Incidental Mutation 'R8000:Mertk'
ID 616309
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Mertk
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000014361
Gene Name MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase
Synonyms nmf12, Tyro 12, Nyk, Eyk, Mer
MMRRC Submission 046040-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.135) question?
Stock # R8000 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 128540876-128644814 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 128613418 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Histidine to Arginine at position 478 (H478R)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000014505 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000014505]
AlphaFold Q60805
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000014505
AA Change: H478R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000014505
Gene: ENSMUSG00000014361
AA Change: H478R

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
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.8%
  • 20x: 99.3%
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
Aadacl2 A G 3: 59,924,796 (GRCm39) K121R possibly damaging Het
Acaca A G 11: 84,283,057 (GRCm39) K2208E possibly damaging Het
Actn1 A G 12: 80,245,782 (GRCm39) F134L probably damaging Het
Akt3 A T 1: 176,877,763 (GRCm39) V335D probably damaging Het
Arhgef10 T G 8: 14,980,054 (GRCm39) I98S probably damaging Het
Celf4 T C 18: 25,637,574 (GRCm39) N209S probably benign Het
Col4a4 G A 1: 82,519,018 (GRCm39) P59L unknown Het
Dmwd C T 7: 18,814,660 (GRCm39) L437F probably damaging Het
Dock4 T A 12: 40,883,118 (GRCm39) L1642I probably benign Het
Fads2b A G 2: 85,349,070 (GRCm39) V14A probably benign Het
Fap A G 2: 62,333,142 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fbh1 A T 2: 11,772,100 (GRCm39) Y194N probably benign Het
Fras1 A G 5: 96,910,536 (GRCm39) T3322A probably damaging Het
Frey1 A G 2: 92,215,872 (GRCm39) K69E unknown Het
Gabra4 A G 5: 71,781,304 (GRCm39) F369S probably damaging Het
Igkv9-124 T A 6: 67,919,136 (GRCm39) D92V probably damaging Het
Kcna6 C A 6: 126,715,948 (GRCm39) E314* probably null Het
Kyat1 A C 2: 30,082,065 (GRCm39) S25A probably benign Het
Lars2 G A 9: 123,265,309 (GRCm39) G455D probably damaging Het
Mier1 A T 4: 102,988,240 (GRCm39) T83S probably damaging Het
Mmp1a C A 9: 7,476,215 (GRCm39) H437Q probably benign Het
Muc4 C G 16: 32,575,221 (GRCm39) Q1269E probably benign Het
Neb G T 2: 52,178,856 (GRCm39) A1300D probably damaging Het
Nell2 T A 15: 95,333,155 (GRCm39) L167F probably damaging Het
Or10h1 G C 17: 33,418,321 (GRCm39) A100P probably damaging Het
Or12j2 T A 7: 139,916,255 (GRCm39) M160K possibly damaging Het
Or4d10c T C 19: 12,065,358 (GRCm39) D266G probably damaging Het
Pald1 T C 10: 61,183,218 (GRCm39) T339A probably benign Het
Pex13 A C 11: 23,605,915 (GRCm39) L105W probably damaging Het
Prxl2a A C 14: 40,716,483 (GRCm39) *230G probably null Het
Ptprd A C 4: 75,984,479 (GRCm39) F556V possibly damaging Het
Rgp1 T A 4: 43,581,664 (GRCm39) C314S probably benign Het
Rnaseh2a G A 8: 85,692,678 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rpl7 A T 1: 16,172,949 (GRCm39) M154K probably benign Het
Samd9l A T 6: 3,373,034 (GRCm39) L1409Q probably damaging Het
Slc35f3 A G 8: 127,047,812 (GRCm39) T51A probably benign Het
Slc7a10 A G 7: 34,899,865 (GRCm39) Y76C Het
Slk G T 19: 47,597,344 (GRCm39) A51S Het
Son AGAACCCCCAGCCGCAGGAGCCGAACCCCCAGCCGCAGGAGCCGAACCCCCAGCCGCAGGAGCCGAACCCCCAGCCG AGAACCCCCAGCCGCAGGAGCCGAACCCCCAGCCGCAGGAGCCGAACCCCCAGCCG 16: 91,457,222 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Stk38 A T 17: 29,211,422 (GRCm39) V51E probably benign Het
Tecta A T 9: 42,278,480 (GRCm39) C1009* probably null Het
Vmn1r228 A T 17: 20,997,227 (GRCm39) M97K possibly damaging Het
Xpo4 T C 14: 57,827,403 (GRCm39) D931G probably damaging Het
Zfp503 T C 14: 22,036,227 (GRCm39) T230A possibly damaging 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
R6556:Mertk UTSW 2 128,618,341 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.23
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
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'- ACCATGTCTCAGCGTTTCG -3'
(R):5'- ATGGTGTCATGGGCCTTAAACC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ATGTCTCAGCGTTTCGTTTCC -3'
(R):5'- CAGGTAGAGCCCAATTCAGTATTTGG -3'
Posted On 2020-01-23