Incidental Mutation 'R9582:Mertk'
ID 722584
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Mertk
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000014361
Gene Name MER proto-oncogene tyrosine kinase
Synonyms nmf12, Tyro 12, Nyk, Eyk, Mer
MMRRC Submission
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.135) question?
Stock # R9582 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 128540876-128644814 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 128624527 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Arginine to Glutamine at position 646 (R646Q)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000014505 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000014505]
AlphaFold Q60805
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000014505
AA Change: R646Q

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.546 (Sensitivity: 0.88; Specificity: 0.91)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000014505
Gene: ENSMUSG00000014361
AA Change: R646Q

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 22 N/A INTRINSIC
IG 94 189 8.99e-6 SMART
IG 198 276 1.54e-4 SMART
FN3 279 363 7.23e-8 SMART
FN3 379 465 6.16e-2 SMART
transmembrane domain 498 520 N/A INTRINSIC
TyrKc 582 849 2.88e-129 SMART
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 is a member of the MER/AXL/TYRO3 receptor kinase family and encodes a transmembrane protein with two fibronectin type-III domains, two Ig-like C2-type (immunoglobulin-like) domains, and one tyrosine kinase domain. Mutations in this gene have been associated with disruption of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) phagocytosis pathway and onset of autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygotes for targeted null mutations show increased sensitivity to LPS-induced shock, defective phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, lupus-like autoimmunity, degeneration of photoreceptors, decreased platelet aggregation and protection from induced pulmonary thromboembolism and thrombosis. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 52 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1110002E22Rik T A 3: 137,772,766 (GRCm39) F652I probably damaging Het
Adam17 A T 12: 21,386,665 (GRCm39) I457K probably benign Het
Arpin T C 7: 79,585,038 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Bhlhe40 A G 6: 108,638,467 (GRCm39) E51G probably benign Het
Ces1a C T 8: 93,766,156 (GRCm39) D153N probably benign Het
Cog7 T C 7: 121,536,200 (GRCm39) M547V probably benign Het
Csrnp2 C T 15: 100,386,067 (GRCm39) R57K possibly damaging Het
Dact1 A T 12: 71,365,619 (GRCm39) K763M probably damaging Het
Ddost A T 4: 138,035,583 (GRCm39) I101F possibly damaging Het
Dyrk1b C T 7: 27,882,028 (GRCm39) R130W probably damaging Het
Ep400 A C 5: 110,824,315 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fam227a A G 15: 79,501,978 (GRCm39) V532A probably benign Het
Flnc C A 6: 29,460,736 (GRCm39) T2609K probably damaging Het
Gbp10 A G 5: 105,372,256 (GRCm39) V168A probably benign Het
Gp5 A G 16: 30,127,057 (GRCm39) V539A probably benign Het
H2-T13 T A 17: 36,392,375 (GRCm39) R33S unknown Het
Itih5 A G 2: 10,195,013 (GRCm39) E135G probably benign Het
L2hgdh A G 12: 69,739,172 (GRCm39) V433A probably benign Het
Leng9 A G 7: 4,152,263 (GRCm39) S138P probably damaging Het
Ltbp2 G A 12: 84,837,864 (GRCm39) P1192L probably benign Het
Ly6g6e T C 17: 35,296,159 (GRCm39) V10A probably benign Het
Lypla1 C T 1: 4,911,248 (GRCm39) P178S probably benign Het
Mark1 A G 1: 184,651,858 (GRCm39) F216L possibly damaging Het
Mmp9 A C 2: 164,791,235 (GRCm39) D135A probably benign Het
Nefl A G 14: 68,324,849 (GRCm39) K529E unknown Het
Nicn1 C T 9: 108,171,708 (GRCm39) R163C possibly damaging Het
Nwd1 A G 8: 73,421,917 (GRCm39) T988A probably damaging Het
P4ha2 T A 11: 54,022,065 (GRCm39) C529* probably null Het
Pcdhb4 T A 18: 37,441,417 (GRCm39) F242L probably damaging Het
Pced1b A G 15: 97,282,450 (GRCm39) N163S probably damaging Het
Pde8b A G 13: 95,169,369 (GRCm39) V585A probably damaging Het
Pknox2 T A 9: 36,804,252 (GRCm39) T432S probably damaging Het
Rad18 A G 6: 112,658,298 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rpgrip1l C T 8: 91,996,886 (GRCm39) V665I probably benign Het
Rreb1 A G 13: 38,114,734 (GRCm39) I698V probably benign Het
Schip1 TCTGGCC TC 3: 68,525,060 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Slc2a4 C T 11: 69,837,450 (GRCm39) V32M probably damaging Het
Slc40a1 A G 1: 45,950,499 (GRCm39) Y318H probably damaging Het
Spag16 A G 1: 69,897,717 (GRCm39) T156A probably benign Het
Srebf1 C A 11: 60,097,868 (GRCm39) A103S probably benign Het
Sspn C T 6: 145,899,334 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Stoml2 A T 4: 43,030,238 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Stra6 T A 9: 58,054,770 (GRCm39) V319E probably damaging Het
Syt7 T C 19: 10,416,780 (GRCm39) F414L probably damaging Het
Tet3 G T 6: 83,381,226 (GRCm39) P314Q probably damaging Het
Tnrc18 A T 5: 142,757,128 (GRCm39) L1313Q Het
Topors A T 4: 40,260,460 (GRCm39) D941E unknown Het
Txnip T A 3: 96,465,659 (GRCm39) C36* probably null Het
Uba3 A T 6: 97,168,491 (GRCm39) M178K probably damaging Het
Vmn1r6 A G 6: 56,979,925 (GRCm39) T196A probably benign Het
Vwc2 T A 11: 11,066,129 (GRCm39) S72R probably benign Het
Wnk2 A G 13: 49,210,975 (GRCm39) S1627P probably benign Het
Other mutations in Mertk
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01540:Mertk APN 2 128,625,887 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01561:Mertk APN 2 128,578,556 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01873:Mertk APN 2 128,571,195 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
IGL02539:Mertk APN 2 128,643,210 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02652:Mertk APN 2 128,643,190 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL02962:Mertk APN 2 128,619,374 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL03237:Mertk APN 2 128,632,192 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
