Incidental Mutation 'R7096:Piwil4'
ID 550495
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Piwil4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000036912
Gene Name piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4
Synonyms Miwi2, MIWI2, 9230101H05Rik
MMRRC Submission 045188-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.192) question?
Stock # R7096 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 9
Chromosomal Location 14613072-14651968 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation nonsense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 14648112 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Lysine to Stop codon at position 156 (K156*)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000076213 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000076946] [ENSMUST00000115644]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000076946
AA Change: K156*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000076213
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: K156*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:ArgoN 155 300 3.7e-11 PFAM
PAZ 313 450 2.55e-67 SMART
Piwi 614 864 8.98e-95 SMART
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000115644
AA Change: K93*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000111308
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: K93*

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:ArgoN 92 245 6.5e-10 PFAM
PAZ 266 403 2.55e-67 SMART
Piwi 541 834 6.71e-126 SMART
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 98.9%
Validation Efficiency 97% (68/70)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] PIWIL4 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 null allele exhibit male specific-infertility with a progressive loss of male germ cells, reduced testis size, abnormal male meiosis and increased apoptosis of spermatocytes in seminiferous tubules. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 71 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Abhd18 T G 3: 40,888,305 (GRCm39) M383R probably damaging Het
Acd T A 8: 106,425,121 (GRCm39) E366V possibly damaging Het
Acvr2b T A 9: 119,257,255 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Alg10b C T 15: 90,111,564 (GRCm39) T136I probably benign Het
Ankrd42 T A 7: 92,241,040 (GRCm39) K440* probably null Het
Apc T A 18: 34,449,010 (GRCm39) S1969T probably damaging Het
Arhgef25 T C 10: 127,019,897 (GRCm39) Y447C probably damaging Het
AW146154 G A 7: 41,130,867 (GRCm39) A83V probably benign Het
Bach1 G A 16: 87,516,179 (GRCm39) R240Q probably benign Het
Barhl1 T G 2: 28,799,726 (GRCm39) I300L probably benign Het
Brd1 C A 15: 88,598,138 (GRCm39) R536L probably damaging Het
Brms1 T A 19: 5,096,708 (GRCm39) I130N probably damaging Het
Ccdc68 A G 18: 70,073,241 (GRCm39) H63R probably damaging Het
Ccl28 A G 13: 120,112,429 (GRCm39) I74V probably benign Het
Cd300ld T A 11: 114,878,321 (GRCm39) I64F possibly damaging Het
Cdkl2 G A 5: 92,181,043 (GRCm39) Q199* probably null Het
Cdkn2c C T 4: 109,518,555 (GRCm39) R133Q probably benign Het
Coq2 A G 5: 100,811,586 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Coq6 T C 12: 84,408,595 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Csmd2 C T 4: 128,356,519 (GRCm39) S1608L Het
Cyp11b2 T A 15: 74,727,837 (GRCm39) R82W probably damaging Het
Cyp2d10 T C 15: 82,289,462 (GRCm39) T217A probably benign Het
Dclk2 C T 3: 86,700,566 (GRCm39) R638H probably damaging Het
Dnah7a T C 1: 53,522,599 (GRCm39) I2880V possibly damaging Het
Dync1h1 C A 12: 110,623,512 (GRCm39) T3595K probably damaging Het
Ecscr T A 18: 35,848,478 (GRCm39) E183V probably damaging Het
Elovl6 A G 3: 129,398,755 (GRCm39) N52S probably benign Het
Eps8l1 G T 7: 4,477,190 (GRCm39) A455S probably benign Het
Gpat2 A G 2: 127,270,209 (GRCm39) N74S probably benign Het
Gstk1 C A 6: 42,226,407 (GRCm39) T172K probably damaging Het
Gtf3c1 T C 7: 125,295,731 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gucy2c T C 6: 136,705,339 (GRCm39) D532G probably benign Het
Hoxc12 T A 15: 102,845,473 (GRCm39) N62K possibly damaging Het
Hsdl1 C A 8: 120,293,064 (GRCm39) A124S possibly damaging Het
Il11 T C 7: 4,778,995 (GRCm39) Y45C probably damaging Het
Lcat C T 8: 106,666,309 (GRCm39) M404I possibly damaging Het
Ldhb A G 6: 142,447,099 (GRCm39) F72L probably benign Het
Map10 T C 8: 126,398,662 (GRCm39) L685P probably damaging Het
Me2 A G 18: 73,927,961 (GRCm39) V174A probably benign Het
Med13l C A 5: 118,859,991 (GRCm39) Q328K possibly damaging Het
Mta2 A T 19: 8,925,139 (GRCm39) I336F probably damaging Het
Mterf1a A T 5: 3,941,769 (GRCm39) I33N probably damaging Het
Myo15b T A 11: 115,782,324 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Myof C A 19: 37,924,648 (GRCm39) G1215V probably damaging Het
Nlgn2 G A 11: 69,716,516 (GRCm39) T675M probably damaging Het
Or1e26 T A 11: 73,480,463 (GRCm39) M34L probably benign Het
Or5p61 C A 7: 107,758,848 (GRCm39) M77I probably benign Het
Or6c38 T C 10: 128,929,715 (GRCm39) I43V probably damaging Het
Padi3 T C 4: 140,527,435 (GRCm39) D122G probably damaging Het
Pcnx3 G A 19: 5,722,643 (GRCm39) R1350C probably damaging Het
Pdzrn4 C A 15: 92,295,384 (GRCm39) Q197K probably benign Het
Pitpnm2 C T 5: 124,267,324 (GRCm39) G639S possibly damaging Het
Pkmyt1 T A 17: 23,953,087 (GRCm39) H214Q probably damaging Het
Pnpt1 G A 11: 29,104,867 (GRCm39) R597Q probably benign Het
Poteg C A 8: 27,963,595 (GRCm39) A344E probably benign Het
Rad21l A G 2: 151,509,840 (GRCm39) M87T probably benign Het
Ranbp17 T C 11: 33,424,896 (GRCm39) I487V probably benign Het
Rap1gap2 C A 11: 74,283,057 (GRCm39) R681L probably damaging Het
Rimbp2 C A 5: 128,851,333 (GRCm39) R871L probably damaging Het
Rnf135 T C 11: 80,080,051 (GRCm39) V114A probably benign Het
Skic2 T A 17: 35,060,446 (GRCm39) H849L probably benign Het
Snai2 A G 16: 14,525,028 (GRCm39) H178R possibly damaging Het
