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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:5509044
Allelic
Composition
Cenpjtm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Cenpjtm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Genetic
Background
B6Brd;B6N-Tyrc-Brd Cenpjtm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Wtsi
Cell Lines EPD0028_7_G05
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Mouse lines carrying:
Cenpjtm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (1 available); any Cenpj mutation (44 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Generation of a mouse model of CENPJ-Seckel syndrome.

mortality/aging

growth/size/body
• sloping forehead
• runting between P0 and P21
• from 3-16 weeks, homozygotes were significantly smaller than controls
• mutant adult body weight is 64% of average control body weight
• mutant adult body length is 76% of the average control body length
• at E18.5, fetuses are shorter and weigh less

craniofacial
• incomplete or irregular ossification
• mild elevation
• incomplete or irregular ossification
• sloping forehead

limbs/digits/tail
• observed in the first digit of the left hind paw in 2 of 9 embryos
• clinodactyly is not observed
• described as anatomically disproportionate
• located closer to the greater tubercle than in controls
• sometimes bowed (6 of 15 mutant mice examined)
• very prominent medial epicondyle
• caudal vertebrae 2/3 and 7/8 are fused in 13 of 15 mutant mice

skeleton
• incomplete or irregular ossification
• mild elevation
• incomplete or irregular ossification
• described as anatomically disproportionate
• located closer to the greater tubercle than in controls
• sometimes bowed (6 of 15 mutant mice examined)
• very prominent medial epicondyle
• wider at iliac crests than in controls
• irregular ribcage, with crowding of some ribs
• one to two extra sacrocaudal transitional vertebrae are present
• caudal vertebrae 2/3 and 7/8 are fused in 13 of 15 mutant mice
• reduced intervertebral joint space in the lumbar and caudal regions
• attachment of ribs to sternum followed an irregular pattern affected by the location of the ossification centers of the sternum
• incomplete or irregular ossification of occipital and parietal bones

vision/eye
• angle is displaced anteriorly in some cases
• ciliary body processes are spaced far apart or blunted in mutant animals
• in some cases, the ciliary process morphology is abnormal
• iris base is shifted anteriorly in relationship to the ciliary body
• iris-lens adhesions are observed
• decreased inner canthal distance
• a high proportion of pups have closed eyes at P14
• photoreceptor nuclei are variably reduced in number and the columns are loosely packed or disorganized
• secondary anophthalmia observed at E18.5

behavior/neurological
N
• most tests of neurological function were normal, including open field, grip strength, tests in modified SHIRPA, ABR and hot plate assesment
• in a discrimination-based olfactory memory test, mutant mice are unable to recogize the familiar from unfamiliar animals after habituation 24 hours prior to the test
• no social investigation time differences were noted in the habituation-dishabituation test when mice are separated for only 10 minutes

nervous system
N
• total area of the hippocampus, corpus callosum, and dorsal third ventricle are unchanged
• total internal length of the pyramidal cell layer is similar to controls
• the length of the dentate gyrus is reduced compared to controls
• cortex, molecular, striatum radium, and striatum oriens layers are not significantly affected
• number of neurons is decreased in mutant embryos, and is especially significant in the striatum

taste/olfaction
N
• olfaction in mutant mice is not affected

cellular
• increase in the number of cleaved caspase-3 positive cells in mutant embryos
• pronounced and ongoing adrenal X-zone degeneration at 16 weeks of age, when this process is completed in controls, suggesting puberty delay
• increase in the number of gamma-H2AX positive cells throughout mutant embryos, most notably in the telencephalon

homeostasis/metabolism
• increase in the number of gamma-H2AX positive cells throughout mutant embryos, most notably in the telencephalon

endocrine/exocrine glands
• pronounced and ongoing adrenal X-zone degeneration at 16 weeks of age, when this process is completed in controls, suggesting puberty delay

reproductive system
• mutant females bear their first litter around four weeks later than controls

cardiovascular system

hematopoietic system

immune system

muscle

embryo
• increase in the number of cleaved caspase-3 positive cells in mutant embryos

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
Seckel syndrome DOID:0050569 OMIM:PS210600
J:194085


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last database update
03/19/2024
MGI 6.23
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