Incidental Mutation 'R1527:Ddx4'
ID 166303
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 039567-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.638) question?
Stock # R1527 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 112734867-112789009 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 112758773 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Threonine to Alanine at position 263 (T263A)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000096769 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000075748] [ENSMUST00000099166]
AlphaFold Q61496
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000075748
AA Change: T237A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.906 (Sensitivity: 0.82; Specificity: 0.94)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000075157
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758
AA Change: T237A

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 possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000099166
AA Change: T263A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.947 (Sensitivity: 0.79; Specificity: 0.95)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000096769
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758
AA Change: T263A

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: 99.0%
  • 3x: 98.0%
  • 10x: 95.3%
  • 20x: 89.7%
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: 47 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1110059E24Rik C A 19: 21,575,633 (GRCm39) C130F probably damaging Het
4933402N03Rik T C 7: 130,740,589 (GRCm39) D209G probably benign Het
Adam7 A G 14: 68,738,970 (GRCm39) V744A probably benign Het
Atr G T 9: 95,752,096 (GRCm39) R571I possibly damaging Het
C5ar1 A G 7: 15,982,118 (GRCm39) Y301H probably damaging Het
Cacna1d A G 14: 29,829,753 (GRCm39) I954T probably damaging Het
Ccdc157 A G 11: 4,101,795 (GRCm39) F42S probably damaging Het
Cfap251 T C 5: 123,425,408 (GRCm39) V789A probably benign Het
Chd2 A T 7: 73,140,362 (GRCm39) L622* probably null Het
Csmd3 T C 15: 47,811,483 (GRCm39) T1203A probably benign Het
Cxcl17 A G 7: 25,101,636 (GRCm39) V67A possibly damaging Het
Eps8l1 A G 7: 4,474,393 (GRCm39) D288G probably benign Het
Fbxl4 A G 4: 22,386,154 (GRCm39) K254E probably benign Het
Glis1 T C 4: 107,425,123 (GRCm39) S245P probably damaging Het
Gm11111 T C 5: 98,701,387 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Haus3 A T 5: 34,311,397 (GRCm39) H544Q probably benign Het
Hmcn1 A G 1: 150,649,554 (GRCm39) V644A probably benign Het
Lmo7 T C 14: 102,114,264 (GRCm39) L2P probably damaging Het
Lonrf2 G A 1: 38,852,357 (GRCm39) P165S probably benign Het
Mga A G 2: 119,747,078 (GRCm39) T410A probably damaging Het
Mical3 T C 6: 121,001,740 (GRCm39) D584G probably damaging Het
Miga1 A T 3: 152,023,300 (GRCm39) F250L possibly damaging Het
Mroh1 A G 15: 76,336,463 (GRCm39) D1553G probably benign Het
Myof T C 19: 37,913,067 (GRCm39) Y1462C probably damaging Het
Notch4 T C 17: 34,784,718 (GRCm39) C144R probably damaging Het
Obox1 T C 7: 15,289,250 (GRCm39) V55A probably damaging Het
Or14j8 T A 17: 38,263,720 (GRCm39) H65L possibly damaging Het
Or4a69 C T 2: 89,312,876 (GRCm39) G201D probably benign Het
Or6c69c T A 10: 129,911,061 (GRCm39) S261T probably damaging Het
Pclo T C 5: 14,729,662 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Prr14l C T 5: 32,985,293 (GRCm39) V1401I possibly damaging Het
Rad51ap1 T C 6: 126,905,130 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rev3l T A 10: 39,698,818 (GRCm39) V1105D probably damaging Het
Rif1 GCCACCA GCCA 2: 52,000,336 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sgsm2 A T 11: 74,744,674 (GRCm39) C848* probably null Het
Slc39a10 A T 1: 46,858,422 (GRCm39) V625E probably benign Het
Spry4 C T 18: 38,723,630 (GRCm39) M44I probably benign Het
Stat5b A T 11: 100,699,220 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tas2r126 T C 6: 42,412,070 (GRCm39) I201T probably benign Het
Tasor T C 14: 27,202,050 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tex44 A G 1: 86,355,368 (GRCm39) T426A probably benign Het
Tln2 T C 9: 67,179,950 (GRCm39) D807G possibly damaging Het
Tlr9 A G 9: 106,100,949 (GRCm39) N80S probably benign Het
Trpm7 A C 2: 126,672,082 (GRCm39) H579Q probably benign Het
Ufd1 T C 16: 18,633,661 (GRCm39) S29P probably damaging Het
Ugt2a3 G T 5: 87,473,457 (GRCm39) Q487K probably damaging Het
Zfyve9 A G 4: 108,552,964 (GRCm39) probably null 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
R0518:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,761,313 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R0521:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,761,313 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
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'- TGGTAAGCAATGCCTCTCAACTGTC -3'
(R):5'- AGCTGAGTATGCACTGCATTTCCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AATGCCTCTCAACTGTCATTCAAG -3'
(R):5'- ccagaacagccaggactac -3'
Posted On 2014-04-13