Incidental Mutation 'R0127:Spag4'
ID 21430
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Spag4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000038180
Gene Name sperm associated antigen 4
Synonyms Sun4, 1700041K21Rik
MMRRC Submission 038412-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R0127 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated (trace)
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 155907108-155911421 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 155909962 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Valine to Alanine at position 302 (V302A)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000036484 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000038860] [ENSMUST00000109607] [ENSMUST00000109608] [ENSMUST00000132494] [ENSMUST00000137966] [ENSMUST00000138178] [ENSMUST00000184265]
AlphaFold Q9JJF2
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000038860
AA Change: V302A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.994 (Sensitivity: 0.69; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000036484
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038180
AA Change: V302A

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 2 13 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 19 37 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 137 159 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 166 188 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 214 222 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Sad1_UNC 293 426 1.9e-44 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000109607
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000105236
Gene: ENSMUSG00000074643

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
C2 6 112 3.64e-9 SMART
C2 137 242 8.76e-12 SMART
VWA 282 484 9.5e-15 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000109608
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000105237
Gene: ENSMUSG00000074643

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
C2 6 112 3.64e-9 SMART
C2 137 242 8.76e-12 SMART
VWA 282 484 9.5e-15 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000125996
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000127956
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000114923
Gene: ENSMUSG00000098950

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 10 28 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 73 172 N/A INTRINSIC
RRM 217 287 1.05e-1 SMART
RRM 343 415 2.73e-7 SMART
RRM 457 529 8.73e-6 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000131144
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000132494
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000139175
Gene: ENSMUSG00000098950

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:RRM_6 5 70 1.5e-5 PFAM
low complexity region 98 116 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 161 260 N/A INTRINSIC
RRM 305 375 1.05e-1 SMART
RRM 431 503 2.73e-7 SMART
RRM 545 617 8.73e-6 SMART
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000137966
AA Change: V208A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.992 (Sensitivity: 0.70; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000118715
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038180
AA Change: V208A

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
transmembrane domain 43 65 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 72 94 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 112 147 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000133511
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000149139
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000136765
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000142975
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000138178
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000184265
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000138888
Gene: ENSMUSG00000074643

