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Gene: Piwil4 (piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4) Rattus norvegicus
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Symbol: Piwil4
Name: piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4
RGD ID: 1311015
Description: Predicted to enable RNA endonuclease activity; molecular adaptor activity; and piRNA binding activity. Involved in regulation of insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus. Predicted to be located in piP-body. Predicted to be active in P granule and nucleus. Orthologous to human PIWIL4 (piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4); INTERACTS WITH 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzodioxine; alpha-Zearalanol; amphetamine.
Type: protein-coding
RefSeq Status: VALIDATED
Previously known as: LOC315432; LOC689972; piwi-like 4; piwi-like 4 (Drosophila); piwi-like protein 4; similar to piwi-like 4
RGD Orthologs
Human
Mouse
Chinchilla
Bonobo
Dog
Squirrel
Pig
Green Monkey
Naked Mole-Rat
Black Rat
Alliance Orthologs
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Latest Assembly: GRCr8 - GRCr8 Assembly
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
GRCr8819,817,985 - 19,861,327 (-)NCBIGRCr8GRCr8GRCr8
GRCr8 Ensembl819,817,986 - 19,861,419 (-)EnsemblGRCr8
mRatBN7.2811,536,520 - 11,579,883 (-)NCBImRatBN7.2mRatBN7.2
mRatBN7.2 Ensembl811,536,520 - 11,579,761 (-)EnsemblmRatBN7.2
UTH_Rnor_SHR_Utx815,521,749 - 15,564,552 (-)NCBIUTH_Rnor_SHR_UtxUTH_Rnor_SHR_Utx
UTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.0813,819,492 - 13,862,295 (-)NCBIUTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.0UTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.0
UTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.0811,795,101 - 11,837,796 (-)NCBIUTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.0UTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.0
Rnor_6.0813,208,774 - 13,251,970 (-)NCBIRnor_6.0Rnor_6.0rn6Rnor6.0
Rnor_6.0 Ensembl813,208,774 - 13,251,812 (-)Ensemblrn6Rnor6.0
Rnor_5.0813,150,647 - 13,192,599 (-)NCBIRnor_5.0Rnor_5.0rn5
RGSC_v3.4811,491,035 - 11,534,564 (-)NCBIRGSC_v3.4RGSC_v3.4rn4
Celera813,007,375 - 13,049,493 (-)NCBICelera
RGSC_v3.1811,491,034 - 11,534,564 (-)NCBI
Cytogenetic Map8q12NCBI
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Disease Annotations     Click to see Annotation Detail View
oligospermia  (ISO)

Gene Ontology Annotations     Click to see Annotation Detail View

Cellular Component
cytoplasm  (IEA,ISO,ISS)
nucleoplasm  (ISO)
nucleus  (IBA,IEA,ISO,ISS)
P granule  (IBA,ISO,ISS)
piP-body  (ISO,ISS)

Molecular Function

References

References - curated
# Reference Title Reference Citation
1. Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium. Gaudet P, etal., Brief Bioinform. 2011 Sep;12(5):449-62. doi: 10.1093/bib/bbr042. Epub 2011 Aug 27.
2. PIWI-interacting RNAs as novel regulators of pancreatic beta cell function. Henaoui IS, etal., Diabetologia. 2017 Oct;60(10):1977-1986. doi: 10.1007/s00125-017-4368-2. Epub 2017 Jul 16.
3. ClinVar Automated Import and Annotation Pipeline RGD automated import pipeline for ClinVar variants, variant-to-disease annotations and gene-to-disease annotations
4. Data Import for Chemical-Gene Interactions RGD automated import pipeline for gene-chemical interactions
Additional References at PubMed
PMID:12477932   PMID:17395546   PMID:18381894   PMID:18922463   PMID:20011505   PMID:20059948   PMID:22020280   PMID:25038252   PMID:25503965   PMID:26669262   PMID:28025795  


