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New Strains Under Development

JAX^® Mice Strains

Stock Number	Strain Name   Strain Description	Standard Supply
006050	129-Sirt6tm1Fwa/J	Repository- Live
	Homozygous neonates are smaller than their wildtype and heterozygous littermates. They develop normally until approximately 21 days of age, when they develop an acute and rapid, aging-like degenerative pathology resulting in death by postnatal day 24. Homozygous mutant mice exhibit subcutaneous fat loss, lordokyphosis (hunchbacked spine) with osteopenia (30% loss of bone mineral density), colitis, and severe lymphopenia due to increased lymphocyte apoptosis. At day 12, mice have reduced insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) levels in serum, and develop severe hypoglycemia. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) prepared from homozygous embryos exhibit reduced proliferation, defective base excision repair function, as indicated by increased sensitivity to alkylating agents and ionizing radiation, and increased chromosomal aberrations. The donating investigators report that no gene product (mRNA or protein) is detected by RT-PCR or immuoblot analysis of tissues, MEFs or embryonic stem cells f ..... For more information please see the full descriiption on the strain data sheet
006133	B6.129S4-Vdrtm1Mbd/J	Repository- Live
	Heterozygous mice are phenotypically indistinguishable from wildtype siblings. Homozygous mice are viable and fertile with normal survival until approximately 14 months. RNA isolated from the intestine and kidney show a truncated deletion of the second zinc finger coding region followed by a premature termination codon, resulting in the absence of receptor protein. Homozygous mice exhibit an identical phenotype as the human disease hereditary vitamin D-dependent rickets type II (HVDDR). As early as 21 days of age, mutant mice demonstrate hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, hyperparathyroidism, increased serum parathyroid hormone, abnormal blood mineral levels, and growth retardation. In addition, renin and plasma angiotensin II levels are increased. Homozygous mice are hypertensive and exhibit cardiachypertrophy. At 4 weeks of age, homozygous mice exhibit perioral and periorbital alopecia that progresses over the entire body by 4 months of age. Rickets and osteomalacia develop by 35 days. ..... For more information please see the full descriiption on the strain data sheet
006404	B6;129S4-Apoa4tm1Bres/J	Repository- Live
	Mice homozygous for this targeted mutation are viable and fertile with no protein detectable in plasma, liver, or intestinal tissues. Homozygotes have decreased plasma levels of cholesterol, free fatty acids, and high density (HDL) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL). These mice may be useful in studies of lipid metabolism, atherosclerosis, heart disease, appetite regulation, intestinal lipid absorption, or inflammatory bowel disease.
004333	C.129P2(B6)-Il10tm1Cgn/J	Repository- Live
	Mice homozygous for the Il10tm1Cgn targeted mutation are viable and fertile when housed under specific pathogen free (SPF) conditions. Under conventional housing conditions, Il10-deficiency is associated with altered lymphocyte and myeloid profiles, elevated serum amyloid A levels, altered responses to inflammatory or autoimmune stimuli (both endogenous and induced), increased prevalence of colorectal adenocarcinoma (especially on 129/Sv and, to a lesser extent, BALB/c genetic background), and spontaneous development of chronic enterocolitis (see below). As The Jackson Laboratory Repository maintains these mice at high health status conditions (high SPF), the observed or experimentally-induced Il10-deficient phenotype may vary from that previously published using mice from conventional mouse rooms. These IL-10 mutant mice may be useful studying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (Crohn's disease (CD) and/or colitis), cancer, innate and adaptive immunity, a ..... For more information please see the full descriiption on the strain data sheet
007707	C57BL/6-Itgb7tm1Mshi/J	Repository- Live
