Incidental Mutation 'R8429:Epha4'
ID 653630
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Epha4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000026235
Gene Name Eph receptor A4
Synonyms rb, Sek, Sek1, 2900005C20Rik, Cek8, Hek8, Tyro1
MMRRC Submission
Accession Numbers

Genbank: NM_007936; MGI: 98277

Essential gene? Probably essential (E-score: 0.942) question?
Stock # R8429 (G1)
Quality Score 130.008
Status Not validated
Chromosome 1
Chromosomal Location 77367185-77515088 bp(-) (GRCm38)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to T at 77390036 bp (GRCm38)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamine to Lysine at position 591 (Q591K)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000027451 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000027451] [ENSMUST00000188797] [ENSMUST00000188952] [ENSMUST00000190149]
AlphaFold Q03137
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000027451
AA Change: Q591K

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.084 (Sensitivity: 0.93; Specificity: 0.85)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000027451
Gene: ENSMUSG00000026235
AA Change: Q591K

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
EPH_lbd 30 204 1.35e-128 SMART
FN3 329 420 1.94e-8 SMART
FN3 441 522 9.18e-10 SMART
Pfam:EphA2_TM 548 618 1.7e-24 PFAM
TyrKc 621 878 1.91e-134 SMART
SAM 908 975 1.96e-20 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000188797
AA Change: Q591K

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.084 (Sensitivity: 0.93; Specificity: 0.85)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000140954
Gene: ENSMUSG00000026235
AA Change: Q591K

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
EPH_lbd 30 204 1.35e-128 SMART
FN3 329 420 1.94e-8 SMART
FN3 441 522 9.18e-10 SMART
Pfam:EphA2_TM 547 618 1.8e-27 PFAM
TyrKc 621 878 1.91e-134 SMART
SAM 908 975 1.96e-20 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000188952
AA Change: Q591K

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.084 (Sensitivity: 0.93; Specificity: 0.85)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000139640
Gene: ENSMUSG00000026235
AA Change: Q591K

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
EPH_lbd 30 204 1.35e-128 SMART
FN3 329 420 1.94e-8 SMART
FN3 441 522 9.18e-10 SMART
Pfam:EphA2_TM 547 618 1.8e-27 PFAM
TyrKc 621 878 1.91e-134 SMART
SAM 908 975 1.96e-20 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000190149
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 99.1%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene belongs to 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. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Mutants are known for their "hopping gait". Homozygotes for targeted null mutations show loss of limb alternation in locomotion and axon guidance defects of the corticospinal tract within medulla and spinal cord, resulting in aberrant midline projections. Heterozygotes show less severe phenotype. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI

All alleles(66) : Targeted, knock-out(3) Targeted, other(9) Gene trapped(52) Spontaneous(2)

