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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku
targeted mutation 1, Takiko Daikoku
MGI:5581966
Summary 4 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
cn1
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku/Ltf+
Smad5tm1Huy/Smad5tm1Huy
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6 MGI:7287385
cn2
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku/Ltf+
Smad1tm2Rob/Smad1tm2Rob
Smad5tm1Huy/Smad5tm1Huy
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S/SvEv * 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6 MGI:7287387
cn3
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku/Ltf+
Smad1tm2Rob/Smad1tm2Rob
involves: 129S/SvEv * 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6 MGI:7287384
cx4
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku/Ltftm1(icre)Tdku
Tyrc-2J/Tyrc-2J
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6 MGI:5581967


Genotype
MGI:7287385
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku/Ltf+
Smad5tm1Huy/Smad5tm1Huy
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku mutation (1 available); any Ltf mutation (40 available)
Smad5tm1Huy mutation (0 available); any Smad5 mutation (23 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
N
• when 6-wk-old females (pretreated with estrogen at P21 and P22 to increase Ltf-icre activity) are mated with wild-type males for 6 months, female fertility is normal despite a slight reduction in average litter size and a slight increase in the time to first litter




Genotype
MGI:7287387
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku/Ltf+
Smad1tm2Rob/Smad1tm2Rob
Smad5tm1Huy/Smad5tm1Huy
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S/SvEv * 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku mutation (1 available); any Ltf mutation (40 available)
Smad1tm2Rob mutation (1 available); any Smad1 mutation (32 available)
Smad5tm1Huy mutation (0 available); any Smad5 mutation (23 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
N
• females treated with estrogen at P21 and P22 (to increase Ltf-icre activity) show no defects in endometrial gland morphology or stromal cell compartments in the uterus at 16 weeks of age
• females failed to produce any litters in month 5 or 6 of the breeding trial, indicating a gradual decline in fertility
• at 6.5 dpc, the pregnancy rate is significantly lower than that in control females (12.5% versus 88.9%, respectively)
• at 5.5 dpc, the extent of decidual development and decidual pSMAD1/5 expression are reduced in the implantation sites
• after induction of artificial decidualization, the ratio of the decidual to non-decidual uterine horn weight is significantly lower than that in controls, indicating defective stromal cell decidualization
• at 4.5 dpc, unattached blastocysts are detected in the uterus
• delayed embryo implantation appears to cause a subsequent cascade of defects that results in early pregnancy losses
• at 4.5 dpc, females show a wide range of implantation defects, including loosely attached/floating blastocysts, decreased PTGS2 (aka COX2) expression, FOXO1 cytoplasmic mislocalization, and retained PR expression in the luminal uterine epithelium
• ~50% of females exhibit no implantation sites at 4.5 dpc, as detected by blue dye injection
• at 5.5 dpc, implantation sites show various morphological and molecular defects
• at 6.5 dpc, the number of implantation sites is decreased, and the few sites observed are smaller, appear to be growth restricted, and show reduced decidual development
• at 3.5 dpc, the luminal uterine epithelium continues to proliferate and shows prominent Ki67 staining, increased MUC1 expression and enhanced E2-response, indicating a non-receptive state
• defective expression of various histological and molecular markers of endometrial receptivity is observed at 4.5 dpc
• females failed to deliver any pups after the third month of the 6-mo fertility trial
• 4 of 7 females lost the ability to produce pups after the first litter
• when 6-wk-old females (pretreated with estrogen at P21 and P22 to increase Ltf-icre activity) are mated with wild-type males, the total number of cumulative pups obtained over a 6-mo fertility trial is significantly lower than that in controls (35 versus 201 pups, respectively), indicating severe subfertility
• over the course of the trial, the number of pups per female is significantly lower than that in control females (5.13 +/- 3.56 versus 29.13 +/- 9.15 pups/female, respectively)
• however, the number of blastocysts collected at 3.5 dpc is not altered, indicating normal ovarian and oviductal function
• over the course of a 6-mo fertility trial, number of pups per litter is significantly lower than that in control females (2.85 +/- 1.86 versus 6.61 +/- 1.55 pups/litter, respectively)

embryo
• endometrial receptivity and implantation defects result in impaired decidual and embryonic development at 5.5 dpc and 6.5 dpc
• at 5.5 dpc, the extent of decidual development and decidual pSMAD1/5 expression are reduced in the implantation sites
• after induction of artificial decidualization, the ratio of the decidual to non-decidual uterine horn weight is significantly lower than that in controls, indicating defective stromal cell decidualization

mortality/aging
• females failed to produce any litters in month 5 or 6 of the breeding trial, indicating a gradual decline in fertility




Genotype
MGI:7287384
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku/Ltf+
Smad1tm2Rob/Smad1tm2Rob
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S/SvEv * 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku mutation (1 available); any Ltf mutation (40 available)
Smad1tm2Rob mutation (1 available); any Smad1 mutation (32 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
N
• when 6-wk-old females (pretreated with estrogen at P21 and P22 to increase Ltf-icre activity) are mated with wild-type males for 6 months, average litter size is comparable to that in controls, suggesting normal female fertility




Genotype
MGI:5581967
cx4
Allelic
Composition
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku/Ltftm1(icre)Tdku
Tyrc-2J/Tyrc-2J
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Ltftm1(icre)Tdku mutation (1 available); any Ltf mutation (40 available)
Tyrc-2J mutation (25 available); any Tyr mutation (375 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
normal phenotype
• mice are viable and fertile





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