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Piwil4 - piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4 Gene

Mus musculus

Also known as Miwi2; mAgo5; 9230101H05Rik

Gene ID: 330890 | Gene type: protein coding

About Piwil4

Summary

Enables piRNA binding activity. Involved in gamete generation; gene silencing by RNA; and piRNA metabolic process. Acts upstream of or within negative regulation of transposition. Located in nucleus and piP-body. Is expressed in embryo; germ cell of testis; testis; and trunk unsegmented mesenchyme. Orthologous to human PIWIL4 (piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Piwil4 Products(3)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001368831.1 NP_001355760.1 piwi-like protein 4 isoform 1
NM_001368832.1 NP_001355761.1 piwi-like protein 4 isoform 2
NM_001368836.1 NP_001355765.1 piwi-like protein 4 isoform 3
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
  • Biological Process
  • Cellular Component
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
NOT enables RNA endonuclease activity IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
22020280 MGI
enables molecular adaptor activity IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
33020597 MGI
enables piRNA binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
18922463 MGI
enables protein binding IPI
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction
16787967 MGI
Biological Process GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
involved in piRNA processing IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
26669262 MGI
involved in piRNA processing IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
17395546 MGI
involved in piRNA-mediated gene silencing by mRNA destabilization IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
29437694 MGI
acts upstream of or within retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
25503965 MGI
acts upstream of positive effect retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
22020280 MGI
involved in retrotransposon silencing by mRNA destabilization IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
18922463 MGI
involved in retrotransposon silencing by piRNA-directed DNA methylation IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
18381894 MGI
involved in retrotransposon silencing by piRNA-directed DNA methylation IPI
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction
32674113 MGI
involved in secondary piRNA processing IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
18922463 MGI
involved in secondary piRNA processing IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
29437694 MGI
acts upstream of or within spermatogenesis IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
25503965 MGI
involved in spermatogenesis IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
17395546 MGI
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
located in P granule IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
18922463 MGI
located in cytoplasm IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
18922463 MGI
located in nucleus IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
18922463 MGI
located in piP-body IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
20011505 MGI
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

piwi-like protein 4

piwi-like 4

piwi-like homolog 4

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Piwil4 NCBI NCBI:143689