Strain Name:

B6(Cg)-Tyrc-2J/J

Stock Number:

000058

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      Cell Line: B6(Cg)-Tyrc-2J/J-PRX-B6-albino #1 mES cells

B6(Cg)-Tyrc-2J/J, or B6-albino mice, are C57BL/6J mice that carry a mutation in the tyrosinase gene. Pigment is completely absent from skin, hair and eyes in mice homozygous for Tyrc-2J. This unique characteristic makes these mice ideal for creation of novel strains with targeted mutations (gene knockouts). B6-albino mice are used to generate blastocysts that can be used for microinjection of genetically modified C57BL/6J embryonic stem cells. Following implantation and gestation, resulting offspring that are chimeric for the donor embryonic stem cells and the recipient blastocyst are easily identified by coat color. This allows an easy method to create knockout mice on the C57BL/6J genetic background.

Description

Strain Information

Former Names C57BL/6J-Tyrc-2J/J    (Changed: 28-FEB-07 )
Type Coisogenic; Mutant Strain; Spontaneous Mutation;
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Mating SystemHomozygote x Homozygote         (Female x Male)   17-MAR-06
Breeding Considerations This strain is a good breeder.
Specieslaboratory mouse
GenerationF48+51N3F4pN3F3 (02-JAN-10)
Generation Definitions

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Appearance
albino
Related Genotype: a/a Tyrc-2J/Tyrc-2J

Description
Mice homozygous for Tyrc-2J are phenotypically identical to homozygotes for the classic albino allele. Pigment is completely absent from skin, hair and eyes. While Tyr mRNA levels of Tyrc-2J homozygotes are similar to those of wild-type mice, there is virtually no tyrosinase protein present (Le Fur et al. 1996). Both homozygote and heterozygote mice are highly resistant to light damage and exhibit retinal degeneration (increased photoreceptor death) into young adulthood. Degeneration does not continue in adult mice (Bravo-Nuevo et al. 2004).

Development
Tyrc-2J arose in 1970 at The Jackson Laboratory on a C57BL/6J congenic strain carrying Tyrp1b (Chr 4) and ep (Chr 19) when that congenic was at generation N20. Tyrp1b and ep were eliminated from the Tyrc-2J line by further backcrossing to C57BL/6J (Lane 1973).

Control Information

  Control
   000664 C57BL/6J
 
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Related Strains

View Strains carrying   Tyrc-2J     (4 strains)

