Incidental Mutation 'R7401:Twnk'
ID 574211
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Twnk
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000025209
Gene Name twinkle mtDNA helicase
Synonyms twinkle, Twinl, Peo1, D19Ertd626e
MMRRC Submission
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R7401 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 19
Chromosomal Location 45006558-45012762 bp(+) (GRCm38)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to G at 45011780 bp (GRCm38)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Aspartic acid to Glycine at position 645 (D645G)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000026227 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000026227] [ENSMUST00000039016] [ENSMUST00000179108]
AlphaFold Q8CIW5
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000026227
AA Change: D645G

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.147 (Sensitivity: 0.92; Specificity: 0.87)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000026227
Gene: ENSMUSG00000025209
AA Change: D645G

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 213 224 N/A INTRINSIC
Blast:TOPRIM 260 331 8e-16 BLAST
Pfam:AAA_25 377 565 5.6e-25 PFAM
Pfam:DnaB_C 390 631 6.7e-17 PFAM
Pfam:KaiC 394 628 2.6e-11 PFAM
low complexity region 650 661 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000039016
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000045478
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035342

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 99 105 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 187 199 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 242 265 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 267 321 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 375 407 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 412 423 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Fez1 441 639 4.2e-82 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000179108
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000137571
Gene: ENSMUSG00000035342

