Incidental Mutation 'R8041:Ddx4'
ID 618542
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 067478-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Possibly essential (E-score: 0.686) question?
Stock # R8041 (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 112762928 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Serine to Threonine at position 143 (S143T)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000096769 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000075748] [ENSMUST00000099166]
AlphaFold Q61496
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000075748
AA Change: S117T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.001 (Sensitivity: 0.99; Specificity: 0.15)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000075157
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758
AA Change: S117T

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 benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000099166
AA Change: S143T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.000 (Sensitivity: 1.00; Specificity: 0.00)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000096769
Gene: ENSMUSG00000021758
AA Change: S143T

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: 100.0%
  • 10x: 99.8%
  • 20x: 99.4%
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: 62 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Afap1l1 A T 18: 61,891,754 (GRCm39) L21Q probably damaging Het
Ago1 G A 4: 126,335,729 (GRCm39) R661C probably damaging Het
Albfm1 T A 5: 90,740,864 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Aoc3 T C 11: 101,223,132 (GRCm39) V456A probably benign Het
Aopep G C 13: 63,180,921 (GRCm39) W294C probably damaging Het
Cacna1b A T 2: 24,547,311 (GRCm39) F1223L probably damaging Het
Ccdc40 T C 11: 119,122,507 (GRCm39) F33S possibly damaging Het
Ccnjl T C 11: 43,470,538 (GRCm39) V102A probably damaging Het
Cd48 T C 1: 171,526,958 (GRCm39) V128A probably damaging Het
Cmah A G 13: 24,652,601 (GRCm39) D577G probably benign Het
Cnnm4 A G 1: 36,511,174 (GRCm39) K134R probably benign Het
Cntnap5a T A 1: 116,187,209 (GRCm39) Y594N probably damaging Het
Col14a1 A G 15: 55,318,626 (GRCm39) E1375G unknown Het
Comtd1 T A 14: 21,897,985 (GRCm39) E153V probably benign Het
Dchs1 T A 7: 105,404,395 (GRCm39) T2716S probably benign Het
Dlg1 A G 16: 31,656,885 (GRCm39) D593G possibly damaging Het
Dok6 A G 18: 89,578,213 (GRCm39) I68T possibly damaging Het
Dpysl5 A G 5: 30,953,658 (GRCm39) I563V probably benign Het
Eapp A G 12: 54,739,650 (GRCm39) S56P probably damaging Het
Efcab3 T G 11: 104,810,305 (GRCm39) D3147E unknown Het
Fgd5 A T 6: 92,038,837 (GRCm39) D1157V probably damaging Het
Fmn1 T A 2: 113,194,939 (GRCm39) L213Q unknown Het
Foxo1 T A 3: 52,253,044 (GRCm39) Y402* probably null Het
Fyb2 C A 4: 104,857,681 (GRCm39) F619L possibly damaging Het
Gtf2i A T 5: 134,322,599 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Hrh1 G A 6: 114,456,878 (GRCm39) R53H not run Het
Hydin A T 8: 111,301,626 (GRCm39) M3786L probably benign Het
Ifi207 T C 1: 173,555,268 (GRCm39) R805G possibly damaging Het
Igfn1 C A 1: 135,895,797 (GRCm39) G1590* probably null Het
Jph3 A C 8: 122,516,201 (GRCm39) I740L probably benign Het
Kbtbd7 T A 14: 79,666,144 (GRCm39) F659I probably benign Het
Kcns2 A T 15: 34,839,291 (GRCm39) Q218L probably benign Het
Kcnt2 A G 1: 140,537,398 (GRCm39) N1119S probably benign Het
Krit1 A T 5: 3,857,309 (GRCm39) H38L probably benign Het
Krt20 T A 11: 99,328,663 (GRCm39) R87S probably damaging Het
Ly6g5c A G 17: 35,330,808 (GRCm39) E110G probably damaging Het
Mamdc4 A G 2: 25,454,707 (GRCm39) F1035S probably damaging Het
Mmp13 A T 9: 7,280,865 (GRCm39) D416V probably benign Het
Nadk G T 4: 155,661,524 (GRCm39) D17Y probably benign Het
Nrap A T 19: 56,352,768 (GRCm39) L566* probably null Het
Or12d17 T C 17: 37,777,540 (GRCm39) F148L probably benign Het
Or4b12 A T 2: 90,096,488 (GRCm39) C95* probably null Het
Or51ai2 T C 7: 103,586,788 (GRCm39) L67P probably damaging Het
Or5p69 T C 7: 107,966,741 (GRCm39) F15L probably damaging Het
Pcdhb19 T C 18: 37,630,367 (GRCm39) L54P possibly damaging Het
Pitpnm2 A G 5: 124,259,519 (GRCm39) F1272S probably damaging Het
Pml C A 9: 58,141,968 (GRCm39) R288L probably benign Het
Reep4 T C 14: 70,785,627 (GRCm39) Y186H probably benign Het
Rpgrip1 A G 14: 52,356,702 (GRCm39) T89A possibly damaging Het
Shc1 T C 3: 89,330,260 (GRCm39) S175P probably damaging Het
Sipa1l3 A G 7: 29,063,645 (GRCm39) S1156P probably damaging Het
Slc1a3 G A 15: 8,665,683 (GRCm39) P522L probably benign Het
Slc6a17 T A 3: 107,381,744 (GRCm39) T446S probably damaging Het
Tas1r2 A T 4: 139,387,290 (GRCm39) N250Y possibly damaging Het
Tex15 G T 8: 34,065,874 (GRCm39) R1768L probably damaging Het
Ttll9 G C 2: 152,844,956 (GRCm39) Q441H possibly damaging Het
Unc5c T A 3: 141,171,545 (GRCm39) V24E possibly damaging Het
Unc79 A G 12: 103,054,726 (GRCm39) E888G probably benign Het
Vmn2r19 T C 6: 123,312,750 (GRCm39) S607P possibly damaging Het
Vsig1 C T X: 139,833,875 (GRCm39) H232Y probably benign Het
Wdfy4 A G 14: 32,875,965 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Zbtb49 T C 5: 38,358,198 (GRCm39) D685G possibly 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
R7822:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,748,647 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7921:Ddx4 UTSW 13 112,738,041 (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'- AGTGGTAACTTGTCTGCTACTCTAC -3'
(R):5'- TCAGTTTTGAGTCTTCAATGCC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ACTTGGTCTTCCTAGACC -3'
(R):5'- TCCATTACCATGTCTCCAA -3'
Posted On 2020-01-23