Incidental Mutation 'R4782:Ddx4'
ID 366663
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Ddx4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000021758
Gene Name DEAD box helicase 4
Synonyms VASA, mvh / m'vasa, DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 4, Mvh
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.638) question?
Stock # R4782 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 112734867-112789009 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation critical splice donor site (1 bp from exon)
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 112750230 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000096769 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000075748] [ENSMUST00000099166]
AlphaFold Q61496
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000075748
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000075157
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Blast:DEXDc 22 165 8e-14 BLAST
low complexity region 175 183 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 221 229 N/A INTRINSIC
DEXDc 280 491 9.38e-59 SMART
HELICc 527 608 1.18e-32 SMART
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000099166
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000096769
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Blast:DEXDc 41 191 7e-25 BLAST
low complexity region 201 209 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 247 255 N/A INTRINSIC
DEXDc 306 517 9.38e-59 SMART
HELICc 553 634 1.18e-32 SMART
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 96.9%
  • 20x: 94.4%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] DEAD box proteins, characterized by the conserved motif Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD), are putative RNA helicases. They are implicated in a number of cellular processes involving alteration of RNA secondary structure such as translation initiation, nuclear and mitochondrial splicing, and ribosome and spliceosome assembly. Based on their distribution patterns, some members of this family are believed to be involved in embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and cellular growth and division. This gene encodes a DEAD box protein, which is a homolog of VASA proteins in Drosophila and several other species. The gene is specifically expressed in the germ cell lineage in both sexes and functions in germ cell development. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009]
PHENOTYPE: Spermatogenesis is blocked in homozygous mutant mice, resulting in male infertility. Female mutant mice are fertile and do not exhibit any obvious reproductive defects. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI

All alleles(5) : Targeted, other(3) Gene trapped(2)

Other mutations in this stock
Total: 120 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abca13 A G 11: 9,278,096 (GRCm39) E3092G probably damaging Het
Abhd12b C G 12: 70,215,838 (GRCm39) S170C probably damaging Het
Abtb2 A T 2: 103,547,644 (GRCm39) D1006V probably benign Het
Abtb3 A C 10: 85,490,414 (GRCm39) I1027L probably damaging Het
Adgrl1 A G 8: 84,662,202 (GRCm39) H1021R probably benign Het
Ago3 A T 4: 126,241,665 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ahnak A G 19: 8,989,863 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Akap6 CA C 12: 52,934,406 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Amotl2 T G 9: 102,597,322 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ankrd34b T A 13: 92,574,813 (GRCm39) I15N probably damaging Het
Ap3d1 C T 10: 80,557,420 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Appl2 A T 10: 83,436,855 (GRCm39) D635E probably damaging Het
Arid1b C T 17: 5,389,496 (GRCm39) P1681S probably damaging Het
Atp10a T C 7: 58,440,843 (GRCm39) M496T probably benign Het
Atp2c2 A G 8: 120,475,891 (GRCm39) K595E probably damaging Het
Atpaf2 T C 11: 60,295,238 (GRCm39) H204R probably damaging Het
Atr G A 9: 95,744,850 (GRCm39) V56I probably benign Het
Bod1l G A 5: 41,991,006 (GRCm39) T183I probably benign Het
Ccdc168 T C 1: 44,098,203 (GRCm39) D965G possibly damaging Het
Ccdc171 A T 4: 83,599,253 (GRCm39) E689D probably damaging Het
Cdc73 T A 1: 143,503,613 (GRCm39) Q346L probably benign Het
Cert1 T C 13: 96,748,773 (GRCm39) V281A probably benign Het
Chd2 A T 7: 73,134,184 (GRCm39) M721K possibly damaging Het
Col22a1 T A 15: 71,673,774 (GRCm39) T981S unknown Het
Cpox G A 16: 58,492,986 (GRCm39) A207T probably damaging Het
Cym G A 3: 107,123,413 (GRCm39) T160I possibly damaging Het
D130043K22Rik T C 13: 25,062,023 (GRCm39) I664T probably damaging Het
Depdc1a G A 3: 159,232,273 (GRCm39) E675K probably damaging Het
Dglucy A T 12: 100,816,602 (GRCm39) M415L probably benign Het
Dlg4 C T 11: 69,917,780 (GRCm39) P21L probably damaging Het
Dmxl1 A T 18: 49,996,059 (GRCm39) N395I probably damaging Het
Dzank1 A T 2: 144,346,319 (GRCm39) C249S probably damaging Het
Efnb2 A T 8: 8,673,104 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ercc6l2 T G 13: 63,982,552 (GRCm39) I244S probably damaging Het
Ewsr1 A T 11: 5,020,423 (GRCm39) M584K unknown Het
Fam193b A G 13: 55,691,284 (GRCm39) S197P probably damaging Het
Fanca A G 8: 124,014,941 (GRCm39) V689A probably damaging Het
Fbxo31 A T 8: 122,279,178 (GRCm39) Y436* probably null Het
Fbxo31 A G 8: 122,279,180 (GRCm39) Y436H probably damaging Het
