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002087 B6.129P2-B2mtm1Unc/J
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Mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation have little if any MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+ T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:1529-34, 1996). In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for the strain above. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results .....
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002570 NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid B2mtm1Unc/J
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Mice homozygous for both the B2mtm1Unc and Prkdcscid (commonly referred to as scid) mutations on the NOD/ShiLtSz background are class I deficient, B and T cell deficient, C-5 deficient (Hc0), and have low NK cells. This strain is an ideal model for xenograft transplantation studies and is an excellent source for insulitis-free, MHC class I-negative islets for transplantation studies.
002211 129S7/SvEvBrd-Mt1tm1Bri Mt2tm1Bri/J
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Mice homozygous for the Mt1tm1Bri Mt2tm1Bri mutation are viable and fertile. They show an increased sensitivity to hepatic poisoning by cadmium. Most homozygous mice given daily injections of cadmium die within 4 days, with most of the males dying within 2 days.
008149 B6(Cg)-Snord116tm1.1Uta/J
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Mice homozygous for this Snord116del (1-loxP or knockout) allele are viable and fertile. As the Snord116 gene cluster is imprinted and expressed only from the paternal allele, mice with paternal inheritance of the deletion lack expression of the targeted Snord116 small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) gene cluster in brain tissues. Similarly, paternal transmission of the mutant allele is required to obtain the mutant phenotype in offspring. Affected heterozygotes (paternal deleted/maternal wildtype) recapitulate a subset of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) characteristics, including early-onset postnatal growth retardation, delayed sexual maturation, increased anxiety, motor learning deficit and hyperphagia (but not obesity). Other reported abnormalities include altered metabolic fuel usage, prolonged meal time, and increased levels of circulating ghrelin. These Snord116del mice may be useful in studying growth and feeding regulation, mechanisms of obesity, and pa .....
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006201 B6.129-Scd1tm1Ntam/J
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Homozygous mice are viable and fertile. Transcripts from the targeted gene are absent in homozygous liver, eyelid, skin, and white adipose tissues. In addition, the endogenous protein and enzyme activity are absent from homozygous liver tissue. Homozygous mice exhibit cutaneous abnormalities and narrow eye fissure with atrophic sebaceous and meibomian glands. Mutant mice also have reduced body adiposity, increased insulin sensitivity, increased basal and insulin-mediated glucose uptake, and are resistant to diet-induced weight gain. Homozygotes have altered hepatic glycerophospholipid profiles. Homozygous mice are not recommended for breeding as skin lesion severity may prohibit colony success. These mutant mice may be useful in studies of monounsaturated fatty acid synthesis, cholesterol homeostasis, skin disease, obesity, and diabetes.

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006879 B6.129-Scd2tm1Myz/J
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While heterozygous mice are viable and fertile, mice homozygous for this targeted allele die within 24 hours of birth. Brain tissues from homozygous mice show no expression from the targeted gene. Homozygotes exhibit neonatal lethality with 100% penetrance on this genetic background (less penetrant on 129SvEv genetic background) likely due to severe skin permeability barrier abnormalities. Null mice also have abnormal epidermal morphology and abnormal lipid homeostasis in the skin and liver. These mutant mice may be useful in studying monounsaturated fatty acid synthesis, lipid biosynthesis and metabolism, cholesterol homeostasis, and skin disease, as well as obesity and diabetes.
008313 B6.129P2-Hlxtm1Rph/J
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Homozygous null mice have an embryonic lethal phenotype. Homozygous mice on the C57BL/6 and B6;129 mixed background fail to develop past embryonic days 15.5 due to impaired fetal hematopoiesis (anemia, hypoplastic and abnormal development of the liver, hypoplastic gut). Homozygous mice on the FVB/N background survive through embryonic day 18.5 and dead homozygote newborn pups are observed. Late gestation homozygous embryos on the FVB/N background are smaller than wildtype littermates, pale, hydropic (subcutaneous fluid ballooning skin), and have impaired neural crest cell and enteric neuron migration from the stomach to intestine. Mice that are heterozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Naive CD4 T cells from heterozygotes exhibit increased responsiveness to IL-4, resulting in differentiation of more Th2 cells. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of liver and gastrointe .....
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006620 B6.129P2-Scp2tm1Usee/J
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Mice homozygous for this targeted mutation are viable and fertile and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. No protein product from the targeted gene is detected in liver tissue. Northern blot experiments show a low-intensity signal from a non-functional truncated transcript, however. Histologically, greater numbers of peroxisomes are observed in the livers of these mice. Liver function appears normal based on liver enzyme levels, but cholesterol and triglyceride storage pools are depleted. Hepatic gene expression is altered. Higher expression levels of liver fatty acid binding protein and multiple peroxisomal beta-oxidation enzymes are observed. Whereas plasma insulin and cholesterol concentrations are normal, triglycerides are slightly higher and free fatty acid and glucose concentrations are moderately lower in homozygous mice. Food intake is significantly higher in homozygotes as compared to control animals. A prononounced accumulation of phytanic acid is o .....
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006221 B6.129S1-Lyve1tm1Lhua/J
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Homozygotes are viable and fertile, and produce normal-sized litter. No gross phenotypic or behavioral abnormalities have been reported, even in older (2 year old) mice. Homozygous mutants express neither endogenous RNA or protein in liver tissue. Lymphatic capillary vessel morphology in the liver and intestines of homozygous mice is abnormal, with vessels having distended or rounded lumens in contrast to the smaller, typically collapsed, irregular shapes observed in wildtype controls. Intradermal interstitial-lymphatic flow also is increased. Syngenic tumor cell transplants into grow more rapidly and robustly in homozygous mutant mice compared with transplants into wildtype mice, and develop porous interstitial spaces. These mutant mice may be useful in studies of structural and functional characteristics of the lymphatic system, cell-surface retention sequence (CRS) motif-containing growth factor secretion, autocrine and paracrine regulation of cell growth, as well as of cancer and t .....
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005644 B6.129X-Gusbtm3Sly/J
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Homozygous mice are viable but infertile. Fertility can be restored with enzyme replacement therapy. Less than 1% residual enzyme activity is observed. Homozygous mice are indistinguishable from wild type mice at birth, but show distinct growth retardation, shortened extremities, and facial dysmorphism observable at three months with a moderate increase in severity with age. Long bones of the lower extremities are shortened, broad, and sclerotic. Compared to wild-type, this model has increased urinary glycosaminoglycan and secondary elevation of other lysosomal storage enzymes. Further, homozygous mice show abundant lysosomal storage in liver, kidney, leptomeningeal cells, cornea, and retinal pigment epithelium. The phenotype exhibited by this mutant mouse strain is less severe than that observed in a similarly constructed mutant (Stock No. 005643) which bears a E536A point mutation. This strain represents a model of human GUS def .....
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007214 B6.129X1(FVB)-Nr1h4tm1Gonz/J
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Mice that are homozygous for the targeted Nr1h4 allele are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. No Nr1h4 protein product is detected in liver tissue although an aberrant transcript appears to be generated. Homozygous mice display a proatherogenic serum lipoprotein profile characterized by elevated levels of serum and hepatic cholesterol and triglycerides. Serum bile acids are also elevated. When fed a diet supplemented with 1% cholic acid, severe wasting, hypothermia and increased mortality is observed. Wildtype mice fed a similar diet display no ill effects. Levels of fecal bile excretion are reduced in homozygotes. This mutant mouse strain represents a model that may be useful in studies related to bile acid and lipid homeostasis.

