Incidental Mutation 'R1969:Ddx4'
ID 219535
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 039982-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.686) question?
Stock # R1969 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 112734867-112789009 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 112736547 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Valine to Isoleucine at position 608 (V608I)
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: V582I

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.931 (Sensitivity: 0.81; Specificity: 0.94)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000075157
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758
AA Change: V582I

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 probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000099166
AA Change: V608I

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.992 (Sensitivity: 0.70; Specificity: 0.97)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000096769
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758
AA Change: V608I

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
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000225150
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.6467 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 96.9%
  • 20x: 94.6%
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: 104 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1110059E24Rik T C 19: 21,575,609 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Apoh G A 11: 108,298,288 (GRCm39) R196Q probably benign Het
Arnt C T 3: 95,355,704 (GRCm39) S16L possibly damaging Het
B4galnt4 T C 7: 140,644,761 (GRCm39) F194L probably benign Het
BC034090 A T 1: 155,100,972 (GRCm39) L431M possibly damaging Het
Bdh2 G T 3: 134,994,040 (GRCm39) A31S probably damaging Het
Brd10 C T 19: 29,694,075 (GRCm39) S1873N possibly damaging Het
Cacna1s T C 1: 136,046,833 (GRCm39) S1821P probably benign Het
Caskin1 A T 17: 24,725,824 (GRCm39) Q1370L possibly damaging Het
Ccdc83 T A 7: 89,893,362 (GRCm39) S132C probably damaging Het
Cdk15 A T 1: 59,370,110 (GRCm39) H384L probably damaging Het
Col24a1 T C 3: 145,020,691 (GRCm39) I354T probably benign Het
Coro7 T C 16: 4,451,620 (GRCm39) I451V probably benign Het
Ctnna2 T C 6: 77,735,483 (GRCm39) E65G probably damaging Het
Ctsll3 A T 13: 60,948,162 (GRCm39) W172R probably benign Het
D630045J12Rik T C 6: 38,145,078 (GRCm39) D1316G probably damaging Het
Ddx19b C T 8: 111,734,890 (GRCm39) A493T probably benign Het
Dnah17 G C 11: 117,995,361 (GRCm39) Q996E probably benign Het
Dnah9 G C 11: 65,739,197 (GRCm39) N4180K probably damaging Het
Dok7 A G 5: 35,234,610 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dpf3 T A 12: 83,371,809 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Efcab3 A G 11: 104,637,090 (GRCm39) I988M probably damaging Het
Elfn1 G C 5: 139,958,604 (GRCm39) R536P probably damaging Het
Eml6 A G 11: 29,783,075 (GRCm39) V602A probably benign Het
Enpp2 T C 15: 54,746,378 (GRCm39) D296G probably damaging Het
Evi5 A T 5: 107,896,230 (GRCm39) F738I probably benign Het
Eya2 T C 2: 165,558,039 (GRCm39) S212P probably benign Het
Fam83a T C 15: 57,849,498 (GRCm39) L14P probably damaging Het
Fanca A T 8: 124,014,803 (GRCm39) M735K probably benign Het
Fancm T A 12: 65,148,466 (GRCm39) S694T probably benign Het
Fibcd1 G A 2: 31,706,673 (GRCm39) T386I probably damaging Het
Foxd4 A G 19: 24,877,178 (GRCm39) S341P probably benign Het
Foxp4 C T 17: 48,186,796 (GRCm39) R378Q unknown Het
Fryl A T 5: 73,255,609 (GRCm39) S807R probably benign Het
Fscb T C 12: 64,520,008 (GRCm39) E486G unknown Het
Galnt17 A G 5: 131,179,782 (GRCm39) S122P probably benign Het
Ghitm A G 14: 36,853,586 (GRCm39) F85L probably benign Het
Ghrh C A 2: 157,175,386 (GRCm39) V32L probably benign Het
Gli2 C T 1: 118,765,430 (GRCm39) R907H probably benign Het
Gm28042 A G 2: 119,872,096 (GRCm39) *1015W probably null Het
Gpr179 T C 11: 97,228,784 (GRCm39) T1124A probably benign Het
Grid2 C A 6: 63,885,902 (GRCm39) C99* probably null Het
Grin1 A T 2: 25,187,927 (GRCm39) M523K probably benign Het
Gucy2g T C 19: 55,211,328 (GRCm39) Y634C possibly damaging Het
