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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Kif3atm2Gsn
targeted mutation 2, Lawrence SB Goldstein
MGI:2386464
Summary 9 genotypes
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cn1
Kif3atm1Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J * SJL/J MGI:3710952
cn2
Kif3atm1Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(Msx2-cre)5Rem/?
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ MGI:3710951
cn3
Kif3atm2Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(Col2a1-cre)10Amc/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 MGI:5438954
cn4
Kif3atm2Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(NEUROG3-cre)1Herr/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 MGI:6887596
cn5
Kif3atm2Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(Rbp3-cre)528Jxm/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * CBA MGI:6384883
cn6
Kif3atm1Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(FOXJ1-cre/ERT2)1Blh/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * DBA MGI:5285557
cn7
Kif3atm1Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(Cdh16-cre)91Igr/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * ICR MGI:5142310
cn8
Kif3atm2Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J * CBA/J MGI:4443124
cn9
Kif3atm2Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(Col2a1-cre)1Bhr/?
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * SJL MGI:3710959


Genotype
MGI:3710952
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Kif3atm1Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J * SJL/J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Kif3atm1Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Kif3atm2Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
limbs/digits/tail
• results are identical to those seen in Ift88tm1.1Bky/ Ift88tm1Bky Tg(Prrx1-cre)1Cjt mice

skeleton
• at E18.5, the growth region of the tibia contains only a small disorganized area of round and flat proliferating chondrocytes
• at E18.5, the growth region of the tibia contains only a small disorganized area of round and flat proliferating chondrocytes
• dramatic reduction in the length of the skeletal elements

growth/size/body
• results are identical to those seen in Ift88tm1.1Bky/ Ift88tm1Bky Tg(Prrx1-cre)1Cjt mice




Genotype
MGI:3710951
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Kif3atm1Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(Msx2-cre)5Rem/?
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Kif3atm1Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Kif3atm2Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Tg(Msx2-cre)5Rem mutation (2 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
limbs/digits/tail
• results are identical to those seen in Ift88tm1.1Bky/ Ift88tm1Bky Tg(Msx2-cre)5Rem mice

embryo
• results are identical to those seen in Ift88tm1.1Bky/ Ift88tm1Bky Tg(Msx2-cre)5Rem mice




Genotype
MGI:5438954
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Kif3atm2Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(Col2a1-cre)10Amc/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Kif3atm2Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Tg(Col2a1-cre)10Amc mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body
• all mice develop early postnatal polycystic kidney disease, as revealed at autopsy (P24)
• mice develop a severe form of dwarfism and have to be euthanized upon weaning

skeleton
• mice exhibit early postnatal obliteration of cranial base synchondroses
• mice exhibit highly disorganized growth plates in the long bones
• mice exhibit premature obliteration of growth plates at the sites of endochondral ossification

craniofacial
• mice exhibit early postnatal obliteration of cranial base synchondroses

renal/urinary system
• all mice develop early postnatal polycystic kidney disease, as revealed at autopsy (P24)