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007682 B6.129X1-Apobtm1.1Zc/J
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Mice homozygous for this apoB38.9 allele (apoB38.9/38.9) are viable with impaired fertility, bearing a premature stop codon at residue 1767 of the targeted gene. As a result, homozygous plasma shows a truncated apoB38.9 as the sole apoB protein. Plasma from heterozygous (apoB+/38.9) mice have reduced apoB100 and apoB48 compared to wildtype, with apoB38.9 representing 20% of total circulating apoB. This apoB38.9 truncation affects both apoB100 and apoB48 metabolism in mice, and mimics human Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL). Homozygous and, to a lesser extent, heterozygous mice exhibit symptoms of FHBL due to impaired lipoprotein export system/VLDL secretion, including elevated hepatic triglyceride (TG), cholesterol and free fatty acids (FFA), with decreased plasma TG and cholesterol. Because plasma and liver lipid profiles range from mild to severe in populations of heterozygous apoB38.9 mice on a mixed (C57BL/6J;129X1/SvJ) genetic background, apoB+/38 .....
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003780 B6.Cg-Sgshmps3a/PstJ
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Mice homozygous for the Sgshmps3a mutation have only 3-4% of the wild type level of sulfamidase activity. This results in extensive lysosomal accumulation of heparin sulfate most prominently in neuronal tissue and liver and, to a lesser degree, in the spleen. GM2 ganglioside accumulation is also found. The outward phenotype of scruffy coat, hunched posture, and reduced activity is usually seen by 6 to 7 months of age. Corneal opacity is also found at approximately 7 months of age. Death occurs between 7 and 10 months of age, on average, and autopsy reveals brain lesions, hepatosplenomegaly and a distended bladder containing turbid urine. The homozygotes have thicker skullcaps, vertebral deformation, thickening of the urinary bladder wall, and bladder blockage that leads to severe bladder distention as they age. Sgshmps3a /Sgshmps3a mice provide a model for the human disease mucopolysaccharidosis 3A (MPSIIIA), also known as S .....
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005939 B6;129S6-Insig1tm1Mbjg Insig2tm1Mbjg/J
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Mice homozygous for both targeted mutations are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. This double mutant has normal expression of Insig1 and no Insig2 gene expression or protein in liver. As the Insig1 mutant locus contains a loxP, frt-flanked exon 1, Cre-mediated deletion of exon 1 (encoding amino acids 1-113) terminates gene function. Double homozygous mutant mice die in utero some time after embryonic day 18.5. These mice may be useful in studies of cholesterol synthesis and feedback suppression, sterol regulatory element-binding protein (SREBP) processing pathways, liver metabolism and storage functions, and may have use in insulin-related topics such as diabetes and endocrine/exocrine function.
006208 B6;129S6-Pdzk1tm1Dls/J
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Mice homozygous for this targeted mutation are viable and fertile. Liver tissue from homozygous mutant mice lacks endogenous protein expression. Homozygotes, but not heterozygotes, have significantly decreased (~85-95%) hepatic high density lipoprotein (HDL) receptor scavenger receptor B-I (SR-BI) levels. This decrease is further exacerbated following diet supplementation with the PPAR-alpha activator fenofibrate. These mice may be useful in studies of cardiovascular health and atherosclerosis, lipid metabolism, SR-B1 regulation, kidney function, as well as kidney transporter (e.g. urate transporter) regulation and liver organic anion transport.
001592 BALB/cByJ-Lpin1fld/J
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The original fld (fatty liver dystrophy) mutation arose spontaneously at The Jackson Laboratory in the Animal Resources BALB/cByJ colony in 1981, and was maintained by sibling mating for 47 generations, then backcrossed once in 2001 to a male BALB/cByJ via homozygous ovarian transplant, then sibling mating resumed. Homozygotes can be identified soon after birth by an enlarged, pale liver and smaller overall body size. Although the hepatic steatosis resolves to normal at wean age, a neurological phenotype manifests by day 14 as a tremor and an unsteady gait which is most pronounced in the rear legs (Sweet et al. 1988). Both phenotypes stem from improper cellular processing of lipid.

