Incidental Mutation 'R9073:Gfra2'
ID 692902
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
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.250) question?
Stock # R9073 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 14
Chromosomal Location 71127560-71217278 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 71138935 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamic Acid to Glycine at position 121 (E121G)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000022699 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000022699] [ENSMUST00000227697]
AlphaFold O08842
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000022699
AA Change: E121G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.693 (Sensitivity: 0.86; Specificity: 0.92)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000022699
Gene: ENSMUSG00000022103
AA Change: E121G

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 benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000227697
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.8%
  • 20x: 99.2%
Validation Efficiency 99% (79/80)
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: 79 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Aak1 T A 6: 86,921,374 (GRCm39) Y190* probably null Het
Agbl3 T C 6: 34,776,387 (GRCm39) C298R probably damaging Het
Ankrd26 T A 6: 118,500,350 (GRCm39) K1040N probably damaging Het
Ano3 T A 2: 110,576,243 (GRCm39) T93S probably benign Het
Apoc3 T A 9: 46,144,532 (GRCm39) I97F probably benign Het
Arid5a A G 1: 36,358,626 (GRCm39) E401G probably benign Het
Atxn3 T C 12: 101,903,730 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Brca1 C T 11: 101,393,306 (GRCm39) probably null Het
C1ql3 T A 2: 13,015,198 (GRCm39) N154I probably damaging Het
Calcoco2 GGGCCTTCTCTTTCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTTCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTTCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCC GGGCCTTCTCTTTCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTTCTCCCAGGAGGCCTTCTCTTCC 11: 95,990,808 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ccdc110 A T 8: 46,395,875 (GRCm39) M589L probably benign Het
Ccnb2 A T 9: 70,318,095 (GRCm39) F226I possibly damaging Het
Clasp1 C A 1: 118,390,193 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Commd8 TTGTCATCT TT 5: 72,318,327 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dis3 T C 14: 99,332,647 (GRCm39) T262A probably benign Het
Eif4a2 G A 16: 22,929,403 (GRCm39) R234Q probably benign Het
Ephx2 G A 14: 66,323,688 (GRCm39) R481* probably null Het
Fbxo15 T C 18: 84,983,645 (GRCm39) I331T possibly damaging Het
Git1 G A 11: 77,389,901 (GRCm39) A55T probably benign Het
Gm12887 G T 4: 121,479,238 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hfm1 T C 5: 107,046,146 (GRCm39) I553V probably benign Het
Hydin G A 8: 110,994,083 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Iqgap3 A G 3: 88,016,773 (GRCm39) N1085S Het
Kbtbd12 T C 6: 88,595,422 (GRCm39) Y136C probably damaging Het
Kcng3 A G 17: 83,938,423 (GRCm39) Y209H possibly damaging Het
Kcnj2 A T 11: 110,962,664 (GRCm39) M19L possibly damaging Het
Lonrf2 A T 1: 38,850,867 (GRCm39) F232I probably damaging Het
Lrrc31 T C 3: 30,753,859 (GRCm39) D14G probably benign Het
Ly6l G A 15: 75,321,585 (GRCm39) V62I possibly damaging Het
Marchf8 T C 6: 116,378,884 (GRCm39) F273L probably benign Het
Masp1 A C 16: 23,288,671 (GRCm39) S710A probably benign Het
Mcm10 G A 2: 5,013,414 (GRCm39) R73C possibly damaging Het
Mcm5 G A 8: 75,852,934 (GRCm39) R682H probably damaging Het
Mink1 C T 11: 70,499,207 (GRCm39) T684I possibly damaging Het
Mocos A T 18: 24,797,089 (GRCm39) Q83L probably damaging Het
Nags T C 11: 102,038,347 (GRCm39) L351P probably damaging Het
Nalcn G A 14: 123,532,863 (GRCm39) T1299I possibly damaging Het
Nlrp4b A G 7: 10,459,870 (GRCm39) D824G probably benign Het
Nwd1 A T 8: 73,422,046 (GRCm39) M1031L probably benign Het
Or11g27 C T 14: 50,771,211 (GRCm39) T114I probably benign Het
Or4c101 A C 2: 88,390,658 (GRCm39) I271L probably benign Het
Or4k40 A T 2: 111,250,705 (GRCm39) I197N possibly damaging Het
Or56b1 C T 7: 104,285,291 (GRCm39) R137C probably benign Het
Or5b112 A G 19: 13,319,238 (GRCm39) T39A possibly damaging Het
Or5d37 T A 2: 87,924,172 (GRCm39) Q36L probably benign Het
Pan2 T C 10: 128,151,050 (GRCm39) M807T probably damaging Het
Parp8 A T 13: 117,047,951 (GRCm39) I222N probably damaging Het
Pmm1 C T 15: 81,839,896 (GRCm39) R143H probably damaging Het
Pou1f1 T C 16: 65,328,833 (GRCm39) L186P Het
Ppargc1b G A 18: 61,443,730 (GRCm39) R494W probably damaging Het
Prg4 G T 1: 150,331,288 (GRCm39) P462T unknown Het
Ptcd1 T A 5: 145,091,525 (GRCm39) I525L probably benign Het
Ptchd4 A T 17: 42,813,650 (GRCm39) Y517F probably damaging Het
Pum1 T C 4: 130,480,172 (GRCm39) F693S probably damaging Het
Rad51b T G 12: 79,344,439 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rgs12 A T 5: 35,177,753 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ribc2 A C 15: 85,022,163 (GRCm39) Q186P probably damaging Het
Sesn2 C A 4: 132,224,195 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sgf29 G A 7: 126,271,826 (GRCm39) V284M probably damaging Het
Skap2 C T 6: 51,856,750 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Smap1 T A 1: 23,961,154 (GRCm39) E28V probably damaging Het
Smc3 A G 19: 53,617,200 (GRCm39) N538D probably benign Het
Spen T C 4: 141,203,702 (GRCm39) T1642A unknown Het
Spred3 G A 7: 28,865,955 (GRCm39) R115* probably null Het
Sugt1 T A 14: 79,866,293 (GRCm39) M304K possibly damaging Het
Sval1 T C 6: 41,928,606 (GRCm39) I6T possibly damaging Het
Svil T C 18: 5,097,500 (GRCm39) I1574T probably benign Het
Ticrr T A 7: 79,317,679 (GRCm39) D404E probably benign Het
Tinag T A 9: 76,904,300 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tpbg A T 9: 85,724,924 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Trak1 T C 9: 121,289,554 (GRCm39) L622P probably damaging Het
Ttn C T 2: 76,586,218 (GRCm39) D21838N probably damaging Het
Vmn1r43 G A 6: 89,846,877 (GRCm39) T203M probably damaging Het
Vmn1r73 C T 7: 11,490,203 (GRCm39) A7V probably benign Het
Yy1 G T 12: 108,759,921 (GRCm39) G195C probably benign Het
Zbtb17 T A 4: 141,193,676 (GRCm39) C607S possibly damaging Het
Zfp735 T C 11: 73,603,060 (GRCm39) V668A probably benign Het
Zfp819 C A 7: 43,266,570 (GRCm39) T351K probably damaging Het
Zfp820 C A 17: 22,039,031 (GRCm39) S99I possibly damaging 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
R8833:Gfra2 UTSW 14 71,163,337 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9072: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'- GTCTCTACAAAATGAGCTCTCACC -3'
(R):5'- ACCACACGGCTTCTGAGAAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AAATGAGCTCTCACCCCTACCTTG -3'
(R):5'- CTAAAGCTCAAAATATGGTGAGGAGC -3'
Posted On 2021-12-30