	Mice homozygous for this b7 (D146A) targeted mutation are viable and fertile. DNA sequencing confirms an aspartate (D) to alanine (A) substitution at position 146 of the targeted b7 integrin gene. As such, homozygotes have a mutant ADMIDAS (adjacent to metal ion-dependent adhesion site) cation binding/exchange site in the b7 integrin head (A-domain). The resulting imbalance between the non-adhesive and adhesive states of leukocyte integrins skews toward a persistently adhesive state. Homozygous mutants exhibit impaired leukocyte migration, perturbed lymphocyte trafficking in the gut, and reduced T- and B-cell numbers in small/large bowel and gut-associated lymphoid tissues (less T-cells in Peyer's patches (PP), fewer intraepithelial lymphocyte (IEL) and lamina propria lymphocyte (LPL) compartments in the small intestine; and less B-cells in PP and the large intestine). In a ..... For more information please see the full descriiption on the strain data sheet
006956	NOD.Cg-Vdrtm1Ska/CmatJ	Repository- Live
	Heterozygous mice are viable, fertile, and phenotypically indistinguishable from wildtype siblings. Homozygous mutant mice are viable but infertile. No VDR mRNA is detected by RT-PCR in samples from the intestine or kidney or from homozygous mutant embryo. Increased expression of CTP27B1 and reduced expression of CYP24A1 and calbindin-D9k is detected by RT-PCR in samples from VDR-deficient kidneys. Although mice homozygous for this targeted mutation are viable, shortly after weaning they exhibit dysmorphic features including a flat face and short nose, alopecia, growth retardation, and skeletal defects including hypocalcaemia, decreased bone mineral density, widened growth plates with hypomineralization, less trabeculae and thicker osteo seams. Homozygous mutant mice exhibit metabolic imbalances including abnormally high and low levels of 1,25(OH),2D3 and 25(OH)D3, respectively and abnormal cytokine and chemokine profiles. Homozygous mice exhibit normal pancreatic islet archite ..... For more information please see the full descriiption on the strain data sheet
003292	129S6/SvEvTac-Wastm1Sbs/J	Repository-Cryopreserved
	WAS-deficient mice are viable and fertile. Mutant mice show normal lymphocyte development, serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels and antibody responses. However, peripheral blood lymphocyte counts and platelet numbers are reduced in these mice. Development of chronic colitis is also observed. In vitro, WAS-deficient T cells show markedly impaired proliferative responses to anti-CD3e mediated stimulation. The Was gene is X-linked, so hemizygous males are WAS deficient.
005912	B6.Cg-Il10tm1Cgn (D3Mit49-D3Mit348)/Lt	Repository-Cryopreserved
	Homozygous mice are IL10-deficient and develop spontaneous colitic lesions in the cecum and large intestine as early as 6-8 weeks of age. The severity and age of onset of colitis varies with the donor type and location of the cytokine deficiency colitis susceptibility 1 (Cdcs1) interval. Generally, the C3H/HeJBir region encompassed by D3Mit348 through D3Mit254 (127.7-132.5 megabases) confers increased colitis susceptibility on the B6.129P2-Il10tm1Cgn background (Beckwith J, et al., 2005). Mice on the B6.129P2-Il10tm1Cgn background are prone to rectal prolapse particularly when carrying susceptibility alleles from Chromosome 3. Granulocyte populations in peripheral blood increase upon lesion development and provide a robust non-lethal assessment of colitis severity.
005972	C3H/HeJBirLtJ	Repository-Cryopreserved
	Under conventional housing conditions, C3H/HeJBirLtJ mice develop spontaneous colitis. It should be noted that the phenotype of cecocolitis in this strain requires an interaction with an as yet undefined component of the enteric flora. Inflammation is present mainly in the cecum and right colon. Colitis develops early in life and resolves by three months of age. The colitis is characterized by acute and chronic inflammation, ulcerations, crypt abscesses, regenerative hyperplasia and submucosal scarring. A mild recurrence of the disease can occur after one year. Small lesions at the anorectal junction are common throughout life.
005346	NOD.Cg-Il10tm1Cgn Casp1tm1Sesh/LtJ	Repository-Cryopreserved
	Mice homozygous for the Il10 and Casp1 targeted mutations are viable and fertile when housed under SPF conditions. NOD/Lt mice deficient for both of these genes develop type 1 diabetes at a rate equivalent to the parental strains. The Il10 targeted mutation also renders this NOD/Lt stock susceptible to colitis (although not as severe as other strains of Il10 deficient mice) when maintained under standard housing conditions.
004266	NOD.Cg-Il10tm1Cgn/DvsJ	Repository-Cryopreserved
	Mice homozygous for the Il10tm1Cgn targeted mutation are viable and fertile when housed under SPF conditions. This mutant develops type 1 diabetes at the same rate as the NOD/Lt parental strain. The Il10 tm1Cgn mutation also renders this NOD/Lt stock susceptible to colitis (although not as severe as other strains of Il10 deficient mice) when maintained under standard housing conditions.

