Incidental Mutation 'R7822:Ddx4'
ID 601956
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 045876-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.686) question?
Stock # R7822 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 13
Chromosomal Location 112734867-112789009 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 112748647 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Valine to Aspartic acid at position 443 (V443D)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000096769 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000075748] [ENSMUST00000099166]
AlphaFold Q61496
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000075748
AA Change: V417D

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000075157
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758
AA Change: V417D

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 damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000099166
AA Change: V443D

PolyPhen 2 Score 1.000 (Sensitivity: 0.00; Specificity: 1.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000096769
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758
AA Change: V443D

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: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 99.1%
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: 71 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Arhgap21 G A 2: 20,885,524 (GRCm39) S551L possibly damaging Het
Ash1l T C 3: 88,914,571 (GRCm39) S1734P probably benign Het
Btnl2 T A 17: 34,582,288 (GRCm39) S285T possibly damaging Het
Cadm4 A G 7: 24,202,970 (GRCm39) D364G possibly damaging Het
Card6 T A 15: 5,128,347 (GRCm39) K1016N possibly damaging Het
Cdh2 G T 18: 16,757,341 (GRCm39) N692K probably benign Het
Cep76 G T 18: 67,774,219 (GRCm39) S9* probably null Het
Cklf T C 8: 104,977,729 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ctsa T C 2: 164,681,152 (GRCm39) *475R probably null Het
Dapk1 A C 13: 60,873,715 (GRCm39) D406A probably benign Het
Dph5 C T 3: 115,693,399 (GRCm39) Q106* probably null Het
Drg2 C T 11: 60,353,026 (GRCm39) R220* probably null Het
Efcab8 A T 2: 153,652,832 (GRCm39) Q509L unknown Het
Efs C T 14: 55,154,907 (GRCm39) S444N probably benign Het
Evl T C 12: 108,614,723 (GRCm39) V58A probably damaging Het
Garin3 A G 11: 46,295,730 (GRCm39) N34S Het
Gbe1 G A 16: 70,230,500 (GRCm39) R166H probably damaging Het
Gcc1 T C 6: 28,418,785 (GRCm39) E516G probably damaging Het
Ghr T C 15: 3,487,439 (GRCm39) T15A probably benign Het
Gnb4 G A 3: 32,650,480 (GRCm39) T50M probably damaging Het
Grik3 T C 4: 125,550,190 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Gstk1 T C 6: 42,224,686 (GRCm39) Y135H probably benign Het
Gucy2c T A 6: 136,685,404 (GRCm39) I846F probably damaging Het
Itga7 A G 10: 128,778,835 (GRCm39) T321A probably benign Het
Jakmip1 A T 5: 37,332,524 (GRCm39) N1068I probably damaging Het
Krt36 A G 11: 99,994,966 (GRCm39) I202T possibly damaging Het
Krt9 TCCACTTCCTCCTCCATAGCTGCCCCCACTTCCTCCTCCATAGCTGCCCCCACTTCCTCCTCCATAGCTGCCCCCACTTCCTCCTCCATAGCTGCC TCCACTTCCTCCTCCATAGCTGCCCCCACTTCCTCCTCCATAGCTGCCCCCACTTCCTCCTCCATAGCTGCC 11: 100,079,903 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mast2 A G 4: 116,170,070 (GRCm39) L741P probably damaging Het
