Incidental Mutation 'R0881:Piwil2'
ID 80566
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Piwil2
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000033644
Gene Name piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 2
Synonyms mili, Miwi like
MMRRC Submission 039048-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Non essential (E-score: 0.000) question?
Stock # R0881 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 14
Chromosomal Location 70609926-70666832 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) A to C at 70646376 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Serine to Alanine at position 387 (S387A)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000047385 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000048129] [ENSMUST00000226229]
AlphaFold Q8CDG1
PDB Structure Structure of extended Tudor domain TD3 from mouse TDRD1 in complex with MILI peptide containing dimethylarginine 45. [X-RAY DIFFRACTION]
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000048129
AA Change: S387A

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.345 (Sensitivity: 0.90; Specificity: 0.89)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000047385
Gene: ENSMUSG00000033644
AA Change: S387A

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
low complexity region 35 46 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 90 102 N/A INTRINSIC
low complexity region 176 190 N/A INTRINSIC
DUF1785 335 386 7.44e-2 SMART
PAZ 386 524 1.92e-62 SMART
Piwi 666 957 2.45e-119 SMART
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000226229
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.0898 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.6%
  • 3x: 98.9%
  • 10x: 97.0%
  • 20x: 93.0%
Validation Efficiency 96% (51/53)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] PIWIL2 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 knock-out allele exhibit decreased testis weight, azoospermia, and male infertility associated with a complete arrest of spermatogenesis and increased apoptotic cell death during the early prophase of the first meiosis. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 49 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Aasdh G A 5: 77,024,130 (GRCm39) T174M probably damaging Het
Abcc9 T A 6: 142,592,029 (GRCm39) I732F probably damaging Het
Adam10 T C 9: 70,653,519 (GRCm39) S248P probably damaging Het
Adam18 A T 8: 25,162,159 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Angel2 G A 1: 190,669,661 (GRCm39) E114K probably damaging Het
Arhgap29 A G 3: 121,808,328 (GRCm39) T1169A probably damaging Het
Atp13a2 T A 4: 140,731,242 (GRCm39) M759K probably damaging Het
Atxn2l A G 7: 126,095,768 (GRCm39) S450P probably damaging Het
B3glct T A 5: 149,663,034 (GRCm39) V264E probably damaging Het
Bbx A G 16: 50,040,963 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Bmp3 A G 5: 99,020,461 (GRCm39) N295D possibly damaging Het
C9 G A 15: 6,488,349 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Cacna1c C T 6: 118,589,586 (GRCm39) R1446H probably damaging Het
Cdan1 A T 2: 120,551,466 (GRCm39) V1039E probably damaging Het
Dennd4a T C 9: 64,758,665 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ext1 A G 15: 53,207,879 (GRCm39) L294P probably benign Het
Fsip2 C A 2: 82,816,617 (GRCm39) H4117N possibly damaging Het
Itga8 C T 2: 12,267,003 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Itln1 G T 1: 171,360,949 (GRCm39) H48N probably benign Het
Kcna5 T A 6: 126,511,957 (GRCm39) H57L probably benign Het
Klhdc4 A T 8: 122,526,226 (GRCm39) Y304* probably null Het
Klhl25 A G 7: 75,516,027 (GRCm39) Y6C probably damaging Het
Lars1 C T 18: 42,347,851 (GRCm39) V991M probably benign Het
Med20 T C 17: 47,922,605 (GRCm39) M1T probably null Het
Mslnl A T 17: 25,961,939 (GRCm39) H138L possibly damaging Het
Mycbp2 T C 14: 103,457,449 (GRCm39) I1583V probably benign Het
Nipbl A C 15: 8,337,096 (GRCm39) V2093G probably damaging Het
Nup98 T A 7: 101,809,923 (GRCm39) T536S probably damaging Het
Opalin T C 19: 41,052,420 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Or1j12 T G 2: 36,343,452 (GRCm39) L285R probably damaging Het
Or51d1 T A 7: 102,348,291 (GRCm39) V282D possibly damaging Het
Or8g26 A G 9: 39,095,984 (GRCm39) K170R probably benign Het
Pgm2 A T 5: 64,250,351 (GRCm39) T9S unknown Het
Polr1c T C 17: 46,555,539 (GRCm39) T240A possibly damaging Het
Polr3c A G 3: 96,631,163 (GRCm39) M118T probably damaging Het
Pth1r C T 9: 110,560,641 (GRCm39) C42Y probably damaging Het
Ptpro T A 6: 137,420,592 (GRCm39) V1007D probably damaging Het
Rictor A T 15: 6,821,151 (GRCm39) M1492L probably benign Het
Rrbp1 T A 2: 143,795,173 (GRCm39) Y1277F probably benign Het
Scgb3a2 T G 18: 43,897,549 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Skint1 G A 4: 111,886,054 (GRCm39) S327N probably benign Het
Steap4 A T 5: 8,030,388 (GRCm39) S415C probably benign Het
Tex48 A G 4: 63,530,228 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Tox2 T A 2: 163,163,365 (GRCm39) S502T probably benign Het
Usp47 T A 7: 111,690,643 (GRCm39) I762K possibly damaging Het
Vmn2r53 T C 7: 12,334,859 (GRCm39) H267R probably benign Het
Wnt2b A G 3: 104,860,513 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Xirp1 T C 9: 119,847,483 (GRCm39) N28D possibly damaging Het
Zeb1 T C 18: 5,767,138 (GRCm39) S550P probably benign Het
Other mutations in Piwil2
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL01474:Piwil2 APN 14 70,635,667 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.35
IGL02215:Piwil2 APN 14 70,628,822 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.50
IGL02427:Piwil2 APN 14 70,635,583 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
IGL02554:Piwil2 APN 14 70,628,935 (GRCm39) splice site probably benign
R0257:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,660,080 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0566:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,647,843 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R0800:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,646,486 (GRCm39) unclassified probably benign
R0828:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,613,466 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R0862:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R0864:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,823 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R1734:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,663,954 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R1997:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,664,107 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R2011:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,664,083 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R2043:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,628,919 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R2347:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,646,366 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R2998:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,648,687 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4402:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,646,365 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R4455:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,628,014 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R4611:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,639,646 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R4763:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,614,227 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4869:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,811 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R5033:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,659,042 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.71
R5207:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,629,966 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5395:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,846 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R5486:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,638,880 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R5504:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,627,348 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.01
R5629:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,660,416 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R5967:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,628,013 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R6167:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,660,342 (GRCm39) critical splice donor site probably null
R6168:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,800 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
R6517:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,611,785 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.44
R7261:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,611,860 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7727:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,631,506 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R7745:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,631,638 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R7833:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,632,890 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.02
R8044:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,628,887 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R8066:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,658,168 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R8516:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,658,188 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.19
R9015:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,627,984 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R9494:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,660,421 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.05
R9695:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,627,349 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.66
X0023:Piwil2 UTSW 14 70,635,648 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- TGCCTGACAAGACTCAAAGACAAGG -3'
(R):5'- ACTGACACCGATTTGGTTCCGTTC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- ggtagccgtcttgcctc -3'
(R):5'- CAGCCTTCCTCATGATTATCAAG -3'
Posted On 2013-11-07