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006653 129S-Del(6)1Mom/MomJ
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Using chromosome engineering technology, an approximately 600 kilobase genomic region was deleted that contains a cluster of 16 intact V1r vomeronasal receptor genes. The mutant mice display deficits in a subset of VNO-dependent behaviors: the expression of male sexual behavior and maternal aggression is substantially altered. Electrophysiologically, the epithelium of the VNO of such mice does not respond detectably to specific pheromonal ligands.
006633 STOCK V1rb2tm3Mom/MomJ
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This mutation causes a deletion of the coding region of the vomeronasal receptor V1rb2 and encodes two detectable tags. Vomeronasal sensory neurons that express the mutated locus co-express GFP and the taulacZ fusion protein by virtue of IRES-mediated co-translation. These neurons can be revealed by the intrinsic fluorescence of GFP, by immunofluorescence with anti-GFP antibodies, by histochemistry of beta-galactosidase enzymatic activity, or by immunofluorescence with anti-beta-galactosidase antibodies. There is a three fold diminution in neurons expressing this disrupted allele relative to those that express a tagged endogenous sequence, and the pattern of innervation of the accessory olfactory bulb differs, with axons failing to converge onto distinct glomeruli.

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