Incidental Mutation 'R6111:Ddx4'
ID 484863
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 044260-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.638) question?
Stock # R6111 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 112734867-112789009 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation nonsense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 112757766 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Cysteine to Stop codon at position 330 (C330*)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000096769 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000075748] [ENSMUST00000099166]
AlphaFold Q61496
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000075748
AA Change: C304*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000075157
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758
AA Change: C304*

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 null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000099166
AA Change: C330*
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000096769
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758
AA Change: C330*

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
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9756 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.6%
  • 10x: 98.0%
  • 20x: 94.2%
Validation Efficiency 98% (57/58)
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: 57 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2210408I21Rik A G 13: 77,476,021 (GRCm39) E1110G possibly damaging Het
Abcd4 G A 12: 84,661,888 (GRCm39) T79I probably damaging Het
Acd A G 8: 106,424,919 (GRCm39) M407T probably benign Het
Adcy2 T A 13: 68,877,360 (GRCm39) H460L probably damaging Het
Atad2 G A 15: 57,971,487 (GRCm39) H752Y probably benign Het
Bmal2 T C 6: 146,722,097 (GRCm39) F223L probably benign Het
Camsap2 A G 1: 136,209,036 (GRCm39) S819P probably benign Het
Col24a1 C A 3: 145,019,815 (GRCm39) T62K probably damaging Het
Cpne6 G A 14: 55,752,091 (GRCm39) V283M probably benign Het
D630003M21Rik A G 2: 158,055,368 (GRCm39) S590P probably damaging Het
Daam1 T A 12: 71,989,038 (GRCm39) M146K unknown Het
Dclk2 A G 3: 86,712,968 (GRCm39) Y495H probably benign Het
Dlec1 T C 9: 118,931,692 (GRCm39) L37P possibly damaging Het
Dock2 G A 11: 34,599,614 (GRCm39) P322S probably damaging Het
Espl1 A G 15: 102,208,323 (GRCm39) E443G probably damaging Het
Eya4 T A 10: 23,015,953 (GRCm39) D338V possibly damaging Het
Fcmr A G 1: 130,805,566 (GRCm39) I267V probably damaging Het
Gfra3 T A 18: 34,823,927 (GRCm39) H349L probably damaging Het
Gm25747 A G 12: 113,392,703 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gria4 G A 9: 4,502,430 (GRCm39) R368C probably damaging Het
H2-Q5 A T 17: 35,613,885 (GRCm39) I145F possibly damaging Het
Hace1 A T 10: 45,465,606 (GRCm39) K54I possibly damaging Het
Ift122 T A 6: 115,852,247 (GRCm39) I79N probably damaging Het
Ino80b A G 6: 83,101,347 (GRCm39) V121A probably damaging Het
Kcnq1 A G 7: 142,661,474 (GRCm39) T63A probably benign Het
Map4k4 C A 1: 40,050,822 (GRCm39) Q762K probably benign Het
Mios G A 6: 8,214,836 (GRCm39) A11T probably benign Het
Nfatc1 A G 18: 80,741,125 (GRCm39) S278P probably damaging Het
Notch2 T C 3: 98,053,609 (GRCm39) S2091P probably benign Het
Nudt19 T A 7: 35,254,952 (GRCm39) D93V probably benign Het
Or8b12b T C 9: 37,684,228 (GRCm39) I91T probably damaging Het
Osbpl2 A G 2: 179,791,994 (GRCm39) T233A probably benign Het
P3h1 C T 4: 119,098,329 (GRCm39) R369* probably null Het
Pcdhb3 A T 18: 37,435,242 (GRCm39) I403L probably benign Het
Pigo T C 4: 43,019,724 (GRCm39) D935G probably benign Het
Plpp1 A G 13: 113,003,451 (GRCm39) H224R probably damaging Het
Rai1 T A 11: 60,078,732 (GRCm39) M932K probably damaging Het
Rexo2 A T 9: 48,384,412 (GRCm39) F122L probably damaging Het
Rsf1 GCG GCGACGGCGACG 7: 97,229,114 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Sdc3 A G 4: 130,546,153 (GRCm39) T77A unknown Het
Skint5 T C 4: 113,562,845 (GRCm39) T786A unknown Het
Smok3c C A 5: 138,063,365 (GRCm39) P284Q probably damaging Het
Spg11 A G 2: 121,923,963 (GRCm39) V786A probably damaging Het
Tmem273 T C 14: 32,528,755 (GRCm39) I40T possibly damaging Het
Tnfrsf10b T A 14: 70,020,007 (GRCm39) C380S possibly damaging Het
Tsen54 T C 11: 115,710,956 (GRCm39) V176A possibly damaging Het
Ttll4 A T 1: 74,736,698 (GRCm39) K1141M possibly damaging Het
Ttpa A T 4: 20,014,772 (GRCm39) I116F probably damaging Het
Tubgcp6 T C 15: 88,985,123 (GRCm39) D1655G possibly damaging Het
Usp38 A G 8: 81,740,551 (GRCm39) V172A probably damaging Het
Vmn2r73 A G 7: 85,520,997 (GRCm39) S324P probably benign Het
Wdr72 T C 9: 74,117,607 (GRCm39) M773T probably benign Het
Xirp2 T A 2: 67,342,161 (GRCm39) H1467Q possibly damaging Het
Zdhhc8 G T 16: 18,042,762 (GRCm39) S479R probably damaging Het
Zfp423 A G 8: 88,509,315 (GRCm39) V322A probably damaging Het
Zfp87 T G 13: 74,520,504 (GRCm39) E191D probably benign Het
Zfp933 T C 4: 147,913,217 (GRCm39) T14A 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
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
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'- ACCGTGAATCCTAATGATGGCTC -3'
(R):5'- TAAGTTTAAGGTTCCCTCCAACAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TGGCTCAGATTATCTACAGATCTTC -3'
(R):5'- TGAGCACTTGATGTCTGCC -3'
Posted On 2017-08-16