Strains carrying other alleles of Tyr
000090   129S1/Sv-Oca2+ Tyr+ KitlSl-J/J
000091   129T1/Sv-Oca2+ Tyrc-ch Dnd1Ter/J
005445   A.B6 Tyr+-Cybanmf333/J
005012   A.B6 Tyr+-Myo5ad-l31J/J
002565   A.B6-Tyr+/J
001017   AKXD10/TyJ
000765   AKXD13/TyJ
000954   AKXD15/TyJ
000958   AKXD16/TyJ
001093   AKXD18/TyJ
001062   AKXD21/TyJ
000947   AKXD22/TyJ
000969   AKXD24/TyJ
000777   AKXD6/TyJ
000763   AKXD9/TyJ
000409   B10.129P-H1b Hbbd Tyrc Ea7a/(5M)oSnJ
000418   B10.129P-H1b Tyrc Hbbd/(5M)nSnJ
000432   B10.C-H1b Hbbd Tyrc/(41N)SnJ
000580   B10.D2/nSn-Tyrc-4J/J
000822   B6 x 129S1/SvEi Oca2+ Tyr+-Vsx2or-J/J
000578   B6 x STOCK Tyrc-ch Bmp5se +/+ Myo6sv/J
017614   B6(Cg)-Tyrc-2J Tg(UBC-mCherry)1Phbs/J
008647   B6.129P2(Cg)-Trpa1tm1Kykw Tyrc-2J/J
000383   B6.C-Tyrc H1b Hbbd/ByJ
013590   B6.Cg-Braftm1Mmcm Ptentm1Hwu Tg(Tyr-cre/ERT2)13Bos/BosJ
003819   B6.Cg-Per2tm1Brd Tyrc-Brd/J
007484   B6.Cg-Tyrc-2J Tg(Tyr)3412ARpw Tg(Sry-EGFP)92Ei/EiJ
000035   B6.Cg-Tyrc-J/J
000104   B6.Cg-Tyrc-h/J
012328   B6.Cg-Tg(Tyr-cre/ERT2)13Bos/J
000054   B6.D2-Tyrc-p/J
000899   C.B6-Tyr+ Hbbs/J
000339   C3H/HeJ-Tyrc-9J/J
001294   C3H/HeJ-Tyrc-a/J
001002   C57BL/10SnJ-Tyrc-11J/J
001006   CBA/J-Tyrc-10J/J
000657   CE/J
000619   FS/EiJ
004624   FVB.129P2-Pde6b+ Tyrc-ch Fmr1tm1Cgr/J
004828   FVB.129P2-Pde6b+ Tyrc-ch/AntJ
007483   FVB.Cg-Tg(Tyr)3412ARpw Tg(Sry-EGFP)92Ei/EiJ
000494   J.Cg-Oca2+ Tyr+ Lystbg/J
002281   NFS.C58-Tyr+/J
004304   NOD.CBALs-Tyr+/LtJ
000271   SH1/LeJ
001759   STOCK A Tyrc Sha/J
000306   STOCK Dll3pu + Tyrc-ch/+ Oca2p Tyrc-ch/J
000006   STOCK Hk Tyrc/J
014173   STOCK Tyrc-2J Omptm1.1(COP4*/EYFP)Tboz/J
000206   STOCK a/a Tyrc-h/J
View Strains carrying other alleles of Tyr     (50 strains)

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JAX® NOTES, Fall 2003; 491. Use of Albino B6 (C57BL/6J-Tyrc-2J) Mice as Blastocyst Hosts for B6-derived ES Cells

Phenotype

Phenotype Information

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Phenotypic Data
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Related Disease (OMIM) Terms provided by MGI
Glaucoma 3, Primary Congenital, A; GLC3A - Models with phenotypic similarity to human disease where etiologies are distinct.2
2 Human genes are associated with this disease. Orthologs of those genes do not appear in the mouse genotype(s).
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Tyrc-2J/Tyrc-2J