Genotype
MGI:6887596
cn4
Allelic
Composition
Kif3atm2Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(NEUROG3-cre)1Herr/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Kif3atm2Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Tg(NEUROG3-cre)1Herr mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• testis weight is slightly decreased
• in stages XI and XII, elongating spermatids display abnormal head shapes and lack of visible tails
• however, spermatogonia, spermatocytes and round spermatids appear normal
• the few mature spermatozoa collected from the cauda epididymis show abnormal tail morphology
• overall structure of cauda epididymal sperm is severely disorganized and no correct axonemal or accessory structures are found
• elongating spermatids show displacement of the outer dense fibers (ODFs)
• elongating spermatids lack a normal axonemal structure and show displacement of the microtubules
• in mature sperm, the axonemal acetylated alpha-tubulin is concentrated in the excess of cytoplasm
• elongating spermatids show a disorganized mitochondrial sheath with displacement of the mitochondria
• in mature sperm, the fibrous sheath component AKAP4 is concentrated in the excess of cytoplasm
• only a few mature spermatozoa are recovered from the cauda epididymis
• the few mature spermatozoa collected from the cauda epididymis show abnormal head morphology
• step 13 spermatids show defects in chromatin condensation
• steps 9-16 elongating spermatids show absence of normal sperm tail formation and malformed, knob-like, elongated head shapes
• elongating spermatids lack a normal axonemal structure and show displacement of the microtubules, outer dense fibers (ODFs), fibrous sheath and mitochondria
• step 13 spermatids show defects in chromatin condensation
• starting at step 11, elongating spermatids exhibit an abnormally elongated manchette and a nuclear constriction is observed at the juncture of the groove and perinuclear ring
• during steps 11-12, MNS1 (meiosis-specific nuclear structural protein 1), a KIF3A-interacting protein, is abnormally concentrated in the manchette
• in stages I-II, the manchette is abnormally retained, indicating a delay in manchette clearance
• early elongating spermatids (steps 9-11) often show an perinuclear ring that is detached from the nucleus
• early elongating spermatids (steps 9-11) often show an ectopically placed and thicker manchette while the perinuclear ring is detached from the nucleus
• starting at step 11, elongating spermatids exhibit an abnormally elongated manchette
• epididymis is filled with cell debris
• cauda epididymis is almost completely devoid of spermatozoa
• epididymis weight is slightly decreased
• adult males failed to produce progeny after 6 weeks of breeding with wild-type females
• however, vaginal plugs are detected in paired females

cellular
• the few mature spermatozoa collected from the cauda epididymis show abnormal tail morphology
• overall structure of cauda epididymal sperm is severely disorganized and no correct axonemal or accessory structures are found
• elongating spermatids show displacement of the outer dense fibers (ODFs)
• elongating spermatids lack a normal axonemal structure and show displacement of the microtubules
• in mature sperm, the axonemal acetylated alpha-tubulin is concentrated in the excess of cytoplasm
• elongating spermatids show a disorganized mitochondrial sheath with displacement of the mitochondria
• in mature sperm, the fibrous sheath component AKAP4 is concentrated in the excess of cytoplasm
• only a few mature spermatozoa are recovered from the cauda epididymis
• the few mature spermatozoa collected from the cauda epididymis show abnormal head morphology
• step 13 spermatids show defects in chromatin condensation
• steps 9-16 elongating spermatids show absence of normal sperm tail formation and malformed, knob-like, elongated head shapes
• elongating spermatids lack a normal axonemal structure and show displacement of the microtubules, outer dense fibers (ODFs), fibrous sheath and mitochondria
• step 13 spermatids show defects in chromatin condensation
• starting at step 11, elongating spermatids exhibit an abnormally elongated manchette and a nuclear constriction is observed at the juncture of the groove and perinuclear ring
• during steps 11-12, MNS1 (meiosis-specific nuclear structural protein 1), a KIF3A-interacting protein, is abnormally concentrated in the manchette
• in stages I-II, the manchette is abnormally retained, indicating a delay in manchette clearance
• early elongating spermatids (steps 9-11) often show an perinuclear ring that is detached from the nucleus
• early elongating spermatids (steps 9-11) often show an ectopically placed and thicker manchette while the perinuclear ring is detached from the nucleus
• starting at step 11, elongating spermatids exhibit an abnormally elongated manchette

endocrine/exocrine glands
• testis weight is slightly decreased




Genotype
MGI:6384883
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Kif3atm2Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(Rbp3-cre)528Jxm/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * CBA
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Kif3atm2Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Tg(Rbp3-cre)528Jxm mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• accumulation of vesicular and proteinaceous material is seen in the inner segment of 21 to 28 day old mice; this accumulation of material is not seen is mice older than 4 weeks of age
• accumulation of opsin (and some arrestin) within the cytoplasm of the inner segment is first seen at 21-24 days of age indicating that opsin mislocalization precedes photoreceptor death
• while opsin intracellular transport is impaired, distribution of other integral membrane proteins is normally localized to the outer segment
• no structural defect in the connecting cilium is seen
• 10 week old mice show a range from no detectable reduction to loss of 80% of photoreceptors, indicating variable severity of photoreceptor degeneration
• many photoreceptor cells degenerate to opsin-containing fragments and opsin becomes aberrantly localized to the plasma membrane at late stages of photoreceptor degeneration
• photoreceptor degeneration is due to apoptotic photoreceptor cell death
• however, no cell loss is seen in 2 week old mice and no differences in the retinal ganglion or inner nuclear cell layers is seen

