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    Piwil4 piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4 [ Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) ]

    Gene ID: 689972, updated on 28-Oct-2024

    Summary

    Official Symbol
    Piwil4provided by RGD
    Official Full Name
    piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4provided by RGD
    Primary source
    RGD:1311015
    See related
    EnsemblRapid:ENSRNOG00000009043 AllianceGenome:RGD:1311015
    Gene type
    protein coding
    RefSeq status
    PROVISIONAL
    Organism
    Rattus norvegicus
    Lineage
    Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Rattus
    Summary
    Predicted to enable RNA endonuclease activity and piRNA binding activity. Involved in regulation of insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus. Predicted to be located in mitochondrion; nucleoplasm; and piP-body. Predicted to be active in P granule and nucleus. Orthologous to human PIWIL4 (piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Oct 2024]
    Expression
    Biased expression in Spleen (RPKM 146.4), Thymus (RPKM 17.4) and 1 other tissue See more
    Orthologs
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    Genomic context

    See Piwil4 in Genome Data Viewer
    Location:
    8q12
    Exon count:
    20
    Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
    RS_2024_02 current GRCr8 (GCF_036323735.1) 8 NC_086026.1 (19817985..19861327, complement)
    RS_2023_06 previous assembly mRatBN7.2 (GCF_015227675.2) 8 NC_051343.1 (11536520..11579883, complement)
    106 previous assembly Rnor_6.0 (GCF_000001895.5) 8 NC_005107.4 (13208774..13251970, complement)

    Chromosome 8 - NC_086026.1Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene CWC15 spliceosome-associated protein Neighboring gene angiomotin-like 1 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC134479993 Neighboring gene sodium channel modifier 1, pseudogene 1 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC120094082 Neighboring gene fucosyltransferase 4

    Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

    Expression

    • Project title: A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages A rat RNA-Seq transcriptomic BodyMap across 11 organs and 4 developmental stages
    • Description: 320 RNA samples isolated from 11 organs (adrenal gland, brain, heart, kidney, liver, lung, muscle, spleen, thymus, and testes or uterus) from both sexes of Fischer 344 rats across four developmental stages (2-, 6-, 21-, and 104-weeks-old)
    • BioProject: PRJNA238328
    • Publication: PMID 24510058
    • Analysis date: Mon Jun 6 17:44:12 2016

    General gene information

    Markers

    Gene Ontology Provided by RGD

    Function Evidence Code Pubs
    enables RNA binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables RNA endonuclease activity IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    NOT enables RNA endonuclease activity ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    NOT enables RNA endonuclease activity ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    enables piRNA binding IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    enables piRNA binding IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    enables piRNA binding ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    enables piRNA binding ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    Process Evidence Code Pubs
    involved_in cell differentiation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in epithelial structure maintenance IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in epithelial structure maintenance ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in epithelial structure maintenance ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in meiotic cell cycle IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in piRNA processing IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in piRNA processing ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in regulation of insulin secretion involved in cellular response to glucose stimulus IMP
    Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
    more info
    PubMed 
    involved_in regulation of translation IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    involved_in regulatory ncRNA-mediated gene silencing IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    involved_in regulatory ncRNA-mediated gene silencing IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_positive_effect retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_positive_effect retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in retrotransposon silencing by mRNA destabilization ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in retrotransposon silencing by piRNA-directed DNA methylation ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in secondary piRNA processing ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in secondary piRNA processing ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    involved_in siRNA-mediated retrotransposon silencing by heterochromatin formation ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in spermatogenesis IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    acts_upstream_of_or_within spermatogenesis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in spermatogenesis ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    involved_in spermatogenesis ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    Component Evidence Code Pubs
    is_active_in P granule IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in P granule ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    located_in P granule ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    located_in cytoplasm ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    located_in cytoplasm ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    located_in mitochondrion IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in mitochondrion ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    located_in nucleoplasm IEA
    Inferred from Electronic Annotation
    more info
     
    located_in nucleoplasm ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    is_active_in nucleus IBA
    Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
    more info
     
    located_in nucleus ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    located_in nucleus ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     
    located_in piP-body ISO
    Inferred from Sequence Orthology
    more info
     
    located_in piP-body ISS
    Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity
    more info
     

    General protein information

    Preferred Names
    piwi-like protein 4
    Names
    piwi-like 4

    NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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    RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

    These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

    These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. NM_001271133.1NP_001258062.1  piwi-like protein 4

      Status: PROVISIONAL

      Source sequence(s)
      JAXUCZ010000008
      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      Q4G033
      UniProtKB/TrEMBL
      F1LQ32
      Related
      ENSRNOP00000039460.5, ENSRNOT00000049724.7
      Conserved Domains (3) summary
      cd02845
      Location:249365
      PAZ_piwi_like; PAZ domain, Piwi_like subfamily. In multi-cellular organisms, the Piwi protein appears to be essential for the maintenance of germline stem cells. In the Drosophila male germline, Piwi was shown to be involved in the silencing of retrotransposons in the ...
      cd04658
      Location:373815
      Piwi_piwi-like_Euk; Piwi_piwi-like_Euk: PIWI domain, Piwi-like subfamily found in eukaryotes. This domain is found in Piwi and closely related proteins, where it is believed to perform a crucial role in germline cells, via RNA silencing. RNA silencing refers to a group of ...
      pfam16486
      Location:79189
      ArgoN; N-terminal domain of argonaute

    RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_036323735.1-RS_2024_02

    The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

    Reference GRCr8

    Genomic

    1. NC_086026.1 Reference GRCr8

      Range
      19817985..19861327 complement
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    mRNA and Protein(s)

    1. XM_008765980.4XP_008764202.1  piwi-like protein 4 isoform X1

      UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
      Q4G033
      Related
      ENSRNOP00000109100.1, ENSRNOT00000138878.1
      Conserved Domains (3) summary
      cd02845
      Location:265381
      PAZ_piwi_like; PAZ domain, Piwi_like subfamily. In multi-cellular organisms, the Piwi protein appears to be essential for the maintenance of germline stem cells. In the Drosophila male germline, Piwi was shown to be involved in the silencing of retrotransposons in the ...
      cd04658
      Location:389831
      Piwi_piwi-like_Euk; Piwi_piwi-like_Euk: PIWI domain, Piwi-like subfamily found in eukaryotes. This domain is found in Piwi and closely related proteins, where it is believed to perform a crucial role in germline cells, via RNA silencing. RNA silencing refers to a group of ...
      pfam16486
      Location:95205
      ArgoN; N-terminal domain of argonaute