Fcna T A 2: 25,515,338 (GRCm39) D215V probably damaging Het
Foxj3 A T 4: 119,478,857 (GRCm39) S438C unknown Het
Gcm2 T C 13: 41,256,970 (GRCm39) K260E possibly damaging Het
Gcnt4 A T 13: 97,083,914 (GRCm39) L403F possibly damaging Het
Gdf10 A G 14: 33,653,870 (GRCm39) T126A probably benign Het
Ggcx A G 6: 72,405,875 (GRCm39) K569E probably benign Het
Gm10250 C T 15: 5,150,578 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gpnmb G T 6: 49,022,417 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ifi44 G A 3: 151,451,229 (GRCm39) P241S probably damaging Het
Irs1 T C 1: 82,265,184 (GRCm39) T1011A probably benign Het
Jag2 A T 12: 112,877,869 (GRCm39) S595T probably benign Het
Kif5a T A 10: 127,066,823 (GRCm39) Q960L probably benign Het
Kifc2 A G 15: 76,548,548 (GRCm39) E430G possibly damaging Het
Lama3 T A 18: 12,544,627 (GRCm39) C323* probably null Het
Lgsn T C 1: 31,242,823 (GRCm39) Y302H probably benign Het
Lmbrd1 G A 1: 24,784,056 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Lrpap1 A G 5: 35,256,622 (GRCm39) V120A probably damaging Het
Macrod2 T A 2: 140,261,858 (GRCm39) D46E possibly damaging Het
Mbd4 C A 6: 115,822,283 (GRCm39) R63L possibly damaging Het
Mfsd10 T C 5: 34,792,293 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mib2 G T 4: 155,744,229 (GRCm39) S144R probably benign Het
Muc5b T A 7: 141,401,453 (GRCm39) C566* probably null Het
Ndufs1 C A 1: 63,200,108 (GRCm39) G268V probably damaging Het
Nfs1 A G 2: 155,976,369 (GRCm39) V175A possibly damaging Het
Ngb G A 12: 87,146,999 (GRCm39) H73Y probably benign Het
Npepps G A 11: 97,117,652 (GRCm39) T549I probably damaging Het
Nr1h2 A G 7: 44,199,923 (GRCm39) V329A possibly damaging Het
Nsun6 T C 2: 15,041,137 (GRCm39) I151M possibly damaging Het
Ofcc1 T C 13: 40,155,368 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Or1e31 C T 11: 73,689,665 (GRCm39) C306Y probably benign Het
Or2y16 T A 11: 49,334,696 (GRCm39) F6Y probably benign Het
Or2z8 A G 8: 72,811,938 (GRCm39) N138S probably benign Het
Or51h1 T A 7: 102,308,041 (GRCm39) N4K possibly damaging Het
Or5an1c C T 19: 12,218,936 (GRCm39) V30I probably benign Het
Or8b46 A G 9: 38,450,371 (GRCm39) Y60C probably damaging Het
Parp6 A G 9: 59,542,267 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pcnt C A 10: 76,245,411 (GRCm39) R1075S possibly damaging Het
Pla2g4f T C 2: 120,133,757 (GRCm39) E548G probably damaging Het
Polrmt G T 10: 79,575,357 (GRCm39) H725N probably benign Het
Pou2f3 T C 9: 43,051,153 (GRCm39) T178A probably damaging Het
Prtn3 C A 10: 79,717,899 (GRCm39) P169H probably damaging Het
Ptprd A G 4: 76,009,769 (GRCm39) I764T probably benign Het
Ptprh A T 7: 4,572,576 (GRCm39) H467Q probably benign Het
Raph1 A T 1: 60,528,273 (GRCm39) I996N probably damaging Het
Rasa4 G A 5: 136,120,083 (GRCm39) W53* probably null Het
Rasgrp1 C T 2: 117,115,356 (GRCm39) R744Q probably benign Het
Rmnd5a T C 6: 71,390,333 (GRCm39) E141G probably damaging Het
Rps12 T C 10: 23,662,688 (GRCm39) I51M possibly damaging Het
Scn10a T G 9: 119,451,976 (GRCm39) S1316R possibly damaging Het
Sdhb A G 4: 140,704,777 (GRCm39) H246R possibly damaging Het
Setx G A 2: 29,034,058 (GRCm39) R332Q probably damaging Het
Siglec1 A C 2: 130,917,843 (GRCm39) S1011R probably damaging Het
Sin3b A C 8: 73,452,271 (GRCm39) I126L probably benign Het
Slc11a1 T G 1: 74,423,247 (GRCm39) L366R probably damaging Het
Slc12a1 C T 2: 125,002,999 (GRCm39) R177* probably null Het
Slc30a1 A C 1: 191,641,160 (GRCm39) K269Q probably benign Het
Slco1a5 T C 6: 142,194,533 (GRCm39) Y370C possibly damaging Het
Slf2 T A 19: 44,923,364 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sltm A G 9: 70,496,339 (GRCm39) H958R probably damaging Het
Snrnp40 A G 4: 130,256,549 (GRCm39) I91M probably damaging Het
Spta1 A T 1: 174,058,232 (GRCm39) Q1900L probably benign Het
Srgn C T 10: 62,333,631 (GRCm39) E49K possibly damaging Het
Ssu2 A C 6: 112,353,411 (GRCm39) C238G probably damaging Het
Terf2 G T 8: 107,803,307 (GRCm39) H425Q probably benign Het
Thra G A 11: 98,646,990 (GRCm39) S37N probably benign Het
Toporsl A G 4: 52,610,845 (GRCm39) D246G probably damaging Het
Ubap2l G A 3: 89,928,210 (GRCm39) T553M probably damaging Het
Usp10 A G 8: 120,667,930 (GRCm39) Y77C probably benign Het
Utrn T C 10: 12,625,813 (GRCm39) T123A probably damaging Het
Vmn1r204 T G 13: 22,740,867 (GRCm39) F166C probably benign Het
Vmn2r14 T C 5: 109,369,370 (GRCm39) I68V probably benign Het
Wls C T 3: 159,603,082 (GRCm39) T165I probably benign Het
Wsb1 A G 11: 79,131,199 (GRCm39) M399T probably benign Het
Xbp1 C T 11: 5,471,167 (GRCm39) T58M probably damaging Het
Zbtb46 A T 2: 181,032,929 (GRCm39) D577E probably benign Het
Zfp366 A G 13: 99,382,991 (GRCm39) D718G probably damaging Het
Zfp408 A T 2: 91,475,369 (GRCm39) V595E possibly damaging Het
Zfp493 T A 13: 67,934,322 (GRCm39) W60R probably null Het
Zfp606 A T 7: 12,227,932 (GRCm39) K626N probably damaging Het
Zfp820 A T 17: 22,037,966 (GRCm39) L454Q probably benign Het
Zswim5 A G 4: 116,830,169 (GRCm39) I515V probably benign Het
Other mutations in Ddx4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL02030:Ddx4 APN 13 112,761,311 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02682:Ddx4 APN 13 112,758,720 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
IGL02729:Ddx4 APN 13 112,787,946 (GRCm39) utr 5 prime probably benign
