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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg
transgene insertion 94, Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics
MGI:2176258
Summary 12 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
cn1
Gna11tm1Soff/Gna11tm1Soff
Gnaqtm2Soff/Gnaqtm2Soff
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 MGI:3796532
cn2
Nf1tm1Par/Nf1tm1Par
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ MGI:3710235
cn3
Col1a1tm1(tetO-EWSR1/ATF1)Yasu/Col1a1+
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA*M2)Jae/Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(EYFP)Cos
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
involves: 129S4/SvJae * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 MGI:5485201
cn4
Gjb2tm1Kkam/Gjb2tm1Kkam
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6J MGI:5615099
cn5
Smotm2Amc/Smotm2.1Amc
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ MGI:4843926
cn6
Evc2tm2.1Mis/Evc2tm2.1Mis
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ MGI:5698050
cn7
Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno/Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Tg(Th-MYCN)41Waw/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * BALB/c * C57BL/6 * SJL MGI:6476981
cn8
Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno/Alk+
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Tg(Th-MYCN)41Waw/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * BALB/c * C57BL/6 * SJL MGI:6476983
cn9
Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno/Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6N * SJL MGI:6476976
cn10
Tg(CAG-Bmpr1a*,-lacZ)1Nobs/0
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J MGI:5473901
cn11
Cdc42tm1.1Ayam/Cdc42tm1.1Ayam
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Not Specified MGI:7335182
cn12
Hand1tm3Abfi/Hand1+
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Not Specified MGI:5604136


Genotype
MGI:3796532
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Gna11tm1Soff/Gna11tm1Soff
Gnaqtm2Soff/Gnaqtm2Soff
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Gna11tm1Soff mutation (0 available); any Gna11 mutation (21 available)
Gnaqtm2Soff mutation (0 available); any Gnaq mutation (24 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
craniofacial
N
• incisive alveolar bone in distal mandibular region is relatively well-developed
• lamina obturans is duplicated
• duplicated in mutants
• hyoid is not fused to basisphenoid in all cases; body of hyoid has extended ossification center and is fused to lesser hyoid horn and often with superior horn of thyroid similar to Ednrb-knock-in homozygotes
• maxillary bones are duplicated in mandibular region
• duplication of palatine bone is observed
• duplication of jugal bone in mandibular region is observed

skeleton
• lamina obturans is duplicated
• duplicated in mutants
• hyoid is not fused to basisphenoid in all cases; body of hyoid has extended ossification center and is fused to lesser hyoid horn and often with superior horn of thyroid similar to Ednrb-knock-in homozygotes
• maxillary bones are duplicated in mandibular region
• duplication of palatine bone is observed
• duplication of jugal bone in mandibular region is observed




Genotype
MGI:3710235
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Nf1tm1Par/Nf1tm1Par
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Nf1tm1Par mutation (4 available); any Nf1 mutation (157 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body

respiratory system
• pups do not initiate normal respiration

nervous system
• increase in the number of adrenal medullary cells, suggesting pheochromocytoma
• massively enlarged sympathetic ganglia that consist of axons that stain for neurofilament and small cell bodies with large nuclei that express tyrosine hydroxylase, a morphology consistent with ganglioneuroma or ganglioneurosarcoma

endocrine/exocrine glands
• a thinning and distortion of the adrenal cortex
• increase in the number of adrenal medullary cells, suggesting pheochromocytoma

neoplasm
• develop tumors of neural crest origin such as ganglioneuroma, ganglioneurosarcoma, and pheochromocytoma

cardiovascular system
N
• normal cardiac development

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
neurofibromatosis 1 DOID:0111253 OMIM:162200
J:80323




Genotype
MGI:5485201
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Col1a1tm1(tetO-EWSR1/ATF1)Yasu/Col1a1+
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA*M2)Jae/Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(EYFP)Cos
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Col1a1tm1(tetO-EWSR1/ATF1)Yasu mutation (0 available); any Col1a1 mutation (160 available)
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(EYFP)Cos mutation (11 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (942 available)
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA*M2)Jae mutation (30 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (942 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
neoplasm
• in of all doxycycline-treated mice arising from neural crest-lineage cells




