Incidental Mutation 'R8235:Vegfa'
ID 637331
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Vegfa
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000023951
Gene Name vascular endothelial growth factor A
Synonyms VEGF-A, VEGF120, VEGF188, VEGF164, VPF, Vegf
MMRRC Submission 067667-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R8235 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 17
Chromosomal Location 46327919-46343295 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 46342236 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Leucine to Glutamine at position 194 (L194Q)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000115883 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000024747] [ENSMUST00000071648] [ENSMUST00000113519] [ENSMUST00000113520] [ENSMUST00000142351] [ENSMUST00000167860]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000024747
AA Change: L16Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.994 (Sensitivity: 0.69; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000024747
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951
AA Change: L16Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
PDGF 49 131 1.48e-49 SMART
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000071648
AA Change: L194Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.993 (Sensitivity: 0.70; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000071575
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951
AA Change: L194Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 31 51 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 60 71 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 87 105 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 121 143 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 158 176 N/A INTRINSIC
PDGF 227 309 1.48e-49 SMART
Pfam:VEGF_C 312 368 2.3e-35 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000113519
AA Change: L16Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000109147
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951
AA Change: L16Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
PDGF 49 131 1.48e-49 SMART
low complexity region 140 161 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000113520
AA Change: L16Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.244 (Sensitivity: 0.91; Specificity: 0.88)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000109148
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951
AA Change: L16Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
PDGF 49 131 1.48e-49 SMART
Pfam:VEGF_C 154 208 9.5e-35 PFAM
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000142351
AA Change: L194Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.910 (Sensitivity: 0.81; Specificity: 0.94)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000115883
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951
AA Change: L194Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 31 51 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 60 71 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 87 105 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 121 143 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 158 176 N/A INTRINSIC
PDGF 227 309 1.48e-49 SMART
Pfam:VEGF_C 339 392 1.9e-31 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000167860
AA Change: L194Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.994 (Sensitivity: 0.69; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000131901
Gene: ENSMUSG00000023951
AA Change: L194Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 31 51 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 60 71 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 87 105 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 121 143 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 158 176 N/A INTRINSIC
PDGF 227 309 1.48e-49 SMART
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.8%
  • 10x: 99.5%
  • 20x: 98.8%
Validation Efficiency 98% (44/45)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: This gene is a member of the PDGF/VEGF growth factor family. It encodes a heparin-binding protein, which exists as a disulfide-linked homodimer. This growth factor induces proliferation and migration of vascular endothelial cells, and is essential for both physiological and pathological angiogenesis. Disruption of this gene in mice resulted in abnormal embryonic blood vessel formation. This gene is upregulated in many known tumors and its expression is correlated with tumor stage and progression. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. There is also evidence for alternative translation initiation from upstream non-AUG (CUG) codons resulting in additional isoforms. A recent study showed that a C-terminally extended isoform is produced by use of an alternative in-frame translation termination codon via a stop codon readthrough mechanism, and that this isoform is antiangiogenic. Expression of some isoforms derived from the AUG start codon is regulated by a small upstream open reading frame, which is located within an internal ribosome entry site.[provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Hetero- or homozygous null mutants show embryonic lethality with impaired angiogenesis and blood-island formation. Mutants selectively expressing isoform 120 or 188 exhibit vascular outgrowth/patterning defects or impaired arterial development, respectively. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 43 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca13 A C 11: 9,212,077 (GRCm39) Q279H probably damaging Het