H8930:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,750,367 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R0518:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,761,313 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0521:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,761,313 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1527:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,758,773 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
R1548:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,736,531 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1773:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,736,436 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R1886:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,759,199 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1969:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,757,276 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1969:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,736,547 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1970:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,736,547 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R1971:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,736,547 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R2265:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,757,810 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R2280:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,757,190 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R2846:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,741,146 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R2906:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,757,311 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R2980:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,748,619 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3732:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,748,516 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.56
R4085:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,750,295 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R4088:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,750,295 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R4089:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,750,295 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R4090:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,750,295 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R4600:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,748,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4610:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,748,594 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4669:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,758,778 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4700:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,750,269 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4782:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,787,894 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.10
R5326:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,757,779 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5542:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,757,779 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6111:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,757,766 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R6253:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,772,557 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6253:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,772,556 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R6286:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,750,269 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6518:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,741,081 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6645:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,777,708 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.70
R7017:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,738,022 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7155:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,750,319 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R7822:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,748,647 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7921:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,738,041 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8041:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,762,928 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8048:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,758,706 (GRCm39) missense probably null 1.00
R8939:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,758,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.21
R9325:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,736,441 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.96
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- AGCCTCGTTTTGTTTCCACAAG -3'
(R):5'- TGCCTTTTGACATGATAAACTTCCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AATTGAAAGCACCCACTAG -3'
(R):5'- ATGGATCTTGCTTCATAAAGTGAC -3'
Posted On 2015-12-29