Incidental Mutation 'R7124:Piwil4'
ID 552216
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Piwil4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000036912
Gene Name piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4
Synonyms Miwi2, 9230101H05Rik, MIWI2
MMRRC Submission
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.148) question?
Stock # R7124 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 9
Chromosomal Location 14696230-14740733 bp(-) (GRCm38)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 14736900 bp (GRCm38)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Methionine to Valine at position 128 (M128V)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000076213 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000076946] [ENSMUST00000115644]
AlphaFold no structure available at present
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000076946
AA Change: M128V

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000076213
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: M128V

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 probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000115644
AA Change: M65V

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000111308
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: M65V

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:ArgoN 92 245 6.5e-10 PFAM
PAZ 266 403 2.55e-67 SMART
Piwi 541 834 6.71e-126 SMART
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 99.2%
Validation Efficiency 97% (72/74)
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: 73 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700006A11Rik A C 3: 124,414,393 S212R probably benign Het
4930562C15Rik T C 16: 4,864,332 S170P probably benign Het
9330182O14Rik G A 15: 40,144,907 C59Y unknown Het
AA986860 A G 1: 130,742,887 E282G possibly damaging Het
Adam1a G T 5: 121,519,334 T632K probably benign Het
Aspg G T 12: 112,122,983 A402S probably damaging Het
Capn7 C T 14: 31,336,685 probably benign Het
Card9 C T 2: 26,356,884 probably null Het
Cdh13 T C 8: 118,968,173 V254A probably damaging Het
Colec10 T C 15: 54,462,371 V199A probably damaging Het
Copb2 T C 9: 98,577,053 S283P probably damaging Het
Csmd1 G T 8: 15,903,202 S3426R probably damaging Het
Cyp4f14 A G 17: 32,914,588 V98A probably benign Het
Disp1 C A 1: 183,087,466 R1130L probably damaging Het
Dysf A G 6: 84,190,901 probably null Het
Eif4ebp1 T C 8: 27,273,419 V80A probably damaging Het
Eloa T A 4: 136,009,141 I565F probably damaging Het
Espn G T 4: 152,131,264 H513N probably benign Het
Fam83c C T 2: 155,829,571 S648N probably benign Het
Fdxr C T 11: 115,269,577 V351M probably benign Het
Fras1 A T 5: 96,714,401 D2213V probably damaging Het
Gbp4 T A 5: 105,119,959 I474F possibly damaging Het
Gm11639 T C 11: 104,738,274 F926S probably benign Het
Golgb1 T C 16: 36,913,673 V1135A probably benign Het
Gpt2 G A 8: 85,518,052 E325K probably benign Het
Hipk2 A T 6: 38,818,478 Y285* probably null Het
Ifi27l2b T C 12: 103,451,320 I203V probably damaging Het
Itga10 T A 3: 96,651,765 M390K probably damaging Het
Itgb8 G T 12: 119,202,424 S124* probably null Het
Klhdc10 T A 6: 30,441,827 F173I probably damaging Het
Kng2 T G 16: 23,012,055 N168T probably damaging Het
Krtap24-1 T C 16: 88,611,546 T231A probably damaging Het
Lbx2 A T 6: 83,088,064 D194V probably damaging Het
Lrrc39 C A 3: 116,565,913 Q36K probably benign Het
Madd T C 2: 91,162,048 E1093G possibly damaging Het
Mfap3l A G 8: 60,671,269 T182A probably damaging Het
Myo9b T A 8: 71,333,701 Y670* probably null Het
Nbea A G 3: 55,992,444 L1428P probably damaging Het
Nkx2-3 T C 19: 43,614,806 Y284H possibly damaging Het
Nphp4 A G 4: 152,555,684 D1009G probably benign Het
Npy2r G A 3: 82,541,183 A95V probably damaging Het
Nuggc A G 14: 65,608,802 E70G probably damaging Het
Olfr1020 T C 2: 85,849,910 S153P probably benign Het
Olfr1028 T A 2: 85,951,473 S137T possibly damaging Het
Palld A T 8: 61,516,645 V1215D unknown Het
Pard6g T C 18: 80,117,125 I151T possibly damaging Het
Parp12 T C 6: 39,111,736 I189V probably benign Het
Parp4 A G 14: 56,602,799 I554V probably benign Het
Pcnx2 G A 8: 125,753,617 P1984S probably damaging Het
Polr2a C A 11: 69,737,462 E1302* probably null Het
Psg17 C A 7: 18,814,496 G450V probably damaging Het
Psg17 C G 7: 18,814,497 G450R probably damaging Het
Rag1 T C 2: 101,643,783 E338G probably damaging Het
Rev3l A T 10: 39,822,167 K887* probably null Het
Rragd T C 4: 32,996,027 F124S possibly damaging Het
Scube1 A T 15: 83,629,511 probably null Het
Sfpq A T 4: 127,025,932 D490V possibly damaging Het
Smc1b G T 15: 85,071,597 Q1034K probably damaging Het
Smg7 T C 1: 152,878,080 N5S probably benign Het
Spata31d1a A C 13: 59,702,487 L609R probably damaging Het
Ssh2 A G 11: 77,454,338 K1050E probably benign Het
Stab1 G A 14: 31,160,867 T393I possibly damaging Het
Sult2a4 C T 7: 13,988,395 W49* probably null Het
Thrap3 A T 4: 126,180,438 S172T unknown Het
Tmem130 A G 5: 144,750,911 V205A probably damaging Het
