Incidental Mutation 'R5486:Piwil2'
ID 430381
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Piwil2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000033644
Gene Name piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 2
Synonyms mili, Miwi like
MMRRC Submission 043047-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R5486 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 14
Chromosomal Location 70609926-70666832 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 70638880 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Asparagine to Serine at position 479 (N479S)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000047385 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000048129]
AlphaFold Q8CDG1
PDB Structure Structure of extended Tudor domain TD3 from mouse TDRD1 in complex with MILI peptide containing dimethylarginine 45. [X-RAY DIFFRACTION]
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000048129
AA Change: N479S

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.011 (Sensitivity: 0.96; Specificity: 0.78)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000047385
Gene: ENSMUSG00000033644
AA Change: N479S

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 35 46 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 90 102 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 176 190 N/A INTRINSIC
DUF1785 335 386 7.44e-2 SMART
PAZ 386 524 1.92e-62 SMART
Piwi 666 957 2.45e-119 SMART
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 98.2%
  • 3x: 97.2%
  • 10x: 95.1%
  • 20x: 90.4%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] PIWIL2 belongs to the Argonaute family of proteins, which function in development and maintenance of germline stem cells (Sasaki et al., 2003 [PubMed 12906857]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit decreased testis weight, azoospermia, and male infertility associated with a complete arrest of spermatogenesis and increased apoptotic cell death during the early prophase of the first meiosis. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 43 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
A930009A15Rik G T 10: 115,415,810 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Acad8 A T 9: 26,910,791 (GRCm39) M1K probably null Het
Adam12 C A 7: 133,509,401 (GRCm39) R786S possibly damaging Het
Add3 G A 19: 53,232,818 (GRCm39) V604I probably benign Het
Alpk2 A T 18: 65,427,425 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ano3 T C 2: 110,576,215 (GRCm39) D102G probably damaging Het
Bdp1 T C 13: 100,235,018 (GRCm39) Y192C probably damaging Het
Bod1l A T 5: 41,964,524 (GRCm39) D2693E possibly damaging Het
Ccdc7a T C 8: 129,711,884 (GRCm39) N284D probably damaging Het
Clic6 A G 16: 92,326,740 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cln5 T C 14: 103,313,630 (GRCm39) I294T probably damaging Het
Cmklr1 C G 5: 113,752,990 (GRCm39) D4H possibly damaging Het
Cyp2d9 T A 15: 82,336,779 (GRCm39) W43R probably damaging Het
Dnajb12 GC G 10: 59,728,574 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Erlec1 A T 11: 30,885,047 (GRCm39) H413Q probably damaging Het
Fam168a T A 7: 100,483,376 (GRCm39) M203K probably damaging Het
Fat2 A T 11: 55,144,507 (GRCm39) S4122R probably benign Het
Fgd4 A T 16: 16,292,901 (GRCm39) L272Q probably damaging Het
Hpcal4 A G 4: 123,084,557 (GRCm39) K162R probably benign Het
Iars1 T A 13: 49,863,049 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Lbr A G 1: 181,646,403 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Lrp2 T C 2: 69,267,809 (GRCm39) I4259V probably benign Het
Mcm3 C T 1: 20,885,118 (GRCm39) G189S probably damaging Het
Nr1d2 A G 14: 18,206,860 (GRCm38) V137A possibly damaging Het
Or52d1 C A 7: 103,755,705 (GRCm39) T73N probably damaging Het
Or52n3 T A 7: 104,530,168 (GRCm39) C85S probably benign Het
Or7g33 A G 9: 19,448,590 (GRCm39) V212A probably benign Het
Pim3 T C 15: 88,747,425 (GRCm39) V97A possibly damaging Het
Pld3 C A 7: 27,233,156 (GRCm39) W365L probably damaging Het
Plk3 C A 4: 116,987,600 (GRCm39) E412* probably null Het
Psmd1 A G 1: 86,064,772 (GRCm39) I935V possibly damaging Het
Sh2b2 A G 5: 136,260,944 (GRCm39) S91P probably benign Het
Skor2 A G 18: 76,946,395 (GRCm39) N39S unknown Het
Slc22a22 A G 15: 57,126,847 (GRCm39) V55A probably damaging Het
Smg7 A G 1: 152,721,927 (GRCm39) S595P probably damaging Het
Snrnp200 C T 2: 127,074,986 (GRCm39) P1520S possibly damaging Het
Taar7a T A 10: 23,868,356 (GRCm39) T342S probably benign Het
Tecpr2 A T 12: 110,899,449 (GRCm39) I606F probably benign Het
Tex19.2 A T 11: 121,008,304 (GRCm39) M48K probably benign Het
Thoc1 A G 18: 9,992,204 (GRCm39) T511A probably benign Het
Trpc2 GTGTCCTA GTGTCCTATGTCCTA 7: 101,744,420 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ubr5 C A 15: 38,008,983 (GRCm39) A1077S probably benign Het
Wdr95 A T 5: 149,519,795 (GRCm39) R571* probably null Het
Other mutations in Piwil2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01474:Piwil2 APN 14 70,635,667 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.35
IGL02215:Piwil2 APN 14 70,628,822 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.50
IGL02427:Piwil2 APN 14 70,635,583 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02554:Piwil2 APN 14 70,628,935 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0257:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,660,080 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0566:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,647,843 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0800:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,646,486 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R0828:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,613,466 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0862:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0864:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0881:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,646,376 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.34
R1734:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,663,954 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1997:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,664,107 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R2011:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,664,083 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2043:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,628,919 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2347:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,646,366 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2998:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,648,687 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4402:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,646,365 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R4455:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,628,014 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R4611:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,639,646 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R4763:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,614,227 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4869:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,811 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5033:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,659,042 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.71
R5207:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,629,966 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5395:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,846 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R5504:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,627,348 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R5629:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,660,416 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5967:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,628,013 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6167:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,660,342 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R6168:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,800 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R6517:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,611,785 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.44
R7261:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,611,860 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7727:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,631,506 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7745:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,631,638 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7833:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,890 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R8044:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,628,887 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R8066:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,658,168 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8516:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,658,188 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
R9015:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,627,984 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9494:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,660,421 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R9695:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,627,349 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.66
X0023:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,635,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TAACCCAAATTGTTCGTGGAGG -3'
(R):5'- AAGCTGTAGCCTGCATTTCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GGAGGTATTTATCTCCTCCTGGCAAC -3'
(R):5'- CCCACTTACATATACTGTGATTAGTG -3'
Posted On 2016-10-05