Incidental Mutation 'R9598:Chrna4'
ID 723373
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Chrna4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000027577
Gene Name cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 4
Synonyms a4 nicotinic receptor, Acra-4, alpha4-nAChR, Acra4, alpha4 nAChR
MMRRC Submission
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.172) question?
Stock # R9598 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 180664104-180685339 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 180679264 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Serine to Leucine at position 61 (S61L)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000066338 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000067120] [ENSMUST00000108851] [ENSMUST00000124400]
AlphaFold O70174
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000067120
AA Change: S61L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000066338
Gene: ENSMUSG00000027577
AA Change: S61L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 30 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Neur_chan_LBD 39 245 1.4e-76 PFAM
Pfam:Neur_chan_memb 252 620 1.9e-107 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000108851
AA Change: S61L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000104479
Gene: ENSMUSG00000027577
AA Change: S61L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 30 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Neur_chan_LBD 39 245 8.4e-79 PFAM
Pfam:Neur_chan_memb 252 620 3.3e-112 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000124400
AA Change: S44L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.997 (Sensitivity: 0.41; Specificity: 0.98)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000123043
Gene: ENSMUSG00000027577
AA Change: S44L

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Neur_chan_LBD 22 78 3.6e-19 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.6%
  • 20x: 98.8%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, which belongs to a superfamily of ligand-gated ion channels that play a role in fast signal transmission at synapses. These pentameric receptors can bind acetylcholine, which causes an extensive change in conformation that leads to the opening of an ion-conducting channel across the plasma membrane. This protein is an integral membrane receptor subunit that can interact with either nAChR beta-2 or nAChR beta-4 to form a functional receptor. Mutations in this gene cause nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy type 1. Polymorphisms in this gene that provide protection against nicotine addiction have been described. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]
PHENOTYPE: Nullizygous mice may show reduced chemically-elicited analgesia, susceptibility to seizures, increased anxiety, and altered behavioral responses to nicotine or a new environment. Homozygotes for any of several knock-in alleles exhibit altered nervous system physiology and/or sensitivity to nicotine. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 62 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4921539E11Rik T C 4: 103,088,604 (GRCm39) I302V probably benign Het
Ackr2 A C 9: 121,737,657 (GRCm39) T11P possibly damaging Het
Ahnak A G 19: 8,981,149 (GRCm39) N811S probably benign Het
Atm T C 9: 53,431,381 (GRCm39) I326V probably benign Het
Ccn4 T A 15: 66,784,764 (GRCm39) C146S possibly damaging Het
Cdh23 A T 10: 60,214,574 (GRCm39) F1480L probably benign Het
Celsr2 T C 3: 108,322,578 (GRCm39) E78G possibly damaging Het
Ces1f A T 8: 93,983,494 (GRCm39) N504K probably benign Het
Clcn3 G T 8: 61,366,061 (GRCm39) T864K unknown Het
Cym A C 3: 107,126,941 (GRCm39) D71E possibly damaging Het
Ddx19b T C 8: 111,747,673 (GRCm39) D87G probably benign Het
Dnah7b T C 1: 46,292,621 (GRCm39) V3002A possibly damaging Het
Dnmt3a G A 12: 3,946,997 (GRCm39) G408S probably benign Het
Dock10 A T 1: 80,625,939 (GRCm39) D66E probably benign Het
Dsg3 A G 18: 20,672,789 (GRCm39) D820G probably damaging Het
Dst G A 1: 34,153,014 (GRCm39) V92I possibly damaging Het
Dusp16 T A 6: 134,695,185 (GRCm39) T549S probably benign Het
Ephx1 T A 1: 180,827,381 (GRCm39) K91* probably null Het
Flii A G 11: 60,617,991 (GRCm39) F9L probably benign Het
Fmn2 T C 1: 174,436,308 (GRCm39) S760P unknown Het
Fmnl3 A T 15: 99,223,210 (GRCm39) V378E probably damaging Het
Gbp4 A G 5: 105,284,740 (GRCm39) S50P probably damaging Het
Glra3 G T 8: 56,393,718 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gm10188 T C 1: 132,157,033 (GRCm39) D111G unknown Het
Gnptab A T 10: 88,247,876 (GRCm39) E101V probably damaging Het
Hacl1 C A 14: 31,332,197 (GRCm39) M525I probably benign Het
Hid1 T A 11: 115,239,738 (GRCm39) T731S probably damaging Het
Ifi203 T C 1: 173,751,522 (GRCm39) Y847C probably damaging Het
Igfbpl1 C A 4: 45,815,472 (GRCm39) L221F probably null Het
Ighv1-12 A G 12: 114,579,757 (GRCm39) Y22H probably benign Het
Inpp5f A C 7: 128,278,515 (GRCm39) D435A possibly damaging Het
L3mbtl4 T A 17: 68,866,767 (GRCm39) H335Q probably benign Het
Mapre2 A G 18: 24,016,707 (GRCm39) D287G probably benign Het
Mfsd14b G A 13: 65,214,522 (GRCm39) R477W probably benign Het
Mfsd14b C A 13: 65,221,414 (GRCm39) V293L probably benign Het
Msh4 A T 3: 153,607,148 (GRCm39) S131T possibly damaging Het
Nat8f2 A T 6: 85,844,848 (GRCm39) D171E probably benign Het
Ndufb5 G T 3: 32,795,881 (GRCm39) L24F probably benign Het
