Incidental Mutation 'R0521:Ddx4'
ID 48581
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 038714-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.686) question?
Stock # R0521 (G1)
Quality Score 209
Status Not validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 112734867-112789009 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation critical splice donor site (2 bp from exon)
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 112761313 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000096769 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000075748] [ENSMUST00000099166]
AlphaFold Q61496
Predicted Effect probably null
Transcript: ENSMUST00000075748
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000075157
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758

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
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000096769
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758

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
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.4%
  • 10x: 96.5%
  • 20x: 93.3%
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: 89 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Aadacl3 A T 4: 144,182,464 (GRCm39) S335T probably damaging Het
Abcb1b G A 5: 8,914,238 (GRCm39) A1203T probably damaging Het
Acsbg3 T A 17: 57,192,169 (GRCm39) Y577* probably null Het
Agt C A 8: 125,283,839 (GRCm39) E427* probably null Het
Angel1 G A 12: 86,769,681 (GRCm39) S193F probably benign Het
Ankrd16 T C 2: 11,794,692 (GRCm39) V359A probably benign Het
Ankrd33b T C 15: 31,367,432 (GRCm39) D36G probably damaging Het
Ano8 A T 8: 71,931,902 (GRCm39) C766S probably benign Het
Asic1 C T 15: 99,596,700 (GRCm39) R499C probably damaging Het
Atpsckmt T G 15: 31,606,103 (GRCm39) S20R probably benign Het
Bank1 C T 3: 135,919,703 (GRCm39) C364Y probably damaging Het
Bmerb1 T A 16: 13,804,676 (GRCm39) S8T possibly damaging Het
Bpifa5 C A 2: 154,008,869 (GRCm39) D223E probably benign Het
Capn5 C T 7: 97,782,089 (GRCm39) R217Q probably damaging Het
Ccm2 G A 11: 6,540,886 (GRCm39) S184N probably damaging Het
Ces5a T A 8: 94,252,286 (GRCm39) D202V probably damaging Het
Clasrp A G 7: 19,322,528 (GRCm39) I284T probably benign Het
Cog7 C A 7: 121,540,392 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Col13a1 A T 10: 61,698,525 (GRCm39) M512K unknown Het
Cps1 A C 1: 67,254,723 (GRCm39) D1304A probably benign Het
Crhbp C A 13: 95,580,403 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ctdspl2 T A 2: 121,837,368 (GRCm39) C377* probably null Het
Ctsl G A 13: 64,513,032 (GRCm39) L297F possibly damaging Het
Ddost A G 4: 138,038,046 (GRCm39) T262A probably benign Het
Ddx54 A G 5: 120,764,927 (GRCm39) I769V probably benign Het
Dock1 T A 7: 134,745,507 (GRCm39) I1463N probably benign Het
Dsg3 T A 18: 20,660,872 (GRCm39) Y404N possibly damaging Het
Epb42 T A 2: 120,859,631 (GRCm39) K186* probably null Het
Farp2 A G 1: 93,504,543 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fbxl9 A T 8: 106,039,425 (GRCm39) L617Q probably damaging Het
Fev C A 1: 74,921,692 (GRCm39) R86L possibly damaging Het
Foxb2 G T 19: 16,849,820 (GRCm39) C395* probably null Het
Foxn3 A G 12: 99,175,765 (GRCm39) V261A probably benign Het
Fsd1 A G 17: 56,298,245 (GRCm39) D190G probably benign Het
Gm9930 A T 10: 9,410,547 (GRCm39) noncoding transcript Het
Gsdma2 A T 11: 98,545,727 (GRCm39) K260* probably null Het
Hdac7 G A 15: 97,704,380 (GRCm39) Q497* probably null Het
Hic1 G A 11: 75,057,713 (GRCm39) P392L possibly damaging Het
