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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Sptbja
jaundiced
MGI:1856378
Summary 6 genotypes
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hm1
Sptbja/Sptbja 129/Sv-Sptbja MGI:2658931
hm2
Sptbja/Sptbja involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6J * WB/Re MGI:3767063
hm3
Sptbja/Sptbja (WB.129-Sptbja/J x B6.129-Sptbja/J)F1 MGI:4819589
ht4
Sptbja/Sptb+ 129/Sv-Sptbja MGI:3575399
ht5
Sptbja/Sptb+ involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6J * WB/Re MGI:3767064
ht6
Sptbja/Sptb+ (WB.129-Sptbja/J x B6.129-Sptbja/J)F1 MGI:4819612


Genotype
MGI:2658931
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Sptbja/Sptbja
Genetic
Background
129/Sv-Sptbja
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Mouse lines carrying:
Sptbja mutation (2 available); any Sptb mutation (85 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• most homozygotes die within a day or two of birth, but a few survive to adulthood
• incomplete penetrance

cardiovascular system
• evident at E15

hematopoietic system
• evident at E15
• evident as early as E15; about half the normal number of red cells are present
• there is considerable erythrocyte destruction and a compensating release of immature blood cells into the circulation
• spectrin does not accumulate in the reticulocyte plasma membrane

immune system
• evident at E15

liver/biliary system
• evident at P2
• evident at P2
• developed within hours after birth

cellular
• evident at P2

growth/size/body
• evident at E15
• evident at P2
• evident at E15




Genotype
MGI:3767063
hm2
Allelic
Composition
Sptbja/Sptbja
Genetic
Background
involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6J * WB/Re
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Mouse lines carrying:
Sptbja mutation (2 available); any Sptb mutation (85 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
hematopoietic system
• red blood cell protoporphyrin levels are about 10 times higher than in controls

homeostasis/metabolism
• red blood cell protoporphyrin levels are about 10 times higher than in controls




Genotype
MGI:4819589
hm3
Allelic
Composition
Sptbja/Sptbja
Genetic
Background
(WB.129-Sptbja/J x B6.129-Sptbja/J)F1
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Sptbja mutation (2 available); any Sptb mutation (85 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• homozygotes transfused with peripheral blood cells during one of the first 3 days of life generally survive to adulthood with a mean life expectancy of 3.7 months
• most homozygotes die within 48 hours of birth
• nearly all untreated homozygotes die by 4 days of age, although a single transfusion of wild type peripheral blood cells at 1, 2, or 3 days of age can prolong lifespan into adulthood (J:44313)
• fewer than 13% of homozygotes survive to weaning (J:162532)

cellular

muscle
• 38% of transfusion rescued adults show sites of infarction in the myocardium in the ventricular or ventricular septal regions and 15% display large thrombi within the heart mainly in the mitral or left atrioventricular valve

hematopoietic system
• transfusion rescued adults have severe splenomegaly with expanded vasculature, areas of necrosis and fibrosis, and most of the splenic mass made of red pulp (J:44313)
• cell surface expression of phosphatidylserine is higher than in wild-type controls, with 11.6% of erythrocytes straining positive for phosphatidylserine versus 1.6% in wild-type controls
• transfusion rescued adults have very low red blood cell count, 4,200,000/ul instead of 9,150,000/ul
• approximately half of normal numbers
• transfusion rescued adult homozygotes have a mean hematocrit of 21.6% compared with 45% in wild-type controls (J:44313)
• mean hematocrit is reduced to 24.7% from 50.4% in wild-type controls (J:162532)
• decreased to 18.6% in transfusion resuced adults compared to 29.8% in controls
• greatly reduced hemoglobin of 4 g/dL in transfusion rescued adults compared to 13.5 g/dL in controls (J:44313)
• mean hemoglobin content is reduced to 4.85 g/dl from 15.64 g/dl in wild-type controls (J:162532)
• more than 10 times normal levels
• the percentage of erythroid cells that are microcytes is much larger than in wild-type controls
• approximately 90% reticulocytes (J:44313)
• mean percent of reticulocytes is substantially increased from 3.16% in wild-type controls to 91.4% (J:162532)
• sodium content of erythrocytes is elevated to 49.1 mEq/l from 12.4 mEq/l in wild-type controls, and the membrane cholesterol and phospholipid content is reduced
• average erythrocyte lifespan of 0.7 days
• erythrocytes are too easily damaged in handling to permit clear quantification of osmotic fragility