Genotype
MGI:5615099
cn4
Allelic
Composition
Gjb2tm1Kkam/Gjb2tm1Kkam
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6J
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Mouse lines carrying:
Gjb2tm1Kkam mutation (0 available); any Gjb2 mutation (21 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
hearing/vestibular/ear
• cochleae show fragmented, small vesicle-like gap junction plaques resulting in diminished total plaque areas at E17.5
• gap junction plaque disruption is already seen at the initial stage of formation at E14.5
• mice form gap junctions in the inner sulcus cells of the cochleae, although gap junctions are sometimes discontinuous with excessive endocytosis or abnormally condensed intermembrane layers around the gap junctions
• larger numbers of caveolae and vesicles are seen at cell borders of inner sulcus cells in 5 week old mutants
• an increase in caveolar structures is seen at the fragmented small vesicle-like gap junction plaques of cochleae, indicating endocytosis
• impaired ability to propagate calcium oscillations from cell to cell in the cochlea at P5 (S3), however the frequency of calcium oscillations do not change
• auditory brainstem response recordings show a threshold shift for both 8 kHz and 20 kHz in 7 week old mutants
• severe sensorineural hearing loss

cellular
• larger numbers of caveolae and vesicles are seen at cell borders of inner sulcus cells in 5 week old mutants
• an increase in caveolar structures is seen at the fragmented small vesicle-like gap junction plaques of cochleae, indicating endocytosis




Genotype
MGI:4843926
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Smotm2Amc/Smotm2.1Amc
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Smotm2.1Amc mutation (0 available); any Smo mutation (39 available)
Smotm2Amc mutation (1 available); any Smo mutation (39 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• authors state that mice exhibit identical cardiac defects as observed in Smotm2Amc/Smotm2.1Amc Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth mice




Genotype
MGI:5698050
cn6
Allelic
Composition
Evc2tm2.1Mis/Evc2tm2.1Mis
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Evc2tm2.1Mis mutation (0 available); any Evc2 mutation (47 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
craniofacial
• lower incisors showed slightly shorter length and relatively normal radio density
• upper incisors were shorter than those in control littermates
• at E18.5, pre-ameloblasts located in the posterior area of normal upper incisor are less differentiated with fully extended nuclei within ameloblasts
• at E18.5 deposition of extracellular matrix proteins surrounding ameloblasts is reduced
• at E18.5 revealed that ameloblasts in mutant mice did not polarize appropriately when compared to those with control littermates

skeleton
• lower incisors showed slightly shorter length and relatively normal radio density
• upper incisors were shorter than those in control littermates
• at E18.5, pre-ameloblasts located in the posterior area of normal upper incisor are less differentiated with fully extended nuclei within ameloblasts
• at E18.5 deposition of extracellular matrix proteins surrounding ameloblasts is reduced
• at E18.5 revealed that ameloblasts in mutant mice did not polarize appropriately when compared to those with control littermates

growth/size/body
• lower incisors showed slightly shorter length and relatively normal radio density
• upper incisors were shorter than those in control littermates
• at E18.5, pre-ameloblasts located in the posterior area of normal upper incisor are less differentiated with fully extended nuclei within ameloblasts
• at E18.5 deposition of extracellular matrix proteins surrounding ameloblasts is reduced
• at E18.5 revealed that ameloblasts in mutant mice did not polarize appropriately when compared to those with control littermates

mortality/aging
N
• did not notice lethality in the neural crest-specific mutant mice during the period of observation (up to 6 months)




Genotype
MGI:6476981
cn7
Allelic
Composition
Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno/Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Tg(Th-MYCN)41Waw/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * BALB/c * C57BL/6 * SJL
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Mouse lines carrying:
Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno mutation (0 available); any Alk mutation (62 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
Tg(Th-MYCN)41Waw mutation (2 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• mice show enhanced lethality compared to single Tg(Th-MYCN)41Waw expressing mice

neoplasm
• mice develop neuroblastoma with earlier onset, higher penetrance and enhanced lethality than in single Tg(Th-MYCN)41Waw expressing mice
• mice show earlier onset of neuroblastoma than in single Tg(Th-MYCN)41Waw expressing mice

nervous system
• mice develop neuroblastoma with earlier onset, higher penetrance and enhanced lethality than in single Tg(Th-MYCN)41Waw expressing mice

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
neuroblastoma DOID:769 J:294092




Genotype
MGI:6476983
cn8
Allelic
Composition
Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno/Alk+
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Tg(Th-MYCN)41Waw/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * BALB/c * C57BL/6 * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno mutation (0 available); any Alk mutation (62 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
Tg(Th-MYCN)41Waw mutation (2 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• mice that develop thoracic and/or abdominal tumors die by 6 months

neoplasm
• 17 of 18 mice develop bulky thoracic and/or abdominal tumors, with tumors showing features characteristic of neuroblastoma
• 14 of 18 mice exhibit abdominal tumors
• 4 of 18 mice exhibit thoracic tumors
• 2 of 18 mice exhibit both abdominal and thoracic tumors

nervous system
• 17 of 18 mice develop bulky thoracic and/or abdominal tumors, with tumors showing features characteristic of neuroblastoma
• 14 of 18 mice exhibit abdominal tumors
• 4 of 18 mice exhibit thoracic tumors
• 2 of 18 mice exhibit both abdominal and thoracic tumors

