Incidental Mutation 'R2324:Piwil4'
ID 244852
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 040315-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.192) question?
Stock # R2324 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 9
Chromosomal Location 14613072-14651968 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 14648204 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Arginine to Histidine at position 125 (R125H)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000076213 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000076946] [ENSMUST00000115644]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000076946
AA Change: R125H

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.878 (Sensitivity: 0.82; Specificity: 0.94)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000076213
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: R125H

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 possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000115644
AA Change: R62H

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.780 (Sensitivity: 0.85; Specificity: 0.93)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000111308
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: R62H

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:ArgoN 92 245 6.5e-10 PFAM
PAZ 266 403 2.55e-67 SMART
Piwi 541 834 6.71e-126 SMART
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000121218
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.1795 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.4%
  • 20x: 95.3%
Validation Efficiency 100% (33/33)
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: 31 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Akna T C 4: 63,290,039 (GRCm39) D1223G possibly damaging Het
Ankrd42 C A 7: 92,273,186 (GRCm39) R147L probably damaging Het
Cdhr18 A T 14: 13,868,077 (GRCm38) I204N probably damaging Het
Cep152 T C 2: 125,405,382 (GRCm39) I1717V probably benign Het
Clca3a2 A G 3: 144,512,041 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Coa8 A G 12: 111,690,784 (GRCm39) E112G possibly damaging Het
Dnhd1 A T 7: 105,359,297 (GRCm39) H3544L probably damaging Het
Dpy19l4 T C 4: 11,276,857 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Efcab8 A G 2: 153,625,729 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Esyt2 A G 12: 116,331,441 (GRCm39) N773S possibly damaging Het
Hectd4 G A 5: 121,453,500 (GRCm39) G613D probably damaging Het
Ints12 G A 3: 132,815,126 (GRCm39) M444I possibly damaging Het
Ints3 A G 3: 90,301,401 (GRCm39) L827P probably damaging Het
Irf9 T C 14: 55,843,367 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Lactb2 T C 1: 13,708,520 (GRCm39) D176G probably damaging Het
Lmntd2 A T 7: 140,790,701 (GRCm39) S516T possibly damaging Het
Lrp1 C A 10: 127,402,455 (GRCm39) A2239S possibly damaging Het
Lrrc56 A G 7: 140,785,476 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nfic A G 10: 81,241,921 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Notch3 G A 17: 32,369,108 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Oas2 T C 5: 120,881,339 (GRCm39) K251E probably benign Het
Or5k15 T C 16: 58,710,503 (GRCm39) T27A probably benign Het
Pabpc4 T C 4: 123,191,571 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rbsn A G 6: 92,170,947 (GRCm39) Y325H probably damaging Het
Rhox2e C A X: 36,712,516 (GRCm39) P69Q probably damaging Het
Skint6 T C 4: 112,729,654 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tmem165 T C 5: 76,352,671 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tmem181a T A 17: 6,346,061 (GRCm39) L185H probably damaging Het
Ttc13 A G 8: 125,405,796 (GRCm39) V499A probably damaging Het
Vax2 G T 6: 83,688,307 (GRCm39) R10L possibly damaging Het
Zfp988 A C 4: 147,417,242 (GRCm39) K559Q 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
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
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'- TGGATTAATAGCCCCTCCCC -3'
(R):5'- ATGGCACTGTAAAAGCTAACAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCCTGTGTTCTAATAAACTGCAGTGG -3'
(R):5'- TGGCACTGTAAAAGCTAACACTAAGC -3'
Posted On 2014-10-30