fld/fld mice are smaller than their normal littermates by three days of age and remain smaller throughout life. Hair growth is retarded and abnormal resulting in a ruffled, unkempt appearance in the adult. Homozygotes experience increased mortality between 19 and 35 days of age. A .....
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003092 BALB/cNctr-Npc1m1N/J
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Mice homozygous for the recessive NIH allele of the Niemann Pick type C1 gene (Npc1m1N) show a dual deficiency of sphingomyelinase and glucocerebrosidase activity. The overall phenotype resembles the sphingomyelinosis condition seen in mice homozygous for the sphingomyelinosis allele (Npc1spm, Stock No. 002760). Sphingomyelinosis mutant mice begin to lose weight and to show tremor and ataxic gait at about 7 weeks of age. Weight loss continues and tremor and ataxia become more severe until death at about 12 to 14 weeks of age. The liver and spleen are also enlarged and Purkinje cells in the cerebellum are severely depleted. Sphingomyelin and free cholesterol are markedly elevated in liver and spleen but not in brain. Sphingomyelinosis closely resembles that of human Niemann-Pick Type C disease patients.
007683 CByJ.129X1(Cg)-Apobtm1.1Zc/J
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Mice homozygous for this apoB38.9 allele (apoB38.9/38.9) are viable with impaired fertility, bearing a premature stop codon at residue 1767 of the targeted gene. As a result, homozygous plasma shows a truncated apoB38.9 as the sole apoB protein. Plasma from heterozygous (apoB+/38.9) mice have reduced apoB100 and apoB48 compared to wild-type, with apoB38.9 representing 20% of total circulating apoB. This apoB38.9 truncation affects both apoB100 and apoB48 metabolism in mice, and mimics human Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL). Homozygous and, to a lesser extent, heterozygous mice exhibit symptoms of FHBL due to impaired lipoprotein export system/VLDL secretion, including elevated hepatic triglyceride (TG), cholesterol and free fatty acids (FFA), with decreased plasma TG and cholesterol. These BALB/cByJ-apoB38.9 mice are also heterozygous for the BALB/cByJ-derived SCAD deletion (Acadsdel-J). While BALB/cByJ inbred mice have elevated liver TG f .....
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008315 FVB.129P2(Cg)-Hlxtm1Rph/J
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Homozygous null mice have an embryonic lethal phenotype. Homozygous mice on the C57BL/6 and B6;129 mixed background fail to develop past embryonic days 15.5 due to impaired fetal hematopoiesis (anemia, hypoplastic and abnormal development of the liver, hypoplastic gut). Homozygous mice on the FVB/N background survive through embryonic day 18.5 and dead homozygote newborn pups are observed. Late gestation homozygous embryos on the FVB/N background are smaller than wildtype littermates, pale, hydropic (subcutaneous fluid ballooning skin), and have impaired neural crest cell and enteric neuron migration from the stomach to intestine. Mice that are heterozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Naive CD4 T cells from heterozygotes exhibit increased responsiveness to IL-4, resulting in differentiation of more Th2 cells. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of liver and gastrointe .....
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003925 MRL.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/Dcr-Dab1scm-2J/J
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See Stock No. 000486 for important information on the MRL/MpJ background.
006611 NOD.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc Tg(HLA-A/H2-D/B2M)1Dvs/DvsJ
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NOD mice carrying only the HLA-A/H2-D/B2M transgene, commonly referred to as NOD.HHD, (Stock No. 006604) develop significantly accelerated diabetes onset compared to NOD/ShiLtDvs (NOD) inbred mice. This mutant stock is also homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc mutation which normally prevents the development of of CD8+ T cells. The presence of the transgene in the B2m-deficient background, however, restores CD8+ T cells, but at a significantly lower level than in NOD inbred mice. Due to the covalently linked nature of the B2M component encoded into the transgene, the transgenic construct is unable to rescue murine MHC class 1 molecules in the NOD.B2m deficient (Stock No. 002309) mice. Thus, these double mutant mice only express human HLA-A2.1. Fifty-five percent of these NOD transgenic B2m-deficient mice develop diabetes b .....
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007029 STOCK Krt18tm1Tmm/J
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Mice homozygous for this targeted mutation are viable and fertile and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Hepatocytes are completely devoid of keratin filaments, but desmosomes are formed and maintained. At 18 months of age, mice consistently show a distinctive liver pathology with abnormal hepatocytes containing K8 (KRT8)-positive aggregates (Mallory bodies). No KRT18 protein is produced from the targeted gene, as determined by Western blot of liver tissue. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies pertaining to keratin 18 (Krt18) and its partner keratin 8 (Krt8) function in glandular tissues such as liver and pancreas.
007679 SWR.129X1(B6)-Apobtm1.1Zc/J
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Mice homozygous for this apoB38.9 allele (apoB38.9/38.9) are viable with impaired fertility, bearing a premature stop codon at residue 1767 of the targeted gene. As a result, homozygous plasma shows a truncated apoB38.9 as the sole apoB protein. Plasma from heterozygous (apoB+/38.9) mice have reduced apoB100 and apoB48 compared to wildtype, with apoB38.9 representing 20% of total circulating apoB. This apoB38.9 truncation affects both apoB100 and apoB48 metabolism in mice, and mimics human Familial Hypobetalipoproteinemia (FHBL). Homozygous and, to a lesser extent, heterozygous mice exhibit symptoms of FHBL due to impaired lipoprotein export system/VLDL secretion, including elevated hepatic triglyceride (TG), cholesterol and free fatty acids (FFA), with decreased plasma TG and cholesterol. Because plasma and liver lipid profiles range from mild to severe in populations of heterozygous apoB38.9 mice on a mixed (C57BL/6J;129X1/SvJ) genetic background, apoB+/38. .....
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002674 129-Krastm1Tyj/J
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Homozygous mice die at about embryonic day 12-13. They have a hypocellular fetal liver which also displays extensive cell death. They also appear to have a defect in both the hematopoietic cells and their microenvironment.
002082 129S-Rb1tm1Tyj/J
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Mice homozygous for this targeted mutation die in utero, apparently from a failure to produce erythrocytes in the liver, demonstrating that the endogenous gene is essential for normal development. Heterozygous mice, which are analogous to human carrier individuals, do not develop retinal tumors, but do develop pituitary tumors by 8 months of age.
002454 B10.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/J
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Mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation have little if any MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:1529-34, 1996). In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for the strain above. It should be noted that the exact expression pattern of the allele could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if ne .....
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002533 B6 x BALB/cByJ-Lpin1fld/J
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002831 B6.129-Ahrtm1Bra/J
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Mice homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable. Homozygotes do not respond to aryl-hydrocarbon receptor agonists. They show reduced liver weight (25% decrease) delayed extramedullary hematopoiesis, and transient hepatic microvesicular steatosis.
004068 B6.129-Iduatm1Clk/J
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At birth, mice that are homozygous null for the Idua gene are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. No alpha-L-iduronidase enzyme activity or mRNA is detected. By three weeks of age, homozygous null mice develop a flattened facial profile and a thickening of digits. Defective bone formation is noticeable by fifteen weeks, characterized by a broadening and thickening of long bones. Evidence of lysosomal storage disorder is apparent in cells of the reticuloendothelial system at four weeks. By eight weeks progressive evidence of lysosomal storage is seen in Kupffer cells, splenic sinusoidal lining cells, chondrocytes, glial and Purkinje cells. This animal model is suitable for use in studies investigating the lysosomal storage disorder mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I).
003533 B6.129P-B2mtm1Unc-rs2J/J
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002853 B6.129P2-Cbstm1Unc/J
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The phenotype of cystathionine-beta synthase deficient mice on the C57BL/6J background has not been characterized. Homozygous mice on the mixed B6,129 background suffer from severe growth retardation and a majority of them are dead by 5 weeks of age. Histological examination showed that the hepatocytes of homozygotes were enlarged, multinucleated, and filled with microvesicular lipid droplets. Plasma homocysteine levels of the homozygotes were approximately 40 times normal. Homozygotes may be used as a model for severe homocysteinemia. Heterozygous mutants have an approximately 50% reduction in cystathionine beta-synthase mRNA and enzyme activity in the liver and have twice normal plasma homocysteine levels. Thus, the heterozygous mutants are promising for studying the in vivo role of elevated levels of homocysteine in the etiology of cardiovascular diseases.
005669 B6.129S-Runx1tm1Spe/J
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Heterozygous mice are viable, fertile, devoid of hemorrhagic lesions, and exhibit mild hematopoietic impairment. Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation have an embryonic lethal phenotype; animals are alive at embryonic day 11.5, but start dying at embryonic day 12.5. Embryos exhibit extensive hemorrhagic lesions in the central nervous system including the intraventricular regions and metencephalon as well as segmental bleeds at the VII-VIII cranial nerve complex, cervical, thoracic, and caudal regions. At embryonic day 10.5, symmetrical and bilateral necrosis preceding hemorrhage is observed in homozygotes. Homozygous disruption of the endogenous gene completely blocks definitive erythropoiesis, myelopoiesis, and lymphopoiesis. This mutant may be useful in leukemia studies as disruption of the human homolog of this gene is associated with many different leukemias.
003462 B6.129S1-Thrbtm1Df/J
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Mice homozygous for the Thrbtm1Df targeted mutation are viable and fertile displaying normal growth rates. Homozygous mutant mice exhibit goiter and elevated levels of both thyroid hormone and thyroid stimulating hormone. Defects in liver responses to thyroid hormone and subtle behavioral abnormalities are observed. The mice fail to develop normal hearing, as assessed by impaired auditory-evoked brainstem responses, and are susceptible to audiogenic seizures. This strain provides a recessive model for the human syndrome of generalized thyroid hormone resistance (GTHR).
002102 B6.129S2-Rb1tm1Tyj/J
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Mice homozygous for this targeted mutation die in utero, apparently from a failure to produce erythrocytes in the liver, demonstrating that the endogenous gene is essential for normal development. Heterozygous mice, which are analogous to human carrier individuals, do not develop retinal tumors, but do develop pituitary tumors by 8 months of age.

