Incidental Mutation 'R8833:Gfra2'
ID 673999
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Gfra2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000022103
Gene Name glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor family receptor alpha 2
Synonyms GFR alpha 2, GFR alpha-2
MMRRC Submission 068661-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.242) question?
Stock # R8833 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 14
Chromosomal Location 71127560-71217278 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 71163337 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Phenylalanine to Leucine at position 207 (F207L)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022699 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022699] [ENSMUST00000227697]
AlphaFold O08842
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022699
AA Change: F207L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.998 (Sensitivity: 0.27; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022699
Gene: ENSMUSG00000022103
AA Change: F207L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 21 N/A INTRINSIC
GDNF 40 117 1.76e-15 SMART
GDNF 161 241 3.7e-23 SMART
GDNF 251 347 1.74e-28 SMART
low complexity region 381 397 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000227697
AA Change: F74L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.983 (Sensitivity: 0.75; Specificity: 0.96)
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.7502 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.5%
  • 20x: 98.5%
Validation Efficiency 100% (53/53)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: The protein encoded by this gene is part of the receptor complex that transduces glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor and neurturin signals by mediating autophosphorylation and activation of the RET receptor. Mice lacking this protein are viable and fertile but display growth retardation attributed to impaired salivary and pancreatic secretion and innervation deficits in the intestinal tract. In addition, knockout mice display neural defects including a failure to initiate outgrowth of dorsal ganglion root neurons, demonstrating a requirement in neuronal differentiation of these cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous mutants have dry eyes, poor postweaning growth associated with impaired parasympathetic cholinergic innervation of lacrimal and salivary glands and of small intestine, reduced skin thickness and accelerated hair follicle regression. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 56 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Akr1c6 T A 13: 4,496,377 (GRCm39) D132E possibly damaging Het
Armh4 C T 14: 50,011,318 (GRCm39) V130I probably benign Het
Atp10b A G 11: 43,112,986 (GRCm39) E844G probably damaging Het
Bbx T A 16: 50,045,629 (GRCm39) M311L probably benign Het
Bzw2 A T 12: 36,169,069 (GRCm39) M153K probably benign Het
C1qtnf6 G T 15: 78,409,574 (GRCm39) T91K probably benign Het
Cdh4 A G 2: 179,535,828 (GRCm39) D793G possibly damaging Het
Ces4a A G 8: 105,858,614 (GRCm39) I11V probably benign Het
Cpne9 T C 6: 113,281,473 (GRCm39) L518P probably damaging Het
Dip2c T A 13: 9,625,519 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fam135b T C 15: 71,334,783 (GRCm39) N804D probably benign Het
Frem3 G A 8: 81,339,401 (GRCm39) D565N probably benign Het
Fscb T A 12: 64,519,997 (GRCm39) T490S unknown Het
Fuca1 A G 4: 135,648,206 (GRCm39) D31G probably damaging Het
Gbp8 G T 5: 105,166,668 (GRCm39) N220K possibly damaging Het
Grap2 A G 15: 80,522,684 (GRCm39) N70S probably benign Het
Ifna13 C A 4: 88,562,157 (GRCm39) E156* probably null Het
Jmjd1c G A 10: 67,054,162 (GRCm39) R22H probably benign Het
Macf1 A G 4: 123,365,134 (GRCm39) V3209A probably benign Het
Muc5b A G 7: 141,412,105 (GRCm39) T1684A unknown Het
Naip5 T A 13: 100,359,442 (GRCm39) E598V probably damaging Het
Niban1 T A 1: 151,520,681 (GRCm39) V125E probably damaging Het
Notch1 G A 2: 26,371,615 (GRCm39) T278I probably damaging Het
Or4d10c A G 19: 12,065,643 (GRCm39) V171A possibly damaging Het
Or4k5 A T 14: 50,385,823 (GRCm39) C169* probably null Het
Or52z13 T G 7: 103,247,444 (GRCm39) F307C possibly damaging Het
Or5k14 A T 16: 58,692,959 (GRCm39) Y185N probably damaging Het
Orm1 A T 4: 63,262,938 (GRCm39) E35V probably damaging Het
Pak1 T A 7: 97,503,839 (GRCm39) I58N possibly damaging Het
Pard3b A G 1: 62,384,158 (GRCm39) E841G probably benign Het
Pcdhb9 G T 18: 37,534,468 (GRCm39) R154I probably benign Het
Pdpr G A 8: 111,852,312 (GRCm39) V560I probably damaging Het
Pkdcc T C 17: 83,531,355 (GRCm39) F455L probably damaging Het
Potefam3c A T 8: 69,881,982 (GRCm39) D331E probably benign Het