Mctp2 T C 7: 71,776,935 (GRCm39) N720S possibly damaging Het
Mmp9 A T 2: 164,790,956 (GRCm39) K115* probably null Het
Mtf2 C T 5: 108,228,743 (GRCm39) R20* probably null Het
Mycbp2 T G 14: 103,376,851 (GRCm39) Q3810P probably benign Het
Myom2 A T 8: 15,158,454 (GRCm39) H802L probably benign Het
Naa25 A G 5: 121,545,276 (GRCm39) N27D probably damaging Het
Necab2 T C 8: 120,181,103 (GRCm39) F126L probably damaging Het
Nisch C G 14: 30,896,608 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nsd2 T A 5: 34,000,938 (GRCm39) S152T probably damaging Het
Ntsr1 T C 2: 180,180,483 (GRCm39) L263P probably damaging Het
Nup210 A G 6: 90,995,759 (GRCm39) V922A possibly damaging Het
Or12d17 T A 17: 37,777,994 (GRCm39) M299K probably benign Het
Or5b105 T A 19: 13,080,417 (GRCm39) I84F probably benign Het
Or5d45 A C 2: 88,153,425 (GRCm39) I208S probably benign Het
Pccb C A 9: 100,909,137 (GRCm39) C144F probably damaging Het
Pi16 C A 17: 29,538,208 (GRCm39) P7Q possibly damaging Het
Pigt CCAGGCCAGTGAGTAGGTTTGTCTCTGTCTAGTGTGGATCTGTAACCACAGGCCAGTGAGTAGGTTTGTCTCTGTCTAGTGTGGATCTGTAACCACAGGCCAGTGAGTAGGTTTGTCTCTGTCTAGTGTGGAT CCAGGCCAGTGAGTAGGTTTGTCTCTGTCTAGTGTGGATCTGTAACCACAGGCCAGTGAGTAGGTTTGTCTCTGTCTAGTGTGGAT 2: 164,341,589 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Prdm1 A G 10: 44,334,478 (GRCm39) V16A probably benign Het
Prr5 A C 15: 84,649,933 (GRCm39) Y219S probably damaging Het
Psme4 A G 11: 30,824,245 (GRCm39) D1743G probably benign Het
Rad21l G T 2: 151,497,045 (GRCm39) D356E probably benign Het
Rars1 A G 11: 35,710,793 (GRCm39) I322T probably damaging Het
Retreg2 C A 1: 75,123,185 (GRCm39) P319Q possibly damaging Het
Robo2 T C 16: 73,770,059 (GRCm39) Y559C probably damaging Het
Ror1 T C 4: 100,298,564 (GRCm39) Y646H probably damaging Het
Rrp15 A G 1: 186,481,373 (GRCm39) S45P probably benign Het
Sacs G C 14: 61,429,652 (GRCm39) K570N probably benign Het
Serpinb8 C T 1: 107,534,723 (GRCm39) Q265* probably null Het
Sgo2b T C 8: 64,380,318 (GRCm39) E838G probably damaging Het
Slc2a12 G A 10: 22,540,568 (GRCm39) R141K probably damaging Het
Strc G T 2: 121,208,219 (GRCm39) T384N probably benign Het
Tcaf2 T C 6: 42,606,033 (GRCm39) S547G possibly damaging Het
Tekt5 T C 16: 10,200,792 (GRCm39) N243S possibly damaging Het
Tgm3 A G 2: 129,883,819 (GRCm39) I492M probably benign Het
Tgm7 G A 2: 120,934,421 (GRCm39) T157I probably benign Het
Trnp1 C A 4: 133,225,350 (GRCm39) R140L possibly damaging Het
Ttn A G 2: 76,609,777 (GRCm39) V15797A probably damaging Het
Ugp2 A T 11: 21,283,762 (GRCm39) S102T probably benign Het
Vav2 A T 2: 27,172,299 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Vmn1r202 T A 13: 22,686,241 (GRCm39) I59F probably damaging Het
Yju2b T C 8: 84,988,411 (GRCm39) E72G probably damaging Het
Zfp109 T C 7: 23,928,570 (GRCm39) T288A probably benign Het
Zscan12 T A 13: 21,553,374 (GRCm39) H399Q 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
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
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'- ATGGTTGTGCATAGGGAGGC -3'
(R):5'- TGAGGTGTTCTTCCCAGCTG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ACTGAAATCTGGGATCTGCC -3'
(R):5'- CCCAGCTGATTCTAGTTGTGTCAAG -3'
Posted On 2019-12-03