Abhd13 G A 8: 10,037,394 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Atp8b3 T C 10: 80,365,650 (GRCm39) N368S probably damaging Het
Bptf A G 11: 106,967,458 (GRCm39) M1089T probably benign Het
Cbll1 C T 12: 31,541,570 (GRCm39) D103N probably benign Het
Ccnd2 T C 6: 127,107,305 (GRCm39) D288G probably benign Het
Chek1 T A 9: 36,630,870 (GRCm39) R181S probably benign Het
Chrna7 T C 7: 62,861,972 (GRCm39) R27G probably damaging Het
Crybb1 A G 5: 112,405,266 (GRCm39) K6R probably damaging Het
Ehbp1 G A 11: 22,189,153 (GRCm39) T83M probably damaging Het
Entpd7 G A 19: 43,705,984 (GRCm39) E269K probably damaging Het
Eps8 A G 6: 137,460,576 (GRCm39) V729A possibly damaging Het
Farsa A G 8: 85,595,545 (GRCm39) H480R probably damaging Het
Gm10110 C T 14: 90,135,677 (GRCm39) V76M noncoding transcript Het
Hpn T C 7: 30,802,208 (GRCm39) T228A possibly damaging Het
Lyst T A 13: 13,935,323 (GRCm39) H3597Q possibly damaging Het
Map3k4 A T 17: 12,458,968 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Msto1 A T 3: 88,820,228 (GRCm39) L89Q probably damaging Het
Mycbp2 T C 14: 103,436,110 (GRCm39) E2185G probably damaging Het
Myh2 A G 11: 67,083,824 (GRCm39) E1534G probably damaging Het
Nfkbia T C 12: 55,537,608 (GRCm39) Y195C probably damaging Het
Npr2 T A 4: 43,641,603 (GRCm39) M469K probably benign Het
Nwd1 TCATCC TCATCCATCC 8: 73,438,314 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Or8i2 T C 2: 86,852,226 (GRCm39) I221V probably benign Het
Potefam3e C A 8: 19,799,476 (GRCm39) T308N probably benign Het
Prdm2 G A 4: 142,859,037 (GRCm39) Q1418* probably null Het
Ptk2 T C 15: 73,215,140 (GRCm39) T13A probably benign Het
Ptprk T A 10: 28,465,037 (GRCm39) N1292K possibly damaging Het
Ptprq A C 10: 107,418,402 (GRCm39) V1658G probably damaging Het
Ptprq A T 10: 107,541,351 (GRCm39) F392I probably benign Het
Rbm46 C T 3: 82,772,775 (GRCm39) R119Q probably benign Het
Rsf1 T C 7: 97,325,461 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Samd4b C T 7: 28,106,031 (GRCm39) V396I probably benign Het
Spta1 T A 1: 174,029,952 (GRCm39) L906Q probably damaging Het
Sytl1 T C 4: 132,988,257 (GRCm39) D33G probably damaging Het
Trmt10c T C 16: 55,854,939 (GRCm39) N232S probably benign Het
Trpc4 G A 3: 54,209,669 (GRCm39) C678Y probably benign Het
Tulp3 T C 6: 128,304,640 (GRCm39) N205D probably benign Het
Ufl1 T C 4: 25,278,656 (GRCm39) I100V probably benign Het
Unc45b A G 11: 82,810,681 (GRCm39) I314V probably benign Het
Vps13c T C 9: 67,834,678 (GRCm39) F1669S probably damaging Het
Vps13c T A 9: 67,863,063 (GRCm39) H3026Q probably benign Het
Zfp184 T G 13: 22,144,053 (GRCm39) I586M probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Vegfa
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01355:Vegfa APN 17 46,336,347 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
IGL02859:Vegfa APN 17 46,335,421 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R1442:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,418 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.85
R1760:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,395 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1982:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,329,786 (GRCm39) makesense probably null
R2012:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,284 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R3729:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,335,446 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R4276:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,392 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4277:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,392 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4279:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,392 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R4654:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,176 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R4696:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,339,272 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7798:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,761 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7863:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,461 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7946:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,377 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
R8683:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,396 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.35
R8756:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,465 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9700:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,713 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9701:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,342,713 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9733:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,335,401 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
X0026:Vegfa UTSW 17 46,336,452 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CTCCACGTACGACGACAGAG -3'
(R):5'- TGGGAGAAGTGCTAGCTCGG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ACAGAGGGGGACGCCTC -3'
(R):5'- TAGCTCGGGCCTGGAGAAG -3'
Posted On 2020-07-13