In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for this strain. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results become available.

004125 B6.129S6-Abcb11tm1Wng/J
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Mice that are homozygous null for the Abcb11 gene suffer from lowered rates of viability and fertility. No Abcb11 gene product (mRNA or protein) is detected in liver tissue. Homozygotes display growth retardation with body weights being 80% that of wildtype littermates at weaning. Lower body weights persist throughout life. Ultrastructural changes are noted in the hepatic canaliculi (lumen dilation, microvilli loss, and accumulation of biliary material). Hepatocytes exhibit increased numbers of peroxisomes, lysosomes and lipid droplets with a concomitant decrease in stored glycogen. Although average bile flow is not significantly reduced, secretion of major hydrophobic bile salts is clearly impaired. An increase in the secretion of tetra-hydroxylated bile acids, cholesterol and phospholipids is observed. These mice provide a model for studying intrahepatic cholestasis and the mechanisims associated with lipid homeostasis.
005643 B6.129X-Gusbtm1Sly/J
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Homozygous mice are viable but have reduced neonatal survival. Homozygotes are infertile, but fertility can be restored with enzyme replacement therapy. No residual enzyme activity is observed. Homozygous mice are indistinguishable from heterozygous and wild type mice at birth, but show distinct growth retardation, shortened extremities, and facial dysmorphism observable at wean and increasing in severity with age. Long bones of the lower extremities are shortened, broad, and sclerotic. Compared to wild-type, this model has increased urinary glycosaminoglycan and secondary elevation of other lysosomal storage enzymes. Further, homozygous mice show abundant lysosomal storage in liver, kidney, leptomeningeal cells, cornea, spleen, neurons, and retinal pigment epithelium. The phenotype exhibited by this mutant mouse strain is more severe than that observed in a similarly constructed mutant (Stock No. 005644) which bears a L175F point .....
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006407 B6.Cg-Gusbmps/BrkJ
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Mice homozygous for the "mps" (mucopolysaccharidosis type VII or MPS VII) mutation are devoid of expression of the lysosomal enzyme beta glucuronidase. Homozygous animals are viable, but females have a deficiency in lactation. Skeletal and connective tissue anomalies in both males and females are believed to prevent successful breeding. As this mutation is recessive, heterozygous mice are phenotypically similar to wildtype. Homozygotes exhibit short and thickened long bones (smaller than heterozygous or wildtype littermates), "pug type" appearance of the nose, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, corneal clouding, and deafness. These mice have the H2b haplotype typical of inbred C57BL/6 mice. MPS VII mice are a model of the beta glucuronidase enzyme deficiency in humans called Sly Disease. They may be useful in developing new therapies (enzyme replacement, cell transplantation, gene therapy) broadly applicable to other lysosomal storage diseases.
003563 B6.Cg-Tg(tTALap)5Bjd/J
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Hemizygous mice are viable and fertile. These transgenic mice carry the gene encoding the tetracycline-controlled transactivator protein (tTA) driven by the liver-enriched activator protein (PLAP, C/EBP, Cebpb) promoter, and express tTA, specifically, in liver. When these transgenic mice are mated to a strain carrying the luciferase gene coupled to a tetracycline-responsive promoter element (TRE; tetO), the luciferase reporter is expressed in a liver-specific fashion; treatment with doxycycline (dox) prevented transcription of the luciferase reporter in the liver. C57BL/6J-Tg(tTALap)5Uh mice may be mated to transgenic strains containing a gene of interest coupled to a TRE to study the effects of liver specific expression of the target gene in a dox-inducible fashion. Dox concentration may be administered in the animals' water supply. It should be noted that the chromosomal integration site of a TRE-couple transgene may affect the tissue-specific expression of the t .....
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002727 B6;129-Ahrtm1Bra/J
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Mice homozygous for the Ahrtm1Bra targeted mutation are viable and fertile. Homozygotes do not respond to aryl-hydrocarbon receptor agonists. They show reduced liver weight (25% decrease) delayed extramedullary hematopoiesis, and transient hepatic microvesicular steatosis.
002070 B6;129P2-B2mtm1Unc/J
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Mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation have little if any MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:1529-34, 1996). In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for the strain above. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results .....
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002461 B6;129P2-Cbstm1Unc/J
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Mice deficient in cystathionine-beta synthase suffer from severe growth retardation and a majority of them are dead by 5 weeks of age. Histological examination showed that the hepatocytes of homozygotes were enlarged, multinucleated, and filled with microvesicular lipid droplets. Plasma homocysteine levels of the homozygotes were approximately 40 times normal. Homozygotes may be used as a model for severe homocysteinemia. Heterozygous mutants have an approximately 50% reduction in cystathionine beta-synthase mRNA and enzyme activity in the liver and have twice normal plasma homocysteine levels. Thus, the heterozygous mutants are promising for studying the in vivo role of elevated levels of homocysteine in the etiology of cardiovascular diseases.
003666 B6;129S1-Map2k4tm1Liz/J
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Mice that are homozygous null for the Map2k4(SEK1, JNKK, or MKK4) gene exhibit liver abnormalities and suffer lethality before embryonic day 14.5. Histological examination reveals a reduced number of hepatocytes and enlarged, hemorrhaging sinuses. The donating investigator speculates that embryo death results from anemia brought on by massive bleeding. SEK1 is an enzyme in the stress-activated MAP kinase pathway.
002851 B6;129S4-Relatm1Bal/J
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Mice homozygous for the Relatm1Bal targeted mutation die at embryonic day 14 from hepatocyte apoptosis and failure of hematopoiesis
004670 B6;129S6-Abcg5/Abcg8tm1Hobb/J
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Mice that are homozygous for this targeted allele are viable, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. No gene product (mRNA or protein) is detected in liver or jejunum. A 2 to 3 fold increase in fractional absorption of dietary plant sterols results in plasma sitosterol levels that are elevated 30 fold compared to wildtype levels. Biliary cholesterol levels are low, as are plasma and liver cholesterol levels. Plasma and liver cholesterol levels increase rapidly (2.4 and 18 fold, respectively) following cholesterol feeding. This mutant mouse strain represents a model that may be useful in studies related to sitosterolemia and cholesterol homeostasis.