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
neuroblastoma DOID:769 J:294092




Genotype
MGI:6476976
cn9
Allelic
Composition
Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno/Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6N * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Alktm1.1(ALK*F1174L)Heno mutation (0 available); any Alk mutation (62 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• increase in proliferation of sympathetic ganglion progenitors
• size of the sympathetic ganglia (superior cervical ganglia) is larger at E13.5
• increase in cell numbers in superior cervical ganglia

neoplasm
N
• mice show no overt signs of tumorigenesis




Genotype
MGI:5473901
cn10
Allelic
Composition
Tg(CAG-Bmpr1a*,-lacZ)1Nobs/0
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
No mouse lines available in IMSR.
See publication links below for author information.
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• about 80% die soon after birth while 20% survive; those surviving do not exhibit cleft but have shorter faces
• about 80% die soon after birth due to facial cleft and cleft palate, however mice without cleft survive

embryo
• mutants show an increase in apoptosis in the developing frontal bone primordial mesenchymal cells at E10.5
• mutants exhibit a reduction in the number of frontal bone primordial cells at E12.5 but no changes in apoptosis or proliferation at this time
• the frontal bone primordial cells form the frontal bone matrix normally and differentiate into the frontal bones at E15.5, but their sizes are smaller
• cell density of the frontonasal mesenchyme is lower than in controls at E10.5 but not at E9.5
• an increase in apoptosis is seen in the frontonasal mesenchyme at E10.5
• however, proliferation is normal in this area

craniofacial
• calvarial ossification defects are seen in 3 week old mice showing calvarial foramina
• 100% of mice exhibit wide-open anterior fontanelles at birth
• newborns show reduced size of the frontal bones in the presence and absence of cleft face and cleft palate
• nasal processes are smaller at E10.5
• 77.8% of E11.5 embryos show an abnormally unfused nasal process
• 83.3% of newborns have midline fusion defects, cleft face and cleft palate
• mice without cleft have a short face, with facial length 0.87-fold shorter than controls at 3 weeks of age
• mice with cleft face and cleft palate exhibit more severe defects in craniofacial bone formation than those without, showing nasal bone dysplasia and septal cartilage separation
• mice without cleft have a short face, with facial length 0.87-fold shorter than controls at 3 weeks of age
• 83.3% of newborns have midline fusion defects, cleft face and cleft palate
• mice with cleft face and cleft palate exhibit more severe defects in craniofacial bone formation than those without, showing nasal bone dysplasia and septal cartilage separation
• 83.3% of newborns have midline fusion defects, cleft face and cleft palate
• 75% of embryos exhibit facial cleft at E13.5 and E15.5 (after completion of upper lip formation)

cardiovascular system
• 50% of mutants with facial cleft exhibit a ventricular septum defect

digestive/alimentary system
• 83.3% of newborns have midline fusion defects, cleft face and cleft palate

integument
• 28.6% of surviving mice without cleft face or cleft palate exhibit a belly spot

behavior/neurological
• midline fusion defects affect suckling but not breathing

pigmentation
• 28.6% of surviving mice without cleft face or cleft palate exhibit a belly spot

respiratory system
• mice with cleft face and cleft palate exhibit more severe defects in craniofacial bone formation than those without, showing nasal bone dysplasia and septal cartilage separation
• mice with cleft face and cleft palate exhibit more severe defects in craniofacial bone formation than those without, showing nasal bone dysplasia and septal cartilage separation

vision/eye
• distance between the eyes is 1.1-fold greater in mice at 3 weeks of age than in controls

skeleton
• calvarial ossification defects are seen in 3 week old mice showing calvarial foramina
• 100% of mice exhibit wide-open anterior fontanelles at birth
• newborns show reduced size of the frontal bones in the presence and absence of cleft face and cleft palate
• mice with cleft face and cleft palate exhibit more severe defects in craniofacial bone formation than those without, showing nasal bone dysplasia and septal cartilage separation
• 3 week old mutants show calvarial ossification defects between the frontal bones