Nkain2 T C 10: 32,278,291 (GRCm39) I45V probably damaging Het
Nlrp9b T G 7: 19,753,302 (GRCm39) M69R probably benign Het
Or4k37 A T 2: 111,159,633 (GRCm39) R290* probably null Het
Or5d39 A C 2: 87,979,935 (GRCm39) C143G probably damaging Het
Or5d46 A T 2: 88,170,821 (GRCm39) K304I possibly damaging Het
Oxct2b T A 4: 123,010,413 (GRCm39) V111E possibly damaging Het
Parva T A 7: 112,187,753 (GRCm39) V350D probably damaging Het
Pcdhb7 A G 18: 37,475,434 (GRCm39) D190G probably damaging Het
Pik3c2b T C 1: 133,012,725 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Plcz1 T A 6: 139,985,484 (GRCm39) Q19L possibly damaging Het
Prag1 A G 8: 36,571,069 (GRCm39) N551D probably benign Het
Rb1cc1 G A 1: 6,310,189 (GRCm39) V196I probably damaging Het
Rnf113a2 T C 12: 84,464,270 (GRCm39) V54A probably benign Het
Sec14l1 G A 11: 117,044,102 (GRCm39) E537K probably damaging Het
Shank1 G A 7: 43,962,342 (GRCm39) S71N unknown Het
Shtn1 T A 19: 59,026,735 (GRCm39) I119F probably damaging Het
Szt2 A G 4: 118,266,358 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tasp1 T C 2: 139,819,567 (GRCm39) D212G probably benign Het
Tmpo A G 10: 90,994,608 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Usp17lb T C 7: 104,489,718 (GRCm39) K403R probably benign Het
Vcpip1 A G 1: 9,816,019 (GRCm39) V788A probably benign Het
Wdr25 C A 12: 108,864,613 (GRCm39) H253N probably benign Het
Wwc2 G A 8: 48,328,360 (GRCm39) S367L probably damaging Het
Zfr A G 15: 12,162,292 (GRCm39) E814G probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Chrna4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00815:Chrna4 APN 2 180,671,184 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
IGL00914:Chrna4 APN 2 180,670,824 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01511:Chrna4 APN 2 180,670,461 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.13
IGL02517:Chrna4 APN 2 180,670,926 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
IGL02715:Chrna4 APN 2 180,671,374 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R1168:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,675,931 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.61
R1475:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,671,172 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.44
R1572:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,671,100 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R4428:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,413 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4429:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,413 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4431:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,413 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4494:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,281 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R4664:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,679,286 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4666:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,679,286 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4931:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,665 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5144:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,666,623 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5556:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,675,773 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R5633:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,671,253 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5889:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,451 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6056:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,671,235 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6120:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,666,599 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7030:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,671,334 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7352:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,679,267 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R7694:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,660,386 (GRCm39) missense
R7945:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,454 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R8075:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,680,859 (GRCm39) missense unknown
R8706:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,679,307 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9091:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,643 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
R9138:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,775 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R9154:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,602 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R9270:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,643 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.79
Z1177:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,670,078 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
Z1177:Chrna4 UTSW 2 180,666,606 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CTCAGGATGACATTTTGCTGG -3'
(R):5'- ATTCTTGGGGCCCTGGAAAG -3'

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