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003008 B6;129S-Tnftm1Gkl/J
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Mice homozygous for the Tnftm1Gkl targeted mutation are viable and fertile. Development of both lymph nodes and Peyer's patches is normal, and homozygous mutant mice show no apparent phenotypic abnormalities. Homozygous mice completely lack splenic primary B cell follicles and cannot form organized follicular dendritic cell networks and germinal centers. TNF-deficient mice treated to induce skin carcinogenesis develop significantly less benign and malignant tumors than treated wildtype mice. Nonobese homozygous mutant mice show modest decreases in body weight, epididymal fat depot weight, and percent body fat (statistically significant in males at 28 weeks of age). Further characterization indicates that 28 week old male mutant mice display lower insulin, triglyceride, and leptin levels compared to wildtype controls. Characterization of TNF deficient homozygotes injected with gold-thioglucose (GTG) to induce hyperphagic obesity indicates that the presence of TNF does .....
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004608 B6(Cg)-Htra2mnd2/J
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Mice homozygous for the recessive Htra2mnd2 mutation have a basal ganglia disorder initially described as an early onset motor neuron disease. This is first outwardly evident by 21 to 24 days of age as an unsteady gait with extended hind limbs, repetitive movements and episodes of sudden arrests. This progresses to include severe muscle atrophy, hunched posture, increased imbalance, chorea, dystonia, and progressive akinesis. A failure to gain weight becomes evident shortly after the onset of the other symptoms and by 35 days of age wildtype littermates are twice as heavy as the mutants. Body fat is not detectable at necropsy. Both the spleen and the thymus drop from normal weights at 23 days of age to 10% of normal at 30 days of age and the thymic corticomedullary junction is lost. Death usually occurs within two weeks of disease onset, by 40 days of age. The growth retardation is not the primary cause since disease is not delayed by intragastric feeding.

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005540 B6.129S-Tnftm1Gkl/J
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Mice homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable and fertile. Development of both lymph nodes and Peyer's patches is normal, and homozygous mutant mice show no apparent phenotypic abnormalities. Homozygous mice completely lack splenic primary B cell follicles and cannot form organized follicular dendritic cell networks and germinal centers. TNF-deficient mice treated to induce skin carcinogenesis develop significantly less benign and malignant tumors than treated wildtype mice. Nonobese homozygous mutant mice show modest decreases in body weight, epididymal fat depot weight, and percent body fat (statistically significant in males at 28 weeks of age). Further characterization indicates that 28 week old male mutant mice display lower insulin, triglyceride, and leptin levels compared to wildtype controls. Characterization of TNF deficient homozygotes injected with gold-thioglucose (GTG) to induce hyperphagic obesity indicates that the presence of TNF does not affect the degree of obe .....
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004525 B6.129S1-Bcl2l11tm1.1Ast/J
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Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. No full length gene product (protein) is immunodetected in spleen cells from homozygous mutant mice. Homozygous mice have lympho-myeloid hyperplasia and reduced platelet number. Lymphocytes are insensitive to certain apoptotic stimuli. Both homozygous and heterozygous mice exhibit progressive systemic autoimmune disease. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of apoptosis, degenerative and autoimmune diseases, including lupus erythematosus and autoimmune kidney disease.
006848 B6.129S2(C)-Il8rbtm1Mwm/J
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The donating investigator reports that homozygous mice are viable and fertile but few pups are produced, and they need a gnotobiotic facility to thrive. Homozygous mice have several abnormalities, including neurological defects, impaired wound healing, impaired angiogenesis, and altered growth of induced/implanted tumors. Homozygotes may also exhibit splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and increased susceptibility to various pathogens due to impaired neutrophil recruitment and decreased pathogen clearance during innate immune responses. These mutant mice may be useful in studies of inflammation and immunology and cancer biology.

