Incidental Mutation 'R8818:Kcnj4'
ID 672891
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Kcnj4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000044216
Gene Name potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 4
Synonyms IRK3, Kcnf2, Kir 2.3, MB-IRK3
MMRRC Submission 068651-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.065) question?
Stock # R8818 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 15
Chromosomal Location 79367915-79389442 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to A at 79369920 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Arginine to Leucine at position 20 (R20L)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000094075 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000057801]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000057801
AA Change: R20L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.997 (Sensitivity: 0.41; Specificity: 0.98)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000094075
Gene: ENSMUSG00000044216
AA Change: R20L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:IRK 22 361 2.1e-155 PFAM
coiled coil region 371 400 N/A INTRINSIC
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9482 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 98.9%
Validation Efficiency 98% (55/56)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] Several different potassium channels are known to be involved with electrical signaling in the nervous system. One class is activated by depolarization whereas a second class is not. The latter are referred to as inwardly rectifying K+ channels, and they have a greater tendency to allow potassium to flow into the cell rather than out of it. This asymmetry in potassium ion conductance plays a key role in the excitability of muscle cells and neurons. The protein encoded by this gene is an integral membrane protein and member of the inward rectifier potassium channel family. The encoded protein has a small unitary conductance compared to other members of this protein family. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 55 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca14 G T 7: 119,815,524 (GRCm39) M257I probably benign Het
Adam23 T C 1: 63,584,627 (GRCm39) V345A probably damaging Het
Anxa6 T G 11: 54,902,578 (GRCm39) N52T possibly damaging Het
Arhgef15 G A 11: 68,841,938 (GRCm39) H496Y probably damaging Het
Atp2a3 A G 11: 72,872,765 (GRCm39) E771G probably damaging Het
B3gnt5 A G 16: 19,588,347 (GRCm39) T189A possibly damaging Het
Becn1 A T 11: 101,186,230 (GRCm39) S125T probably damaging Het
Bltp1 T G 3: 37,050,697 (GRCm39) M3011R possibly damaging Het
Ccdc180 A G 4: 45,900,484 (GRCm39) M283V probably benign Het
Cdh17 T C 4: 11,771,323 (GRCm39) F35S probably damaging Het
Clcn1 T A 6: 42,282,477 (GRCm39) I515N probably damaging Het
Cyp4f17 A G 17: 32,743,068 (GRCm39) Y247C probably damaging Het
Dcp1a T A 14: 30,240,899 (GRCm39) H236Q possibly damaging Het
Dnah11 T A 12: 117,874,764 (GRCm39) N4034Y probably damaging Het
Dsg1a A G 18: 20,473,599 (GRCm39) I891V possibly damaging Het
Eid3 A G 10: 82,703,441 (GRCm39) N301D probably damaging Het
Fbrs C A 7: 127,078,694 (GRCm39) D108E unknown Het
Fbxw14 A C 9: 109,116,071 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fzd8 A G 18: 9,214,474 (GRCm39) T519A probably benign Het
Gldc C G 19: 30,078,212 (GRCm39) M928I probably benign Het
Gpr3 C A 4: 132,938,538 (GRCm39) V45L possibly damaging Het
Gramd1b A T 9: 40,215,780 (GRCm39) I690K probably benign Het
Grhl2 T A 15: 37,270,912 (GRCm39) D33E probably damaging Het
Klhl5 A G 5: 65,305,989 (GRCm39) I319V probably benign Het
Lars2 A T 9: 123,221,892 (GRCm39) E135D possibly damaging Het
Map9 T A 3: 82,291,270 (GRCm39) Y602N possibly damaging Het
Mphosph9 A T 5: 124,463,027 (GRCm39) L6* probably null Het
Naa35 C T 13: 59,748,761 (GRCm39) T131M probably damaging Het
Nucb2 T A 7: 116,121,136 (GRCm39) L22Q possibly damaging Het
Or8g26 A G 9: 39,096,062 (GRCm39) Y193C probably damaging Het
Or8k28 C A 2: 86,286,078 (GRCm39) C179F probably damaging Het
Pcdhb6 C T 18: 37,468,837 (GRCm39) T586I probably benign Het
Ppcs A T 4: 119,279,330 (GRCm39) L74Q probably damaging Het
Ppp6r3 A T 19: 3,517,216 (GRCm39) V677D probably benign Het
Psg27 C T 7: 18,294,337 (GRCm39) G357S probably damaging Het
Ptgdr2 A G 19: 10,918,380 (GRCm39) N299S probably damaging Het
Relb T A 7: 19,353,762 (GRCm39) I39F probably damaging Het
Ripor2 T A 13: 24,901,651 (GRCm39) S907R possibly damaging Het
Rnf170 T G 8: 26,629,043 (GRCm39) D172E probably benign Het
Rnf31 C A 14: 55,832,396 (GRCm39) Q273K probably benign Het
Rrp36 A T 17: 46,983,336 (GRCm39) S93T probably damaging Het
Rsad1 A T 11: 94,439,100 (GRCm39) V120D probably benign Het
Ryr3 C T 2: 112,661,441 (GRCm39) A1870T probably damaging Het
Serpina10 T G 12: 103,595,063 (GRCm39) D52A probably benign Het
Slc47a1 A G 11: 61,261,055 (GRCm39) I115T probably benign Het
Spag17 T A 3: 99,920,543 (GRCm39) M426K probably benign Het
Sppl2b TGTCACAGGT TGT 10: 80,701,903 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sptbn4 T G 7: 27,063,592 (GRCm39) E2283A possibly damaging Het
Top3a A G 11: 60,633,877 (GRCm39) C740R probably damaging Het
Tpgs2 A T 18: 25,291,365 (GRCm39) V33E probably damaging Het
Treh T C 9: 44,592,823 (GRCm39) I116T probably damaging Het
Trpm3 A T 19: 22,955,952 (GRCm39) N1138I possibly damaging Het
Unc13d AATGCCTCCCATGCC AATGCCTCCCATGCCTCCCATGCC 11: 115,958,998 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Vamp9 A T 5: 100,089,094 (GRCm39) N120Y probably damaging Het
Zswim9 G T 7: 12,994,456 (GRCm39) Q567K probably benign Het
Other mutations in Kcnj4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01070:Kcnj4 APN 15 79,368,780 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
IGL02263:Kcnj4 APN 15 79,369,988 (GRCm39) utr 5 prime probably benign
IGL02551:Kcnj4 APN 15 79,369,103 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R1305:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,020 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1464:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,605 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1464:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,605 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1475:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,368,831 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1844:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,216 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3906:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,946 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R3907:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,946 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R3908:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,946 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R4396:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,368,874 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
R7598:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,965 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8059:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,003 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8371:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,342 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9664:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,220 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
X0062:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,891 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
Z1177:Kcnj4 UTSW 15 79,369,370 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CTCCAGGTCACCATGGAAGAAG -3'
(R):5'- AGTCTTGAGGTCTCATGTAGGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TCACCATGGAAGAAGGCAATGC -3'
(R):5'- CTGGTCCTGAGAGTCTGGCAG -3'
Posted On 2021-04-30