homeostasis/metabolism
• mean BUN is increased from 30 mg/dL in wild-type controls to 39 in transfusion rescued adults
• serum bilirubin is increased from 0.3 mb/dL in wild-type controls to 1.9 mg/dL in transfusion rescued adults (J:44313)
• mean serum glucose decreased from 206 mg/dL in wild-type controls to 151 mg/dL in transfusion rescued adults
• mean serum iron increased from 150 ug/dL in wild-type controls to 350 ug/dL in transfusion rescued adults
• 15% of transfusion rescued adults are found to have large thrombi in the hearts, primarily in the mitral or left atrioventriclar valve, and some of the homozygotes with infarctions in the brain also have microthrombi close to the site of infarction (J:44313)
• 15% of homozygotes display cardiac thrombi (J:62355)
• extraordinary amounts of iron accumulate in the adult kidney, particularly within the proximal convoluted tubules, and leads to green colored urine by 2 to 3 months of age and progresses to hydronephrosis and possible renal failure

immune system
• transfusion rescued adults have severe splenomegaly with expanded vasculature, areas of necrosis and fibrosis, and most of the splenic mass made of red pulp (J:44313)

liver/biliary system
• transfusion rescued adults have hepatomegaly with multiple sites of hematopoiesis, regions of fibrosis and necrosis, and expanded vasculature (J:44313)
• although not jaundiced at birth, homozygotes develop severe jaundice within hours of being born

adipose tissue
• transfusion rescued adults have a nearly complete lack of fat pads

cardiovascular system
• 38% of transfusion rescued adults show sites of infarction in the myocardium in the ventricular or ventricular septal regions and 15% display large thrombi within the heart mainly in the mitral or left atrioventricular valve
• transfusion rescued adults have enlarged hearts with dilated chambers and expanded vasculature

renal/urinary system
• extraordinary amounts of iron accumulate in the adult kidney, particularly within the proximal convoluted tubules, and leads to green colored urine by 2 to 3 months of age and progresses to hydronephrosis and possible renal failure

nervous system
• the brains of transfusion rescued adults are smaller and vertically flatter than normal with the angle of the brain to the spinal cord decreased to approximately 120 degrees instead of the normal 135 to 140 degrees which makes the curvature of the cerebellum a sharper angle than normal
• some transfusion rescued adults have infarctions in the cerebrum, hippocampus, and cerebellum, which are generally unilateral, and microthrombi are sometimes found close to the infarction

reproductive system

growth/size/body
• transfusion rescued adults have enlarged hearts with dilated chambers and expanded vasculature
• transfusion rescued adults have hepatomegaly with multiple sites of hematopoiesis, regions of fibrosis and necrosis, and expanded vasculature (J:44313)
• transfusion rescued adults have severe splenomegaly with expanded vasculature, areas of necrosis and fibrosis, and most of the splenic mass made of red pulp (J:44313)




Genotype
MGI:3575399
ht4
Allelic
Composition
Sptbja/Sptb+
Genetic
Background
129/Sv-Sptbja
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Mouse lines carrying:
Sptbja mutation (2 available); any Sptb mutation (85 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
hematopoietic system
• heterozygotes have a mild, well compensated anemia, with the survival time of red cells slightly reduced
• heterozygotes have a higher concentration of protoporphyrin in red cells than wild-type mice

homeostasis/metabolism
• heterozygotes have a higher concentration of protoporphyrin in red cells than wild-type mice




Genotype
MGI:3767064
ht5
Allelic
Composition
Sptbja/Sptb+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6J * WB/Re
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Sptbja mutation (2 available); any Sptb mutation (85 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
hematopoietic system
• red blood cells show a higher concentration of protoporphyrin than wild-type

homeostasis/metabolism
• red blood cells show a higher concentration of protoporphyrin than wild-type




Genotype
MGI:4819612
ht6
Allelic
Composition
Sptbja/Sptb+
Genetic
Background
(WB.129-Sptbja/J x B6.129-Sptbja/J)F1
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Sptbja mutation (2 available); any Sptb mutation (85 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
hematopoietic system
• reduced erythrocyte lifespan
• erythrocytes from heterozygotes are more osmotically fragile





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04/23/2024
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