Gucy2g T G 19: 55,221,485 (GRCm39) T339P probably benign Het
Haus6 A T 4: 86,522,483 (GRCm39) L116H probably damaging Het
Hey1 T C 3: 8,731,879 (GRCm39) T18A probably benign Het
Hipk3 T C 2: 104,264,186 (GRCm39) N792D probably damaging Het
Il19 A T 1: 130,866,893 (GRCm39) L29Q probably damaging Het
Il21r A G 7: 125,228,144 (GRCm39) Q205R probably damaging Het
Kcnip2 T C 19: 45,782,122 (GRCm39) D169G probably null Het
Kctd18 T C 1: 58,006,779 (GRCm39) I24V probably benign Het
Lcp1 T C 14: 75,437,946 (GRCm39) S119P probably damaging Het
Lig3 G C 11: 82,686,544 (GRCm39) D642H probably benign Het
Lrba A G 3: 86,515,696 (GRCm39) K2166E probably damaging Het
Lrrn2 T C 1: 132,866,972 (GRCm39) V679A probably benign Het
Lyst G A 13: 13,904,929 (GRCm39) R3202H probably damaging Het
Micall2 A G 5: 139,721,885 (GRCm39) C11R probably damaging Het
Morc2b T G 17: 33,356,065 (GRCm39) Q569P probably benign Het
Mtrf1 A G 14: 79,639,111 (GRCm39) E81G probably damaging Het
Myh2 G T 11: 67,080,004 (GRCm39) S1099I possibly damaging Het
Nap1l1 T A 10: 111,326,914 (GRCm39) D158E probably benign Het
Nckap5l T A 15: 99,320,699 (GRCm39) T1285S probably damaging Het
Nsrp1 A T 11: 76,936,612 (GRCm39) M528K probably damaging Het
Numa1 C T 7: 101,658,529 (GRCm39) A1605V probably damaging Het
Nutm2 T C 13: 50,627,878 (GRCm39) L453P probably damaging Het
Ofd1 T C X: 165,210,210 (GRCm39) Y205C probably benign Het
Or2ag12 T A 7: 106,276,877 (GRCm39) N272I probably damaging Het
Or2n1c A G 17: 38,519,355 (GRCm39) Y73C probably damaging Het
Or4c125 T A 2: 89,170,640 (GRCm39) N2I probably damaging Het
Or52k2 A T 7: 102,253,777 (GRCm39) D72V probably damaging Het
Or7a40 T A 16: 16,491,447 (GRCm39) M133L probably benign Het
Patl1 T C 19: 11,898,782 (GRCm39) L159P probably benign Het
Paxip1 G A 5: 27,949,134 (GRCm39) T1045I probably damaging Het
Phaf1 T A 8: 105,973,132 (GRCm39) D247E possibly damaging Het
Pik3ca A G 3: 32,505,903 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pkhd1 T A 1: 20,451,747 (GRCm39) I2183F probably damaging Het
Plec C T 15: 76,073,372 (GRCm39) R319H probably damaging Het
Pnkd G A 1: 74,391,008 (GRCm39) G334D probably damaging Het
Prss50 A G 9: 110,691,449 (GRCm39) Y251C probably damaging Het
Rab11b A T 17: 33,979,209 (GRCm39) Y10N probably damaging Het
Rfc1 G A 5: 65,476,867 (GRCm39) R4W probably damaging Het
Rgs19 A T 2: 181,331,276 (GRCm39) F119Y probably damaging Het
Safb A G 17: 56,912,821 (GRCm39) H883R probably benign Het
Serpine1 G A 5: 137,096,601 (GRCm39) Q227* probably null Het
Slc25a13 A G 6: 6,096,668 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Slc6a18 T A 13: 73,812,308 (GRCm39) T502S possibly damaging Het
Sox4 T C 13: 29,136,631 (GRCm39) D125G probably damaging Het
Spata31d1e T C 13: 59,890,599 (GRCm39) D407G probably damaging Het
Stag3 C T 5: 138,298,400 (GRCm39) T731I probably damaging Het
Thada G T 17: 84,617,470 (GRCm39) P1349T probably damaging Het
Tmem245 C A 4: 56,937,964 (GRCm39) V195F probably benign Het
Tnxb A G 17: 34,898,055 (GRCm39) H901R probably benign Het
Trim39 A T 17: 36,579,645 (GRCm39) D103E probably benign Het
Ttn A T 2: 76,562,304 (GRCm39) V28847E probably damaging Het
Tubb1 A T 2: 174,297,484 (GRCm39) D31V possibly damaging Het
Ush1g A G 11: 115,209,280 (GRCm39) S305P probably damaging Het
Vmn1r191 A T 13: 22,362,952 (GRCm39) N267K possibly damaging Het
Vmn1r59 A T 7: 5,457,038 (GRCm39) Y241N probably damaging Het
Vmn2r49 T C 7: 9,720,235 (GRCm39) N419D probably damaging Het
Vps35 T C 8: 86,005,623 (GRCm39) D326G possibly damaging Het
Xdh A G 17: 74,199,746 (GRCm39) S1187P possibly damaging Het
Xpc A C 6: 91,478,007 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Zfp273 T C 13: 67,973,282 (GRCm39) Y104H probably damaging 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
R1527:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,758,773 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.95
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
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'- GTTTCAACTTACGTCTGACAGTAC -3'
(R):5'- CAGTGTGTGGAAAGTAGGCATTTATAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CGTCTGACAGTACTTTAACTAGAGGC -3'
(R):5'- CATTTGTAGCAGAAGATGGCCTAGTC -3'
Posted On 2014-08-25