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New Strains Under Development

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	Stock Number	Strain Name   Strain Description	Standard Supply
	008243	129-Tff3tm1Dkpy/J	Under Development for Production
	Mice homozygous for this intestinal trefoil factor (ITF or Tff3) mutant allele are viable and fertile with no RNA or protein expression of the targeted gene in the gastrointestinal tract. Homozygous mice exhibit impaired physiological migration of intestinal epithelium to the mucosal surface, have impaired mucosal healing and increased susceptibility to dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)- induced colitis, and are more susceptible to chemotherapy and radiation-induced mucositis. These intestinal trefoil factor (ITF or Tff3) mutant mice may be useful in studying gastrointestinal tract injury (including inflammatory bowel diseases), maintenance of the mucosal barrier, migration and turnover of the intestinal epithelium, and therapies for colon cancer.
	008355	B6.129(Cg)-Slc6a4tm1Kpl/J	Under Development for Production
	Mice that are homozygous for the serotonin transporter targeted mutation (SERT-/- or 5-HTT-/-) are viable and fertile with a superficially unremarkable behavioral phenotype through early adulthood. Serotonin uptake is completely absent in homozygous mice. SERT-deficiency is pleiotropic (many different phenotypic traits). Homozygotes and, to a lesser extent, heterozygotes exhibit diminished responses to serotonin receptor agonists and other classes of drugs (including MDMA, SSRIs, 8-OH-DPAT, and DOI). SERT-mutant mice are also reported to have increased anxiety-like behaviors, altered neuroendocrine and sympathoadrenal responses to even minor stress, diminished aggression, altered emotional learning, substantially increased rapid eye movement (REM) sleep time, reduced brain excitability, increased body temperature, increased colonic motility, reduced spinal reflex to injury, reduced bladder response to stretching, blood pressure responses, diminished bone and muscl ..... For more information please see the full description on the strain data sheet
	008195	B6.129-Adipoqtm1Chan/J	Under Development for Production
	Homozygous mice are viable and fertile, with absence of targeted allele expression confirmed in adipose tissue (mRNA) and plasma (adiponectin protein). While homozygous mice have normal glucose tolerance and insulin resistance, beta-oxidation activity is significantly increased in muscle and liver. Homozygotes also have endothelial dysfunction (increased leukocyte rolling and leukocyte adhesion), are protected from DSS-induced colitis, and are more susceptible to myocardial ischemia/reperfusion. When fed a high fat diet, obese homozygotes are significantly heavier with increased insulin levels and altered insulin resistance. These adiponectin-deficient (Adipoq-/- or Adipo-/-) mice may be useful in studying obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance, metabolism, inflammation, leukocyte-endothelium interactions, and colitis.

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The Jackson Laboratory serves as a worldwide distributor and national repository for common and rare strains of inbred mice and mice carrying spontaneous mutations or induced mutations (i.e., transgenic, targeted/"knockout", or chemically induced mutations). At any one time, we have over 100 strains at various stages of development and colony expansion. Strains "Under Development" fall into two categories depending on the anticipated demand from the scientific community.

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