Incidental Mutation 'R7898:Spag4'
ID 609800
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Spag4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000038180
Gene Name sperm associated antigen 4
Synonyms Sun4, 1700041K21Rik
MMRRC Submission 045950-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R7898 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 2
Chromosomal Location 155907108-155911421 bp(+) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to T at 155911244 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Aspartic acid to Valine at position 393 (D393V)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000036484 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000038860] [ENSMUST00000079312] [ENSMUST00000109607] [ENSMUST00000109608] [ENSMUST00000132494] [ENSMUST00000136296] [ENSMUST00000137966] [ENSMUST00000138178] [ENSMUST00000147627] [ENSMUST00000184265]
AlphaFold Q9JJF2
Predicted Effect probably damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000038860
AA Change: D393V

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.998 (Sensitivity: 0.27; Specificity: 0.99)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000036484
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038180
AA Change: D393V

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 2 13 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 19 37 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 137 159 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 166 188 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 214 222 N/A INTRINSIC
Pfam:Sad1_UNC 293 426 1.9e-44 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000079312
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000078292
Gene: ENSMUSG00000074643

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
C2 6 112 3.64e-9 SMART
C2 137 242 8.76e-12 SMART
VWA 282 468 8.96e-2 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000109607
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000105236
Gene: ENSMUSG00000074643

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
C2 6 112 3.64e-9 SMART
C2 137 242 8.76e-12 SMART
VWA 282 484 9.5e-15 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000109608
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000105237
Gene: ENSMUSG00000074643

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
C2 6 112 3.64e-9 SMART
C2 137 242 8.76e-12 SMART
VWA 282 484 9.5e-15 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000127956
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000114923
Gene: ENSMUSG00000098950

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 10 28 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 73 172 N/A INTRINSIC
RRM 217 287 1.05e-1 SMART
RRM 343 415 2.73e-7 SMART
RRM 457 529 8.73e-6 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000131144
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000132494
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000139175
Gene: ENSMUSG00000098950

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:RRM_6 5 70 1.5e-5 PFAM
low complexity region 98 116 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 161 260 N/A INTRINSIC
RRM 305 375 1.05e-1 SMART
RRM 431 503 2.73e-7 SMART
RRM 545 617 8.73e-6 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000136296
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000122994
Gene: ENSMUSG00000074643

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
C2 6 112 3.64e-9 SMART
C2 123 218 7.88e-5 SMART
Pfam:Copine 279 378 2.3e-41 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000137966
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000118715
Gene: ENSMUSG00000038180

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
transmembrane domain 43 65 N/A INTRINSIC
transmembrane domain 72 94 N/A INTRINSIC
coiled coil region 112 147 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000138178
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000140109
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000121998
Gene: ENSMUSG00000074643

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Copine 1 148 2.1e-50 PFAM
Pfam:vWA-TerF-like 5 111 2.5e-7 PFAM
low complexity region 167 185 N/A INTRINSIC
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000147627
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000116982
Gene: ENSMUSG00000074643

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
C2 6 112 3.64e-9 SMART
C2 137 242 8.76e-12 SMART
Pfam:Copine 303 350 1.3e-16 PFAM
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000183733
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000184265
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000138888
Gene: ENSMUSG00000074643