Pus7l A T 15: 94,438,143 (GRCm39) F234Y probably damaging Het
Rab3gap2 T A 1: 184,990,722 (GRCm39) L632Q probably damaging Het
Rarb T A 14: 16,819,015 (GRCm38) probably benign Het
Ro60 T A 1: 143,641,517 (GRCm39) K315* probably null Het
Rom1 A T 19: 8,905,471 (GRCm39) H236Q possibly damaging Het
Secisbp2 T C 13: 51,819,352 (GRCm39) S311P probably benign Het
Slc26a1 T C 5: 108,820,182 (GRCm39) D355G probably benign Het
Slc28a3 C T 13: 58,707,077 (GRCm39) A574T probably damaging Het
Sox11 A G 12: 27,392,313 (GRCm39) V32A possibly damaging Het
Spata17 T C 1: 186,915,436 (GRCm39) Y107C probably damaging Het
Speer1a C A 5: 11,394,205 (GRCm39) Y104* probably null Het
Stxbp5l T C 16: 37,024,814 (GRCm39) T595A probably benign Het
Syt11 T C 3: 88,655,149 (GRCm39) D78G probably damaging Het
Tatdn2 T G 6: 113,684,348 (GRCm39) I674S probably damaging Het
Tex14 T A 11: 87,383,878 (GRCm39) S189R probably benign Het
Tln2 C A 9: 67,128,693 (GRCm39) E1465D possibly damaging Het
Tor3a T C 1: 156,483,373 (GRCm39) T350A probably benign Het
Ttr T G 18: 20,799,550 (GRCm39) V36G probably damaging Het
Vmn1r129 A T 7: 21,095,205 (GRCm39) H4Q probably null Het
Vmn1r32 A G 6: 66,530,623 (GRCm39) M51T possibly damaging Het
Zfp141 T C 7: 42,125,687 (GRCm39) T262A possibly damaging Het
Zfp980 T A 4: 145,427,596 (GRCm39) N108K probably benign Het
Other mutations in Gfra2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00424:Gfra2 APN 14 71,205,679 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01303:Gfra2 APN 14 71,133,292 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
IGL01380:Gfra2 APN 14 71,204,586 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL01528:Gfra2 APN 14 71,203,738 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
IGL02203:Gfra2 APN 14 71,204,524 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
IGL02270:Gfra2 APN 14 71,163,347 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.78
IGL03104:Gfra2 APN 14 71,205,725 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL03270:Gfra2 APN 14 71,163,344 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
H8562:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,215,818 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
H8786:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,215,818 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R0423:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,521 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4120:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,203,715 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4172:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,521 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R4712:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,377 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4804:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,361 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.76
R4902:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,204,455 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5424:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,287 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6711:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,203,715 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7290:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,380 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7322:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,205,831 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7814:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,410 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8159:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,133,397 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R8557:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,214,737 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R8831:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,204,503 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R9072:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,138,935 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R9073:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,138,935 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R9444:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,203,751 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.55
Z1177:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,215,932 (GRCm39) missense not run
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACATGTGTCCATTCCCTGTG -3'
(R):5'- ACAAGTGGTCTGTACGACAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TTTGCCTTCCAGGGACAGG -3'
(R):5'- TGTACGACACAGGCTGCG -3'
Posted On 2021-07-15