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Ddx4 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Ddx4
  • Name
    DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 4
  • Synonyms
    Mvh, mvh / m'vasa, VASA
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:102670
    NCBI Gene: 13206
  • Gene Overview
    MyGene.info: DDX4
Location & Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr13:112598333-112652310 bp, - strand
  • From Ensembl annotation of GRCm38

    Mouse Genome Browser
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    Sequence
      53978 bp   ±  kb flank

  • Genome Browsers
    VEGA | Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 13, 63.87 cM
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DDX4, DEAD-box helicase 4
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    10
  • Human Ortholog
    DDX4, DEAD-box helicase 4
    Orthology source: HomoloGene, HGNC
  • Synonyms
    VASA
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 54514
    neXtProt AC: NX_Q9NQI0
    UniProt: Q9NQI0

  • Chr Location
    5q11.2; chr5:55737994-55817146 (+)  GRCh38.p7
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    10 phenotypes from 1 allele in 2 genetic backgrounds
    5 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    13 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Spermatogenesis is blocked in homozygous mutant mice, resulting in male infertility. Female mutant mice are fertile and do not exhibit any obvious reproductive defects.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    36
  • GO References
    20
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
receptor
receptor binding
RNA binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

nucleic acid-templated transcription
carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell death
cell differentiation
cell proliferation
cellular component organization
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    168
  • Tissues
    57
  • cDNA Data
    21
  • Literature Summary
    176
Interactions
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Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000021758 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 53978 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000099166 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 2849 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000096769 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 728 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Polymorphisms
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    521 from dbSNP Build 142
  • PCR
    1
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 31
    cDNA 22
    Primer pair 8
    Other 1

    Microarray probesets 4
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-19572, MGI:2145395
References
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  • Summaries
    All 220
    Developmental Gene Expression 176
    Gene Ontology 20
    Phenotypes 13
  • Earliest
    J:21929 Fujiwara Y, et al., Isolation of a DEAD-family protein gene that encodes a murine homolog of Drosophila vasa and its specific expression in germ cell lineage. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Dec 6;91(25):12258-62
  • Latest
    J:241573 Pui HP, et al., Gonocytes-to-spermatogonia transition initiates prior to birth in murine testes and it requires FGF signaling. Mech Dev. 2017 Apr;144(Pt B):125-139
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