Incidental Mutation 'R6556:Mertk'
ID 522140
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Mertk
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000014361
Gene Name MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase
Synonyms nmf12, Tyro 12, Nyk, Eyk, Mer
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.135) question?
Stock # R6556 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 128540876-128644814 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 128618341 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Valine to Aspartic acid at position 524 (V524D)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000014505 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000014505]
AlphaFold Q60805
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000014505
AA Change: V524D

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.229 (Sensitivity: 0.91; Specificity: 0.88)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000014505
Gene: ENSMUSG00000014361
AA Change: V524D

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 22 N/A INTRINSIC
IG 94 189 8.99e-6 SMART
IG 198 276 1.54e-4 SMART
FN3 279 363 7.23e-8 SMART
FN3 379 465 6.16e-2 SMART
transmembrane domain 498 520 N/A INTRINSIC
TyrKc 582 849 2.88e-129 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000140221
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000157160
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.3%
  • 20x: 97.5%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene is a member of the MER/AXL/TYRO3 receptor kinase family and encodes a transmembrane protein with two fibronectin type-III domains, two Ig-like C2-type (immunoglobulin-like) domains, and one tyrosine kinase domain. Mutations in this gene have been associated with disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) phagocytosis pathway and onset of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for targeted null mutations show increased sensitivity to LPS-induced shock, defective phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, lupus-like autoimmunity, degeneration of photoreceptors, decreased platelet aggregation and protection from induced pulmonary thromboembolism and thrombosis. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 44 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Atosb C T 4: 43,033,896 (GRCm39) R460H probably damaging Het
Atp2a1 G T 7: 126,049,434 (GRCm39) P536Q probably benign Het
Bnip5 T A 17: 29,123,585 (GRCm39) D114V probably damaging Het
Cabyr T A 18: 12,884,073 (GRCm39) S187T probably benign Het
Camkk1 A T 11: 72,924,696 (GRCm39) N303I probably benign Het
Cdh13 C T 8: 119,694,926 (GRCm39) P259S probably damaging Het
Csnk1g3 A G 18: 54,063,354 (GRCm39) D255G possibly damaging Het
Dennd5b A C 6: 148,915,749 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dnajc14 A G 10: 128,650,500 (GRCm39) D528G probably benign Het
Edem1 T C 6: 108,831,318 (GRCm39) F593S probably benign Het
Efcab3 A G 11: 104,899,077 (GRCm39) N4343S probably null Het
Erbb2 G A 11: 98,326,908 (GRCm39) D1106N possibly damaging Het
Ermp1 T C 19: 29,590,321 (GRCm39) M794V possibly damaging Het
Fip1l1 T A 5: 74,707,838 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gm20730 C T 6: 43,058,476 (GRCm39) C112Y probably damaging Het
Gtf2h1 T A 7: 46,458,089 (GRCm39) C245S probably damaging Het
Hdhd5 T C 6: 120,500,515 (GRCm39) H61R probably benign Het
Ighv1-71 A T 12: 115,706,092 (GRCm39) V31E probably damaging Het
Igsf9b T C 9: 27,240,851 (GRCm39) F688S probably damaging Het
Iqcd T C 5: 120,740,443 (GRCm39) V258A probably damaging Het
Kcnc2 G C 10: 112,107,761 (GRCm39) G51R probably benign Het
Lpo G T 11: 87,708,589 (GRCm39) Y136* probably null Het
Med30 A G 15: 52,593,779 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ndufb11b A G 15: 81,864,939 (GRCm39) D60G probably damaging Het
Or4c126 T A 2: 89,824,517 (GRCm39) F260Y probably benign Het
Or4c52 T C 2: 89,845,438 (GRCm39) Y55H probably damaging Het
Or5l13 T C 2: 87,780,320 (GRCm39) I86V probably benign Het
Pde6b T A 5: 108,569,367 (GRCm39) M358K possibly damaging Het
Prep GA G 10: 45,034,410 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Prpf4b G A 13: 35,080,015 (GRCm39) R793Q probably damaging Het
Rela T A 19: 5,697,366 (GRCm39) N524K probably damaging Het
Relch T A 1: 105,654,165 (GRCm39) F845I probably damaging Het
Rnaset2a T C 17: 8,360,480 (GRCm39) D74G probably damaging Het
Semp2l2a G A 8: 13,887,690 (GRCm39) Q134* probably null Het
Serinc2 T A 4: 130,152,064 (GRCm39) I267F probably damaging Het
Sesn3 T C 9: 14,232,549 (GRCm39) F274S possibly damaging Het
Spag1 T C 15: 36,195,553 (GRCm39) Y249H probably damaging Het
Sstr1 A T 12: 58,260,478 (GRCm39) D367V possibly damaging Het
Tasor T G 14: 27,151,215 (GRCm39) Y64D probably benign Het
Tnnt1 T C 7: 4,512,576 (GRCm39) E110G probably damaging Het
Tpm1 T A 9: 66,935,451 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Unc93b1 T C 19: 3,994,105 (GRCm39) V412A probably benign Het
Uox G C 3: 146,330,403 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Usp44 T C 10: 93,681,870 (GRCm39) Y107H probably benign Het
Other mutations in Mertk
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01540:Mertk APN 2 128,625,887 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01561:Mertk APN 2 128,578,556 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01873:Mertk APN 2 128,571,195 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
IGL02539:Mertk APN 2 128,643,210 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02652:Mertk APN 2 128,643,190 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02962:Mertk APN 2 128,619,374 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03237:Mertk APN 2 128,632,192 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
