Incidental Mutation 'R1487:Twnk'
ID 163570
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Twnk
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000025209
Gene Name twinkle mtDNA helicase
Synonyms Peo1, D19Ertd626e, twinkle, Twinl
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R1487 (G1)
Quality Score 143
Status Not validated
Chromosome 19
Chromosomal Location 44994102-45001201 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation critical splice donor site (1 bp from exon)
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to T at 44996815 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000026227 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000026225] [ENSMUST00000026227] [ENSMUST00000097715] [ENSMUST00000130549] [ENSMUST00000179305]
AlphaFold Q8CIW5
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000026225
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000026225
Gene: ENSMUSG00000025207

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 17 N/A INTRINSIC
Sema 56 487 2.38e-165 SMART
PSI 505 556 6.59e-13 SMART
IG 567 649 6.26e-5 SMART
low complexity region 650 666 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 677 699 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 701 708 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 713 720 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 734 751 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 761 774 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000026227
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000026227
Gene: ENSMUSG00000025209

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 213 224 N/A INTRINSIC
Blast:TOPRIM 260 331 8e-16 BLAST
Pfam:AAA_25 377 565 5.6e-25 PFAM
Pfam:DnaB_C 390 631 6.7e-17 PFAM
Pfam:KaiC 394 628 2.6e-11 PFAM
low complexity region 650 661 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000097715
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000095322
Gene: ENSMUSG00000025208

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
L51_S25_CI-B8 35 108 1.61e-23 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000130549
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000138321
Gene: ENSMUSG00000025207

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 17 N/A INTRINSIC
Sema 56 487 2.38e-165 SMART
PSI 505 556 6.59e-13 SMART
IG 567 649 6.26e-5 SMART
low complexity region 650 666 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 677 699 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 701 708 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 713 720 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 734 751 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 761 774 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000179305
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000137395
Gene: ENSMUSG00000025207

