Incidental Mutation 'R5479:Piwil4'
ID 434221
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 043040-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.192) question?
Stock # R5479 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Not validated
Chromosome 9
Chromosomal Location 14613072-14651968 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 14616337 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Tyrosine to Cysteine at position 673 (Y673C)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000111308 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000076946] [ENSMUST00000115644]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000076946
AA Change: Y746C

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.999 (Sensitivity: 0.14; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000076213
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: Y746C

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 damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000115644
AA Change: Y673C

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000111308
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: Y673C

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
Predicted Effect
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000120851
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: Y10C

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Piwi 2 174 5.62e-14 SMART
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 98.4%
  • 3x: 97.4%
  • 10x: 95.4%
  • 20x: 91.3%
Validation Efficiency
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: 45 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acsl5 G T 19: 55,268,894 (GRCm39) C185F probably damaging Het
Adad2 C A 8: 120,341,654 (GRCm39) T185N possibly damaging Het
Apbb1 A T 7: 105,214,232 (GRCm39) V315E probably damaging Het
Arfrp1 T C 2: 181,006,191 (GRCm39) T32A probably damaging Het
B020004C17Rik T C 14: 57,253,999 (GRCm39) S41P probably benign Het
Celsr3 T C 9: 108,721,743 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Chd8 C T 14: 52,452,652 (GRCm39) G1289D probably benign Het
Ctrl A G 8: 106,659,672 (GRCm39) F59S probably damaging Het
Cyp4v3 T A 8: 45,763,243 (GRCm39) D356V probably benign Het
Dgka T A 10: 128,565,541 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dnah7b T C 1: 46,262,265 (GRCm39) Y2043H probably damaging Het
Eya3 A G 4: 132,400,244 (GRCm39) T88A possibly damaging Het
Fat1 A G 8: 45,489,912 (GRCm39) D3608G possibly damaging Het
Fmo1 T C 1: 162,677,793 (GRCm39) T108A probably damaging Het
Frs3 A G 17: 48,012,635 (GRCm39) E114G probably damaging Het
Ftcd A T 10: 76,413,850 (GRCm39) M85L probably benign Het
Ggnbp2 T C 11: 84,745,169 (GRCm39) S189G probably benign Het
Gm3629 C T 14: 17,875,765 (GRCm39) R35H unknown Het
Gnai2 T G 9: 107,512,365 (GRCm39) M18L probably benign Het
Gpx5 T C 13: 21,476,805 (GRCm39) Y9C probably benign Het
Grik1 C A 16: 87,732,914 (GRCm39) A668S probably damaging Het
Hectd4 A T 5: 121,445,011 (GRCm39) M83L probably benign Het
Klra9 T C 6: 130,156,075 (GRCm39) R227G probably benign Het
Maz A T 7: 126,624,860 (GRCm39) V197D possibly damaging Het
Mbd5 T C 2: 49,162,917 (GRCm39) V241A probably damaging Het
Mdga2 C T 12: 66,701,950 (GRCm39) C417Y probably damaging Het
Mios C T 6: 8,215,314 (GRCm39) T170I probably benign Het
Myh13 G A 11: 67,239,648 (GRCm39) A733T probably damaging Het
Ncam2 C T 16: 81,231,766 (GRCm39) R77* probably null Het
Nfs1 G A 2: 155,970,422 (GRCm39) T297I probably damaging Het
Nrbf2 A G 10: 67,120,870 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Nrg1 T C 8: 32,308,405 (GRCm39) Y537C probably damaging Het
Onecut3 T A 10: 80,349,856 (GRCm39) L450Q probably damaging Het
Or4p8 T C 2: 88,727,035 (GRCm39) D302G probably benign Het
Pard3 G A 8: 128,096,836 (GRCm39) R333Q probably damaging Het
Parp4 T C 14: 56,861,552 (GRCm39) F962L probably benign Het
Pilra A G 5: 137,834,318 (GRCm39) S22P possibly damaging Het
Plxna2 G A 1: 194,476,181 (GRCm39) D1134N probably benign Het
Pnpla7 T C 2: 24,909,453 (GRCm39) V681A possibly damaging Het
Ppfibp1 T A 6: 146,931,648 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ptprz1 C T 6: 23,001,665 (GRCm39) L1252F probably benign Het
Sptb T C 12: 76,646,625 (GRCm39) E1999G probably benign Het
Stat3 T C 11: 100,780,714 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Usp25 T C 16: 76,904,801 (GRCm39) V789A possibly damaging Het
Zfp148 C A 16: 33,317,589 (GRCm39) Q712K probably damaging 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
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
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'- CATGCAGGATCACATATGTACGTTG -3'
(R):5'- GCAGACATGAAGGATTGGTCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CGTTGTCACACGAATGTCAG -3'
(R):5'- GATTGGTCCTGGTTAGCCC -3'
Posted On 2016-10-06