nervous system
• accumulation of vesicular and proteinaceous material is seen in the inner segment of 21 to 28 day old mice; this accumulation of material is not seen is mice older than 4 weeks of age
• accumulation of opsin (and some arrestin) within the cytoplasm of the inner segment is first seen at 21-24 days of age indicating that opsin mislocalization precedes photoreceptor death
• while opsin intracellular transport is impaired, distribution of other integral membrane proteins is normally localized to the outer segment
• no structural defect in the connecting cilium is seen
• 10 week old mice show a range from no detectable reduction to loss of 80% of photoreceptors, indicating variable severity of photoreceptor degeneration
• many photoreceptor cells degenerate to opsin-containing fragments and opsin becomes aberrantly localized to the plasma membrane at late stages of photoreceptor degeneration
• photoreceptor degeneration is due to apoptotic photoreceptor cell death
• however, no cell loss is seen in 2 week old mice and no differences in the retinal ganglion or inner nuclear cell layers is seen




Genotype
MGI:5285557
cn6
Allelic
Composition
Kif3atm1Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(FOXJ1-cre/ERT2)1Blh/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * DBA
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Kif3atm1Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Kif3atm2Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Tg(FOXJ1-cre/ERT2)1Blh mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• tamoxifen-treated mice lack multiciliated maturing ependymal cells unlike in wild-type mice
• however, monociliated cells are observed




Genotype
MGI:5142310
cn7
Allelic
Composition
Kif3atm1Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(Cdh16-cre)91Igr/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * ICR
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Kif3atm1Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Kif3atm2Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Tg(Cdh16-cre)91Igr mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Polycystic kideny disease in Kif3atm1Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn Tg(Cdh16-cre)91Igr/0 mutant mice

behavior/neurological
• mice exhibit lethargy by P35

growth/size/body
• mutant kidneys contain multiple, fluid-filled cysts in both the cortex and medulla
• cysts are first noted at P5 as fusiform dilatations of the collecting ducts in the renal medulla
• cyst epithelial cells lack primary cilia and display altered cell polarity as well as increased proliferation and apoptosis
• cysts are first noted at P5 as fusiform dilatations of the collecting ducts in the renal medulla
• by P35, the renal parenchyma is entirely replaced with multiple, large fluid-filled cysts
• mice display growth retardation by P35
• at P28, mutant kidneys are grossly enlarged

renal/urinary system
• cilia are present in neonatal collecting ducts prior to the onset of cyst formation (P5), but are lost during postnatal development
• mice lack tubulin-positive cilia on the luminal surfaces of most cyst epithelial cells derived from the loops of Henle and collecting ducts
• cilia are missing from the surface of epithelial cells lining the cysts but are present in adjacent noncystic tubules
• cyst epithelial cells display increased apoptosis
• mutant kidneys contain multiple, fluid-filled cysts in both the cortex and medulla
• cysts are first noted at P5 as fusiform dilatations of the collecting ducts in the renal medulla
• cyst epithelial cells lack primary cilia and display altered cell polarity as well as increased proliferation and apoptosis
• cysts are first noted at P5 as fusiform dilatations of the collecting ducts in the renal medulla
• by P35, the renal parenchyma is entirely replaced with multiple, large fluid-filled cysts
• at P28, mutant kidneys are grossly enlarged
• advanced kidney cysts are surrounded by areas of interstitial fibrosis
• advanced kidney cysts are surrounded by atrophic tubules
• mice exhibit renal failure by P21

homeostasis/metabolism
• mice exhibit a rapid increase in BUN levels after P14

cellular
• cilia are present in neonatal collecting ducts prior to the onset of cyst formation (P5), but are lost during postnatal development
• mice lack tubulin-positive cilia on the luminal surfaces of most cyst epithelial cells derived from the loops of Henle and collecting ducts
• cilia are missing from the surface of epithelial cells lining the cysts but are present in adjacent noncystic tubules
• cyst epithelial cells display increased apoptosis