003393 B6;SJL-Tg(aP2-SREBF1c)9884Reh/J
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This transgenic mouse strain overexpresses human nuclear sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c in adipose tissue under the control of the adipocyte-specific aP2 promoter. The phenotype of transgenic mice resembles congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL), a rare autosomal recessive disorder in humans. CGL is characterized by an insufficiency of adipose tissue which is evident at birth and is accompanied by a severe insulin resistance leading to symptoms of type II diabetes mellitis, (hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia), and an enlarged fatty liver. Transgenic mice exhibit these symptoms showing defects in differentiation of white fat accompanied by an hypertrophy of brown fat that resembles immature white fat.
004583 B6SJL-Tg(ABCG5/ABCG8)14-2Hobb/J
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These transgenic mice over-express the human ABCG5 and ABCG8 genes under the direction of their endogenous regulatory sequences. Copy number of the transgene was estimated using Southern blot analysis to compare transgenic mouse genomic DNA to human genomic DNA. These transgenic mice have approximately ten copies of the transgene. Northern blot analysis revealed the human transgene is expressed in the liver and small intestine. RT-PCR showed trace levels of transgene transcript in ovary tissue. Absorption of dietary cholesterol in transgenic mice is reduced by 50%. Mean fasting plasma cholesterol levels are significantly lower in female transgenic mice. Excretion of neutral sterols in feces is elevated to three times higher above normal in male transgenic mice and six times higher in female transgenic mice. Bile from transgenic animals is opaque as compared to the clear bile of wildtype animals. Cholesterol in the bile is elevated to levels five times higher than normal in male transge .....
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004546 BALB/cJ-Trfhpx/JUthHmsJ
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Mice homozygous for the hpx allele exhibit refractory iron-deficient, hypochromic, microcytic anemia with iron-loading in the liver, pancreas, heart and brain. Homozygotes usually die within 2 weeks after birth with hypochromic anemia and very low serum transferrin. The mutant condition is evident in 13-day embryos, which have severe transferrin deficiency and hepatic iron loading. Heterozygotes have normal blood values but half normal concentrations of transferrin and show minor increases in iron stores. The condition closely resembles human atransferrinemia.
002449 BXSB.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/J
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BXSB mice develop spontaneous autoimmune disease characterized by moderate lymph node and spleen enlargement, hemolytic anemia, hypergammaglobulinemia, and immune complex glomerulonephritis. The disease process in BXSB is strikingly accelerated in males, which live little more than a third as long as females. The acceleration is due to the presence of the Yaa gene on the Y chromosome. Characteristics of mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation include a lack of MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+ T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93: .....
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002420 C.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/J
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Mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation have little if any MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+ T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Other traits of B2M deficient mice include: NK cells deficiency, NK1+ T cells deficiency and decreased levels of serum Ig. Some forms of lupis autoimmunity are severely reduced. (Christianson, J Immunol 156:4932-9, 1996). Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:1529-34, 1996). In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from .....
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002662 C.Cg-Fechm1Pas/J
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Homozygous mutants are recognizable by the intense yellow color of their sera, gross bilirubinemia, and, especially in albino mice, jaundice. Photosensitivity is evidenced by the appearance of inflammatory skin lesions, often becoming ulcerous, under standard mouseroom conditions (fluorescent light). Mutants do not differ from their normal littermates in body size or weight, nor are they retarded in growth. They exhibit hepatomegaly and splenomegaly, leading to enlarged abdomens after several months of age. Although mutants are not anemic at one month old, normocytic anemia develops with age.
004040 C3.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/Dcr
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Mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation have little if any MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD4- CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances there is a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+T-cells are severely deficient, providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds.
002439 C3.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/J
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Mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation have little if any MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:1529-34, 1996). In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for the strain above. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results .....
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003401 C3H/HeJ-Lpin1fld-2J/J
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Homozygous fatty liver dystrophy (fld) mice have an enlarged, fatty liver and hypertriglyceridemia which resolve to normal during the weaning transition. However, decreased overall size, decreased lipid in the fat pads, and a peripheral neuropathy persist throughout the lifespan. This peripheral neuropathy manifests as a tremor and an unsteady gait shortly after 10 days of age and worsens with age. The fld neuropathy is specific to the peripheral nervous system. Electron microscopy of sciatic nerves revealed thin, poorly compacted myelin sheaths, hypertrophic Schwann cells, myelin debris, degenerating axons, bands of Bugner, and regenerative clusters, but no evidence of inflammation (Langner et al, 1991). Western blot analysis of sciatic nerve from two-to-three month old fld/fld mice showed a 7-13-fold reduction in myelin P0, a vast increase in apoE, an increase in GAP-43, and no detectable myelin P2. It was also noted that a .....
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002546 C3Ou.129S2-Rb1tm1Tyj/J
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Mice homozygous for this targeted mutation die in utero, apparently from a failure to produce erythrocytes in the liver, demonstrating that the endogenous gene is essential for normal development. Heterozygous mice, which are analogous to human carrier individuals, do not develop retinal tumors, but do develop pituitary tumors by 8 months of age.

