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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Rxratm2Ipc
targeted mutation 2, Pierre Chambon
MGI:2136274
Summary 8 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
hm1
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm2Ipc involves: 129 MGI:2176968
ht2
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxra+ involves: 129 MGI:2176969
ht3
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm4.1Ipc involves: 129 MGI:4358395
ht4
Rxratm1Ipc/Rxratm2Ipc involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 MGI:3839232
cn5
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm4Ipc
Tg(KRT14-cre)1Ipc/0
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 * SJL MGI:4358397
cx6
Rargtm4Ipc/Rargtm4Ipc
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm2Ipc
involves: 129 MGI:3758085
cx7
Rargtm2Ipc/Rargtm2Ipc
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm2Ipc
involves: 129/Sv * 129S2/SvPas MGI:3758086
cx8
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm2Ipc
Rxrbtm1Mma/Rxrbtm1Mma
involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6 MGI:3839234


Genotype
MGI:2176968
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm2Ipc
Genetic
Background
involves: 129
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Mouse lines carrying:
Rxratm2Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

cardiovascular system

embryo

vision/eye

respiratory system
• 2 of 3 E15.5 homozygotes show ventral extension of the cricoid cartilage

skeleton
• 2 of 3 E15.5 homozygotes show ventral extension of the cricoid cartilage




Genotype
MGI:2176969
ht2
Allelic
Composition
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxra+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129
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Mouse lines carrying:
Rxratm2Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body




Genotype
MGI:4358395
ht3
Allelic
Composition
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm4.1Ipc
Genetic
Background
involves: 129
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Rxratm2Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
Rxratm4.1Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

vision/eye
• all E13.5 embryos exhibit ocular defects

cardiovascular system
• E13.5 embryos have poor vascular irrigation

homeostasis/metabolism
• all E13.5 embryos are oedemic

integument
• all E13.5 embryos are pale




Genotype
MGI:3839232
ht4
Allelic
Composition
Rxratm1Ipc/Rxratm2Ipc
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Rxratm1Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
Rxratm2Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• 1of 4 mice displayed a characteristic Rxra null phenotype
• 3 of 4 mice displayed a bilateral persistent and hyperplasic primary vitreous body




Genotype
MGI:4358397
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm4Ipc
Tg(KRT14-cre)1Ipc/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Rxratm2Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
Rxratm4Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
Tg(KRT14-cre)1Ipc mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
pigmentation
• in mice suffering alopecia, the remaining hair is lighter or grey/white
• hair that grows back after depilation is often white
• melanin synthesis is reduced in these mice
• melanosomes are found in the outer root sheath keratinocytes

immune system
• Langerhans cells are found in higher numbers in the both the suprabasal and basal areas of the skin
• Langerhans cells are also found surrounding cysts
• 16 week old ventral skin has increased cellularity, dilated capillaries and increased numbers of immune cells
• increased numbers of macrophages, CD4 T cells, Langerhans cells, and mast cells are found in the dermis

hematopoietic system
• Langerhans cells are found in higher numbers in the both the suprabasal and basal areas of the skin
• Langerhans cells are also found surrounding cysts