PIT4378001:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,537 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0118:Mertk UTSW 2 128,601,086 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0281:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,541 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0491:Mertk UTSW 2 128,635,027 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0565:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,403 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.20
R0628:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,233 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1260:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,072 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R1406:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,406 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1406:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,406 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1423:Mertk UTSW 2 128,620,883 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1523:Mertk UTSW 2 128,632,248 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1539:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,446 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R1680:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,556 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R1770:Mertk UTSW 2 128,592,094 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1832:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,132 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R1870:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,116 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R1959:Mertk UTSW 2 128,601,010 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2078:Mertk UTSW 2 128,636,378 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2125:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,058 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2178:Mertk UTSW 2 128,634,984 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2220:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,392 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.18
R4128:Mertk UTSW 2 128,619,358 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4664:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,132 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.24
R4740:Mertk UTSW 2 128,593,914 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4822:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,225 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4839:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,496 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R4874:Mertk UTSW 2 128,592,079 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4899:Mertk UTSW 2 128,625,845 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5010:Mertk UTSW 2 128,625,920 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R5128:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,167 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R5251:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,375 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5276:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,234 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.87
R5397:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,384 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.86
R5575:Mertk UTSW 2 128,578,485 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5605:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,227 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.43
R5705:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,321 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5987:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,294 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R6127:Mertk UTSW 2 128,580,211 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6556:Mertk UTSW 2 128,618,341 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.23
R6671:Mertk UTSW 2 128,593,943 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R6674:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,277 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6841:Mertk UTSW 2 128,601,150 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7153:Mertk UTSW 2 128,578,569 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7192:Mertk UTSW 2 128,635,028 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7225:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,482 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R7344:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,417 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7414:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,313 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R7883:Mertk UTSW 2 128,618,265 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R8000:Mertk UTSW 2 128,613,418 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8953:Mertk UTSW 2 128,620,716 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R9135:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,035 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.23
R9153:Mertk UTSW 2 128,624,487 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9176:Mertk UTSW 2 128,620,892 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.62
R9443:Mertk UTSW 2 128,604,029 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9574:Mertk UTSW 2 128,593,880 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9616:Mertk UTSW 2 128,643,255 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
X0067:Mertk UTSW 2 128,571,487 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AAAGTGCTGTTCCTGGTCC -3'
(R):5'- GGTTAACTCCATCAGCACCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCCTGAGCTGACCTTGTTGG -3'
(R):5'- CAGGAAACACAAACCCGGTTTTACTC -3'
Posted On 2022-08-09