Genomics

Comparative Map Data
Piwil4
(Rattus norvegicus - Norway rat)
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
GRCr8819,817,985 - 19,861,327 (-)NCBIGRCr8GRCr8GRCr8
GRCr8 Ensembl819,817,986 - 19,861,419 (-)EnsemblGRCr8
mRatBN7.2811,536,520 - 11,579,883 (-)NCBImRatBN7.2mRatBN7.2
mRatBN7.2 Ensembl811,536,520 - 11,579,761 (-)EnsemblmRatBN7.2
UTH_Rnor_SHR_Utx815,521,749 - 15,564,552 (-)NCBIUTH_Rnor_SHR_UtxUTH_Rnor_SHR_Utx
UTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.0813,819,492 - 13,862,295 (-)NCBIUTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.0UTH_Rnor_SHRSP_BbbUtx_1.0
UTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.0811,795,101 - 11,837,796 (-)NCBIUTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.0UTH_Rnor_WKY_Bbb_1.0
Rnor_6.0813,208,774 - 13,251,970 (-)NCBIRnor_6.0Rnor_6.0rn6Rnor6.0
Rnor_6.0 Ensembl813,208,774 - 13,251,812 (-)Ensemblrn6Rnor6.0
Rnor_5.0813,150,647 - 13,192,599 (-)NCBIRnor_5.0Rnor_5.0rn5
RGSC_v3.4811,491,035 - 11,534,564 (-)NCBIRGSC_v3.4RGSC_v3.4rn4
Celera813,007,375 - 13,049,493 (-)NCBICelera
RGSC_v3.1811,491,034 - 11,534,564 (-)NCBI
Cytogenetic Map8q12NCBI
PIWIL4
(Homo sapiens - human)
Human AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
GRCh381194,567,368 - 94,621,421 (+)NCBIGRCh38GRCh38hg38GRCh38
GRCh38.p14 Ensembl1194,543,840 - 94,621,421 (+)Ensemblhg38GRCh38
GRCh371194,300,534 - 94,354,587 (+)NCBIGRCh37GRCh37hg19GRCh37
Build 361193,940,182 - 93,994,234 (+)NCBIBuild 36Build 36hg18NCBI36
Build 341193,940,181 - 93,994,234NCBI
Celera1191,588,283 - 91,642,396 (+)NCBICelera
Cytogenetic Map11q21NCBI
HuRef1190,365,674 - 90,419,786 (+)NCBIHuRef
CHM1_11194,183,460 - 94,237,568 (+)NCBICHM1_1
T2T-CHM13v2.01194,574,415 - 94,628,468 (+)NCBIT2T-CHM13v2.0
Piwil4
(Mus musculus - house mouse)
Mouse AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
GRCm39914,613,072 - 14,651,968 (-)NCBIGRCm39GRCm39mm39
GRCm39 Ensembl914,607,526 - 14,652,036 (-)EnsemblGRCm39 EnsemblGRCm39
GRCm38914,701,776 - 14,740,672 (-)NCBIGRCm38GRCm38mm10GRCm38
GRCm38.p6 Ensembl914,696,230 - 14,740,733 (-)Ensemblmm10GRCm38
GRCm38.p6 Ensembl914,696,230 - 14,740,740 (-)Ensemblmm10GRCm38
MGSCv37914,506,802 - 14,545,177 (-)NCBIMGSCv37MGSCv37mm9NCBIm37
MGSCv36914,452,751 - 14,491,126 (-)NCBIMGSCv36mm8
Celera911,982,833 - 12,021,209 (-)NCBICelera
Cytogenetic Map9A2NCBI
cM Map94.25NCBI
Piwil4
(Chinchilla lanigera - long-tailed chinchilla)
Chinchilla AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