In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for this strain. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results become available.

002760 C57BLKS/J-Npc1spm/J
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The sphingomyelinosis mutation (Npc1spm) arose in the C57BLKS inbred strain. Homozygous mutant mice begin to lose weight and to show tremor and ataxic gait at about 7 weeks of age. Weight loss continues and tremor and ataxia become more severe until death at about 12 to 14 weeks of age. The liver and spleen are also enlarged and Purkinje cells in the cerebellum are severely depleted. Sphingomyelin and free cholesterol are markedly elevated in liver and spleen but not in brain. Sphingomyelinosis closely resembles that of human Niemann-Pick Type C disease patients. A dual deficiency of sphingomyelinase and glucocerebrosidase activity has been described in BALB/c mice (npc1N) with resemblance to the sphingomyelinosis condition.
002539 FVB.129P2-Abcb4tm1Bor/J
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Mice homozygous for the Abcb4tm1Bor mutation lack the ability to secrete phospholipid into the bile from the liver. They develop a degenerative liver disease. Portal inflammation ensues at an early age followed by hepatocellular carcinoma development after the age of 1 year. Bile from heterozygous mice has half the level of phospholipid when compared to bile from homozygotes. No liver pathology has been shown in heterozygotes.
002900 FVB.129S2(B6)-Rb1tm1Tyj/J
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Mice homozygous for this targeted mutation die in utero. Homozygous embryos are morphologically indistinguishable from normal embryos at 12.5 days post coitum, but then die between 13.5 d.p.c and 14.5 d.p.c. Defects are seen in fetal liver hematopoiesis as well as in lens and nervous system development. Heterozygous mice, which are analogous to human carrier individuals, do not develop retinal tumors, but do develop pituitary tumors by 8 months of age.

In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for this strain. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results become available.

