Incidental Mutation 'R4652:Piwil4'
ID 351400
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 041912-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.192) question?
Stock # R4652 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 9
Chromosomal Location 14613072-14651968 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation nonsense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to A at 14623604 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Arginine to Stop codon at position 529 (R529*)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000111308 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000076946] [ENSMUST00000115644]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000076946
AA Change: R602*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000076213
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: R602*

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 noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000115643
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000111307
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Blast:Piwi 1 59 5e-6 BLAST
Piwi 151 444 6.71e-126 SMART
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000115644
AA Change: R529*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000111308
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: R529*

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: ENSMUST00000128327
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9755 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.3%
  • 3x: 98.6%
  • 10x: 97.4%
  • 20x: 95.7%
Validation Efficiency 95% (111/117)
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: 105 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2310022B05Rik T A 8: 125,366,350 (GRCm39) Q131L probably damaging Het
2700049A03Rik G T 12: 71,211,320 (GRCm39) E685* probably null Het
2700049A03Rik A T 12: 71,211,321 (GRCm39) E685V possibly damaging Het
4933409G03Rik G A 2: 68,436,559 (GRCm39) E168K unknown Het
A830018L16Rik C A 1: 11,607,566 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Adam26b A G 8: 43,974,375 (GRCm39) V209A possibly damaging Het
Adh6a T A 3: 138,031,876 (GRCm39) M256K probably benign Het
Ahnak2 T G 12: 112,741,271 (GRCm39) S128R possibly damaging Het
Angptl2 G T 2: 33,133,895 (GRCm39) D406Y probably damaging Het
Ano10 A T 9: 122,090,181 (GRCm39) Y377* probably null Het
Arfgef1 C T 1: 10,243,487 (GRCm39) D1021N probably damaging Het
Arhgap17 G A 7: 122,885,841 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Arsi G A 18: 61,049,723 (GRCm39) G202E probably benign Het
Atp10b G A 11: 43,085,472 (GRCm39) G284S probably damaging Het
Atp13a4 A T 16: 29,271,421 (GRCm39) D498E probably damaging Het
C4a T A 17: 35,029,108 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Cacna1d C T 14: 29,817,365 (GRCm39) M1232I probably benign Het
Camsap3 A C 8: 3,650,689 (GRCm39) K223T possibly damaging Het
Cast A G 13: 74,894,133 (GRCm39) S171P probably benign Het
Cdh8 T A 8: 99,751,491 (GRCm39) D742V probably benign Het
Ceacam12 A G 7: 17,801,359 (GRCm39) T113A probably damaging Het
Cers3 G A 7: 66,431,604 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Cipc T C 12: 87,008,864 (GRCm39) V241A probably benign Het
Cntn5 C A 9: 9,704,917 (GRCm39) K832N possibly damaging Het
Col12a1 A T 9: 79,520,228 (GRCm39) D2815E probably damaging Het
Ctf2 T C 7: 127,318,556 (GRCm39) T148A probably benign Het
Cttnbp2 A G 6: 18,434,037 (GRCm39) I607T possibly damaging Het
Cux1 A T 5: 136,596,083 (GRCm39) N4K probably damaging Het
Dhx36 A T 3: 62,408,419 (GRCm39) L140M probably benign Het
Dhx58 T A 11: 100,592,185 (GRCm39) N288Y probably damaging Het
Dlgap1 T A 17: 71,068,090 (GRCm39) Y554N probably damaging Het
Dnah10 T C 5: 124,806,207 (GRCm39) Y127H probably benign Het
Dnah6 T C 6: 73,047,580 (GRCm39) M3140V probably benign Het
Dnd1 G A 18: 36,898,114 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dpy19l1 A C 9: 24,393,350 (GRCm39) S140A possibly damaging Het
Dyrk1a C T 16: 94,492,924 (GRCm39) T719I probably benign Het
Erlin1 T A 19: 44,029,231 (GRCm39) K234* probably null Het
Fndc7 T C 3: 108,770,135 (GRCm39) N597S probably benign Het
Folh1 C A 7: 86,393,633 (GRCm39) G360* probably null Het
Frmd4b T C 6: 97,272,716 (GRCm39) H846R probably benign Het
Gm10375 C A 14: 43,844,326 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gm27047 T C 6: 130,607,479 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Gm7168 A G 17: 14,170,069 (GRCm39) R479G possibly damaging Het