ChiLan1.0NW_004955605331,633 - 398,528 (-)NCBIChiLan1.0ChiLan1.0
PIWIL4
(Pan paniscus - bonobo/pygmy chimpanzee)
Bonobo AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
NHGRI_mPanPan1-v2995,414,340 - 95,468,649 (+)NCBINHGRI_mPanPan1-v2
NHGRI_mPanPan11196,504,084 - 96,560,116 (+)NCBINHGRI_mPanPan1
Mhudiblu_PPA_v01189,572,252 - 89,628,251 (+)NCBIMhudiblu_PPA_v0Mhudiblu_PPA_v0panPan3
PanPan1.11193,098,926 - 93,151,404 (+)NCBIPanPan1.1PanPan1.1panPan2
PanPan1.1 Ensembl1193,097,709 - 93,150,981 (+)EnsemblpanPan2panpan1.1
PIWIL4
(Canis lupus familiaris - dog)
Dog AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
CanFam3.1216,319,986 - 6,391,149 (-)NCBICanFam3.1CanFam3.1canFam3CanFam3.1
CanFam3.1 Ensembl216,319,987 - 6,366,787 (-)EnsemblcanFam3CanFam3.1
Dog10K_Boxer_Tasha216,330,852 - 6,377,361 (-)NCBIDog10K_Boxer_TashaDog10K_Boxer_Tasha
ROS_Cfam_1.0216,500,351 - 6,547,075 (-)NCBIROS_Cfam_1.0ROS_Cfam_1.0
ROS_Cfam_1.0 Ensembl216,500,352 - 6,547,201 (-)EnsemblROS_Cfam_1.0 Ensembl
UMICH_Zoey_3.1216,287,775 - 6,334,256 (-)NCBIUMICH_Zoey_3.1
UNSW_CanFamBas_1.0216,350,835 - 6,397,206 (-)NCBIUNSW_CanFamBas_1.0
UU_Cfam_GSD_1.0216,399,353 - 6,446,079 (-)NCBIUU_Cfam_GSD_1.0UU_Cfam_GSD_1.0
Piwil4
(Ictidomys tridecemlineatus - thirteen-lined ground squirrel)
Squirrel AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
HiC_Itri_2NW_02440494779,489,052 - 79,535,015 (+)NCBIHiC_Itri_2
SpeTri2.0NW_004936674355,302 - 402,388 (-)NCBISpeTri2.0SpeTri2.0SpeTri2.0
PIWIL4
(Sus scrofa - pig)
Pig AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
Sscrofa11.1 Ensembl926,703,340 - 26,751,854 (+)EnsemblsusScr11Sscrofa11.1
Sscrofa11.1926,679,960 - 26,751,856 (+)NCBISscrofa11.1Sscrofa11.1susScr11Sscrofa11.1
Sscrofa10.2930,436,750 - 30,505,677 (+)NCBISscrofa10.2Sscrofa10.2susScr3
PIWIL4
(Chlorocebus sabaeus - green monkey)
Green Monkey AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
ChlSab1.1185,768,124 - 85,817,426 (+)NCBIChlSab1.1ChlSab1.1chlSab2
ChlSab1.1 Ensembl185,768,287 - 85,817,000 (+)EnsemblChlSab1.1 EnsemblchlSab2Vervet-AGM
Vero_WHO_p1.0NW_02366604339,958,043 - 40,009,359 (-)NCBIVero_WHO_p1.0Vero_WHO_p1.0
Piwil4
(Heterocephalus glaber - naked mole-rat)
Naked Mole-Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
HetGla 1.0NW_00462473539,220,242 - 39,285,794 (+)NCBIHetGla 1.0HetGla 1.0hetGla2
Piwil4
(Rattus rattus - black rat)
Black Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceGenome Browsers
JBrowseNCBIUCSCEnsembl
Rrattus_CSIRO_v1810,489,211 - 10,528,587 (-)NCBIRrattus_CSIRO_v1