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. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results becom .....
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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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003922 BALB/cByJ-Clcn1adr-mto2J jgl/J
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Mice homozygous for the jagged tail-like (jgl) mutation are easily characterized by their kinked tails that are recognizable by 10 days of age. Full body X-rays revealed exostosis of the vertebrae near the tail tip and in the phalanges of all 4 feet and abnormal vertebral bodies were also reported in two 5 month old homozygotes. Both female and male reproductive organs are smaller than normal with the males showing severe atrophy of the seminipherous tubules and hyperplasia of Leydig cells. Although most homozygotes are not fertile, a few have produced litters. Homozygotes also have atrophic spleens, particularly the white pulp.
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.
002724 C.129S2(B6)-Il8rbtm1Mwm/J
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Mice homozygous for the Il8rbtm1Mwm targeted mutation are viable and fertile although the reproductive rate is lower than normal wildtype siblings. Homozygous mutant mice have splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and impaired neutrophil migration. Formerly referred to as Cmkar2, chemokine (C-X-C) receptor 2; also called Il8r, interleukin 8 receptor.
000811 C57BL/6J-Ptpn6me-v/J
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Mice homozygous for the viable motheaten spontaneous mutation (Ptpn6me-v) develop severe autoimmune disease. Characteristics include by granulocytic skin lesions, pneumonitis, impaired humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, decreased responses to T cell and B cell mitogens and deficient cytotoxic T cell and NK cell activity. B cells are LY-1+. Homozygous mutant mice also exhibit hyperimmunoglobulinemia, and express multiple autoantibodies. Macrophages show increased proliferative capacity. In addition to defects in the immune system, viable motheaten mice show classic symptoms of osteoporosis due to an increased number and activity of osteoclasts in the bone marrow. The osteoporosis phenotype includes significantly lower bone mineral density and mineral content in the femurs of viable motheaten mice compared to normal littermate controls. In addition, these mice show reduced amounts of trabecular bone and decreased cortical thickness. The lifespan of homozygo .....
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001743 STOCK dwg/J
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Mice homozgyous for the dwarf grey spontaneous mutation (dwg) are viable but do not breed. Homozygous mutant mice have grey coats, are smaller than littermates, and develop cataracts by 3-4 weeks of age. Additional characteristics include increased numbers of osteoclasts, reduced bone mass, reduced red pulp area of the spleen, and slightly reduced thyroxin levels.
003082 129S1/SvImJ-Bcl2tm1Mpin/J
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Heterozygous mice exhibit expression of beta-galactosidase in populations of large sensory neurons. Mice homozygous for the Bcl2tm1Mpin targeted mutation do not produce either the a or b form of the Bcl2 protein. Bcl2 is a major regulator of programmed cell death, a critical process in shaping the developing nervous system. The absence of the Bcl2 does not significantly influence the development of motor neurons before or during the main period of physiological cell death. Rather, Bcl2 exerts its influence beyond this period, subsequent to the phase where the majority of neuronal loss normally takes place. Polycystic kidney disease is less severe in this strain compared to the Bcl2tm1Sjk targeted mutation (Stock No. 002265).
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).
003233 B6.129P2-Fastm1Osa/J
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Mice homozygous for the Tnfrsf6tm1Osa targeted mutation mice show hyperplasia in the liver in an age-dependent manner. Hepatocytes contain enlarged nuclei characteristic of senescent cells. Lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly in FAS deficient mice are evident at 8 weeks of age. The lymphnodes and spleen become progressively larger, becoming about 10 and 40 times larger than those of wildtype or heterozygotes at 16 weeks of age, respectively.
005027 B6.129S2-Il10rbtm1Agt/J
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Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. No gene product (mRNA) is detected by Northern blot analysis of ES cells. After 12 weeks of age, approximately 60% of mutant mice develop chronic colitis and increased numbers of splenocytes resulting in splenomegaly. Bone marrow-derived macrophages, splenocytes and peritoneal cells derived from homozygotes do not respond to IL-10. Mutant mice housed in non-SPF conditions do not breed well. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of the role of interleukin-10 in inflammatory diseases such as chronic colitis.
002771 B6.129S2-Tlx1tm1Sjk/J
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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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006199 B6.129X1-Fzd9tm1Uta/J
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Mice homozygous for this targeted mutation are viable and fertile, with no gross anatomical abnormalities. Endogenous transcripts are absent in skeletal muscle and testis. Homozygotes exhibit abnormal B-cell development, reduced survival, lymphadenopathy secondary to accumulation of plasma cells, splenomegaly, and accelerated thymic atrophy. Mutant mice do not exhibit any obvious features of Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS). These mice may be useful in studies of hematopoietic/lymphoid development and function (including B-cell and T-cell development), plasma cell homeostasis, and the Wnt/frizzled signaling pathway.