growth/size/body
• 83.3% of newborns have midline fusion defects, cleft face and cleft palate
• mice without cleft have a short face, with facial length 0.87-fold shorter than controls at 3 weeks of age
• mice with cleft face and cleft palate exhibit more severe defects in craniofacial bone formation than those without, showing nasal bone dysplasia and septal cartilage separation
• mice without cleft have a short face, with facial length 0.87-fold shorter than controls at 3 weeks of age
• 83.3% of newborns have midline fusion defects, cleft face and cleft palate
• mice with cleft face and cleft palate exhibit more severe defects in craniofacial bone formation than those without, showing nasal bone dysplasia and septal cartilage separation
• 83.3% of newborns have midline fusion defects, cleft face and cleft palate
• 75% of embryos exhibit facial cleft at E13.5 and E15.5 (after completion of upper lip formation)
• mutants show an increase in apoptosis in the developing frontal bone primordial mesenchymal cells at E10.5
• mutants exhibit a reduction in the number of frontal bone primordial cells at E12.5 but no changes in apoptosis or proliferation at this time
• the frontal bone primordial cells form the frontal bone matrix normally and differentiate into the frontal bones at E15.5, but their sizes are smaller
• cell density of the frontonasal mesenchyme is lower than in controls at E10.5 but not at E9.5
• an increase in apoptosis is seen in the frontonasal mesenchyme at E10.5
• however, proliferation is normal in this area




Genotype
MGI:7335182
cn11
Allelic
Composition
Cdc42tm1.1Ayam/Cdc42tm1.1Ayam
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Genetic
Background
Not Specified
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Mouse lines carrying:
Cdc42tm1.1Ayam mutation (0 available); any Cdc42 mutation (43 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• nearly all die within 1 day of birth and appear weak with no milk in their stomachs

behavior/neurological

craniofacial
• severe deformities in the cranial bones
• either reduced ossification or hypoplastic at E16.5 and e18.5
• at E16.5 and E18.5
• unfused nasal capsule
• at E12.5 and E13.5, medial nasal processes fail to merge
• at E15.5 coalescence of the palatal shelves is not seen
• however, up to E14.5 palatal shelf development appears similar to controls
• absence of palatal shelves associated with hypoplastic palatine bone
• in all mice
• at E12.5 and E13.5 the nasal septum is divided into right and left in the anterior position
• in 13 of 15 mice
• in 13 of 15 mice

cardiovascular system
• occasionally seen

nervous system
• occasionally seen

digestive/alimentary system
• at E16.5 and E18.5
• at E15.5 coalescence of the palatal shelves is not seen
• however, up to E14.5 palatal shelf development appears similar to controls
• absence of palatal shelves associated with hypoplastic palatine bone
• in all mice

growth/size/body
• at E16.5 and E18.5
• at E15.5 coalescence of the palatal shelves is not seen
• however, up to E14.5 palatal shelf development appears similar to controls
• absence of palatal shelves associated with hypoplastic palatine bone
• in all mice
• at E12.5 and E13.5 the nasal septum is divided into right and left in the anterior position
• in 13 of 15 mice
• in 13 of 15 mice

skeleton
• severe deformities in the cranial bones
• either reduced ossification or hypoplastic at E16.5 and e18.5
• at E16.5 and E18.5
• unfused nasal capsule

respiratory system
• at E12.5 and E13.5 the nasal septum is divided into right and left in the anterior position

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
cleft palate DOID:674 J:250065




Genotype
MGI:5604136
cn12
Allelic
Composition
Hand1tm3Abfi/Hand1+
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg/0
Genetic
Background
Not Specified
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand1tm3Abfi mutation (1 available); any Hand1 mutation (14 available)
Tg(Mpz-cre)94Imeg mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
craniofacial
• reduced size of frontal bones at E18.5, leading to a gap between the left and right frontal bones
• reduced size of nasal bones at E18.5
• fusion of the nasal capsule is nearly complete at E18.5 although not phenotypically normal
• palate formation is improved compared to heterozygous Hand1tm3Abfi Tg(Wnt1-cre)2Sor mice

digestive/alimentary system
• palate formation is improved compared to heterozygous Hand1tm3Abfi Tg(Wnt1-cre)2Sor mice

growth/size/body
• reduced size of nasal bones at E18.5
• fusion of the nasal capsule is nearly complete at E18.5 although not phenotypically normal
• palate formation is improved compared to heterozygous Hand1tm3Abfi Tg(Wnt1-cre)2Sor mice

respiratory system
• reduced size of nasal bones at E18.5
• fusion of the nasal capsule is nearly complete at E18.5 although not phenotypically normal

skeleton
• reduced size of frontal bones at E18.5, leading to a gap between the left and right frontal bones
• reduced size of nasal bones at E18.5
• fusion of the nasal capsule is nearly complete at E18.5 although not phenotypically normal





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