Variants

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Variants in Piwil4
345 total Variants
miRNA Target Status (No longer updated)

Predicted Target Of
Summary Value
Count of predictions:90
Count of miRNA genes:69
Interacting mature miRNAs:87
Transcripts:ENSRNOT00000049724
Prediction methods:Miranda, Targetscan
Result types:miRGate_prediction

The detailed report is available here: Full Report CSV TAB Printer

miRNA Target Status data imported from miRGate (http://mirgate.bioinfo.cnio.es/).
For more information about miRGate, see PMID:25858286 or access the full paper here.


QTLs in Region (GRCr8)
The following QTLs overlap with this region.    Full Report CSV TAB Printer Gviewer
RGD IDSymbolNameLODP ValueTraitSub TraitChrStartStopSpecies
1357398Slep3Serum leptin concentration QTL 33.43blood leptin amount (VT:0005667)serum leptin level (CMO:0000780)81799410550763951Rat
2317030Wbc5White blood cell count QTL 53.210.005leukocyte quantity (VT:0000217)white blood cell count (CMO:0000027)81699464261994642Rat
12880044Am9Aortic mass QTL 90.007aorta mass (VT:0002845)aorta weight to aorta length to body weight ratio (CMO:0002722)81038254055382540Rat
2317032Ginf2Gastrointestinal inflammation QTL 23.210.005liver integrity trait (VT:0010547)liver granuloma severity score (CMO:0002157)81296416557964165Rat
2301416Bp315Blood pressure QTL 3150.008arterial blood pressure trait (VT:2000000)mean arterial blood pressure (CMO:0000009)81595227960952279Rat
2317036Livw3Liver weight QTL 32.430.01liver mass (VT:0003402)liver weight to body weight ratio (CMO:0000633)81296416557964165Rat
1598824Memor4Memory QTL 42.5exploratory behavior trait (VT:0010471)total horizontal distance resulting from voluntary locomotion in an experimental apparatus (CMO:0001443)81799386262252873Rat
12880023Bw184Body weight QTL 1840.001body mass (VT:0001259)body weight (CMO:0000012)81038254055382540Rat
9590084Insglur5Insulin/glucose ratio QTL 518.540.001blood insulin amount (VT:0001560)calculated plasma insulin level (CMO:0002170)8132882639Rat
12880028Cm103Cardiac mass QTL 1030.02heart left ventricle mass (VT:0007031)heart left ventricle weight to body weight ratio (CMO:0000530)81038254055382540Rat
2317051Aia18Adjuvant induced arthritis QTL 182.42joint integrity trait (VT:0010548)left rear ankle joint diameter (CMO:0002149)81699464261994642Rat
2317048Ginf1Gastrointestinal inflammation QTL 13.520.005cecum mucosa thickness (VT:0010234)enterocolitis severity score (CMO:0002138)81296416557964165Rat
2302367Slep5Serum leptin concentration QTL 53.43blood leptin amount (VT:0005667)serum leptin level (CMO:0000780)81799410550763951Rat
12880025Cm102Cardiac mass QTL 1020.044heart mass (VT:0007028)heart wet weight to body weight ratio (CMO:0002408)81038254055382540Rat

Markers in Region
D8Got10  
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)SourceJBrowse
GRCr8819,830,968 - 19,831,236 (+)Marker Load Pipeline
mRatBN7.2811,549,508 - 11,549,776 (+)MAPPERmRatBN7.2
Rnor_6.0813,221,757 - 13,222,024NCBIRnor6.0
Rnor_5.0813,163,630 - 13,163,897UniSTSRnor5.0
RGSC_v3.4811,503,885 - 11,504,152UniSTSRGSC3.4
RGSC_v3.4811,503,884 - 11,504,151RGDRGSC3.4
Celera813,020,358 - 13,020,627UniSTS
RGSC_v3.1811,503,884 - 11,504,150RGD
RH 3.4 Map8107.5RGD
RH 3.4 Map8107.5UniSTS
Cytogenetic Map8q11UniSTS


Expression

RNA-SEQ Expression

alimentary part of gastrointestinal system
appendage
circulatory system
ectoderm
endocrine system
endoderm
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
hepatobiliary system
integumental system
mesenchyme
mesoderm
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
renal system
reproductive system
respiratory system
sensory system
visual system
16 11 61 143 87 86 55 84 55 6 320 168 5 128 73 92 31 14 14