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 published. We will modify the strain description if necessary as .....
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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.
004338 B6;129-E2f2tm1Zubi/J
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Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable and normal in size. No gene product, mRNA or protein, was detected. At age 15 months mutant mice have a 27% survival rate due to diffuse autoimmune disease that resembles systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The phenotype includes splenomegaly by 8-12 weeks of age, glomerulonephritis, accumulated inflammatory infiltrates in the lung, liver, and skin abnormalities such as hair loss, skin wounds, erythema. Anti-dsDNA antibodies are detected in the serum. There are an increased number of mature CD8+ thymocytes and an abnormal accumulation of CD8+ Cd44high Cd69- T effector/memory cells that are autoreactive in peripheral lymphoid organs. E2F2 deficient mice appear to have normal negative selection of thymocytes but demonstrate defects in peripheral tolerance of T lymphoctes (especially Cd8+ T cells) leading to progressive autoimmune disease. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of autoimmunity and may serve as model .....
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002265 B6;129S2-Bcl2tm1Sjk/J
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Mice homozygous for the Bcl2tm1Sjk targeted mutation appear normal at birth; however, growth retardation is evident by one week of age with considerable heterogeneity in weight compared to normal wildtype siblings (30% to 90%). There is some pre-weaning loss. Homozygotes succumb to renal failure as a result of polycystic kidney disease. Hematopoiesis, including lymphocyte differentiation is initially normal but the thymus and spleen decrease in size due to increased apoptosis. The coat color of homozygotes turns grey with the second hair follicle cycle.
002273 B6;129S2-Tlx1tm1Sjk/J
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000209 B6C3Fe a/a-Dh/J
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A spontaneous mutation on chromosome 1 of the dominant hemimelia gene, Dh, causes a defect in the embryonic splanchnic mesoderm and induces congenital absence of the spleen and widespread visceral and skeletal abnormalities. Mice homozygous for the Dh mutation die shortly after birth. Heterozygotes may exhibit tibial hemimelia, polydactyly, and extra fused toes. Rear leg(s) may be held at an odd angle with bent rear ankles. Heterozygotes have enlarged lymph nodes and elevated numbers of circulating lymphocytes, granulocytes and thrombocytes. They show reduced serum IgM and IgG2 and impaired humoral antibody response as well as decreased numbers of lymph node mast cells. The Pde6brd1 allele contributed to this strain by C3FeLe.B6-a causes blindness and is segregating in this strain.
000182 B6C3Fe a/a-Eef1a2wst/J
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Mice homozygous for the wasted spontaneous mutation (Eef1a2wst) can be recognized at 20 days of age by tremor and uncoordinated body movements. Homozygous mutant mice develop progressive paralysis and do not survive beyond 30 days. They have marked lymphoid hypoplasia in the spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, and peripheral blood. Wasted mice have a severely reduced number of IgA plasma cells in the entire large and small intestines, but the number of such cells in the spleen and the level of serum IgA are normal.

Neuronal degeneration occurs in the brain and spinal cord. Spinal cord abnormalities are preceded by gliosis following along a rostrocaudal gradient. Thoracic/abdominal muscles exhibit a progressive denervation of muscle fibers, with progressive asynchronous retraction of motor nerve terminals. (Newbery HJ, et al. 2005)