Hk3 C T 13: 55,162,239 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ifna6 G T 4: 88,745,887 (GRCm39) V79F probably benign Het
Il20ra A T 10: 19,635,388 (GRCm39) Q543L probably damaging Het
Itk T A 11: 46,251,115 (GRCm39) D163V probably damaging Het
Kcnu1 T G 8: 26,400,916 (GRCm39) L688R probably damaging Het
Kdm5b T A 1: 134,545,771 (GRCm39) S977R possibly damaging Het
Kng1 G A 16: 22,879,232 (GRCm39) A45T possibly damaging Het
Map1a T G 2: 121,136,234 (GRCm39) L2350R probably damaging Het
Mdfic A G 6: 15,799,755 (GRCm39) D212G probably benign Het
Ms4a1 C A 19: 11,236,043 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Myo9a T A 9: 59,801,635 (GRCm39) F1944L probably damaging Het
Nbea A T 3: 55,915,689 (GRCm39) W928R probably damaging Het
Nfatc2ip T G 7: 125,995,751 (GRCm39) D46A possibly damaging Het
Ngly1 C T 14: 16,290,774 (GRCm38) Q419* probably null Het
Nsd2 T A 5: 34,000,682 (GRCm39) N66K probably damaging Het
Nsmce4a T C 7: 130,138,732 (GRCm39) H304R probably damaging Het
Odad2 G A 18: 7,222,676 (GRCm39) P531L possibly damaging Het
Or10a2 T A 7: 106,673,965 (GRCm39) L310Q possibly damaging Het
Or2y11 C T 11: 49,443,291 (GRCm39) T239M probably damaging Het
Or4a2 T C 2: 89,248,544 (GRCm39) Y71C probably damaging Het
Or51v8 T A 7: 103,319,696 (GRCm39) I181F possibly damaging Het
Or7e168 G A 9: 19,720,156 (GRCm39) V181I probably benign Het
Or8c20 A C 9: 38,260,499 (GRCm39) N40T probably damaging Het
Or8h9 C T 2: 86,789,190 (GRCm39) G204D probably damaging Het
Peg3 T C 7: 6,714,427 (GRCm39) E265G probably damaging Het
Pkd1 A G 17: 24,814,193 (GRCm39) S4188G probably benign Het
Pramel32 A T 4: 88,547,559 (GRCm39) N37K probably damaging Het
R3hdm1 G A 1: 128,121,440 (GRCm39) V315I probably benign Het
Rab24 A T 13: 55,468,738 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rap1gap2 A T 11: 74,332,592 (GRCm39) M71K probably damaging Het
Rergl T G 6: 139,473,524 (GRCm39) K42T probably damaging Het
Septin5 T C 16: 18,443,647 (GRCm39) T92A probably benign Het
Setdb1 A G 3: 95,246,140 (GRCm39) V595A probably benign Het
Slc17a8 A G 10: 89,412,192 (GRCm39) S414P probably benign Het
Thnsl2 A T 6: 71,111,243 (GRCm39) D208E probably damaging Het
Tie1 A C 4: 118,333,343 (GRCm39) I841R probably damaging Het
Tll1 T G 8: 64,551,505 (GRCm39) D292A probably damaging Het
Tnfaip8l1 A T 17: 56,478,727 (GRCm39) T6S probably damaging Het
Trim17 T A 11: 58,859,320 (GRCm39) V178E probably damaging Het
Ttc27 A T 17: 75,163,544 (GRCm39) R717S possibly damaging Het
Upk2 G T 9: 44,365,418 (GRCm39) P50Q probably damaging Het
Usp9y A T Y: 1,307,880 (GRCm39) C2319S probably benign Het
Vmn2r100 A T 17: 19,742,178 (GRCm39) D184V probably damaging Het
Vmn2r9 C A 5: 108,996,154 (GRCm39) G165* probably null Het
Xkr6 A T 14: 64,056,871 (GRCm39) I261F probably benign Het
Xpnpep3 T G 15: 81,311,693 (GRCm39) I133S possibly damaging Het
Yipf1 A G 4: 107,193,387 (GRCm39) Y91C probably benign Het
Zfp442 T C 2: 150,253,169 (GRCm39) D31G possibly damaging Het
Zfp628 A T 7: 4,922,939 (GRCm39) Q387L probably damaging Het
Zfp804a C T 2: 82,089,761 (GRCm39) Q1197* probably null Het
Zic2 CCCACCACCACCATCACCACCACCACC CCCACCATCACCACCACCACC 14: 122,713,776 (GRCm39) probably benign 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
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
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'- CAGACAAGCTGTAAACATCAGGGATGA -3'
(R):5'- GGCTGACAGTATGAGATGGCAGTAGA -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- gagtcttacaatagaattgctagacc -3'
(R):5'- CAGTGCAATGTCTTACAGGC -3'
Posted On 2013-06-12