integument
• there is increased basal and utricular keratinocyte proliferation in these mice
• 16 week old ventral skin has increased cellularity, dilated capillaries and increased numbers of immune cells
• increased numbers of macrophages, CD4 T cells, Langerhans cells, and mast cells are found in the dermis
• in mice suffering alopecia, the remaining hair is lighter or grey/white
• hair that grows back after depilation is often white
• mice develop a progressive alopecia that starts ventrally on the legs and extends to most ventral regions and parts of the back
• by 16 weeks of age, 80% of ventral hair is loss and flaking occurs
• 30-40% of back hair is lost with additional hair loss occurring around the eyes by 16 weeks of age
• alopecia is less penetrant in about 20% of male mice
• initial hair appearance is delayed by 4-5 days
• follicular growth is delayed at 7 days post birth
• hypodermis is thin at 7 days post birth
• melanosomes are found in the outer root sheath keratinocytes
• the outer root sheath contains 4-6 cell layers instead of 1-2 cell layers
• intercellular gaps occur with these cells
• compound melanosomes are often found in these outer root sheets
• a dilatation of the piliary canal, a lack of hair shaft and/or filling of the canal with horny cells are observed
• hair follicles are disorganized in areas of partial hair loss
• hairless skin from 12 week old show signs of degenerating hair follicles
• presence of closed, round dermal cysts that are embedded in the reticular dermis and not connected to the skin's surface are also observed
• mice have impaired anagan initiation after depilation of dorsal hair
• while controls have uniform pigmentation 6 days after depilation, mutants do not show any pigmentation until 10 days post-depilation
• only patchy fur has developed in mutant mice 24 days after depilation while controls look normal
• hair that grows back after depilation is often white
• only 40% of mice are in the first telogen phase at 18 days of age compared to almost all age-matched controls being in telogen
• by 20 days of age, almost all mutants are in telogen phase
• many cysts are visible under the skin surface of hairless regions in all 13- to 15-week-old mutant females
• cysts form later and their number and size are reduced in a male mice without alopecia
• cysts are filled with cornified debris and sebum, and their wall consists of a multilayer keratinized epithelium containing a number of Langerhans cells
• increased dermal cellularity is often observed underneath the hyperplastic epidermis
• capillaries in the dermis are often dilated
• stratum corneum of mutant epidermis is thicker in mice at 10 days of age with differences observed in both dorsal and ventral skin
• the number of BrdU-positive keratinocytes was six- to sevenfold higher in basal layer cells than in controls at 10 days of age
• no differences are detected at 18 days of age
• four viable suprabasal layers are present in wild-type mice compared to 1-2 layers in controls mice
• later in life when hair loss occurs, hyperplasia is seen in areas adjacent to disorganized hair follicles
• no differences are detected at 18 days of age
• ten days after birth the skin has a scaly appearance though this disappears by 17 days of age
• 10% of mutant mice exhibited minor crusted skin lesions, mainly seen in dorsal hairless areas, on the chin and behind the ears

cellular
• there is increased basal and utricular keratinocyte proliferation in these mice

growth/size/body
• many cysts are visible under the skin surface of hairless regions in all 13- to 15-week-old mutant females
• cysts form later and their number and size are reduced in a male mice without alopecia
• cysts are filled with cornified debris and sebum, and their wall consists of a multilayer keratinized epithelium containing a number of Langerhans cells




Genotype
MGI:3758085
cx6
Allelic
Composition
Rargtm4Ipc/Rargtm4Ipc
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm2Ipc
Genetic
Background
involves: 129
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Rargtm4Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rarg mutation (151 available)
Rxratm2Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• increase in the severity of the anterior eye segment malformations seen in single Rxratm2Ipc homozygotes




Genotype
MGI:3758086
cx7
Allelic
Composition
Rargtm2Ipc/Rargtm2Ipc
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm2Ipc
Genetic
Background
involves: 129/Sv * 129S2/SvPas
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Rargtm2Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rarg mutation (151 available)
Rxratm2Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• increase in the severity of the anterior eye segment malformations seen in single Rxratm2Ipc homozygotes




Genotype
MGI:3839234
cx8
Allelic
Composition
Rxratm2Ipc/Rxratm2Ipc
Rxrbtm1Mma/Rxrbtm1Mma
Genetic
Background
involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Rxratm2Ipc mutation (0 available); any Rxra mutation (30 available)
Rxrbtm1Mma mutation (0 available); any Rxrb mutation (26 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
embryo
N
• unlike in mice null for both Rxra and Rxrb, placentas appear normal at E9.5
• at E9.5, bilateral hypoplasia of the third branchial arches is seen
• enlargement of the fifth rhombomere is seen at E9.5

hearing/vestibular/ear
• supernumerary otic vesicles are present at E9.5

nervous system
• enlargement of the fifth rhombomere is seen at E9.5

cardiovascular system

craniofacial
• at E9.5, bilateral hypoplasia of the third branchial arches is seen





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