Other mutations in this stock
Total: 53 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700122O11Rik A T 17: 48,037,066 L143* probably null Het
2900026A02Rik T C 5: 113,183,436 T971A probably benign Het
4932415D10Rik G T 10: 82,289,467 Q2570K possibly damaging Het
4933425L06Rik A G 13: 105,118,788 Y459C probably damaging Het
Abca6 A T 11: 110,202,382 C1022S probably benign Het
Adgrf4 G T 17: 42,667,449 N334K probably benign Het
Baz1b A G 5: 135,217,331 K545E probably benign Het
Bin3 A G 14: 70,137,149 Y209C probably damaging Het
Btbd16 G A 7: 130,795,337 A223T probably benign Het
C3 A G 17: 57,222,811 V555A probably damaging Het
Calm3 T A 7: 16,919,667 probably null Het
Cct4 T A 11: 22,996,030 L124Q probably damaging Het
Cenpf C T 1: 189,657,307 D1443N possibly damaging Het
Egfem1 G A 3: 29,657,268 probably null Het
Fanci T C 7: 79,438,385 F929L possibly damaging Het
Fnip1 A T 11: 54,475,696 D95V possibly damaging Het
Foxc1 A T 13: 31,807,776 H190L probably benign Het
Gm45713 T C 7: 45,136,116 S2G unknown Het
Grin2b T C 6: 135,733,916 I877M probably damaging Het
Hadha T C 5: 30,144,257 I119V probably benign Het
Hcar2 C T 5: 123,865,475 probably benign Het
Krt13 A T 11: 100,121,125 L124Q probably damaging Het
Larp1b A G 3: 40,977,227 *336W probably null Het
Lrmp C A 6: 145,165,223 D251E probably damaging Het
Man2c1 T C 9: 57,131,161 L35P probably damaging Het
Meioc A T 11: 102,674,206 N160I probably benign Het
Mfsd2b G T 12: 4,866,487 Q331K possibly damaging Het
Mical2 T A 7: 112,345,253 V930E probably benign Het
Mrgprb4 A T 7: 48,198,425 F252I probably benign Het
Nars A G 18: 64,501,320 Y511H probably damaging Het
Naxe C A 3: 88,058,152 S84I probably damaging Het
Ncam2 A T 16: 81,589,635 D634V probably damaging Het
Npat C T 9: 53,570,609 Q1206* probably null Het
Nr1d2 G A 14: 18,215,409 T201I probably benign Het
Nup155 C T 15: 8,112,420 H99Y probably damaging Het
Olfr1130 G T 2: 87,607,524 L45F probably benign Het
Olfr1289 G A 2: 111,483,495 V50I possibly damaging Het
Olfr209 A G 16: 59,361,627 V197A possibly damaging Het
Olfr826 A G 10: 130,180,223 V219A possibly damaging Het
Pcnx3 C T 19: 5,665,384 G1946E probably damaging Het
Pde6a T A 18: 61,232,844 Y214N probably damaging Het
Pex7 T C 10: 19,894,328 T145A probably damaging Het
Plekhj1 C T 10: 80,796,470 S146N probably benign Het
Ralgapb C T 2: 158,426,297 P107S probably damaging Het
Satb1 A G 17: 51,767,950 M506T probably damaging Het
Sh3gl1 T C 17: 56,018,821 N203D possibly damaging Het
Slc7a12 A T 3: 14,497,282 I240F probably benign Het
Syt17 T A 7: 118,434,341 Y144F probably benign Het
Thbd G T 2: 148,407,537 T137K possibly damaging Het
Tmem114 A G 16: 8,412,167 F124L probably damaging Het
Ubtd1 G T 19: 42,032,117 probably null Het
Zfp458 A G 13: 67,258,088 Y96H possibly damaging Het
Zfp78 T C 7: 6,378,493 S181P probably benign Het
Other mutations in Epha4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01315:Epha4 APN 1 77398557 missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01350:Epha4 APN 1 77506855 missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01657:Epha4 APN 1 77426838 missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01872:Epha4 APN 1 77383039 missense probably benign 0.03
IGL02366:Epha4 APN 1 77426711 nonsense probably null
IGL02426:Epha4 APN 1 77444877 missense probably benign 0.01
IGL02428:Epha4 APN 1 77506748 missense possibly damaging 0.94
IGL02706:Epha4 APN 1 77426845 missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02716:Epha4 APN 1 77380965 missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03348:Epha4 APN 1 77507172 missense possibly damaging 0.82
frog UTSW 1 77481076 intron probably benign
R0324:Epha4 UTSW 1 77383551 missense probably damaging 1.00
R0392:Epha4 UTSW 1 77506973 missense probably benign 0.00
R0538:Epha4 UTSW 1 77388541 missense probably damaging 1.00
R0562:Epha4 UTSW 1 77388487 missense probably benign 0.00
R0885:Epha4 UTSW 1 77382939 missense probably damaging 0.99
R1509:Epha4 UTSW 1 77380886 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1620:Epha4 UTSW 1 77374926 missense probably benign 0.31
R1624:Epha4 UTSW 1 77399692 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1654:Epha4 UTSW 1 77374768 splice site probably null
R1755:Epha4 UTSW 1 77387823 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1807:Epha4 UTSW 1 77374904 missense probably benign 0.05
R2046:Epha4 UTSW 1 77507162 missense probably damaging 1.00
R2504:Epha4 UTSW 1 77382991 missense probably damaging 1.00
R2509:Epha4 UTSW 1 77511702 missense possibly damaging 0.84
R2511:Epha4 UTSW 1 77511702 missense possibly damaging 0.84
R3441:Epha4 UTSW 1 77426696 missense possibly damaging 0.90
R3724:Epha4 UTSW 1 77426543 splice site probably benign
R3901:Epha4 UTSW 1 77380902 missense probably damaging 1.00
R3950:Epha4 UTSW 1 77399716 missense probably damaging 1.00
R3951:Epha4 UTSW 1 77399716 missense probably damaging 1.00
R3952:Epha4 UTSW 1 77399716 missense probably damaging 1.00
R4012:Epha4 UTSW 1 77390094 splice site probably benign
R4321:Epha4 UTSW 1 77507213 critical splice acceptor site probably null
R4422:Epha4 UTSW 1 77511717 missense probably damaging 0.99
R4898:Epha4 UTSW 1 77390075 nonsense probably null
R5072:Epha4 UTSW 1 77445002 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5270:Epha4 UTSW 1 77506607 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5281:Epha4 UTSW 1 77374867 missense probably benign
R5315:Epha4 UTSW 1 77388472 critical splice donor site probably null
R5531:Epha4 UTSW 1 77374876 missense probably benign
R5621:Epha4 UTSW 1 77515049 utr 5 prime probably benign
R5648:Epha4 UTSW 1 77398525 missense probably benign 0.25
R5747:Epha4 UTSW 1 77506883 missense probably damaging 0.99
R5829:Epha4 UTSW 1 77444994 missense probably benign 0.01
R6185:Epha4 UTSW 1 77507106 missense probably damaging 1.00
R6486:Epha4 UTSW 1 77383549 missense probably damaging 1.00
R6821:Epha4 UTSW 1 77382945 missense possibly damaging 0.88
R6978:Epha4 UTSW 1 77377583 missense probably damaging 1.00
R7039:Epha4 UTSW 1 77506785 missense probably damaging 1.00
R7216:Epha4 UTSW 1 77444984 missense probably damaging 1.00
R7270:Epha4 UTSW 1 77399785 missense probably damaging 1.00
R7444:Epha4 UTSW 1 77387916 missense probably damaging 1.00
R7737:Epha4 UTSW 1 77381012 missense probably damaging 1.00
R7763:Epha4 UTSW 1 77390031 critical splice donor site probably null
R7950:Epha4 UTSW 1 77507196 missense probably damaging 0.99
R8297:Epha4 UTSW 1 77506910 missense probably damaging 1.00
R8373:Epha4 UTSW 1 77507079 missense possibly damaging 0.60
R8907:Epha4 UTSW 1 77506785 missense probably damaging 1.00
R9024:Epha4 UTSW 1 77388532 missense possibly damaging 0.79
Z1088:Epha4 UTSW 1 77506662 missense possibly damaging 0.61
Z1176:Epha4 UTSW 1 77373733 makesense probably null
Z1176:Epha4 UTSW 1 77383011 missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CCTTGACAGCCTTGACGAATG -3'
(R):5'- GATGGCTTCAGCTCTTCACC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ACAGCCTTGACGAATGTTATTTGG -3'
(R):5'- AAGCCTCAGTTTCCCTATGTGTAAC -3'
Posted On 2020-10-20