Incidental Mutation 'R0518:Ddx4'
ID 48338
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
MMRRC Submission 038711-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.686) question?
Stock # R0518 (G1)
Quality Score 208
Status Not validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 112734867-112789009 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation critical splice donor site (2 bp from exon)
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 112761313 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: 98.4%
  • 10x: 96.6%
  • 20x: 93.5%
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: 82 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acaca A G 11: 84,181,112 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Acsbg3 T A 17: 57,192,169 (GRCm39) Y577* probably null Het
Acsm5 T C 7: 119,135,023 (GRCm39) V327A possibly damaging Het
Agt C A 8: 125,283,839 (GRCm39) E427* probably null Het
Akr1c14 T C 13: 4,131,016 (GRCm39) L236S probably damaging Het
Ammecr1l C T 18: 31,904,954 (GRCm39) S65L probably benign Het
Ankrd33b T C 15: 31,367,432 (GRCm39) D36G probably damaging Het
Ano8 A T 8: 71,931,902 (GRCm39) C766S probably benign Het
Arhgef16 G T 4: 154,375,491 (GRCm39) P168T probably damaging Het
Asic1 C T 15: 99,596,700 (GRCm39) R499C probably damaging Het
Atpsckmt T G 15: 31,606,103 (GRCm39) S20R probably benign Het
Bank1 C T 3: 135,919,703 (GRCm39) C364Y probably damaging Het
Bmerb1 T A 16: 13,804,676 (GRCm39) S8T possibly damaging Het
Cacna1s C A 1: 136,004,597 (GRCm39) D132E probably benign Het
Capn5 C T 7: 97,782,089 (GRCm39) R217Q probably damaging Het
Clasrp A G 7: 19,322,528 (GRCm39) I284T probably benign Het
Coa3 T A 11: 101,169,716 (GRCm39) K13M probably damaging Het
Col13a1 A T 10: 61,698,525 (GRCm39) M512K unknown Het
Colgalt2 G T 1: 152,384,312 (GRCm39) A551S possibly damaging Het
Crhbp C A 13: 95,580,403 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cryba2 T C 1: 74,929,284 (GRCm39) Y153C possibly damaging Het
Cryzl2 T C 1: 157,292,000 (GRCm39) V93A probably damaging Het
Ctsl G A 13: 64,513,032 (GRCm39) L297F possibly damaging Het
Cyp2r1 T G 7: 114,152,135 (GRCm39) H274P probably benign Het
Dnai4 A C 4: 102,921,727 (GRCm39) Y464* probably null Het
Dnd1 A G 18: 36,897,096 (GRCm39) V350A possibly damaging Het
Dsg1b A T 18: 20,521,221 (GRCm39) Q26L probably benign Het
Fam20b C A 1: 156,515,026 (GRCm39) V280F possibly damaging Het
Foxb2 G T 19: 16,849,820 (GRCm39) C395* probably null Het
Glb1 ACCC ACC 9: 114,250,812 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gm9930 A T 10: 9,410,547 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Hdac7 G A 15: 97,704,380 (GRCm39) Q497* probably null Het
Hk3 C T 13: 55,162,239 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hsd3b7 A G 7: 127,402,251 (GRCm39) T330A probably benign Het
Il20ra A T 10: 19,635,388 (GRCm39) Q543L probably damaging Het
Itk T A 11: 46,251,115 (GRCm39) D163V probably damaging Het
Kcnu1 T G 8: 26,400,916 (GRCm39) L688R probably damaging Het
Kng1 G A 16: 22,879,232 (GRCm39) A45T possibly damaging Het
Kti12 T A 4: 108,705,776 (GRCm39) V230E possibly damaging Het
Lhfpl7 T A 5: 113,383,873 (GRCm39) L97* probably null Het
Mgat5 T A 1: 127,312,584 (GRCm39) I241N probably damaging Het
Mkln1 A G 6: 31,445,067 (GRCm39) N321S probably benign Het
Mllt10 T G 2: 18,076,017 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ms4a1 C A 19: 11,236,043 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ngly1 C T 14: 16,290,774 (GRCm38) Q419* probably null Het
Nipsnap3b T A 4: 53,021,343 (GRCm39) F243I probably damaging Het
Ogfod1 T A 8: 94,781,876 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Or10a2 T A 7: 106,673,965 (GRCm39) L310Q possibly damaging Het
Or2y11 C T 11: 49,443,291 (GRCm39) T239M probably damaging Het
Or51v8 T A 7: 103,319,696 (GRCm39) I181F possibly damaging Het
Or8c20 A C 9: 38,260,499 (GRCm39) N40T probably damaging Het
P2ry14 T A 3: 59,022,625 (GRCm39) E287D probably damaging Het
Pank4 A T 4: 155,061,082 (GRCm39) R510S possibly damaging Het
Pcsk6 T A 7: 65,629,915 (GRCm39) V347E possibly damaging Het
Peg3 T C 7: 6,714,427 (GRCm39) E265G probably damaging Het
Pik3c2b C A 1: 133,033,730 (GRCm39) P1578H probably damaging Het
Pkd1 A G 17: 24,814,193 (GRCm39) S4188G probably benign Het
Ppp1r26 A G 2: 28,342,314 (GRCm39) D648G probably damaging Het
Ptprs A G 17: 56,726,621 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rab24 A T 13: 55,468,738 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rap1gap2 A T 11: 74,332,592 (GRCm39) M71K probably damaging Het
Rergl T G 6: 139,473,524 (GRCm39) K42T probably damaging Het
Rigi C T 4: 40,216,354 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Septin5 T C 16: 18,443,647 (GRCm39) T92A probably benign Het
Ski A G 4: 155,243,743 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Slc17a8 A G 10: 89,412,192 (GRCm39) S414P probably benign Het
Slc25a36 A T 9: 96,979,228 (GRCm39) I71N probably damaging Het
Syne2 A C 12: 76,155,636 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tdrd5 C A 1: 156,090,511 (GRCm39) W845L probably damaging Het
Tfb2m T C 1: 179,365,389 (GRCm39) I192V possibly damaging Het
Tll1 T G 8: 64,551,505 (GRCm39) D292A probably damaging Het
Trank1 A C 9: 111,162,876 (GRCm39) D45A probably damaging Het
Trim17 T A 11: 58,859,320 (GRCm39) V178E probably damaging Het
Trim9 A T 12: 70,393,359 (GRCm39) L195Q probably damaging Het
Ttc27 A T 17: 75,163,544 (GRCm39) R717S possibly damaging Het
Upk2 G T 9: 44,365,418 (GRCm39) P50Q probably damaging Het
Usp9y A T Y: 1,307,880 (GRCm39) C2319S probably benign Het
Vmn1r4 G T 6: 56,933,883 (GRCm39) C129F probably benign Het
Vmn2r100 A T 17: 19,742,178 (GRCm39) D184V probably damaging Het
Xpnpep3 T G 15: 81,311,693 (GRCm39) I133S possibly damaging Het
Zfp628 A T 7: 4,922,939 (GRCm39) Q387L probably damaging Het
Zic2 CCCACCACCACCATCACCACCACCACC CCCACCATCACCACCACCACC 14: 122,713,776 (GRCm39) 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
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
R4782:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,750,230 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
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'- CAGACAAGCTGTAAACATCAGGGATGA -3'
(R):5'- GGCTGACAGTATGAGATGGCAGTAGA -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- gagtcttacaatagaattgctagacc -3'
(R):5'- CAGTGCAATGTCTTACAGGC -3'
Posted On 2013-06-12