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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Omptm4(cre)Mom
targeted mutation 4, Peter Mombaerts
MGI:3692980
Summary 11 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
cn1
Ebf2tm3(Zfp423*)Reed/Ebf2+
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
involves: 129 * 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/10J MGI:5461575
cn2
Ebf2tm2(Zfp423)Reed/Ebf2+
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
involves: 129 * 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/10J MGI:5461577
cn3
Ebf2tm2(Zfp423)Reed/Ebf2+
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd MGI:3714638
cn4
Slc24a4tm1.2Hazh/Slc24a4tm1.2Hazh
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omptm4(cre)Mom
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6 MGI:5306367
cn5
Slc24a4tm1.2Hazh/Slc24a4tm1.2Hazh
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6 MGI:5306368
cn6
Gng13tm1Liqh/Gng13tm1Liqh
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S4/SvJaeSor * C57BL/6 MGI:5517417
cn7
Cfap69tm1c(KOMP)Wtsi/Cfap69tm1c(KOMP)Wtsi
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S4/SvJaeSor * C57BL/6N MGI:5912380
cn8
Ano9em1Uoh/Ano9em1Uoh
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6 MGI:7581989
cn9
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Ric8btm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu/Ric8btm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6N * SJL MGI:6119583
cn10
Gnao1tm4Lbi/Gnao1tm4Lbi
Omptm4(cre)Mom/?
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6J MGI:6379998
cn11
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Gucy1b2tm3Mom Ift88tm1Bky/Gucy1b2tm3Mom Ift88tm1Bky
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6J MGI:6725130


Genotype
MGI:5461575
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Ebf2tm3(Zfp423*)Reed/Ebf2+
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/10J
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Mouse lines carrying:
Ebf2tm3(Zfp423*)Reed mutation (0 available); any Ebf2 mutation (30 available)
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
N
• development of olfactory sensory neurons is similar to controls




Genotype
MGI:5461577
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Ebf2tm2(Zfp423)Reed/Ebf2+
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/10J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Ebf2tm2(Zfp423)Reed mutation (0 available); any Ebf2 mutation (30 available)
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• impaired olfactory sensory neuron differentiation
• decrease in the number of mature olfactory sensory neurons and increase in the number of immature neurons

taste/olfaction
• the main olfactory epithelium is mostly devoid of mature olfactory sensory neurons
• decrease in the number of mature olfactory sensory neurons and increase in the number of immature neurons

cellular
• impaired olfactory sensory neuron differentiation

craniofacial
• the main olfactory epithelium is mostly devoid of mature olfactory sensory neurons
• decrease in the number of mature olfactory sensory neurons and increase in the number of immature neurons

respiratory system
• the main olfactory epithelium is mostly devoid of mature olfactory sensory neurons
• decrease in the number of mature olfactory sensory neurons and increase in the number of immature neurons

growth/size/body
• the main olfactory epithelium is mostly devoid of mature olfactory sensory neurons
• decrease in the number of mature olfactory sensory neurons and increase in the number of immature neurons




Genotype
MGI:3714638
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Ebf2tm2(Zfp423)Reed/Ebf2+
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Ebf2tm2(Zfp423)Reed mutation (0 available); any Ebf2 mutation (30 available)
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• fewer number of mature olfactory receptor neurons

craniofacial
• fewer number of mature olfactory receptor neurons

respiratory system
• fewer number of mature olfactory receptor neurons

taste/olfaction
• fewer number of mature olfactory receptor neurons

growth/size/body
• fewer number of mature olfactory receptor neurons




Genotype
MGI:5306367
cn4
Allelic
Composition
Slc24a4tm1.2Hazh/Slc24a4tm1.2Hazh
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omptm4(cre)Mom
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
Slc24a4tm1.2Hazh mutation (0 available); any Slc24a4 mutation (34 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body




Genotype
MGI:5306368
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Slc24a4tm1.2Hazh/Slc24a4tm1.2Hazh
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
Slc24a4tm1.2Hazh mutation (0 available); any Slc24a4 mutation (34 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
taste/olfaction
• olfactory sensory neurons exhibit prolonged termination compared with control cells
• mice exhibit reduced ability to locate odors, as indicated by decreased body weight at weaning, compared with control mice
• mice exhibit impaired ability to find a buried pellet compared with control mice
• however, mice normally locate a visible pellet

nervous system
• olfactory sensory neurons exhibit prolonged termination compared with control cells

growth/size/body
• at weaning likely due to impaired olfaction




Genotype
MGI:5517417
cn6
Allelic
Composition
Gng13tm1Liqh/Gng13tm1Liqh
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S4/SvJaeSor * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gng13tm1Liqh mutation (0 available); any Gng13 mutation (8 available)
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• although mice are grossly normal, those born into litters of 7 or more display compromised survival

taste/olfaction
• olfactory glomerular structures and axon bundles are somewhat altered
• 15 odorants tested including the pheromones 2-heptanone, DMP, and TMT
• "electro-olfactogram" response to all odorants is significantly diminished
• TEA response becomes positive rather than the typical negative
• mice deprived of food for 1 day take 518 seconds to find a buried food pellet scented with peanut butter whereas controls take 26-27 seconds
• all mice find the pellet rapidly when placed on the surface of the bedding

nervous system
• 15 odorants tested including the pheromones 2-heptanone, DMP, and TMT
• "electro-olfactogram" response to all odorants is significantly diminished
• TEA response becomes positive rather than the typical negative

respiratory system
• 15 odorants tested including the pheromones 2-heptanone, DMP, and TMT
• "electro-olfactogram" response to all odorants is significantly diminished
• TEA response becomes positive rather than the typical negative