PIT4378001:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,537 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0118:Mertk UTSW 2 128,601,086 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0281:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,541 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0491:Mertk UTSW 2 128,635,027 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0565:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,403 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.20
R0628:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,233 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1260:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,072 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R1406:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,406 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1406:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,406 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1423:Mertk UTSW 2 128,620,883 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1523:Mertk UTSW 2 128,632,248 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1539:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,446 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R1680:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,556 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R1770:Mertk UTSW 2 128,592,094 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1832:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,132 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1870:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,116 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R1959:Mertk UTSW 2 128,601,010 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2078:Mertk UTSW 2 128,636,378 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2125:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,058 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2178:Mertk UTSW 2 128,634,984 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2220:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,392 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.18
R4128:Mertk UTSW 2 128,619,358 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4664:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,132 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.24
R4740:Mertk UTSW 2 128,593,914 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4822:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,225 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4839:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,496 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R4874:Mertk UTSW 2 128,592,079 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4899:Mertk UTSW 2 128,625,845 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5010:Mertk UTSW 2 128,625,920 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R5128:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,167 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R5251:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,375 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5276:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,234 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.87
R5397:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,384 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.86
R5575:Mertk UTSW 2 128,578,485 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5605:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,227 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R5705:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,321 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5987:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,294 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R6127:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,211 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6671:Mertk UTSW 2 128,593,943 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R6674:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,277 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6841:Mertk UTSW 2 128,601,150 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7153:Mertk UTSW 2 128,578,569 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7192:Mertk UTSW 2 128,635,028 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7225:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,482 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R7344:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,417 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7414:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,313 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R7883:Mertk UTSW 2 128,618,265 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8000:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,418 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8953:Mertk UTSW 2 128,620,716 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R9135:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,035 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.23
R9153:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,487 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9176:Mertk UTSW 2 128,620,892 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.62
R9443:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,029 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9574:Mertk UTSW 2 128,593,880 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9582:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,527 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.55
R9616:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,255 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
X0067:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,487 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CAGAGAACTCTTTCCAATGCATGG -3'
(R):5'- GTGGGCTTGCATAAGATAGGAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CAATGCATGGTTTTGGGTTTGTTCC -3'
(R):5'- CCAGAGAGGCGCTATTATCTGTTAC -3'
Posted On 2018-06-06