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
C2 6 112 3.64e-9 SMART
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.7%
  • 20x: 99.0%
Validation Efficiency 99% (69/70)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] The mammalian sperm flagellum contains two cytoskeletal structures associated with the axoneme: the outer dense fibers surrounding the axoneme in the midpiece and principal piece and the fibrous sheath surrounding the outer dense fibers in the principal piece of the tail. Defects in these structures are associated with abnormal tail morphology, reduced sperm motility, and infertility. In the rat, the protein encoded by this gene associates with an outer dense fiber protein via a leucine zipper motif and localizes to the microtubules of the manchette and axoneme during sperm tail development. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele show disrupted spermiogenesis, severe defects in sperm head formation, abnormal manchette morphology, globozoospermia, and male infertility. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 70 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acaca T C 11: 84,255,275 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Afg2a T G 3: 37,474,620 (GRCm39) M44R probably benign Het
Ankef1 C A 2: 136,395,618 (GRCm39) N649K probably benign Het
Arl5b T A 2: 15,079,869 (GRCm39) S147T probably damaging Het
Arnt2 A T 7: 83,918,155 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ash1l A G 3: 88,890,932 (GRCm39) E937G possibly damaging Het
Asxl1 T G 2: 153,241,854 (GRCm39) S802R possibly damaging Het
Cacna1h T A 17: 25,611,250 (GRCm39) H516L probably damaging Het
Cad A G 5: 31,218,829 (GRCm39) Y550C probably damaging Het
Cdo1 A G 18: 46,861,157 (GRCm39) I18T probably benign Het
Cfap251 A T 5: 123,460,517 (GRCm39) I1160F probably damaging Het
Chd2 A G 7: 73,169,223 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dbf4 A G 5: 8,458,232 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Dcdc2a A T 13: 25,286,361 (GRCm39) R132W possibly damaging Het
Dnah10 T C 5: 124,859,425 (GRCm39) S2131P probably damaging Het
Eef2k A G 7: 120,494,441 (GRCm39) Y599C probably damaging Het
Eno2 C T 6: 124,744,225 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fam124b T A 1: 80,191,512 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Fezf2 A G 14: 12,342,701 (GRCm38) I388T possibly damaging Het
Gbp11 T C 5: 105,472,798 (GRCm39) N542S probably benign Het
Gdpd1 T A 11: 86,932,639 (GRCm39) I229F probably damaging Het
Gria1 T A 11: 57,133,591 (GRCm39) V490E probably damaging Het
Grm8 G A 6: 27,762,422 (GRCm39) R268C probably damaging Het
Hectd4 T A 5: 121,469,880 (GRCm39) S2592T probably benign Het
Herpud1 C T 8: 95,118,828 (GRCm39) T194I probably benign Het
Hspa1b T C 17: 35,177,167 (GRCm39) T273A probably benign Het
Iftap T A 2: 101,416,747 (GRCm39) K67N probably benign Het
Ighm T A 12: 113,384,873 (GRCm39) K327* probably null Het
Igkv3-4 A T 6: 70,649,297 (GRCm39) I99F probably damaging Het
Iqca1l T C 5: 24,758,643 (GRCm39) E117G probably damaging Het
Isl2 C A 9: 55,449,723 (GRCm39) S97R probably benign Het
Klhl12 A T 1: 134,386,219 (GRCm39) I4F probably benign Het
Lgalsl2 G A 7: 5,362,441 (GRCm39) R24H probably benign Het
Lrp2 T C 2: 69,271,710 (GRCm39) E4074G probably benign Het
Mcm3ap A G 10: 76,342,441 (GRCm39) N1645D probably damaging Het
Mettl23 T C 11: 116,736,679 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Mettl24 A G 10: 40,686,478 (GRCm39) E285G probably benign Het
Mis18bp1 A G 12: 65,196,246 (GRCm39) L506P probably benign Het
Mup18 G T 4: 61,590,925 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Myom1 T C 17: 71,352,747 (GRCm39) L357P probably benign Het
Nkx2-9 G A 12: 56,659,031 (GRCm39) A61V probably benign Het
Or52n5 C T 7: 104,588,573 (GRCm39) A280V probably damaging Het
Pbx1 A T 1: 168,012,616 (GRCm39) M340K probably benign Het
Pcdhb17 A T 18: 37,618,233 (GRCm39) N8Y probably benign Het
Pex13 C A 11: 23,600,929 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Pierce1 TCTCTGGGGCAGGCTTAGCCTTGGGCTCCCCCGGCTCCGGCTCCTCTGGGGCAGGCTTAGCCTTGGGCTCCCCCGGCTCCGGCTCCTCTGGGGCGGGCTTAGCCTTGGGCTCCCCCGGCTCCGGCTCCTC TCTCTGGGGCAGGCTTAGCCTTGGGCTCCCCCGGCTCCGGCTCCTCTGGGGCGGGCTTAGCCTTGGGCTCCCCCGGCTCCGGCTCCTC 2: 28,356,122 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Plxnb1 A G 9: 108,943,408 (GRCm39) R1884G probably damaging Het
Polq T A 16: 36,865,245 (GRCm39) V699E probably damaging Het
Ppl C T 16: 4,906,725 (GRCm39) R1190H probably damaging Het
Prr14l A T 5: 32,987,310 (GRCm39) H728Q probably benign Het
Prss12 T C 3: 123,300,145 (GRCm39) V752A possibly damaging Het
Prss56 A G 1: 87,111,921 (GRCm39) S51G probably benign Het
Pwp2 G A 10: 78,009,240 (GRCm39) R854W probably damaging Het
Rhobtb2 C T 14: 70,033,746 (GRCm39) C493Y probably damaging Het
Rictor C T 15: 6,801,635 (GRCm39) S441L probably benign Het
Rusf1 C A 7: 127,897,177 (GRCm39) A27S probably benign Het
Scap A G 9: 110,213,811 (GRCm39) N1258S possibly damaging Het
Sec31a C T 5: 100,547,336 (GRCm39) G218R probably damaging Het
Siglec15 A T 18: 78,086,914 (GRCm39) M315K probably benign Het
Slc17a6 G A 7: 51,308,573 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Smchd1 T C 17: 71,684,813 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sulf1 A G 1: 12,875,518 (GRCm39) N176S probably damaging Het
Tmem9 T A 1: 135,955,125 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tnpo3 T C 6: 29,565,223 (GRCm39) I577V probably benign Het
Tti1 A C 2: 157,835,390 (GRCm39) I956S probably benign Het
Wdr81 T C 11: 75,344,725 (GRCm39) R181G probably benign Het
Zfp462 T A 4: 55,012,995 (GRCm39) C1654S probably damaging Het
Zfp74 A T 7: 29,635,380 (GRCm39) C109* probably null Het
Znrf4 A G 17: 56,818,681 (GRCm39) C209R probably damaging Het
Zzef1 T G 11: 72,687,373 (GRCm39) L84R probably damaging Het
Other mutations in Spag4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01409:Spag4 APN 2 155,911,252 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
IGL01843:Spag4 APN 2 155,910,417 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
IGL02200:Spag4 APN 2 155,908,517 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.14
IGL02506:Spag4 APN 2 155,911,142 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL02570:Spag4 APN 2 155,910,364 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.60
IGL03302:Spag4 APN 2 155,910,340 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.97
R0127:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,909,962 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0314:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,909,229 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R0441:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,909,899 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R1699:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,907,342 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5270:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,907,853 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R5293:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,908,111 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R6092:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,907,696 (GRCm39) intron probably benign
R7138:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,908,519 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R7300:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,907,541 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.06
R8756:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,908,493 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.94
R9025:Spag4 UTSW 2 155,910,424 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ACGAGACTGAAGTGTTCTTGG -3'
(R):5'- TGCTATACCACAGGCAGCAG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AAGTGTTCTTGGGGAAATTCATC -3'
(R):5'- ACGCACTTTTCTTTAGCACAAAC -3'
Posted On 2019-12-20