Gm9996 T A 10: 29,019,754 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gnat3 T A 5: 18,220,568 (GRCm39) L247H probably damaging Het
H2-D1 T G 17: 35,485,492 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hpf1 T G 8: 61,346,764 (GRCm39) S26R possibly damaging Het
Ift80 T A 3: 68,822,273 (GRCm39) N627I probably benign Het
Inpp5d A G 1: 87,593,173 (GRCm39) K91R probably benign Het
Irgc C A 7: 24,132,238 (GRCm39) R193L probably damaging Het
Kirrel1 C T 3: 86,996,458 (GRCm39) M380I probably null Het
Lamc1 T G 1: 153,104,523 (GRCm39) S59R probably damaging Het
Lrrc9 T C 12: 72,524,160 (GRCm39) W790R probably damaging Het
Man1a2 A G 3: 100,539,877 (GRCm39) L188P probably damaging Het
Med8 A T 4: 118,268,089 (GRCm39) E5V probably damaging Het
Mefv A G 16: 3,535,682 (GRCm39) L82P probably damaging Het
Mettl25 A T 10: 105,615,509 (GRCm39) C498* probably null Het
Mettl3 T A 14: 52,532,549 (GRCm39) I545F probably damaging Het
Mvp T A 7: 126,592,721 (GRCm39) I397F probably damaging Het
Nlrp14 A T 7: 106,781,024 (GRCm39) I74F probably benign Het
Nudt5 G A 2: 5,860,876 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nyap2 T A 1: 81,314,444 (GRCm39) D713E probably damaging Het
Obscn G A 11: 58,929,703 (GRCm39) R5824C probably damaging Het
Or4f6 G T 2: 111,838,595 (GRCm39) S312Y probably damaging Het
Or6c214 T C 10: 129,591,287 (GRCm39) I11V probably benign Het
Orc4 A T 2: 48,826,762 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Pde10a T A 17: 8,975,885 (GRCm39) N3K possibly damaging Het
Pgm3 T A 9: 86,440,523 (GRCm39) R389S probably benign Het
Pkd2l2 A T 18: 34,542,889 (GRCm39) R20* probably null Het
Ppp4r3a T A 12: 101,049,170 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Prkcq T C 2: 11,284,333 (GRCm39) V501A possibly damaging Het
Prkg1 T C 19: 30,572,412 (GRCm39) T400A probably damaging Het
Prps2 T C X: 166,135,288 (GRCm39) D183G probably damaging Het
Prrc2c A T 1: 162,550,843 (GRCm39) H40Q probably damaging Het
Ptcd1 A T 5: 145,091,985 (GRCm39) H371Q probably benign Het
Ptprk T C 10: 28,139,686 (GRCm39) I137T probably damaging Het
R3hdm1 T C 1: 128,112,181 (GRCm39) S422P probably damaging Het
Rapgef5 G A 12: 117,677,863 (GRCm39) G366E probably damaging Het
Rsf1 GCGGCGGCG GCGGCGGCGTCGGCGGCG 7: 97,229,126 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Setd2 A G 9: 110,423,200 (GRCm39) D2085G possibly damaging Het
Sfxn3 A G 19: 45,039,313 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sgce T C 6: 4,689,560 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sipa1l1 T A 12: 82,469,245 (GRCm39) L1248* probably null Het
Skint7 T G 4: 111,839,309 (GRCm39) M201R probably damaging Het
Slc18a1 A G 8: 69,496,583 (GRCm39) M360T possibly damaging Het
Srp68 A T 11: 116,164,840 (GRCm39) S31R probably benign Het
Stag1 T A 9: 100,678,769 (GRCm39) M230K probably damaging Het
Strc A T 2: 121,204,829 (GRCm39) D985E possibly damaging Het
Tars3 T A 7: 65,339,717 (GRCm39) V704E probably damaging Het
Tbc1d2b A G 9: 90,089,940 (GRCm39) F863S probably damaging Het
Tek T C 4: 94,669,121 (GRCm39) S41P probably damaging Het
Top1 T C 2: 160,554,637 (GRCm39) Y463H probably damaging Het
Trim24 T G 6: 37,934,774 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ttn A G 2: 76,576,979 (GRCm39) V24638A possibly damaging Het
Ttn A G 2: 76,701,213 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Txndc11 A G 16: 10,892,986 (GRCm39) S915P probably benign Het
Tyro3 G C 2: 119,647,349 (GRCm39) G826A probably benign Het
Ubxn4 T A 1: 128,202,587 (GRCm39) W410R probably benign Het
Vmn1r193 C T 13: 22,403,695 (GRCm39) G99D probably damaging Het
Vmn2r109 T A 17: 20,761,656 (GRCm39) K567M probably damaging Het
Vmn2r23 T C 6: 123,718,689 (GRCm39) F681L probably damaging Het
Vrk2 T C 11: 26,439,803 (GRCm39) D256G probably damaging Het
Vwa3a T A 7: 120,378,138 (GRCm39) I476N probably damaging Het
Wdr81 A G 11: 75,342,066 (GRCm39) V1067A probably damaging Het
Zcwpw2 A G 9: 117,843,119 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript 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
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'- CCACTCCTGGTAGATGAGTAAAATAC -3'
(R):5'- GCCGGTTATGGAATACTTGGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGTACCAAGCTTTCTGGTAGC -3'
(R):5'- AATACTTGGCGCATCGTGC -3'
Posted On 2015-10-08