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 99 105 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 187 199 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 242 265 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 267 321 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 375 407 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 412 423 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Fez1 441 639 4.2e-82 PFAM
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 99.2%
Validation Efficiency
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a hexameric DNA helicase which unwinds short stretches of double-stranded DNA in the 5' to 3' direction and, along with mitochondrial single-stranded DNA binding protein and mtDNA polymerase gamma, is thought to play a key role in mtDNA replication. The protein localizes to the mitochondrial matrix and mitochondrial nucleoids. Mutations in this gene cause infantile onset spinocerebellar ataxia (IOSCA) and progressive external ophthalmoplegia (PEO) and are also associated with several mitochondrial depletion syndromes. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009]
PHENOTYPE: Homozygous embryos display abnormal development. Embryos die around E8.5. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 73 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
2610318N02Rik A T 16: 17,118,404 L152Q probably benign Het
Abcg3 A T 5: 104,966,774 N292K probably damaging Het
Adamts3 T A 5: 89,707,450 probably null Het
Adgrg7 T C 16: 56,742,418 N519D probably benign Het
Adsl A G 15: 80,962,782 H263R probably damaging Het
Ak9 A T 10: 41,423,004 D1567V unknown Het
Bscl2 T C 19: 8,846,550 F280L possibly damaging Het
Cacna1b T A 2: 24,679,294 T873S probably benign Het
Cacna1c T C 6: 119,052,708 probably null Het
Cast G T 13: 74,808,458 A18E unknown Het
Ccdc114 A C 7: 45,942,765 Q323P probably damaging Het
Cd207 A C 6: 83,677,848 probably benign Het
Cd79b A G 11: 106,312,852 S130P probably benign Het
Cfap52 A T 11: 67,949,633 N157K probably benign Het
Cfap57 C T 4: 118,614,931 V84I probably benign Het
Chaf1b G T 16: 93,884,380 probably benign Het
Cntn1 A G 15: 92,317,989 I968V probably benign Het
Cntn5 C T 9: 9,833,461 V362I probably benign Het
Crem A G 18: 3,295,329 S80P probably damaging Het
Csnk1g3 C T 18: 53,930,318 T267I probably damaging Het
Cyth1 A T 11: 118,182,251 N274K possibly damaging Het
Dicer1 C T 12: 104,712,278 G594S probably benign Het
Enpp1 C T 10: 24,645,282 C849Y probably damaging Het
Fam193a A G 5: 34,465,635 E1189G possibly damaging Het
Fermt1 C A 2: 132,917,559 V426L probably benign Het
Fes A G 7: 80,378,776 probably null Het
Gm16486 T C 8: 70,717,272 I1337T probably benign Het
Gmeb1 C A 4: 132,225,774 L560F probably damaging Het
Hace1 T C 10: 45,670,626 L452P probably damaging Het
Hecw2 T A 1: 53,904,343 H975L probably damaging Het
Idh2 GGTCCCAG GG 7: 80,098,329 probably benign Het
Il1r2 T A 1: 40,123,210 C338S probably damaging Het
Kcnb1 T C 2: 167,188,284 S114G probably damaging Het
Lce1c A T 3: 92,680,316 T17S unknown Het
Lhfpl4 C A 6: 113,176,666 L141F possibly damaging Het
Ms4a14 T C 19: 11,302,230 E988G possibly damaging Het
Naip5 T C 13: 100,219,696 Q1137R probably benign Het
Naip5 G T 13: 100,219,697 Q1137K not run Het
Neurod1 T A 2: 79,454,946 D31V probably benign Het
Neurod4 A G 10: 130,271,058 C116R probably damaging Het
Nisch A G 14: 31,206,580 V28A probably benign Het
Olfr1174-ps T G 2: 88,311,428 M123L probably benign Het
Olfr1245 A G 2: 89,575,105 V207A probably benign Het
Pabpc4l A T 3: 46,446,252 I319N probably damaging Het
Pabpc4l T A 3: 46,446,589 R207W probably damaging Het
Pcm1 G A 8: 41,309,531 D1371N probably damaging Het
Peg10 G GGTC 6: 4,756,452 probably benign Het
Plxnc1 C T 10: 94,871,005 A557T probably benign Het
Prkdc T A 16: 15,648,738 V58D probably damaging Het
Prpf40a A G 2: 53,156,947 V259A probably benign Het
Psmd3 A T 11: 98,685,640 T123S probably benign Het
Ptgr2 G T 12: 84,292,329 probably benign Het
Ptprr A G 10: 116,048,236 H66R probably benign Het
Rftn2 A G 1: 55,194,242 probably null Het
Rsph14 T A 10: 75,029,796 E70V possibly damaging Het
Slc24a5 G A 2: 125,088,191 V471I probably benign Het
Sorbs1 G C 19: 40,376,800 R180G probably benign Het
Spag9 A T 11: 94,097,689 T862S probably benign Het
Ssbp2 T A 13: 91,690,883 D291E probably benign Het
Supt5 T C 7: 28,323,772 K329E probably damaging Het
Syne2 G T 12: 75,967,381 K3115N probably damaging Het
Tars A T 15: 11,392,009 L239* probably null Het
Tbxa2r T C 10: 81,332,791 Y105H probably benign Het
Tesk1 T A 4: 43,445,743 D265E probably damaging Het
Tril T C 6: 53,818,281 D652G possibly damaging Het
Tsga10 T C 1: 37,834,187 R204G probably null Het
Umodl1 A T 17: 30,998,148 D1118V probably damaging Het
Unc119 T C 11: 78,347,245 I83T probably benign Het
Unc80 T C 1: 66,646,415 W2233R possibly damaging Het
Vmn1r45 T A 6: 89,933,434 T185S possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r111 G T 17: 22,571,086 T313K possibly damaging Het
Wdr4 A G 17: 31,509,832 L123S probably damaging Het
Zfpm2 A G 15: 41,102,990 E957G possibly damaging Het
Other mutations in Twnk
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00858:Twnk APN 19 45007626 missense probably benign 0.03
IGL01367:Twnk APN 19 45011651 missense possibly damaging 0.92
IGL01736:Twnk APN 19 45010188 missense probably damaging 0.97
IGL02724:Twnk APN 19 45008118 missense probably damaging 0.99
IGL03368:Twnk APN 19 45010492 missense probably damaging 0.99
R0121:Twnk UTSW 19 45009265 unclassified probably benign
R0389:Twnk UTSW 19 45008139 missense possibly damaging 0.67
R0427:Twnk UTSW 19 45007587 missense probably benign 0.00
R0443:Twnk UTSW 19 45008139 missense possibly damaging 0.67
R0501:Twnk UTSW 19 45007746 missense probably damaging 1.00
R0791:Twnk UTSW 19 45010254 unclassified probably benign
R1193:Twnk UTSW 19 45007790 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1470:Twnk UTSW 19 45009381 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1470:Twnk UTSW 19 45009381 missense probably damaging 1.00
R1487:Twnk UTSW 19 45008376 critical splice donor site probably null
R1556:Twnk UTSW 19 45009411 missense possibly damaging 0.80
R3895:Twnk UTSW 19 45007451 missense probably damaging 0.98
R5652:Twnk UTSW 19 45007293 missense possibly damaging 0.85
R6373:Twnk UTSW 19 45009381 missense probably damaging 1.00
R6595:Twnk UTSW 19 45010492 missense probably damaging 0.99
R6880:Twnk UTSW 19 45007416 missense probably benign
R7349:Twnk UTSW 19 45010161 missense possibly damaging 0.65
R7417:Twnk UTSW 19 45010564 splice site probably null
R7798:Twnk UTSW 19 45007668 missense probably benign 0.00
R7994:Twnk UTSW 19 45007838 missense probably benign 0.03
R8698:Twnk UTSW 19 45007860 missense probably benign
R8826:Twnk UTSW 19 45007995 missense probably benign
R8855:Twnk UTSW 19 45011833 nonsense probably null
R8866:Twnk UTSW 19 45011833 nonsense probably null
R8972:Twnk UTSW 19 45011710 missense probably damaging 1.00
R9683:Twnk UTSW 19 45010183 missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TCTCCTTTAGGCAAGCCAAG -3'
(R):5'- TATATGGAAGAGCCCCAGCAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GCAGACAATGTTCTGATCTTACAGG -3'
(R):5'- AGAAGGCCTGCTCCACCAG -3'
Posted On 2019-09-13