Incidental Mutation 'R0829:Mitf'
ID 78423
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Mitf
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000035158
Gene Name melanogenesis associated transcription factor
Synonyms Gsfbcc2, mi, BCC2, bHLHe32, wh
MMRRC Submission 039009-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably essential (E-score: 0.929) question?
Stock # R0829 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 6
Chromosomal Location 97784013-97998310 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 97980869 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Isoleucine to Phenylalanine at position 246 (I246F)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000098683 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000043628] [ENSMUST00000043637] [ENSMUST00000101123] [ENSMUST00000113339] [ENSMUST00000139462] [ENSMUST00000203884] [ENSMUST00000203938]
AlphaFold Q08874
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043628
AA Change: I155F

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.010 (Sensitivity: 0.96; Specificity: 0.77)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000044459
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: I155F

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
HLH 210 263 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 290 416 9.5e-47 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000043637
AA Change: I262F

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.009 (Sensitivity: 0.96; Specificity: 0.77)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000044938
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: I262F

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 34 44 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:MITF_TFEB_C_3_N 56 228 3.1e-52 PFAM
HLH 317 370 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 397 522 2.7e-38 PFAM
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000101123
AA Change: I246F

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.460 (Sensitivity: 0.89; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000098683
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: I246F

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
coiled coil region 44 74 N/A INTRINSIC
HLH 301 354 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 381 507 4.8e-47 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000113339
AA Change: I237F

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.036 (Sensitivity: 0.94; Specificity: 0.82)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000108965
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: I237F

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
coiled coil region 35 65 N/A INTRINSIC
HLH 292 345 5.53e-17 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 372 498 4.6e-47 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000139462
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203884
AA Change: I262F

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.020 (Sensitivity: 0.95; Specificity: 0.80)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000145132
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: I262F

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 34 44 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:MITF_TFEB_C_3_N 56 228 2.2e-49 PFAM
HLH 311 364 2.3e-19 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 391 516 1.9e-35 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000203938
AA Change: I99F

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.038 (Sensitivity: 0.94; Specificity: 0.82)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000144988
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035158
AA Change: I99F

