Incidental Mutation 'R6517:Piwil2'
ID 520820
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 044644-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R6517 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 14
Chromosomal Location 70609926-70666832 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to T at 70611785 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Glutamine to Lysine at position 954 (Q954K)
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: Q954K

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.443 (Sensitivity: 0.89; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000047385
Gene: ENSMUSG00000033644
AA Change: Q954K

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: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.6%
  • 10x: 97.9%
  • 20x: 93.8%
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: 32 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Actr8 C T 14: 29,704,673 (GRCm39) Q58* probably null Het
Adamts20 A C 15: 94,180,985 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Alpk3 T A 7: 80,728,327 (GRCm39) S486T possibly damaging Het
Cep162 T A 9: 87,104,227 (GRCm39) E553V probably damaging Het
Epha5 T C 5: 84,304,360 (GRCm39) I370V possibly damaging Het
Ets1 A T 9: 32,664,093 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fbxo38 C T 18: 62,666,634 (GRCm39) E180K probably damaging Het
Fscn1 A G 5: 142,957,741 (GRCm39) D296G probably damaging Het
Glul A G 1: 153,783,779 (GRCm39) I325V probably benign Het
Keg1 A G 19: 12,693,274 (GRCm39) D99G probably benign Het
Krt1 A T 15: 101,758,702 (GRCm39) V154D possibly damaging Het
Mdfic T A 6: 15,770,324 (GRCm39) I110N probably damaging Het
Myo1g T C 11: 6,462,509 (GRCm39) N541D probably damaging Het
Nos3 T A 5: 24,588,622 (GRCm39) V1116D probably damaging Het
Or8h8 A G 2: 86,753,441 (GRCm39) I145T probably benign Het
Ppm1l T C 3: 69,224,916 (GRCm39) M6T probably damaging Het
Scn3a T A 2: 65,327,907 (GRCm39) E861V possibly damaging Het
Senp2 C T 16: 21,845,474 (GRCm39) T236M possibly damaging Het
Sgo2b A T 8: 64,384,528 (GRCm39) V156D probably damaging Het
Sis T C 3: 72,814,475 (GRCm39) Y1585C probably damaging Het
Slc22a22 A G 15: 57,114,365 (GRCm39) S321P probably benign Het
Slu7 T A 11: 43,328,975 (GRCm39) Y66N probably damaging Het
Stra6l A G 4: 45,879,473 (GRCm39) H365R probably benign Het
Stt3b T C 9: 115,096,410 (GRCm39) T246A probably benign Het
Taf1c T G 8: 120,330,986 (GRCm39) N44T possibly damaging Het
Tcirg1 C T 19: 3,951,933 (GRCm39) V376M probably damaging Het
Tkt A G 14: 30,271,280 (GRCm39) D17G probably damaging Het
Tle6 G A 10: 81,427,810 (GRCm39) H482Y probably damaging Het
Tnks1bp1 T C 2: 84,889,689 (GRCm39) V672A probably benign Het
Zdbf2 T G 1: 63,344,679 (GRCm39) D1019E possibly damaging Het
Zfp608 A T 18: 55,032,150 (GRCm39) C597S possibly damaging Het
Zfp986 G C 4: 145,625,870 (GRCm39) D177H probably benign 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
R5486:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,638,880 (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
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'- GACCCCAGGCTTTGGTTTTG -3'
(R):5'- AGAGAGTGAAATCCTTCCCAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GAACTCACCATGTAGTCTAGGCTG -3'
(R):5'- GTGAAATCCTTCCCACCCCTAGG -3'
Posted On 2018-06-06