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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Calrtm1Star
targeted mutation 1, Rene St-Arnaud
MGI:2183263
Summary 1 genotype
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hm1
Calrtm1Star/Calrtm1Star either: (involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ) or (involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL) MGI:3044167


Genotype
MGI:3044167
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Calrtm1Star/Calrtm1Star
Genetic
Background
either: (involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ) or (involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL)
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Mouse lines carrying:
Calrtm1Star mutation (0 available); any Calr mutation (13 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• one-third of homozygous null mice died at E14.5
• the remaining two-thirds died between E14.5 and birth

cardiovascular system
• at E14.5, 50% of homozygotes displayed reduced ventricular trabeculation
• at E14.5, 50% of homozygotes had a thinner muscular septum
• at E14.5, 50% of homozygotes had thin ventricular walls
• cardiomyopathy was associated with increased apoptosis of cardiomyocytes
• in vitro, embryoid bodies derived from homozygous null ES cells were unable to differentiate into contracting cardiomyocytes
• at E14.5, 50% of homozygotes displayed cardiomyopathy

cellular
• mutant MEFs displayed normal survival under various endoplasmic reticulum stress conditions
• in tunicamycin-treated cells, viability after 48 hours was even slightly improved in mutant MEFs
• cardiomyopathy was associated with increased apoptosis of cardiomyocytes
• in vitro, embryoid bodies derived from homozygous null ES cells were unable to differentiate into contracting cardiomyocytes
• mutant MEFs displayed impaired integrin-mediated adhesion to fibronectin and vitronectin
• MEFs and neuronal cells derived from homozygous null embryos exhibited migratory defects
• migration behavior was dependent on the concentration of extracellular matrix substrate

embryo
• 16% of homozygous embryos displayed a failure in cranial neural tube closure which resulted in hypercellularity
• no closure defects were detected at the level of the spine

muscle
• at E14.5, 50% of homozygotes displayed reduced ventricular trabeculation
• cardiomyopathy was associated with increased apoptosis of cardiomyocytes
• in vitro, embryoid bodies derived from homozygous null ES cells were unable to differentiate into contracting cardiomyocytes
• at E14.5, 50% of homozygotes displayed cardiomyopathy

nervous system
• 16% of homozygous embryos displayed a failure in cranial neural tube closure which resulted in hypercellularity
• no closure defects were detected at the level of the spine
• 16% of homozygous embryos displayed exencephaly

growth/size/body
• 50% of homozygous null embryos surviving until E16.5 failed to close the ventral body wall, resulting in omphalocele
• 50% of homozygous null embryos surviving until E16.5 failed to close the ventral body wall, resulting in omphalocele





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last database update
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
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