003265 FVB;129-Adatm1Mw Tg(PLADA)4118Rkmb/J
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Mice homozygous for the Adatm1Mw targeted mutation die perinatally. They show defects in purine metabolism and have liver cell degeneration. Death is most likely the result of accumulation of ADA precursors. Mice from the double mutant strain FVB,129-Adatm1Mw Tg(PLADA)4118Rkmb/J (Stock No. 003265) are rescued from embryonic lethality by transgenic ADA expression in the placenta. Rescued mice that are homozygous for the null Ada allele exhibit a severe combined immunodeficiency. In addition, mice develop a severe lung eosinophilia reminescent of that seen in humans with asthma. Abnormalities were also found in the bone and kidney. ADA deficient mice die from severe respiratory distress by three weeks of age. Mice carrying a transgene overexpressiong ADA in both the placenta and forestomach, FVB;129-Adatm1Mw Tg(PLFSADA)2465Rkmb/J (Stock No. 003297), are rescued from postna .....
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003297 FVB;129-Adatm1Mw Tg(PLFSADA)2465Rkmb/J
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Mice homozygous for the Adatm1Mw targeted mutation die perinatally. They show defects in purine metabolism and have liver cell degeneration. Death is most likely the result of accumulation of ADA precursors. Mice from the double mutant strain FVB,129- Adatm1Mw Tg(PLADA)4118Rkmb/J (Stock No. 003265) are rescued from embryonic lethality by transgenic ADA expression in the placenta. Rescued mice that are homozygous for the null Ada allele exhibit a severe combined immunodeficiency. In addition, mice develop a severe lung eosinopilia reminescent of that seen in humans with asthma. Abnormalities were also found in the bone and kidney. ADA deficient mice die from severe respiratory distress by three weeks of age. Mice carrying a transgene overexpressiong ADA in both the placenta and forestomach, FVB,129- Adatm1Mw Tg(PLFSADA)2465Rkmb/J (Stock No. 003297), are rescued from postnatal lethality at three weeks of age. Rescued mice that .....
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002452 J.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/J
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Mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation have little if any MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:1529-34, 1996). In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for the strain above. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results .....
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002455 MRL-Faslpr.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc
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Mice homozygous for both the lymphoproliferation spontaneous mutation (Faslpr) and the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation are viable and fertile. Class I molecule-deficient B2mtm1Unc mice were backcrossed to MRL/MpJ-Faslpr to study the role of MHC class I molecules in the development of systemic autoimmune disease. Double homozygous mutant mice demonstrated a substantial reduction in CD4-CD8- T cells and a diminution of autoimmune disease. Specifically, hypergammaglobulinemia; autoantibodies including anti-DNA, anti-Smith antigen, and rheumatoid factor; and glomerulonephritis were significantly reduced compared to MRL/MpJ-Faslpr homozygous mice. Moreover, the pattern of hypergammaglobulinemia suggests that the requirement for MHC class I proteins is restricted temporally to later stages of the disease.
002453 MRL.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/J
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Mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation have little if any MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+ T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:1529-34, 1996). In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for the strain above. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results .....
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005356 NOD.129(B6)-B2mtm1Unc Ciitatm1Ccum/BhsJ
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NOD.129(B6)-B2mtm1UncC2tatm1Ccum/BhsJ is homozygous for linkage markers delineating Idd1-5, 7-10 and 13-15 loci of NOD origin and do not become diabetic. Histology indicates normal islet tissue structure with no cellular infiltration. Islets are intact and produce insulin. FACs analysis of peripheral blood cells of mice homozygote for B2mtm1Unc and C2tatm1Ccum confirmed the absence of MHC I or MHC II cell surface expression, reduced peripheral T-cell populations, deficiency of CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells and there is no difference in B-cell numbers when compared with wild-type controls. Additionally, B2mtm1Unc,C2tatm1Ccum double homozygous animals exhibit lower IgG titers and higher IgM titers than wild-type controls. Diabetic NOD females receiving purified islets from NOD.129(B6)-B2mtm1UncC2tatm1Ccum/BhsJ transplanted under the kidney capsule remain normal .....
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004083 NOD.129(B6)-Prkdcscid Iduatm1Clk/J
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At birth, mice that are homozygous null for the Idua gene are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. No alpha-L-iduronidase enzyme activity or mRNA is detected. By three weeks of age, homozygous null mice develop a flattened facial profile and a thickening of digits. Defective bone formation is noticeable by fifteen weeks, characterized by a broadening and thickening of long bones. Evidence of lysosomal storage disorder is apparent in cells of the reticuloendothelial system at four weeks. By eight weeks progressive evidence of lysosomal storage is seen in Kupffer cells, splenic sinusoidal lining cells, chondrocytes, glial and Purkinje cells. This animal model is suitable for use in studies investigating the lysosomal storage disorder mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I).
002309 NOD.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/J
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Mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation have little if any MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+ T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Other traits of B2M deficient mice include: NK cell deficiency, NK1+ T cells deficiency and decreased levels of serum Ig. Some forms of lupus autoimmunity are severely reduced. (Christianson, J Immunol 156:4932-9, 1996). Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:1529-34, 1996). The B2mtm1Un mutation backcrossed to the NOD/Lt strain serves as a MHC class I-negative, CD8+ deficient diabetes resistant stock .....
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003355 NOD.Cg-B2mtm1Unc Tg(B2M)55Hpl/Dvs
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004548 NOD.Cg-B2mtm1Unc Tg(B2M)55Hpl Tg(HLA-A2.1)1Enge/DvsJ
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002493 STOCK Adatm1Mw/J
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Mice homozygous for the Adatm1Mw targeted mutation die perinatally. They show defects in purine metabolism and have liver cell degeneration. Death is most likely the result of accumulation of ADA precursors. Mice from the double mutant strain FVB;129- Adatm1Mw-TgN(PLADA)4118Rkmb/J (Stock No. 003265) are rescued from embryonic lethality by transgenic ADA expression in the placenta. Rescued mice that are homozygous for the null Ada allele exhibit a severe combined immunodeficiency. In addition, mice develop a severe lung eosinopilia reminescent of that seen in humans with asthma. Abnormalities were also found in the bone and kidney. ADA deficient mice die from severe respiratory distress by three weeks of age. Mice carrying a transgene overexpressiong ADA in both the placenta and forestomach, FVB;129- Adatm1Mw-TgN(PLFSADA)2465Rkmb/J (Stock No. For more information please see the full phenotype on the strain data sheet
002857 STOCK Egfrtm1Mag/J
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Mice homozygous for the Egfrtm1Mag targeted mutation are recognizable at 2 to 3 days by curly whiskers. The first coat is waved but later coats are not; vibrissae usually remain curled and the guard hairs curved. Fertile mutant females have impaired lactation.