        B6(Cg)-Tyrc-2J/J
  • pigmentation phenotype
  • absent coat pigmentation
    • albino coat   (MGI Ref ID J:27522)
  • absent hair follicle melanin granules
    • forskolin treatment does not protect mice from UV effects; numbers of apoptotic epidermal keratinocytes are similar to those in vehicle-treated mutants   (MGI Ref ID J:6611)
  • absent skin pigmentation   (MGI Ref ID J:36008)
  • ocular albinism
    • total iris albinism   (MGI Ref ID J:141035)
  • vision/eye phenotype
  • abnormal aqueous drainage system morphology
    • had mild focal angle developmental defects, whereas pigmented mice had no observed defects   (MGI Ref ID J:82280)
  • abnormal eye physiology
    • resistant to light damage as compared to albino BALB/cByJ   (MGI Ref ID J:99553)
    • abnormal eye electrophysiology
      • reduction in a-wave and b-wave amplitude in young adults as demonstrated by electroretinogram   (MGI Ref ID J:92276)
    • abnormal intraocular pressure
      • increased pressure as compared to pigmented C57BL/6J   (MGI Ref ID J:82879)
    • abnormal vision
      • dark-adapted threshold s are elevated (decreased sensitivity) in comparison to C57BL/6J   (MGI Ref ID J:99554)
  • abnormal retina morphology
    • increased total number of cells in temporal retina during E11-13   (MGI Ref ID J:77026)
    • sustained, early production of ipsilateral retinal ganglion cells up to E14   (MGI Ref ID J:77026)
    • increased surface area of temporal retina, as well as additional sectors during E11-13   (MGI Ref ID J:77026)
    • abnormal retinal ganglion layer morphology
      • beginning at E11 through E16, cells exhibit smaller size and abnormal packing and organization   (MGI Ref ID J:77026)
    • abnormal retinal photoreceptor morphology
      • mean synaptic ribbon length is decreased in comparison to C57BL/6J mean synaptic ribbon length is decreased in comparison to C57BL/6J   (MGI Ref ID J:99554)
      • decreased retinal photoreceptor cell number
        • increased apoptosis in outer nuclear layer during adulthood (2-12 months), then decreasing to control levels   (MGI Ref ID J:92276)
    • retinal degeneration   (MGI Ref ID J:92276)
  • ocular albinism
    • total iris albinism   (MGI Ref ID J:141035)
  • nervous system phenotype
  • abnormal retinal photoreceptor morphology
    • mean synaptic ribbon length is decreased in comparison to C57BL/6J mean synaptic ribbon length is decreased in comparison to C57BL/6J   (MGI Ref ID J:99554)
    • decreased retinal photoreceptor cell number
      • increased apoptosis in outer nuclear layer during adulthood (2-12 months), then decreasing to control levels   (MGI Ref ID J:92276)
  • cellular phenotype
  • abnormal keratinocyte apoptosis   (MGI Ref ID J:112959)
  • increased cellular sensitivity to ionizing radiation
    • mice show dose-dependent DNA lesion formation (cyclobutane dimers) from UV-B exposure, but wild-type or forskolin-treated Mc1re mutants show little damage   (MGI Ref ID J:112959)
  • integument phenotype
  • abnormal keratinocyte apoptosis   (MGI Ref ID J:112959)
  • absent coat pigmentation
    • albino coat   (MGI Ref ID J:27522)
  • absent hair follicle melanin granules
    • forskolin treatment does not protect mice from UV effects; numbers of apoptotic epidermal keratinocytes are similar to those in vehicle-treated mutants   (MGI Ref ID J:6611)
  • absent skin pigmentation   (MGI Ref ID J:36008)

The following phenotype information may relate to a genetic background differing from this JAX® Mice strain.

Tyrc-2J/Tyrc-2J

        involves: C57BL/6
  • pigmentation phenotype
  • absent skin pigmentation
    • mice lack pigmentation in the skin and eyes   (MGI Ref ID J:6611)
    • mice lack detectable amounts of melanin in the hairbulbs   (MGI Ref ID J:6611)
  • integument phenotype
  • absent skin pigmentation
    • mice lack pigmentation in the skin and eyes   (MGI Ref ID J:6611)
    • mice lack detectable amounts of melanin in the hairbulbs   (MGI Ref ID J:6611)
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Color and White Spotting Defects

Mouse/Human Gene Homologs
albinism, tyrosine negative

Sensorineural Research
Retinal Degeneration

Genes & Alleles

Gene & Allele Information provided by MGI

 
Allele Symbol Tyrc-2J
Allele Name albino 2 Jackson
Allele Type Spontaneous
Strain of OriginB6.Cg-Tyrp1 Hps1
Gene Symbol and Name Tyr, tyrosinase
Chromosome 7
Gene Common Name(s) C; CMM8; OCA1A; OCAIA; SHEP3; albino; c; skc35; skin/coat color 35;
Molecular Note This mutation has a G to T base change at nucleotide 291 resulting in an amino acid change from arginine to leucine at residue 77 which lies in the highly conserved DDRE sequence. Nucleotide 291 is at the alternative 5' splice donor site for exon 1 and this allele does not produce the 1a or 1b subset of tyrosinase transcripts but does produce a significant increase in 1c and 1d transcripts. Western blots of homozygous mutant skin extracts demostrate the nearly complete absence of the broad 76-84 kDa bandof glycosylated wild-type tyrosinase. No tyrosinase activity was found in hairbulb extracts from homozygous mice. [MGI Ref ID J:36008] [MGI Ref ID J:6611]