Genotype
MGI:5912380
cn7
Allelic
Composition
Cfap69tm1c(KOMP)Wtsi/Cfap69tm1c(KOMP)Wtsi
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S4/SvJaeSor * C57BL/6N
Cell Lines EPD0713_1_E05
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Mouse lines carrying:
Cfap69tm1c(KOMP)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Cfap69 mutation (57 available)
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
taste/olfaction
N
• mice exhibit normal structure of the olfactory epithelium
• faster response kinetics and stimuli integration using amyl acetate and heptaldehyde
• neurons fire action potentials more faithfully in response to repeated stimuli compared with wild-type mice
• mice take longer to find a buried food pellet when a background of the same odor is present compared with wild-type mice

behavior/neurological
N
• mice exhibit normal feeding and mating behaviors

nervous system
• faster response kinetics and stimuli integration using amyl acetate and heptaldehyde
• neurons fire action potentials more faithfully in response to repeated stimuli compared with wild-type mice

respiratory system
• faster response kinetics and stimuli integration using amyl acetate and heptaldehyde
• neurons fire action potentials more faithfully in response to repeated stimuli compared with wild-type mice




Genotype
MGI:7581989
cn8
Allelic
Composition
Ano9em1Uoh/Ano9em1Uoh
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Ano9em1Uoh mutation (0 available); any Ano9 mutation (41 available)
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• fail to show a preference for peanut butter odor
• fail to show an aversive reaction to 2-methyl butyric acid
• following reward training, fail to show preference for the trained scent, carvone




Genotype
MGI:6119583
cn9
Allelic
Composition
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Ric8btm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu/Ric8btm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6N * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
Ric8btm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu mutation (1 available); any Ric8b mutation (49 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
taste/olfaction
• olfactory sensory neuron layer is thinner than control
• number of OMP-positive olfactory neurons is decreased in epithelium, however, number of Olfr1507-positive neurons is not reduced
• cell death is 5X higher in olfactory epithelium than in controls
• olfactory neurons in vitro are unresponsive to an odorant mix
• in the buried-food-seeking test, mice take longer to locate food than controls
• in the odorant preference test, mice exhibit a reduced preference to milk and peanut butter relative to water
• mice do not exhibit avoidance behavior in response to the odorant butyric acid

mortality/aging
• overall, 11% of homozygous pups survive rather than the expected 25%
• some pups die immediately after birth, especially pups from a litter size greater than 6

craniofacial
• olfactory sensory neuron layer is thinner than control
• number of OMP-positive olfactory neurons is decreased in epithelium, however, number of Olfr1507-positive neurons is not reduced

growth/size/body
• olfactory sensory neuron layer is thinner than control
• number of OMP-positive olfactory neurons is decreased in epithelium, however, number of Olfr1507-positive neurons is not reduced

cellular
• olfactory sensory neurons exhibit a 5 fold increase in cell death

nervous system
• olfactory sensory neurons exhibit a 5 fold increase in cell death
• olfactory sensory neuron layer is thinner than control
• number of OMP-positive olfactory neurons is decreased in epithelium, however, number of Olfr1507-positive neurons is not reduced
• number of glomeruli is reduced and average size of glomeruli is smaller than control
• olfactory neurons in vitro are unresponsive to an odorant mix

respiratory system
• olfactory sensory neuron layer is thinner than control
• number of OMP-positive olfactory neurons is decreased in epithelium, however, number of Olfr1507-positive neurons is not reduced
• cell death is 5X higher in olfactory epithelium than in controls
• olfactory neurons in vitro are unresponsive to an odorant mix

behavior/neurological
N
• mice do not exhibit anxiety, depression or mobility deficits




Genotype
MGI:6379998
cn10
Allelic
Composition
Gnao1tm4Lbi/Gnao1tm4Lbi
Omptm4(cre)Mom/?
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gnao1tm4Lbi mutation (0 available); any Gnao1 mutation (29 available)
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• due to the lack of vomeronasal perception of f-MKKFRW, homozygotes fail to display the normal avoidance behaviour to this core peptide of an enteric bacterial virulence regulator due to the lack of vomeronasal perception of f-MKKFRW, homozygotes fail to display the normal avoidance behaviour to this core peptide of an enteric bacterial virulence regulator due to the lack of vomeronasal perception of f-MKKFRW, homozygotes fail to display the normal avoidance behaviour to this core peptide of an enteric bacterial virulence regulator ue to the lack of vomeronasal perception of f-MKKFRW, homozygotes fail to display the normal avoidance behaviour to this core peptide of an enteric bacterial virulence regulator

nervous system
• fail to respond to the f-MKKFRW peptide, which is the core peptide motif from the enteric bacterial master virulence regulator MgrB




Genotype
MGI:6725130
cn11
Allelic
Composition
Omptm4(cre)Mom/Omp+
Gucy1b2tm3Mom Ift88tm1Bky/Gucy1b2tm3Mom Ift88tm1Bky
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gucy1b2tm3Mom mutation (1 available); any Gucy1b2 mutation (33 available)
Ift88tm1Bky mutation (1 available); any Ift88 mutation (48 available)
Omptm4(cre)Mom mutation (2 available); any Omp mutation (27 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• with IFT88 absent from type B olfactory sensory neurons, homozygotes fail to respond to NaHS by the usual dose-dependent avoidance behavior or the increased stress-induced self-grooming that occurs that occurs in controls, but respond with normal avoidance and increased self-grooming to hypoxia

homeostasis/metabolism
• Type B olfactory sensory neurons of the main olfactory epithelium respond normally to hypoxia but fail to respond to NaHS





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