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:MITF_TFEB_C_3_N 7 60 2.2e-7 PFAM
HLH 148 201 2.3e-19 SMART
Pfam:DUF3371 228 353 9.2e-36 PFAM
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0890 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.4%
  • 3x: 98.8%
  • 10x: 97.4%
  • 20x: 94.7%
Validation Efficiency 95% (37/39)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: This transcription factor serves at a critical point between extracellular signaling and downstream targets in cell specification in early eye and neural crest development. Mutant alleles have been identified that generate distinct phenotypes. Some of these alleles are being used to model the human diseases Waardenburg syndrome IIa and Tietz syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Mutations at this locus affect development of melanocytes, mast cells, osteoclasts and pigmented epithelium. Mutants variably display lack of pigment in coat and eye, microphthalmia, hearing loss, bone resorption anomalies, mast cell deficiency and lethality. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 38 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adprh C A 16: 38,266,150 (GRCm39) A331S probably benign Het
Atp4b T G 8: 13,440,098 (GRCm39) T83P probably damaging Het
Ccdc177 T C 12: 80,806,253 (GRCm39) E7G probably damaging Het
Cercam G T 2: 29,761,079 (GRCm39) R126L probably damaging Het
Cpb1 C T 3: 20,306,107 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dnah7a T C 1: 53,543,238 (GRCm39) M2311V probably benign Het
Dnah9 C A 11: 65,896,002 (GRCm39) V2458L probably benign Het
Dnajb6 T C 5: 29,990,020 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dst A G 1: 34,202,301 (GRCm39) T210A probably damaging Het
Gfpt1 T C 6: 87,030,847 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Grin1 C T 2: 25,188,460 (GRCm39) D429N probably benign Het
Iqck T C 7: 118,499,111 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Itgb5 A G 16: 33,764,571 (GRCm39) I359V probably benign Het
Lemd3 T C 10: 120,814,988 (GRCm39) T82A probably benign Het
Lrrc74b A G 16: 17,376,254 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Msgn1 C T 12: 11,258,525 (GRCm39) R142Q probably damaging Het
Myh8 C A 11: 67,174,326 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nacad C A 11: 6,551,158 (GRCm39) V678L probably benign Het
Nomo1 A G 7: 45,725,596 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ofcc1 C T 13: 40,362,305 (GRCm39) G206R probably benign Het
Or1s2 T A 19: 13,758,556 (GRCm39) D191E probably damaging Het
Or4c100 A T 2: 88,356,572 (GRCm39) Y215F probably damaging Het
Or4l15 C A 14: 50,198,503 (GRCm39) V9L probably benign Het
Or6d13 A G 6: 116,518,226 (GRCm39) T271A probably benign Het
Pcdh15 T A 10: 74,338,598 (GRCm39) V1068E probably damaging Het
Plat A G 8: 23,262,273 (GRCm39) Y99C probably damaging Het
Potefam1 G A 2: 111,028,450 (GRCm39) T42I possibly damaging Het
Rasl10b G A 11: 83,308,665 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rbm25 T C 12: 83,707,150 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Scaf11 T C 15: 96,316,570 (GRCm39) D998G probably damaging Het
Serpinb6a A G 13: 34,119,684 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Spef2 T C 15: 9,687,899 (GRCm39) I507M probably benign Het
Srebf2 T A 15: 82,061,790 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Stimate C T 14: 30,584,842 (GRCm39) R56C probably damaging Het
Tert T C 13: 73,792,504 (GRCm39) C924R probably damaging Het
Usp19 T C 9: 108,371,000 (GRCm39) S221P probably benign Het
Xkr4 C T 1: 3,741,469 (GRCm39) A35T possibly damaging Het
Zbtb14 C A 17: 69,695,497 (GRCm39) F398L probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Mitf
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01407:Mitf APN 6 97,994,892 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
IGL01516:Mitf APN 6 97,987,351 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL01617:Mitf APN 6 97,973,389 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
IGL01875:Mitf APN 6 97,994,856 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
R0010:Mitf UTSW 6 97,784,242 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R0010:Mitf UTSW 6 97,784,242 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.25
R0079:Mitf UTSW 6 97,973,401 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0381:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,104 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0494:Mitf UTSW 6 97,971,390 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0633:Mitf UTSW 6 97,980,865 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R1189:Mitf UTSW 6 97,983,086 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
R1459:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,428 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1766:Mitf UTSW 6 97,918,060 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1864:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,383 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1891:Mitf UTSW 6 97,918,237 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R3934:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,214 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3936:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,214 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4323:Mitf UTSW 6 97,968,910 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.12
R5052:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,406 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.91
R5097:Mitf UTSW 6 97,973,423 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.63
R5297:Mitf UTSW 6 97,971,391 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.09
R5646:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,655 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6109:Mitf UTSW 6 97,973,429 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6351:Mitf UTSW 6 97,980,873 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.85
R6411:Mitf UTSW 6 97,987,433 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R7855:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,157 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7904:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,671 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R7975:Mitf UTSW 6 97,994,990 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.17
R8061:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9135:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,680 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9187:Mitf UTSW 6 97,994,835 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R9261:Mitf UTSW 6 97,990,704 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.86
R9795:Mitf UTSW 6 97,970,143 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Z1177:Mitf UTSW 6 97,983,082 (GRCm39) critical splice acceptor site probably null
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TGGAATGTGCCCACCAGACAGAAG -3'
(R):5'- TGCTGTTCCGTTGGTAACGCTC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AATTCTGTGTGAGTCCTCAGAC -3'
(R):5'- GTAACGCTCCCCAGTGG -3'
Posted On 2013-10-16