Genotyping

Genotyping Information

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References

References provided by MGI

Selected Reference(s)

Townsend D; Witkop CJ Jr; Mattson J. 1981. Tyrosinase subcellular distribution and kinetic parameters in wild type and C-locus mutant C57BL/6J mice. J Exp Zool 216(1):113-9. [PubMed: 6793688]  [MGI Ref ID J:6611]

Additional References

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Hofele K; Sedelis M; Auburger GW; Morgan S; Huston JP; Schwarting RK. 2001. Evidence for a dissociation between MPTP toxicity and tyrosinase activity based on congenic mouse strain susceptibility. Exp Neurol 168(1):116-22. [PubMed: 11170726]  [MGI Ref ID J:67792]

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Kwon BS; Wakulchik M; Haq AK; Halaban R; Kestler D. 1988. Sequence analysis of mouse tyrosinase cDNA and the effect of melanotropin on its gene expression. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 153(3):1301-9. [PubMed: 3134020]  [MGI Ref ID J:9242]

Le Fur N; Kelsall SR; Mintz B. 1996. Base substitution at different alternative splice donor sites of the tyrosinase gene in murine albinism. Genomics 37(2):245-8. [PubMed: 8921397]  [MGI Ref ID J:36008]

Nusinowitz S; Nguyen L; Radu R; Kashani Z; Farber D; Danciger M. 2003. Electroretinographic evidence for altered phototransduction gain and slowed recovery from photobleaches in albino mice with a MET450 variant in RPE65. Exp Eye Res 77(5):627-38. [PubMed: 14550405]  [MGI Ref ID J:86186]

Porter S; Mintz B. 1991. Multiple alternatively spliced transcripts of the mouse tyrosinase-encoding gene. Gene 97(2):277-82. [PubMed: 1900251]  [MGI Ref ID J:11014]

Rikke BA; Simpson VJ; Montoliu L; Johnson TE. 2001. No effect of albinism on sedative-hypnotic sensitivity to ethanol and anesthetics. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 25(2):171-6. [PubMed: 11236829]  [MGI Ref ID J:68230]

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Zurita E; Chagoyen M; Cantero M; Alonso R; Gonzalez-Neira A; Lopez-Jimenez A; Lopez-Moreno JA; Landel CP; Benitez J; Pazos F; Montoliu L. 2010. Genetic polymorphisms among C57BL/6 mouse inbred strains. Transgenic Res :. [PubMed: 20506040]  [MGI Ref ID J:160203]

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Anderson MG; Hawes NL; Trantow CM; Chang B; John SW. 2008. Iris phenotypes and pigment dispersion caused by genes influencing pigmentation. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 21(5):565-78. [PubMed: 18715234]  [MGI Ref ID J:141035]

Anderson MG; Libby RT; Mao M; Cosma IM; Wilson LA; Smith RS; John SW. 2006. Genetic context determines susceptibility to intraocular pressure elevation in a mouse pigmentary glaucoma. BMC Biol 4:20. [PubMed: 16827931]  [MGI Ref ID J:128215]

Balkema GW; Cusick K; Nguyen TH. 2001. Diurnal variation in synaptic ribbon length and visual threshold. Vis Neurosci 18(5):789-97. [PubMed: 11925014]  [MGI Ref ID J:99554]

Bravo-Nuevo A; Walsh N; Stone J. 2004. Photoreceptor degeneration and loss of retinal function in the C57BL/6-C2J mouse. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 45(6):2005-12. [PubMed: 15161869]  [MGI Ref ID J:92276]