Sequence


Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOT00000049724   ⟹   ENSRNOP00000039460
Type: CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr8 Ensembl819,817,986 - 19,861,220 (-)Ensembl
mRatBN7.2 Ensembl811,536,520 - 11,579,761 (-)Ensembl
Rnor_6.0 Ensembl813,208,774 - 13,251,812 (-)Ensembl
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOT00000078117   ⟹   ENSRNOP00000072452
Type: CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr8 Ensembl819,817,986 - 19,861,419 (-)Ensembl
mRatBN7.2 Ensembl811,536,520 - 11,579,761 (-)Ensembl
Rnor_6.0 Ensembl813,209,384 - 13,251,812 (-)Ensembl
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOT00000138878   ⟹   ENSRNOP00000109100
Type: CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr8 Ensembl819,817,986 - 19,861,419 (-)Ensembl
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOT00000173742   ⟹   ENSRNOP00000102610
Type: CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr8 Ensembl819,817,986 - 19,859,135 (-)Ensembl
RefSeq Acc Id: NM_001271133   ⟹   NP_001258062
RefSeq Status: PROVISIONAL
Type: CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr8819,817,986 - 19,861,220 (-)NCBI
mRatBN7.2811,536,520 - 11,579,761 (-)NCBI
Rnor_6.0813,208,774 - 13,251,812 (-)NCBI
Rnor_5.0813,150,647 - 13,192,599 (-)NCBI
Celera813,007,375 - 13,049,493 (-)NCBI
Sequence:
RefSeq Acc Id: XM_008765980   ⟹   XP_008764202
Type: CODING
Position:
Rat AssemblyChrPosition (strand)Source
GRCr8819,817,985 - 19,861,327 (-)NCBI
mRatBN7.2811,536,520 - 11,579,883 (-)NCBI
Rnor_6.0813,208,776 - 13,251,970 (-)NCBI
Sequence:
Protein Sequences
Protein RefSeqs NP_001258062 (Get FASTA)   NCBI Sequence Viewer  
  NP_001423492 (Get FASTA)   NCBI Sequence Viewer  
  XP_008764202 (Get FASTA)   NCBI Sequence Viewer  
GenBank Protein AAH98798 (Get FASTA)   NCBI Sequence Viewer  
Ensembl Protein ENSRNOP00000039460
  ENSRNOP00000109100
GenBank Protein Q4G033 (Get FASTA)   NCBI Sequence Viewer  
RefSeq Acc Id: NP_001258062   ⟸   NM_001271133
- UniProtKB: Q4G033 (UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot),   F1LQ32 (UniProtKB/TrEMBL)
- Sequence:
RefSeq Acc Id: XP_008764202   ⟸   XM_008765980
- Peptide Label: isoform X1
- Sequence:
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOP00000072452   ⟸   ENSRNOT00000078117
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOP00000039460   ⟸   ENSRNOT00000049724
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOP00000102610   ⟸   ENSRNOT00000173742
Ensembl Acc Id: ENSRNOP00000109100   ⟸   ENSRNOT00000138878
Protein Domains
PAZ   Piwi

Protein Structures
Name Modeler Protein Id AA Range Protein Structure
AF-Q4G033-F1-model_v2 AlphaFold Q4G033 1-848 view protein structure

Transcriptome

eQTL   View at Phenogen
WGCNA   View at Phenogen
Tissue/Strain Expression   View at Phenogen


Additional Information

Database Acc Id Source(s)
AGR Gene RGD:1311015 AgrOrtholog
BioCyc Gene G2FUF-31689 BioCyc
Ensembl Genes ENSRNOG00000009043 Ensembl, ENTREZGENE
Ensembl Transcript ENSRNOT00000049724 ENTREZGENE
  ENSRNOT00000138878 ENTREZGENE
Gene3D-CATH 3.30.420.10 UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  3.40.50.2300 UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  paz domain UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
IMAGE_CLONE IMAGE:7375953 IMAGE-MGC_LOAD
InterPro PAZ_dom UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  PAZ_dom_sf UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  Piwi UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  RNaseH-like_sf UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  RNaseH_sf UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
MGC_CLONE MGC:112840 IMAGE-MGC_LOAD
NCBI Gene Piwil4 ENTREZGENE
PANTHER EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 2C UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
Pfam PAZ UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  Piwi UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  Piwi_N UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
PhenoGen Piwil4 PhenoGen
PROSITE PAZ UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  PIWI UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
RatGTEx ENSRNOG00000009043 RatGTEx
SMART PAZ UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  Piwi UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
Superfamily-SCOP SSF101690 UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
  SSF53098 UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
UniProt A0A0G2K303_RAT UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  A0ABK0LBH8_RAT UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  A0ABK0LVS1_RAT UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  F1LQ32 ENTREZGENE, UniProtKB/TrEMBL
  PIWL4_RAT UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, ENTREZGENE


Nomenclature History
Date Current Symbol Current Name Previous Symbol Previous Name Description Reference Status
2013-02-27 Piwil4  piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4  Piwil4  piwi-like 4 (Drosophila)  Nomenclature updated to reflect human and mouse nomenclature 1299863 APPROVED
2008-03-19 Piwil4  piwi-like 4 (Drosophila)  LOC689972  similar to piwi-like 4  Data merged from RGD:1586328 737654 APPROVED
2006-11-19 LOC689972  similar to piwi-like 4      Symbol and Name status set to provisional 70820 PROVISIONAL
2005-12-06 Piwil4  piwi-like 4 (Drosophila)  Piwil4_predicted  piwi-like 4 (Drosophila) (predicted)  Symbol and Name updated 1559027 APPROVED
2005-01-12 Piwil4_predicted  piwi-like 4 (Drosophila) (predicted)      Symbol and Name status set to approved 70820 APPROVED