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.
000225 C3FeLe.B6 a/a-Ptpn6me/J
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Mice homozygous for the motheaten spontaneous mutation (Ptpn6me) develop severe autoimmune disease. Characteristics include by granulocytic skin lesions, pneumonitis, impaired humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, decreased responses to T cell and B cell mitogens and deficient cytotoxic T cell and NK cell activity. B cells are LY-1+. Homozygous mutant mice also exhibit hyperimmunoglobulinemia, and express multiple autoantibodies. Macrophages show increased proliferative capacity. In addition to defects in the immune system, motheaten mice show classic symptoms of osteoporosis due to an increased number and activity of osteoclasts in the bone marrow. The lifespan of homozygous motheaten mice is approximately 3 weeks with death attributed to an autoimmune pneumonitis.
004109 C57BL/6J-Glra1nmf11/J
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View strain phenotype and additional information on the Neuroscience Mutagenesis Facility web page for Glra1nmf11 entry.
004765 C57BL/6J-nmf148/J
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View strain phenotype and additional information on the Neuroscience Mutagenesis Facility web page for nmf148 entry.
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.
003234 MRL.129P2(B6)-Fastm1Osa/J
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Mice homozygous for the Tnfrsf6tm1Osa targeted mutation mice show hyperplasia in the liver in an age-dependent manner. Hepatocytes contain enlarged nuclei characteristic of senescent cells. Lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly in FAS deficient mice are evident at 8 weeks of age. The lymphnodes and spleen become progressively larger, becoming about 10 and 40 times larger than those of wildtype or heterozygotes at 16 weeks of age, respectively.
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).
003534 STOCK Inpp5dtm1Dmt/J
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Inpp5d (commonly called SHIP) -deficient mice are viable and fertile. However, fertility rate is 10% lower in homozygotes and lifespan is shortened in comparison to controls. Inpp5d -deficient mice exhibit dramatic chronic hyperplasia of myeloid cells resulting in splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy and myeloid infiltration of vital organs. Histological and flow studies demonstrate a substantial increase in granulocyte-macrophage/monocyte populations in bone marrow, spleen and lymph nodes. Spleens and lymph nodes are severely enlarged compared to wildtype. The difference in spleen size is apparent as early as 4 weeks of age, and by 16 weeks of age, spleens from null mice are 10 fold greater than those of wildtype mice. Neutrophils and bone marrow-derived mast cells from these mice appear to be less susceptible to apoptotic stimuli.

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Strains from the Research Colonies of Jackson Laboratory Scientists

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003947B6.129P2-Epb4.2tm1Llp
Research Strain
000810C57BL/6J-Ptpn6me/J
Research Strain
Mice homozygous for the motheaten spontaneous mutation (Ptpn6me) develop severe autoimmune disease. Characteristics include by granulocytic skin lesions, pneumonitis, impaired humoral and cell-mediated immune responses, decreased responses to T cell and B cell mitogens and deficient cytotoxic T cell and NK cell activity. B cells are LY-1+. Homozygous mutant mice also exhibit hyperimmunoglobulinemia, and express multiple autoantibodies. Macrophages show increased proliferative capacity. In addition to defects in the immune system, motheaten mice show classic symptoms of osteoporosis due to an increased number and activity of osteoclasts in the bone marrow. The lifespan of homozygous motheaten mice is approximately 3 weeks with death attributed to a autoimmune pneumonitis.

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000290B6C3Fe a/a-Sox10Dom/J
On Hold
005730129S6.CB(B6)-Del(1)1Brk Gpi1b/Gpi1c/BrkMdfJ
Under Development for Cryo
Homozygous mice develop microcytic anemia, sparse hair, enlarged spleens and a slight cardiomegaly. Males are infertile. Homozygous mice on the C57BL/6J background develop hydrocephalus and less than 5% survive beyond 6 days. On the 129 background, 95% of mice survive to adulthood.
007750B6;C-Mirn150tm1Rsky/J
Under Development for Production
Mice homozygous for this targeted allele (miR150-/-) are viable and fertile with normal development of T cells, follicular B cells, and MZ B cells. No miR-150 is expressed in spleen, mesenteric lymph node, and thymus of homozygotes. Homozygous mice exhibit B cell expansion (CD19+B220loCD5+CD43+CD23-; B1a subset) in spleen and peritoneal cavity (with reciprocal reduction in B2 cells) and enhanced humoral immune response (increased serum immunoglobulins of various classes both at steady-state and following T cell-dependent antigen exposure). Homozygous miR-150 deficiency also leads to enhanced induction of the miR-150 target protein c-Myb in activated B and T cells, but no reported change in expression of the miR-150 target genes Foxp1 or ZFP91 in resting or activated B cells. These miR150-/- mice may be useful in mircoRNA biology, specifically to study the role of miR-150 and its target genes (including c-Myb) in lymphocy .....
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