Cohen-Solal KA; Crespo-Carbone SM; Namkoong J; Mackason KR; Roberts KG; Reuhl KR; Chen S. 2002. Progressive appearance of pigmentation in amelanotic melanoma lesions. Pigment Cell Res 15(4):282-9. [PubMed: 12100494]  [MGI Ref ID J:77989]

Cortese K; Giordano F; Surace EM; Venturi C; Ballabio A; Tacchetti C; Marigo V. 2005. The ocular albinism type 1 (OA1) gene controls melanosome maturation and size. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 46(12):4358-64. [PubMed: 16303920]  [MGI Ref ID J:103788]

D'Orazio JA; Nobuhisa T; Cui R; Arya M; Spry M; Wakamatsu K; Igras V; Kunisada T; Granter SR; Nishimura EK; Ito S; Fisher DE. 2006. Topical drug rescue strategy and skin protection based on the role of Mc1r in UV-induced tanning. Nature 443(7109):340-4. [PubMed: 16988713]  [MGI Ref ID J:112959]

Danciger M; Ogando D; Yang H; Matthes MT; Yu N; Ahern K; Yasumura D; Williams RW; Lavail MM. 2008. Genetic modifiers of retinal degeneration in the rd3 mouse. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 49(7):2863-9. [PubMed: 18344445]  [MGI Ref ID J:136923]

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Health & husbandry

Health & Colony Maintenance Information

Animal Health Reports

Room Number           AX6
Room Number           RB02

Colony Maintenance

Mating SystemHomozygote x Homozygote         (Female x Male)   17-MAR-06
Breeding Considerations This strain is a good breeder.
Diet Information LabDiet® 5K52/5K67

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Weeks of AgePrice (US dollars $)GenderGenotypes Provided
3-5 weeks $23.90Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
6 weeks $26.00Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
7 weeks $28.10Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
8 weeks $30.30Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
9 weeks $32.30Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
10 weeks $34.40Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
11 weeks $36.60Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
12 weeks $38.70Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
Pairs /Price (US dollars $)Pair Genotype
$52.00Homozygous for Tyrc-2J x Homozygous for Tyrc-2J

Standard Supply

Level 2. Up to 100 mice. Larger quantities or custom orders arranged upon request.

Supply Notes

  • This strain is available from both the Bar Harbor, Maine and Sacramento, Calif. facilities.
  • Pair Pricing: Price may vary depending on the age of the males and females available for shipment. The price displayed is for a male and female at six weeks of age.
  • Shipped at a specific age in weeks. Mice at a precise age in days, littermates and retired breeders are also available.

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B6(Cg)-Tyrc-2J/J-PRX-B6-albino #1 mES cells
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Weeks of AgePrice (US dollars $)GenderGenotypes Provided
3-5 weeks $31.10Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
6 weeks $33.80Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
7 weeks $36.60Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
8 weeks $39.40Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
9 weeks $42.00Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
10 weeks $44.80Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
11 weeks $47.60Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
12 weeks $50.40Female or MaleHomozygous for Tyrc-2J
Pairs /Price (US dollars $)Pair Genotype
$67.60Homozygous for Tyrc-2J x Homozygous for Tyrc-2J

Standard Supply

Level 2. Up to 100 mice. Larger quantities or custom orders arranged upon request.

Supply Notes

  • Pair Pricing: Price may vary depending on the age of the males and females available for shipment. The price displayed is for a male and female at six weeks of age.
  • Shipped at a specific age in weeks. Mice at a precise age in days, littermates and retired breeders are also available.

JAX® Cells, Tissues & Products

Select the cell line of interest to go to the cell line data sheet
B6(Cg)-Tyrc-2J/J-PRX-B6-albino #1 mES cells
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Standard Supply

Level 2. Up to 100 mice. Larger quantities or custom orders arranged upon request.

General Supply Notes

Control Information

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   000664 C57BL/6J
 
  Considerations for Choosing Controls
  Control Pricing Information for Genetically Engineered Mutant Strains.
 

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