Incidental Mutation 'R7124:Piwil4'
ID 552216
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 045212-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.192) question?
Stock # R7124 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 9
Chromosomal Location 14613072-14651968 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 14648196 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Methionine to Valine at position 128 (M128V)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000076213 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000076946] [ENSMUST00000115644]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000076946
AA Change: M128V

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000076213
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: M128V

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 benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000115644
AA Change: M65V

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000111308
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: M65V

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: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 99.2%
Validation Efficiency 97% (72/74)
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: 73 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700006A11Rik A C 3: 124,208,042 (GRCm39) S212R probably benign Het
4930562C15Rik T C 16: 4,682,196 (GRCm39) S170P probably benign Het
9330182O14Rik G A 15: 40,008,303 (GRCm39) C59Y unknown Het
AA986860 A G 1: 130,670,624 (GRCm39) E282G possibly damaging Het
Adam1a G T 5: 121,657,397 (GRCm39) T632K probably benign Het
Aspg G T 12: 112,089,417 (GRCm39) A402S probably damaging Het
Capn7 C T 14: 31,058,642 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Card9 C T 2: 26,246,896 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cdh13 T C 8: 119,694,912 (GRCm39) V254A probably damaging Het
Colec10 T C 15: 54,325,767 (GRCm39) V199A probably damaging Het
Copb2 T C 9: 98,459,106 (GRCm39) S283P probably damaging Het
Csmd1 G T 8: 15,953,202 (GRCm39) S3426R probably damaging Het
Cyp4f14 A G 17: 33,133,562 (GRCm39) V98A probably benign Het
Disp1 C A 1: 182,869,030 (GRCm39) R1130L probably damaging Het
Dysf A G 6: 84,167,883 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Efcab3 T C 11: 104,629,100 (GRCm39) F926S probably benign Het
Eif4ebp1 T C 8: 27,763,447 (GRCm39) V80A probably damaging Het
Eloa T A 4: 135,736,452 (GRCm39) I565F probably damaging Het
Espn G T 4: 152,215,721 (GRCm39) H513N probably benign Het
Fam83c C T 2: 155,671,491 (GRCm39) S648N probably benign Het
Fdxr C T 11: 115,160,403 (GRCm39) V351M probably benign Het
Fras1 A T 5: 96,862,260 (GRCm39) D2213V probably damaging Het
Gbp4 T A 5: 105,267,825 (GRCm39) I474F possibly damaging Het
Golgb1 T C 16: 36,734,035 (GRCm39) V1135A probably benign Het
Gpt2 G A 8: 86,244,681 (GRCm39) E325K probably benign Het
Hipk2 A T 6: 38,795,413 (GRCm39) Y285* probably null Het
Ifi27l2b T C 12: 103,417,579 (GRCm39) I203V probably damaging Het
Itga10 T A 3: 96,559,081 (GRCm39) M390K probably damaging Het
Itgb8 G T 12: 119,166,159 (GRCm39) S124* probably null Het
Klhdc10 T A 6: 30,441,826 (GRCm39) F173I probably damaging Het
Kng2 T G 16: 22,830,805 (GRCm39) N168T probably damaging Het
Krtap24-1 T C 16: 88,408,434 (GRCm39) T231A probably damaging Het
Lbx2 A T 6: 83,065,045 (GRCm39) D194V probably damaging Het
Lrrc39 C A 3: 116,359,562 (GRCm39) Q36K probably benign Het
Madd T C 2: 90,992,393 (GRCm39) E1093G possibly damaging Het
Mfap3l A G 8: 61,124,303 (GRCm39) T182A probably damaging Het
Myo9b T A 8: 71,786,345 (GRCm39) Y670* probably null Het
Nbea A G 3: 55,899,865 (GRCm39) L1428P probably damaging Het
Nkx2-3 T C 19: 43,603,245 (GRCm39) Y284H possibly damaging Het
Nphp4 A G 4: 152,640,141 (GRCm39) D1009G probably benign Het
Npy2r G A 3: 82,448,490 (GRCm39) A95V probably damaging Het
Nuggc A G 14: 65,846,251 (GRCm39) E70G probably damaging Het
Or5ap2 T C 2: 85,680,254 (GRCm39) S153P probably benign Het
Or5m11 T A 2: 85,781,817 (GRCm39) S137T possibly damaging Het
Palld A T 8: 61,969,679 (GRCm39) V1215D unknown Het
Pard6g T C 18: 80,160,340 (GRCm39) I151T possibly damaging Het
Parp12 T C 6: 39,088,670 (GRCm39) I189V probably benign Het
Parp4 A G 14: 56,840,256 (GRCm39) I554V probably benign Het
Pcnx2 G A 8: 126,480,356 (GRCm39) P1984S probably damaging Het
Polr2a C A 11: 69,628,288 (GRCm39) E1302* probably null Het
Psg17 C A 7: 18,548,421 (GRCm39) G450V probably damaging Het
Psg17 C G 7: 18,548,422 (GRCm39) G450R probably damaging Het
Rag1 T C 2: 101,474,128 (GRCm39) E338G probably damaging Het
Rev3l A T 10: 39,698,163 (GRCm39) K887* probably null Het
Rragd T C 4: 32,996,027 (GRCm39) F124S possibly damaging Het
Scube1 A T 15: 83,513,712 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sfpq A T 4: 126,919,725 (GRCm39) D490V possibly damaging Het
Smc1b G T 15: 84,955,798 (GRCm39) Q1034K probably damaging Het
Smg7 T C 1: 152,753,831 (GRCm39) N5S probably benign Het
Spata31d1a A C 13: 59,850,301 (GRCm39) L609R probably damaging Het
Ssh2 A G 11: 77,345,164 (GRCm39) K1050E probably benign Het
Stab1 G A 14: 30,882,824 (GRCm39) T393I possibly damaging Het
Sult2a4 C T 7: 13,722,320 (GRCm39) W49* probably null Het
Thrap3 A T 4: 126,074,231 (GRCm39) S172T unknown Het
Tmem130 A G 5: 144,687,721 (GRCm39) V205A probably damaging Het
Ube2d2b A G 5: 107,978,717 (GRCm39) I123V probably benign Het
Unc79 G T 12: 103,027,652 (GRCm39) L414F probably damaging Het
Vmn2r30 C T 7: 7,337,183 (GRCm39) S151N probably benign Het
Vmn2r54 T A 7: 12,356,078 (GRCm39) T443S probably benign Het
Zfp229 T A 17: 21,961,597 (GRCm39) S51T probably damaging Het
Zfp617 T C 8: 72,686,384 (GRCm39) L238P probably damaging Het
Zfp707 T A 15: 75,845,398 (GRCm39) C87* probably null Het
Zfp853 T C 5: 143,275,362 (GRCm39) K101R unknown 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
R7096:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,648,112 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
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'- ATGGATTAATAGCCCCTCCCC -3'
(R):5'- ATGGCACTGTAAAAGCTAACAC -3'

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