Incidental Mutation 'R8284:Piwil4'
ID 638376
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Piwil4
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000036912
Gene Name piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4
Synonyms Miwi2, MIWI2, 9230101H05Rik
MMRRC Submission 067707-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Probably non essential (E-score: 0.192) question?
Stock # R8284 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 9
Chromosomal Location 14613072-14651968 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to T at 14638774 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Asparagine to Lysine at position 297 (N297K)
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: N297K

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.003 (Sensitivity: 0.98; Specificity: 0.44)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000076213
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: N297K

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: S250R

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.003 (Sensitivity: 0.98; Specificity: 0.44)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000111308
Gene: ENSMUSG00000036912
AA Change: S250R

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: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.6%
  • 20x: 98.6%
Validation Efficiency 100% (54/54)
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: 55 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Adamts14 T C 10: 61,034,438 (GRCm39) Y1147C possibly damaging Het
Adgrf5 T A 17: 43,766,161 (GRCm39) S1328T unknown Het
Aff4 A G 11: 53,295,379 (GRCm39) K860E probably damaging Het
Aox1 A C 1: 58,115,250 (GRCm39) H745P probably damaging Het
Bpifc T C 10: 85,836,413 (GRCm39) T31A probably benign Het
C3 C A 17: 57,530,938 (GRCm39) V388L probably benign Het
Celsr3 G T 9: 108,723,612 (GRCm39) M2874I probably damaging Het
Cnga4 T A 7: 105,057,239 (GRCm39) D550E probably benign Het
Dhx8 A G 11: 101,648,455 (GRCm39) T918A probably damaging Het
Dnah14 A C 1: 181,601,376 (GRCm39) E3670A probably benign Het
Fbxo31 T C 8: 122,287,181 (GRCm39) I131V probably benign Het
Ftcd T C 10: 76,413,893 (GRCm39) V99A probably benign Het
Gucy2e A G 11: 69,123,177 (GRCm39) V471A probably benign Het
H60b T A 10: 22,162,971 (GRCm39) L182Q probably benign Het
Hbp1 G A 12: 31,987,625 (GRCm39) H188Y probably damaging Het
Itga4 C T 2: 79,151,783 (GRCm39) T862I probably benign Het
Kcnmb4 T A 10: 116,254,158 (GRCm39) K206N probably damaging Het
Klra4 A G 6: 130,042,243 (GRCm39) F8S possibly damaging Het
Mrpl2 C A 17: 46,958,435 (GRCm39) Y72* probably null Het
Nars2 C A 7: 96,600,845 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nup214 T C 2: 31,886,458 (GRCm39) S607P possibly damaging Het
Oas1d C T 5: 121,057,221 (GRCm39) R276* probably null Het
Or12d13 C T 17: 37,647,587 (GRCm39) V179I probably benign Het
Or1l8 T A 2: 36,818,018 (GRCm39) Y36F probably damaging Het
Or2t1 T A 14: 14,329,011 (GRCm38) L300Q possibly damaging Het
Or2y1b A G 11: 49,209,002 (GRCm39) T210A probably benign Het
Pex13 A G 11: 23,605,685 (GRCm39) S182P possibly damaging Het
Plxna4 T C 6: 32,129,789 (GRCm39) T1845A probably benign Het
Pml T C 9: 58,136,643 (GRCm39) N579D probably benign Het
Ppl A G 16: 4,950,201 (GRCm39) S3P probably damaging Het
Pramel16 G T 4: 143,676,695 (GRCm39) D136E possibly damaging Het
Prss54 G A 8: 96,285,994 (GRCm39) Q360* probably null Het
Ralgps2 A G 1: 156,655,718 (GRCm39) I402T probably benign Het
Rnf213 T A 11: 119,318,909 (GRCm39) D1123E Het
Sdha A T 13: 74,479,416 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Senp8 G A 9: 59,644,814 (GRCm39) T114I Het
Setx C T 2: 29,035,348 (GRCm39) T611I possibly damaging Het
Shc1 T G 3: 89,329,215 (GRCm39) S20A possibly damaging Het
Slc15a1 T C 14: 121,727,275 (GRCm39) I98V probably benign Het
Snrk A G 9: 121,989,538 (GRCm39) E294G probably damaging Het
Sox18 G A 2: 181,312,751 (GRCm39) P127S probably damaging Het
Spta1 A G 1: 174,007,387 (GRCm39) T206A probably benign Het
Tcfl5 A G 2: 180,280,330 (GRCm39) S358P probably benign Het
Tecta T A 9: 42,289,325 (GRCm39) L413F possibly damaging Het
Tlk1 T C 2: 70,544,365 (GRCm39) T757A probably benign Het
Tmem232 T A 17: 65,709,990 (GRCm39) I433F probably damaging Het
Top1mt T A 15: 75,539,712 (GRCm39) K300* probably null Het
Trbv20 C T 6: 41,165,782 (GRCm39) A69V probably damaging Het
Trim12a A T 7: 103,955,282 (GRCm39) L147Q probably damaging Het
Tuba8 G A 6: 121,199,736 (GRCm39) S140N probably damaging Het
Vcan A T 13: 89,852,454 (GRCm39) N835K possibly damaging Het
Xrcc1 G A 7: 24,271,703 (GRCm39) R562H probably damaging Het
Yipf7 C T 5: 69,674,539 (GRCm39) G202D probably benign Het
Ythdc1 T G 5: 86,964,325 (GRCm39) S45A probably benign Het
Zfp1002 T C 2: 150,097,276 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Other mutations in Piwil4
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00091:Piwil4 APN 9 14,614,393 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL00331:Piwil4 APN 9 14,626,327 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL00848:Piwil4 APN 9 14,638,707 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