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
signal peptide 1 17 N/A INTRINSIC
Sema 56 487 2.38e-165 SMART
PSI 505 556 6.59e-13 SMART
IG 567 649 6.26e-5 SMART
low complexity region 650 666 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 677 699 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 701 708 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 713 720 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 734 751 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 761 774 N/A INTRINSIC
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.3%
  • 10x: 96.4%
  • 20x: 92.9%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a hexameric DNA helicase which unwinds short stretches of double-stranded DNA in the 5' to 3' direction and, along with mitochondrial single-stranded DNA binding protein and mtDNA polymerase gamma, is thought to play a key role in mtDNA replication. The protein localizes to the mitochondrial matrix and mitochondrial nucleoids. Mutations in this gene cause infantile onset spinocerebellar ataxia (IOSCA) and progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO) and are also associated with several mitochondrial depletion syndromes. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous embryos display abnormal development. Embryos die around E8.5. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 65 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700034J05Rik A C 6: 146,854,877 (GRCm39) V55G probably benign Het
Abhd13 A G 8: 10,037,402 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Arid5b T A 10: 67,933,044 (GRCm39) K953* probably null Het
Armh3 A C 19: 45,928,882 (GRCm39) probably null Het
B4galt6 A G 18: 20,839,571 (GRCm39) V121A possibly damaging Het
C1qtnf12 G A 4: 156,050,331 (GRCm39) E223K probably damaging Het
Calu A G 6: 29,366,955 (GRCm39) I208V probably benign Het
Cd14 T C 18: 36,858,537 (GRCm39) N306S probably benign Het
Cdc16 T A 8: 13,821,445 (GRCm39) N415K probably benign Het
Cfap57 C A 4: 118,471,978 (GRCm39) V134F probably benign Het
Chrna2 C T 14: 66,380,812 (GRCm39) A27V probably benign Het
Chtf18 T C 17: 25,939,583 (GRCm39) K67R probably benign Het
Clock T C 5: 76,414,201 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cplane1 C T 15: 8,215,715 (GRCm39) R424W probably damaging Het
Eif4g1 G A 16: 20,497,623 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Eps8l2 A T 7: 140,941,531 (GRCm39) M601L probably benign Het
Fat4 A G 3: 39,050,066 (GRCm39) E3976G possibly damaging Het
Flrt3 T A 2: 140,502,854 (GRCm39) H258L probably damaging Het
Flt4 C A 11: 49,523,971 (GRCm39) T517K possibly damaging Het
Galnt7 T C 8: 57,993,073 (GRCm39) N416S probably damaging Het
Gipc1 C T 8: 84,387,808 (GRCm39) Q63* probably null Het
Gm17079 A T 14: 51,930,542 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gucy2c T A 6: 136,725,824 (GRCm39) I375F possibly damaging Het
Hps4 C T 5: 112,525,865 (GRCm39) Q629* probably null Het
Hunk A G 16: 90,183,525 (GRCm39) Y61C probably damaging Het
Itga6 T C 2: 71,673,584 (GRCm39) S873P possibly damaging Het
Kcnc1 A G 7: 46,047,298 (GRCm39) H66R possibly damaging Het
Kcnc1 T C 7: 46,084,772 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Khdc3 A G 9: 73,009,846 (GRCm39) T19A probably benign Het
Kmt2a T C 9: 44,745,287 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Lipe C T 7: 25,084,240 (GRCm39) A615T possibly damaging Het
Lrguk A T 6: 34,039,295 (GRCm39) M269L probably benign Het
Lrrc18 A G 14: 32,730,640 (GRCm39) N60D probably damaging Het
Magi1 T C 6: 93,685,060 (GRCm39) T773A probably benign Het
Map3k14 T A 11: 103,116,163 (GRCm39) D755V possibly damaging Het
Mecom T C 3: 30,034,213 (GRCm39) T488A probably damaging Het
Mmp10 T G 9: 7,509,978 (GRCm39) W473G probably damaging Het
Mrgpra2a C T 7: 47,076,434 (GRCm39) V275I probably benign Het
Myo7a A C 7: 97,703,017 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Nadsyn1 C T 7: 143,360,662 (GRCm39) V369I probably benign Het
Nptxr C A 15: 79,674,104 (GRCm39) G424V probably damaging Het
Nrg2 C T 18: 36,185,965 (GRCm39) G258E possibly damaging Het
Nup210 G A 6: 91,019,558 (GRCm39) P221S probably damaging Het
Odad2 A T 18: 7,273,245 (GRCm39) Y282N probably damaging Het
Or52a33 T A 7: 103,288,801 (GRCm39) H182L probably damaging Het
Or6c208 T C 10: 129,224,209 (GRCm39) F236L probably benign Het
Oxct1 A G 15: 4,177,057 (GRCm39) D477G possibly damaging Het
Pcdh8 G T 14: 80,006,987 (GRCm39) D525E probably damaging Het
Phldb2 A G 16: 45,609,387 (GRCm39) S740P probably damaging Het
Prss54 A G 8: 96,286,276 (GRCm39) S266P probably benign Het
Ptprh T A 7: 4,555,737 (GRCm39) I741F probably damaging Het
Rab11fip1 G T 8: 27,644,240 (GRCm39) S515Y probably damaging Het
Recql4 T A 15: 76,593,183 (GRCm39) N309I probably benign Het
Sec24a T C 11: 51,622,713 (GRCm39) T388A possibly damaging Het
Setd6 T A 8: 96,444,556 (GRCm39) L83H probably damaging Het
Slc6a12 G A 6: 121,340,716 (GRCm39) W534* probably null Het
St14 C T 9: 31,008,476 (GRCm39) C488Y probably damaging Het
Supt16 A G 14: 52,414,065 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tanc2 A G 11: 105,814,460 (GRCm39) Y1968C probably damaging Het
Tcaim T A 9: 122,647,897 (GRCm39) Y137* probably null Het
Tns2 C T 15: 102,017,369 (GRCm39) R281C probably damaging Het
Tpm3 A T 3: 89,997,389 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Trip12 A T 1: 84,746,352 (GRCm39) N475K probably damaging Het
Zfp287 T C 11: 62,616,115 (GRCm39) K192R probably damaging Het
Zfp799 G T 17: 33,039,651 (GRCm39) T204N possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Twnk
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00858:Twnk APN 19 44,996,065 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
IGL01367:Twnk APN 19 45,000,090 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.92
IGL01736:Twnk APN 19 44,998,627 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
IGL02724:Twnk APN 19 44,996,557 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL03368:Twnk APN 19 44,998,931 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0121:Twnk UTSW 19 44,997,704 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R0389:Twnk UTSW 19 44,996,578 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
R0427:Twnk UTSW 19 44,996,026 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0443:Twnk UTSW 19 44,996,578 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.67
R0501:Twnk UTSW 19 44,996,185 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0791:Twnk UTSW 19 44,998,693 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R1193:Twnk UTSW 19 44,996,229 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1470:Twnk UTSW 19 44,997,820 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1470:Twnk UTSW 19 44,997,820 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1556:Twnk UTSW 19 44,997,850 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.80
R3895:Twnk UTSW 19 44,995,890 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R5652:Twnk UTSW 19 44,995,732 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.85
R6373:Twnk UTSW 19 44,997,820 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6595:Twnk UTSW 19 44,998,931 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6880:Twnk UTSW 19 44,995,855 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7349:Twnk UTSW 19 44,998,600 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.65
R7401:Twnk UTSW 19 45,000,219 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.15
R7417:Twnk UTSW 19 44,999,003 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7798:Twnk UTSW 19 44,996,107 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7994:Twnk UTSW 19 44,996,277 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R8698:Twnk UTSW 19 44,996,299 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8826:Twnk UTSW 19 44,996,434 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R8855:Twnk UTSW 19 45,000,272 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8866:Twnk UTSW 19 45,000,272 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R8972:Twnk UTSW 19 45,000,149 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9683:Twnk UTSW 19 44,998,622 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACTGTTTGCTCGAAAACTCAACCCC -3'
(R):5'- AGCATTCATGCACATAGACACTGCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CAAGCGATGCTCTCTGGTG -3'
(R):5'- tggattacaggtacgcttgg -3'
Posted On 2014-03-28