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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Ostm1gl
grey-lethal
MGI:1856885
Summary 2 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
hm1
Ostm1gl/Ostm1gl GL/Le Edardl-J +/+ Ostm1gl/J MGI:2655576
ht2
Ostm1gl/Ostm1om involves: C3HeB/FeJ MGI:5514054


Genotype
MGI:2655576
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Ostm1gl/Ostm1gl
Genetic
Background
GL/Le Edardl-J +/+ Ostm1gl/J
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Mouse lines carrying:
Ostm1gl mutation (1 available); any Ostm1 mutation (23 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• death occurs between 20 and 30 days of age
• death does not result from starvation, as artificial feeding fails to prolong life significantly

pigmentation
• agouti coat appears grey
• pheomelanin granules are clumped and reduced in the yellow band, whereas eumelanin granules are unchanged in the dark hair shafts

craniofacial
• the mental foramen becomes very enlarged and forms a protruding bulge of tissue formed from the back end of the incisor
• shape and size are abnormal and the back of the lower incisor is found to grow through mental foramen, which becomes very enlarged and forms a protruding bulge from the back end of the incisor
• homozygotes can be recognized at 18 days of gestation by their short lower incisors which do not extend caudally beneath the first lower molar tooth germs
• particularly in the lower first molars, which are more compressed laterally
• the uncalcified roots become complexly bent and wrinkled in the mandible and tend to leave the maxilla dorsally through the nerve foramina
• there is a very wide layer of uncalcified matter in the dentine and the roots of teeth remain uncalcified
• although there are malformed teeth in their sockets, they do not erupt

skeleton
• the mental foramen becomes very enlarged and forms a protruding bulge of tissue formed from the back end of the incisor
• shape and size are abnormal and the back of the lower incisor is found to grow through mental foramen, which becomes very enlarged and forms a protruding bulge from the back end of the incisor
• homozygotes can be recognized at 18 days of gestation by their short lower incisors which do not extend caudally beneath the first lower molar tooth germs
• particularly in the lower first molars, which are more compressed laterally
• the uncalcified roots become complexly bent and wrinkled in the mandible and tend to leave the maxilla dorsally through the nerve foramina
• there is a very wide layer of uncalcified matter in the dentine and the roots of teeth remain uncalcified
• although there are malformed teeth in their sockets, they do not erupt
• calcification of the bone is incomplete, wide layers of uncalcified bone cover many of the spongiosa spicules, all spongiosa formed persists, the periosteal bone is poorly developed
• due to the failure of secondary bone resorption, bones cannot grow normally, they do not form normal marrow cavities, and the teeth do not erupt (J:5561)
• absence of secondary remodelling results in abnormally shaped long limb bones, particularly the proximal end of the humerus and tibia and the distal end of the femur and radius (J:13053)

homeostasis/metabolism
N
• no aberrant bleeding time after tail vein nick

growth/size/body
• shape and size are abnormal and the back of the lower incisor is found to grow through mental foramen, which becomes very enlarged and forms a protruding bulge from the back end of the incisor
• homozygotes can be recognized at 18 days of gestation by their short lower incisors which do not extend caudally beneath the first lower molar tooth germs
• particularly in the lower first molars, which are more compressed laterally
• the uncalcified roots become complexly bent and wrinkled in the mandible and tend to leave the maxilla dorsally through the nerve foramina
• there is a very wide layer of uncalcified matter in the dentine and the roots of teeth remain uncalcified
• although there are malformed teeth in their sockets, they do not erupt
• mutants weigh less than their normal littermates from an early age, continue to be nursed by the mother long after the normal littermates are weaned, and even if sustained with a liquid diet they fail to gain weight and waste away

immune system
• non-purulent discharge from the eyes makes the eye-lids stick together after they have opened

vision/eye
• non-purulent discharge from the eyes makes the eye-lids stick together after they have opened
• mutants often have the eyelids open slightly later than normal

behavior/neurological
• a pecular gait developes wherein the limbs are stiffly streched so that the belly is far above the floor of the cage

integument
• agouti coat appears grey
• pheomelanin granules are clumped and reduced in the yellow band, whereas eumelanin granules are unchanged in the dark hair shafts

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
autosomal recessive osteopetrosis 5 DOID:0110939 OMIM:259720
J:5561




Genotype
MGI:5514054
ht2
Allelic
Composition
Ostm1gl/Ostm1om
Genetic
Background
involves: C3HeB/FeJ
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Ostm1gl mutation (1 available); any Ostm1 mutation (23 available)
Ostm1om mutation (1 available); any Ostm1 mutation (23 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• however, mice are viable on a soft food diet

craniofacial
• at P21

pigmentation
• grey appearance at P21

integument
• grey appearance at P21

growth/size/body
• at P21

skeleton
• at P21





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last database update
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
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