Stip1 C T 19: 6,999,178 (GRCm39) G467S possibly damaging Het
Taar1 A T 10: 23,796,809 (GRCm39) E169V possibly damaging Het
Tdrd12 G T 7: 35,187,014 (GRCm39) D625E Het
Tlr6 A G 5: 65,111,119 (GRCm39) V596A probably benign Het
Trak2 T G 1: 58,942,749 (GRCm39) N886H probably damaging Het
Tsga10 T A 1: 37,879,695 (GRCm39) D32V probably damaging Het
Vmn1r214 A G 13: 23,219,196 (GRCm39) D230G probably damaging Het
Vmn2r108 A G 17: 20,682,762 (GRCm39) L814S probably damaging Het
Zbbx T C 3: 74,989,044 (GRCm39) D353G probably benign Het
Other mutations in Piwil4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00091:Piwil4 APN 9 14,614,393 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL00331:Piwil4 APN 9 14,626,327 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL00848:Piwil4 APN 9 14,638,707 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
IGL00920:Piwil4 APN 9 14,638,733 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01583:Piwil4 APN 9 14,645,783 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01690:Piwil4 APN 9 14,614,391 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01763:Piwil4 APN 9 14,617,562 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL02103:Piwil4 APN 9 14,637,282 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL02898:Piwil4 APN 9 14,617,583 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
IGL03037:Piwil4 APN 9 14,616,308 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
IGL03352:Piwil4 APN 9 14,637,183 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
PIT4651001:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,620,195 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.48
R0453:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,638,748 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2324:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,648,204 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R3236:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,611,544 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R3408:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,637,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3689:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,637,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3844:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,641,256 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R4191:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,626,296 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4505:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,637,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4506:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,637,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4541:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,629,612 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4652:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,623,604 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4876:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,651,761 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
R5027:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,621,240 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5479:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,616,337 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6656:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,621,230 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6736:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,627,119 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7124:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,648,196 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7358:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,641,289 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R7371:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,638,729 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R7419:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,613,691 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7467:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,616,337 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7571:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,645,893 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R7644:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,645,711 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7992:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,614,445 (GRCm39) missense
R8284:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,638,774 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8679:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,616,322 (GRCm39) missense
R8777:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,650,685 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R8777-TAIL:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,650,685 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R8824:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,638,771 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R8863:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,631,383 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9578:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,638,790 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9609:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,614,443 (GRCm39) missense
X0026:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,651,887 (GRCm39) utr 5 prime probably benign
X0064:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,620,171 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Z1088:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,645,813 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TGACCTCTGTACCCATGAACC -3'
(R):5'- ACTGCAAGTTTTGACGGTCAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TTACCCTGCAAAGCTCTGGATGG -3'
(R):5'- CAAGTTTTGACGGTCAGTGTGG -3'
Posted On 2019-05-15