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Strains from the Research Colonies of Jackson Laboratory Scientists

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003423BXSB.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/Dcr
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BXSB mice develop spontaneous autoimmune disease characterized by moderate lymph node and spleen enlargement, hemolytic anemia, hypergammaglobulinemia, and immune complex glomerulonephritis. The disease process in BXSB is strikingly accelerated in males, which live little more than a third as long as females. The acceleration is due to the presence of the Yaa gene on the Y chromosome. Characteristics of mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation include a lack of MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4+ cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+ T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93: .....
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003425SJL.129P2(B6)-B2mtm1Unc/Dcr
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Mice homozygous for the B2mtm1Unc targeted mutation have little if any MHC class I protein expression on the cell surface. There are few CD8+ cytotoxic T-cells and under some circumstances a compensatory increase in CD4 + cytotoxic T-cells. Immune responses involving CD8+T-cells are severely deficient providing a model to assess the role of CD8+ cells and class I MHC in various experimental systems. Hemachromatosis has been noted in certain genetic backgrounds (Rothenberg BE, Voland JR, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 93:1529-34, 1996).

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008180129S/Sv-Krastm4Tyj/J
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This strain carries a point mutation (G12D) whose expression is blocked by the presence of a loxP-flanked stop codon. Homozygotes die in utero. Cre-mediated recombination can excise the stop codon and permit the oncogenic protein to be expressed. Intranasal infection with an adenovirus encoding Cre results in a very high frequency of lung tumors and permits controlled timing of tumor initiation and tumor multiplicity. This strain may be useful in studies of cancer and development.

When bred to a strain expressing Cre recombinase under the control of a tetracycline-responsive promoter element and a strain expressing a tetracycline-controlled activator protein in lung epithelial cells (see Stock No. 006234 and 006235 respectively), this mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of lung development.

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007070AKR.129S7(B6)-Ldlrtm1Her/J
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Mice homozygous for the Ldlrtm1Her mutation have an elevated serum cholesterol level of 200-400 mg/dl and they have very high levels (>2,000 mg/dl) when fed a high fat diet. Normal serum cholesterol in the mouse is 80-100 mg/dl. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of lipid and leptin homeostasis, hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, and the effects of diet on skin and coat.

In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for the strain above. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results become available.

008408B6;D2-Tg(APOE-NPC1L1)20Lqyu/J
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These transgenic mice express the human NPC1 (Niemann-Pick disease, type C1, gene)-like 1 (NPC1L1) gene under the control of the human apolipoprotein E (APOE) promoter and hepatic control region. Transgene expression is detected in liver by Western blot analysis and is localized to the canalicular membrane. Transgenic mice exhibit decreased biliary cholesterol levels, which is associated with increased plasma cholesterol levels (mostly apoE-rich HDL particles). Biliary phospholipid and bile acid levels are not affected. Mice that are hemizygous for the transgene are viable, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. The Donating Investigator has not attempted to make this strain homozygous. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of lipid metabolism and cholesterol transport.
007744C57BL/6-Tg(APOE-DGAT2)24Far/J
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Mice hemizygous for this LivLE6-DGAT2 transgene are viable and fertile, with human DGAT2 expression directed to the liver by the hepatic promoter/enhancer sequences from the human apolipoprotein E gene. Mice from founder line 24 (referred to as Liv-DGAT2-low) have an approximately 2-fold increase in total hepatic DGAT2 mRNA/protein expression, with no reported overexpression in kidney, brain, or skeletal muscle. As DGAT2 is one of two enzymes that catalyze the final step of triacylglycerol (TG) biosynthesis, transgenic mice develop hepatic steatosis with increased hepatic TG and insulin signaling lipid (diacylglycerol, ceramide and unsaturated Fatty AcylCoA) content. Liv-DGAT2-low mice also exhibit increased transcription of fatty acid synthesis genes (SREBP-1c, fatty acid synthase, and stearoyl CoA desaturase 1). Fasted mice show a 65% decrease in plasma TG, but are not insulin resistant (blood glucose and insulin are similar to wildtype). Liv-DGAT2-low mice challenged with a high-fat .....
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008311FVB.129S2(B6)-Hmox1tm1Poss/J
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Mice that are homozygous for this targeted mutation are slightly smaller in size than wildtype littermates and exhibit poor grooming and hypoactivity. As early as 20 weeks of age, homozygotes develop anemia with diminished serum iron and increased serum ferritin. Histological analysis reveals iron accumulation in kidney and liver. Elevated oxidized proteins and lipid peroxidation develop in the liver and kidney. Homozygotes develop progressive chronic inflammatory disease, including enlarged spleen and lymph nodes, inflammatory infiltrates, glomerulonephritis, fibrosis. Homozygous male mice have smaller testis than wildtype controls. Homozygotes occur at a lower than expected frequency, or are not produced, from heterozygous crosses and have decreased postnatal survival. An almost undetectable abnormal gene product (mRNA) is detected by Northern blot analysis of total splenic RNA. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of hemochromatosis, inflammation and iron meta .....
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