373 (GRCm39) D30G probably benign Het
Dlgap2 G T 8: 14,881,342 (GRCm39) G805* probably null Het
Dot1l CCAGCCCCACCCTCAGCC CCAGCC 10: 80,619,462 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Evi5 A T 5: 107,966,855 (GRCm39) V222E probably damaging Het
Gli1 C A 10: 127,166,131 (GRCm39) A1041S probably benign Het
Glipr1l1 A T 10: 111,898,243 (GRCm39) Q116L probably benign Het
H3c4 A G 13: 23,760,295 (GRCm39) D107G probably damaging Het
Hectd4 T A 5: 121,480,914 (GRCm39) L2985Q possibly damaging Het
Hk2 G T 6: 82,707,804 (GRCm39) R694S possibly damaging Het
Htt A G 5: 34,979,118 (GRCm39) M834V probably benign Het
Itpr2 A G 6: 146,195,578 (GRCm39) Y1600H probably benign Het
Med1 A T 11: 98,057,157 (GRCm39) Y340* probably null Het
Mov10l1 T A 15: 88,938,569 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Mrc1 T C 2: 14,284,768 (GRCm39) F586L probably benign Het
Mrrf T A 2: 36,037,973 (GRCm39) D81E possibly damaging Het
Nod1 A G 6: 54,921,616 (GRCm39) F234S probably damaging Het
Odad2 A G 18: 7,285,360 (GRCm39) V267A possibly damaging Het
Or10ak9 T A 4: 118,726,665 (GRCm39) I228N probably damaging Het
Or6c69c T C 10: 129,911,014 (GRCm39) V245A probably damaging Het
Pde4a T C 9: 21,112,682 (GRCm39) V343A probably damaging Het
Pmfbp1 T A 8: 110,258,383 (GRCm39) L649Q probably damaging Het
Polq A G 16: 36,914,872 (GRCm39) I2511V possibly damaging Het
Pramel51 T A 12: 88,145,135 (GRCm39) T64S probably benign Het
Serac1 T A 17: 6,106,967 (GRCm39) R361* probably null Het
Serpina3g T C 12: 104,206,595 (GRCm39) V132A probably damaging Het
Thada A C 17: 84,736,558 (GRCm39) S908A probably benign Het
Zfp280b C T 10: 75,875,497 (GRCm39) Q459* probably null Het
Other mutations in Epha8
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00946:Epha8 APN 4 136,673,121 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL00960:Epha8 APN 4 136,679,150 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL01124:Epha8 APN 4 136,663,394 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01550:Epha8 APN 4 136,659,051 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.87
IGL01807:Epha8 APN 4 136,658,993 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
IGL01844:Epha8 APN 4 136,658,360 (GRCm39) makesense probably null
IGL02167:Epha8 APN 4 136,658,405 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0255:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,667,597 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0445:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,659,711 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1757:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,658,789 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R1911:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,663,625 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1936:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,667,554 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R2291:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,660,658 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2359:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,673,343 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2372:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,660,321 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4581:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,660,775 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4747:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,666,006 (GRCm39) frame shift probably null
R4784:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,660,633 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5156:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,666,037 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.14
R5164:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,672,983 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R5335:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,659,246 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5480:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,662,441 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R5830:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,663,701 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R6017:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,659,054 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6450:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,659,210 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6798:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,672,980 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6799:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,672,980 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7060:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,658,469 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7297:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,673,224 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7344:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,661,849 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.14
R7467:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,658,399 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R7563:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,666,100 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R7826:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,663,498 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R7845:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,663,712 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R7863:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,660,966 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7904:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,659,050 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R7918:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,661,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.12
R8177:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,672,974 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8244:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8266:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8268:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8269:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8289:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8290:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8294:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8295:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8299:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8445:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,659,600 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.13
R8889:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,661,850 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.45
R8892:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,661,850 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.45
R8928:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8965:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8983:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8984:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8988:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9081:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9231:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,673,226 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9262:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,658,995 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9370:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,673,511 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R9466:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,662,414 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R9478:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9546:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9547:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9550:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9585:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9624:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,659,065 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9686:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9687:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9690:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9744:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9763:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,665,897 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9794:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,666,035 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.16
RF025:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,660,348 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably benign
RF054:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,660,348 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably benign
Z1176:Epha8 UTSW 4 136,666,007 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TCCAGAACGCTCACGACATG -3'
(R):5'- CCTCTAGAACGTGTGCTCTTGG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TTGTGCCAGCAGTCCAG -3'
(R):5'- TGGGACAAGGCCAGCTAGC -3'
Posted On 2016-10-24