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| Stock Number |
Strain Name Strain Description |
Standard Supply |
| 100410 | WBB6F1/J-KitW/KitW-v/J | Level 2 |
| Kit mutant mice possess pleiotropic defects in pigment-forming cells, germ cells, RBC's and mast cells. In addition, they exhibit impaired resistance to parasitic infection and an intrinsic progenitor cell defect. KitW-v homozygotes resemble KitW homozygotes in color, anemia, and germ cells, but many of them survive to maturity. The lack of germ cells in mutant mice leads to the development of some ovarian tumors (mesotheliomas and granulosa cell), associated with an overproduction of pituitary gonadotropic hormone. KitW/KitW-v double heterozygotes are viable but sterile because of germ cell deficiency. They are also mast cell deficient. KitW/KitW-v double heterozygotes lack intermediate cells, derived from melanoblasts, in the stria vascularis resulting in endocochlear degeneration, loss of endocochlear potential, and hearing impairment. | ||
| 001573 | B6C3Fe a/a-MitfMi/J | Repository- Live |
| Mutations at the Mitf locus affect eye size, pigmentation, and the capacity for secondary bone resorption. Mice heterozygous for the MitfMi mutation have less iris pigment than wildtype and often have white spotting on the belly, head, and tail. Homozygous mutant mice have small eyes and are devoid of pigment in the eyes, inner ear, and skin. Homozygotes are deaf at an early age. There is a decrease of mast cells in the spleen and gut. Most homozygotes die around weaning but some may live for several months. There is a deficiency of secondary bone resorption (osteopetrosis) and the incisors fail to erupt. Immunological defects include decreased macrophage chemotactic responses, impaired proliferative responses to B cell and T cell mitogens, diminished responses in vitro to T-dependent and T-independent antigens and reduced NK cell activity. | ||
| 007806 | C.129S(B6)-Stat5atm1Mam/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, develop normally, and are fertile, but females do not lactate. Mammary ductal development through pregnancy is normal, but lobuloalveolar development is severely reduced, and milk is not secreted even after prolonged suckling. Levels of the closely-related STAT5B protein are also markedly reduced in STAT5A-deficient mice, but STAT5B protein levels increase and phosphorylation is evident after 3 days of suckling. Expression of several milk protein genes is unaffected in homozygous mutants, but whey acidic protein expression is severely reduced. Homozygous males exhibit abnormal prostate morphology and an increase in probasin secretion. Immmunological defects exhibited by homozygotes include a reduced number of peritoneal mast cells, decreased IL-3-dependent development of bone marrow-derived mast cells, defective bone marrow-derived macrophage GM-CSF (Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor)-induced proliferation, decreased
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| 100401 | WCB6F1/J KitlSl KitlSl-d | Repository- Live |
| The multiple steel mutations (KitlSl) behave in a semidominant fashion and cause deficiencies in pigment cells, germ cells, and blood cells paralleling those caused by the Kit locus mutations (dominant spotting alleles). Many steel alleles cause severe anemia resulting in death in utero of homozygous mutant mice. However, mice homozygous for some steel mutations and compound heterozygotes for two steel alleles (e.g., KitlSl/KitlSl-d) are viable and have black eyes and a white coat; they have severe macrocytic anemia, and both sexes are usually sterile due to failure of germ cells to migrate correctly during development. Mice heterozygous for a single steel mutation have diluted coat color with a small amount of white spotting, are viable and fertile, and may have a slight macrocytic anemia. Primordial germ cells are absent in the nonviable steel homozygotes and severely reduced in steel heterozygotes. Mast cells are virtuall
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| 004197 | B6.129S6-Rac2tm1Mddw/J | Repository-Cryopreserved |
| Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, fertile, and normal in size but exhibit phagocytic immunodeficiency. No endogenous gene product (mRNA or protein) was detected by Northern blot analysis, RT-PCR or Western blot analysis. The Rac proteins are a subclass of the Rho family of GTPases, and are involved in actin cytoskeletal organization in cell movement, cell proliferation, kinase signaling pathways, and in superoxide production in phagocytic cells. Neutrophils and mast cells derived from homozygous mice display abnormal actin-based functions: cytoskeleton remodeling ability, adhesion, migration, degranulation, and phagocytosis. Diminished superoxide production in response to some agonists, and reduced total number of leukocytes and neutrophils in peritoneal exudate is observed. As result of functional deficiencies in neutrophil and mast cell populations, these mutant mice are more vulnerable to invasive infection. Slowed growth of mast cells, accompanying redu
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| 000158 | B6.Cg-MitfMi-wh/MitfMi/J | Repository-Cryopreserved |
| Mutations at the Mitf locus affect eye size, pigmentation, and the capacity for secondary bone resorption. Mice homozygous for the white allele (MitfMi-wh) display an overall absence of pigment cells with the exception of the retina which expresses a few giving the eye a small amount of pigment. Homozygotes white mutant mice show slight microphthalmia but normal skeleton. Mice heterozygous for the microphthalmia (MitfMi) mutation have less iris pigment than wildtype and often have white spotting on the belly, head, and tail. Homozygous mutant mice have small eyes and are devoid of pigment in the eyes, inner ear, and skin. Homozygotes are deaf at an early age. There is a decrease of mast cells in the spleen and gut. Most homozygotes die around weaning but some may live for several months. There is a deficiency of secondary bone resorption (osteopetrosis) and the incisors fail to erupt. Immunological defects include decreased macrophage chemotac
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| 002536 | B6;129S-Btktm1Wk/J | Repository-Cryopreserved |
| Mice homozygous for the Btktm1Wk targeted mutation are viable and fertile. Homozygous mutant mice show defects in B-cell maturation and activation. This strain has the same phenotype as the spontaneous X-linked immune deficiency mutation (CBA/CaHN-Btkxid/J; Stock No. 001011). See Inbred Strain listing. | ||
| 002833 | B6;129S6-Stat5atm1Mam/J | Repository-Cryopreserved |
| Mice homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, develop normally, and are fertile, but do not lactate. Mammary ductal development through pregnancy is normal, but lobuloalveolar development is severely reduced and there is no milk secretion even after prolonged suckling. Levels of the closely related STAT5B signalling molecule are also markedly reduced in STAT5A-deficient mice, but levels increase and phosphorylation is evident after three days of suckling. Expression of several milk protein genes is unaffected in homozygous mutants, whereas whey acidic protein expression is severely reduced. Homozygous males exhibit abnormal prostate morphology and an increase in probasin secretion. Immmunological defects exhibited by homozygotes include a reduced number of peritoneal mast cells, decreased IL-3 dependent development of bone marrow-derived mast cells, defective bone marrow-derived macrophage GM-CSF (Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) induced proliferation, decreas
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| 004655 | STOCK Gata1tm2Sho/J | Repository-Cryopreserved |
| Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Reduced levels of gene product (mRNA) is detected by RT-PCR analysis. Mutant mice are thrombocytopenic and anemic at birth. Adult mutant mice have enlarged spleens and exhibit thrombocytopenia due to arrested megakaryocyte maturation which results in increased megakaryocytes in spleen and bone marrow. Platelet number in adult mutant mice is only 10% of wildtype. Erythroblast and mast cell differentiation is defective as indicated by increased apoptotic rates and accumulation of progenitors. Mutant mice display an enhanced response and recovery to experimentally induced acute and chronic erythropoiesis stimulation. At 15 months of age, homozygous female and heterozygous male mutant mice begin to develop idiopathic myelofibrosis-like symptoms including: anemia, tear-drop poikilocytes, progenitor cells in the blood, collagen fibers and o
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