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
C2 6 112 3.64e-9 SMART
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.5093 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.0%
  • 3x: 98.1%
  • 10x: 95.7%
  • 20x: 90.9%
Validation Efficiency 99% (85/86)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] The mammalian sperm flagellum contains two cytoskeletal structures associated with the axoneme: the outer dense fibers surrounding the axoneme in the midpiece and principal piece and the fibrous sheath surrounding the outer dense fibers in the principal piece of the tail. Defects in these structures are associated with abnormal tail morphology, reduced sperm motility, and infertility. In the rat, the protein encoded by this gene associates with an outer dense fiber protein via a leucine zipper motif and localizes to the microtubules of the manchette and axoneme during sperm tail development. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele show disrupted spermiogenesis, severe defects in sperm head formation, abnormal manchette morphology, globozoospermia, and male infertility. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 83 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2310061N02Rik T C 16: 88,504,342 (GRCm39) T152A probably benign Het
Abca1 T C 4: 53,067,155 (GRCm39) I1351V probably benign Het
Acap1 A T 11: 69,778,043 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Als2cl T C 9: 110,720,935 (GRCm39) L521P probably damaging Het
Ankrd50 T C 3: 38,510,384 (GRCm39) D661G probably benign Het
Atp6v1b2 T A 8: 69,556,112 (GRCm39) N262K probably damaging Het
Baz1a T A 12: 54,945,491 (GRCm39) D1288V possibly damaging Het
Bbs1 A T 19: 4,945,057 (GRCm39) D371E probably benign Het
Bphl A G 13: 34,248,029 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Caskin2 C A 11: 115,691,820 (GRCm39) R988S probably damaging Het
Cbr1 C A 16: 93,406,875 (GRCm39) T197N probably damaging Het
Ccdc88c T C 12: 100,901,999 (GRCm39) E1213G possibly damaging Het
Ccna1 A G 3: 54,957,169 (GRCm39) F83L probably damaging Het
Cep290 T A 10: 100,372,787 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cep89 C A 7: 35,127,687 (GRCm39) T543K possibly damaging Het
Cmtm7 T C 9: 114,610,738 (GRCm39) M45V probably benign Het
Col16a1 T A 4: 129,946,650 (GRCm39) V91E probably damaging Het
Csmd3 T C 15: 47,845,326 (GRCm39) N920S probably benign Het
Cyp26b1 A G 6: 84,554,190 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dao T A 5: 114,158,024 (GRCm39) H215Q probably damaging Het
Dido1 T C 2: 180,313,617 (GRCm39) D885G probably benign Het
Dlx4 T G 11: 95,032,055 (GRCm39) M240L probably benign Het
Dnah5 C T 15: 28,295,071 (GRCm39) P1351L probably damaging Het
Dnah6 T A 6: 73,015,717 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dock5 A T 14: 68,083,491 (GRCm39) D139E probably benign Het
Dynlt5 T C 4: 102,859,649 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fam234b T C 6: 135,195,821 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fat2 T C 11: 55,180,112 (GRCm39) T1410A probably benign Het
Fsip2 T A 2: 82,815,269 (GRCm39) N3667K probably benign Het
Gm5114 T C 7: 39,057,880 (GRCm39) I580V probably benign Het
Hapln1 A T 13: 89,755,988 (GRCm39) Y264F probably benign Het
Heatr5a A G 12: 51,972,188 (GRCm39) V694A probably benign Het
Hps1 A G 19: 42,759,550 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Igsf9b G T 9: 27,245,681 (GRCm39) R1216L possibly damaging Het
Il4ra G T 7: 125,168,242 (GRCm39) C87F probably damaging Het
Kmt5b A G 19: 3,836,465 (GRCm39) M1V probably null Het
Krit1 A G 5: 3,872,178 (GRCm39) E401G probably damaging Het
Lamp1 T C 8: 13,224,491 (GRCm39) V385A probably damaging Het
Ly6g5b A G 17: 35,333,567 (GRCm39) Y82H probably damaging Het
Mapre2 A G 18: 23,937,232 (GRCm39) I25V probably benign Het
Mep1a A G 17: 43,808,777 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mkrn1 A G 6: 39,376,209 (GRCm39) W466R probably benign Het
Muc2 C A 7: 141,302,691 (GRCm39) F11L probably benign Het
Nebl T A 2: 17,397,794 (GRCm39) M501L probably benign Het
Oga A T 19: 45,760,327 (GRCm39) I277N probably damaging Het
Or11g2 A G 14: 50,855,789 (GRCm39) I37V probably benign Het
Or4p18 A G 2: 88,232,699 (GRCm39) V193A probably benign Het
Or5w8 A G 2: 87,687,827 (GRCm39) I103V probably benign Het
Or8g32 A G 9: 39,305,238 (GRCm39) I50M probably benign Het
Pkd1l2 A G 8: 117,776,787 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Pkhd1l1 A G 15: 44,418,001 (GRCm39) M2886V probably damaging Het
Pop5 T A 5: 115,378,230 (GRCm39) L58H probably damaging Het
Prkch C A 12: 73,768,561 (GRCm39) H444N possibly damaging Het
Reln T C 5: 22,209,134 (GRCm39) D1148G probably damaging Het
Rffl G A 11: 82,703,458 (GRCm39) T120M probably damaging Het
Rmdn2 A T 17: 79,977,998 (GRCm39) S320C probably damaging Het
Rrbp1 C T 2: 143,831,864 (GRCm39) R101H probably benign Het
Rtf1 G A 2: 119,557,224 (GRCm39) R443H probably damaging Het
Serac1 G T 17: 6,099,115 (GRCm39) L559I probably damaging Het
Slc12a1 A G 2: 125,061,682 (GRCm39) R958G probably damaging Het
Slc15a3 T A 19: 10,833,350 (GRCm39) W456R probably damaging Het
Slc28a2b T A 2: 122,347,550 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Slc35f5 C T 1: 125,503,942 (GRCm39) P290L probably damaging Het
Slc35g2 C T 9: 100,435,170 (GRCm39) R167Q probably benign Het
Spire2 A C 8: 124,084,836 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sptbn2 G T 19: 4,774,772 (GRCm39) V142L probably damaging Het
Syt17 T A 7: 118,009,164 (GRCm39) D352V probably damaging Het
Tars3 A T 7: 65,314,717 (GRCm39) D425V probably benign Het
Thsd7a A G 6: 12,554,907 (GRCm39) S326P probably benign Het
Tnpo2 T C 8: 85,767,257 (GRCm39) S64P probably damaging Het
Tonsl G T 15: 76,517,685 (GRCm39) A678D probably benign Het
Trim12c A G 7: 103,990,113 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tsc22d1 A G 14: 76,656,421 (GRCm39) T885A possibly damaging Het
Ttn T C 2: 76,572,542 (GRCm39) D26117G probably damaging Het
Ttn T A 2: 76,707,355 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ugt3a1 T C 15: 9,306,342 (GRCm39) F164L probably benign Het
Vmn2r89 A G 14: 51,693,160 (GRCm39) N170S probably damaging Het
Vrk2 G T 11: 26,484,313 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Wt1 C A 2: 104,963,802 (GRCm39) D207E probably damaging Het
Zbtb46 G A 2: 181,053,608 (GRCm39) A368V probably benign Het
Zc3h13 A T 14: 75,560,694 (GRCm39) D428V unknown Het
Zcchc8 C G 5: 123,845,400 (GRCm39) G320A probably damaging Het
Znfx1 T C 2: 166,886,130 (GRCm39) E810G possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Spag4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01409:Spag4 APN 2 155,911,252 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
IGL01843:Spag4 APN 2 155,910,417 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
IGL02200:Spag4 APN 2 155,908,517 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.14
IGL02506:Spag4 APN 2 155,911,142 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02570:Spag4 APN 2 155,910,364 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.60
IGL03302:Spag4 APN 2 155,910,340 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R0314:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,909,229 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R0441:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,909,899 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1699:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,907,342 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5270:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,907,853 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R5293:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,908,111 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R6092:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,907,696 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R7138:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,908,519 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7300:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,907,541 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
R7898:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,911,244 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R8756:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,908,493 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R9025:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,910,424 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- GCGCAAACCTGACTATGCACTGAG -3'
(R):5'- TGCCTAGCCAGACGAAGCAATG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GACGGTCCTAGACAGCCATTC -3'
(R):5'- AGTGTTAAGTCCAGATTCTGCC -3'
Posted On 2013-04-11