Ube2d2b A G 5: 107,830,851 I123V probably benign Het
Unc79 G T 12: 103,061,393 L414F probably damaging Het
Vmn2r30 C T 7: 7,334,184 S151N probably benign Het
Vmn2r54 T A 7: 12,622,151 T443S probably benign Het
Zfp229 T A 17: 21,742,616 S51T probably damaging Het
Zfp617 T C 8: 71,932,540 L238P probably damaging Het
Zfp707 T A 15: 75,973,549 C87* probably null Het
Zfp853 T C 5: 143,289,607 K101R unknown Het
Other mutations in Piwil4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00091:Piwil4 APN 9 14703097 missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL00331:Piwil4 APN 9 14715031 splice site probably benign
IGL00848:Piwil4 APN 9 14727411 missense probably damaging 0.98
IGL00920:Piwil4 APN 9 14727437 missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01583:Piwil4 APN 9 14734487 missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01690:Piwil4 APN 9 14703095 missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01763:Piwil4 APN 9 14706266 splice site probably null
IGL02103:Piwil4 APN 9 14725986 splice site probably null
IGL02898:Piwil4 APN 9 14706287 unclassified probably benign
IGL03037:Piwil4 APN 9 14705012 missense possibly damaging 0.88
IGL03352:Piwil4 APN 9 14725887 missense probably damaging 1.00
PIT4651001:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14708899 missense possibly damaging 0.48
R0453:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14727452 missense probably benign 0.00
R2324:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14736908 missense possibly damaging 0.88
R3236:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14700248 unclassified probably benign
R3408:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14725963 missense probably damaging 1.00
R3689:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14725963 missense probably damaging 1.00
R3844:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14729960 missense possibly damaging 0.54
R4191:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14715000 missense probably damaging 0.99
R4505:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14725963 missense probably damaging 1.00
R4506:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14725963 missense probably damaging 1.00
R4541:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14718316 missense probably damaging 1.00
R4652:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14712308 nonsense probably null
R4876:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14740465 missense probably benign 0.22
R5027:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14709944 missense probably damaging 1.00
R5479:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14705041 missense probably damaging 1.00
R6656:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14709934 missense probably damaging 1.00
R6736:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14715823 missense probably benign
R7096:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14736816 nonsense probably null
R7358:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14729993 missense possibly damaging 0.82
R7371:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14727433 missense probably benign 0.08
R7419:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14702395 missense probably damaging 1.00
R7467:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14705041 missense probably damaging 1.00
R7571:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14734597 missense probably benign 0.08
R7644:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14734415 splice site probably null
R7992:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14703149 missense
R8284:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14727478 missense probably benign 0.00
R8679:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14705026 missense
R8777:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14739389 critical splice donor site probably null
R8777-TAIL:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14739389 critical splice donor site probably null
R8824:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14727475 missense probably benign 0.04
R8863:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14720087 missense probably benign 0.03
R9578:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14727494 missense probably damaging 1.00
R9609:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14703147 missense
X0026:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14740591 utr 5 prime probably benign
X0064:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14708875 missense probably benign 0.00
Z1088:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14734517 missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ATGGATTAATAGCCCCTCCCC -3'
(R):5'- ATGGCACTGTAAAAGCTAACAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- CCCTGTGTTCTAATAAACTGCAGTGG -3'
(R):5'- AATTTTCAGCGTTGGTACAGTCAG -3'
Posted On 2019-05-15