IGL00920:Piwil4 APN 9 14,638,733 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01583:Piwil4 APN 9 14,645,783 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01690:Piwil4 APN 9 14,614,391 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
IGL01763:Piwil4 APN 9 14,617,562 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL02103:Piwil4 APN 9 14,637,282 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
IGL02898:Piwil4 APN 9 14,617,583 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
IGL03037:Piwil4 APN 9 14,616,308 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
IGL03352:Piwil4 APN 9 14,637,183 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
PIT4651001:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,620,195 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.48
R0453:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,638,748 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2324:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,648,204 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.88
R3236:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,611,544 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R3408:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,637,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3689:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,637,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R3844:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,641,256 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.54
R4191:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,626,296 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R4505:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,637,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4506:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,637,259 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4541:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,629,612 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4652:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,623,604 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R4876:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,651,761 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.22
R5027:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,621,240 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5479:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,616,337 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6656:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,621,230 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R6736:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,627,119 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7096:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,648,112 (GRCm39) nonsense probably null
R7124:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,648,196 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7358:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,641,289 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.82
R7371:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,638,729 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R7419:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,613,691 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7467:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,616,337 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7571:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,645,893 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
R7644:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,645,711 (GRCm39) splice site probably null
R7992:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,614,445 (GRCm39) missense
R8679:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,616,322 (GRCm39) missense
R8777:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,650,685 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R8777-TAIL:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,650,685 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R8824:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,638,771 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R8863:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,631,383 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R9578:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,638,790 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R9609:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,614,443 (GRCm39) missense
X0026:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,651,887 (GRCm39) utr 5 prime probably benign
X0064:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,620,171 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
Z1088:Piwil4 UTSW 9 14,645,813 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- ATCAGGGACCAACTCTTACCTG -3'
(R):5'- CCCAATGTTTTCAGCCTGTAAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- GGGACCAACTCTTACCTGGTAAG -3'
(R):5'- TCAGCCTGTAACTAGAATAAAGGAC -3'
Posted On 2020-07-28