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
polycystic kidney disease DOID:0080322 OMIM:PS173900
J:83293




Genotype
MGI:4443124
cn8
Allelic
Composition
Kif3atm2Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J * CBA/J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth mutation (2 available); any H2az2 mutation (26 available)
Kif3atm2Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
embryo
• increased neural crest cell proliferation in the facial prominences, as shown by BrdU immunostaining
• cranial neural crest cells do not extend primary cilia
• primary cilia are truncated in frontonasal prominence

nervous system
• cranial neural crest cells do not extend primary cilia
• primary cilia are truncated in frontonasal prominence
• failure of neural fibers to span the midline

craniofacial
• craniofacial skeleton elements are displaced laterally but their maturation is unaffected
• severely dysmorphic
• anterior cranium occultum
• trabecular basal plate is reduced to bony nodules or absent at E17.5
• is reduced to bony nodules or absent at E17.5
• laterally displaced and underdeveloped resulting in an abnormal opening in the skull
• ramus is absent
• 30% shorter than wild-type
• laterally displaced at E17.5
• laterally displaced at E17.5
• laterally displaced at E17.5
• the palatine bones are dysmorphic and do not extend towards the midline
• some small ectopic ossifications are found in the midline which may or may not be fragments of the palatine bones
• presence of an abnormal skin-covered gap in the front of the head
• at E11.5 and E12.5 infra-nasal measurements show an increase in frontonasal width
• at E14.5, almost 100% wider than wild-type and at E17.5 120% wider than wild-type
• at E12.5, septum is evident as a bifid condensation and by E16.5 a duplicated nasal septum is present

digestive/alimentary system

skeleton
• craniofacial skeleton elements are displaced laterally but their maturation is unaffected
• severely dysmorphic
• anterior cranium occultum
• trabecular basal plate is reduced to bony nodules or absent at E17.5
• is reduced to bony nodules or absent at E17.5
• laterally displaced and underdeveloped resulting in an abnormal opening in the skull
• ramus is absent
• 30% shorter than wild-type
• laterally displaced at E17.5
• laterally displaced at E17.5
• laterally displaced at E17.5
• the palatine bones are dysmorphic and do not extend towards the midline
• some small ectopic ossifications are found in the midline which may or may not be fragments of the palatine bones
• presence of an abnormal skin-covered gap in the front of the head

respiratory system
• laterally displaced at E17.5
• at E12.5, septum is evident as a bifid condensation and by E16.5 a duplicated nasal septum is present

vision/eye

cellular
• increased neural crest cell proliferation in the facial prominences, as shown by BrdU immunostaining

growth/size/body
• laterally displaced at E17.5
• at E12.5, septum is evident as a bifid condensation and by E16.5 a duplicated nasal septum is present

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
dysostosis DOID:1934 J:158523




Genotype
MGI:3710959
cn9
Allelic
Composition
Kif3atm2Gsn/Kif3atm2Gsn
Tg(Col2a1-cre)1Bhr/?
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Kif3atm2Gsn mutation (1 available); any Kif3a mutation (31 available)
Tg(Col2a1-cre)1Bhr mutation (3 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
skeleton
• at P30, failure of fusion in the dorsal vertebrae
• at P10, the growth plate has altered columnar organization and is discontinuous across the width of the skeletal elements with continuous primary and secondary ossification centers in areas where the growth plate is missing
• at P15, growth plate structure is completely abrogated with ossification centers merged and the distance from the articular surface to the trabecular bone is reduced
• at P30, growth plates in the long bones are missing
• at P7, the length of the zone of flat proliferating cells is reduced
• at P7 and P10 fewer cells are undergoing mitosis (pH3+) in the growth plate (86% and 78%, respectively)
• at P10, columnar alignment of the proliferating cells is lost with abnormal movement of the cells during rotation despite intact polarity of the cells
• at P15, no mitosis is detected, cells have a round morphology and lack polarity
• at P15, hypertrophic cells invade the prehypertrophic zones
• at P7, reduction of the epiphysis is due to reduction in the flat chondrocyte regions without a reduction in the length of the hypertrophic zone
• at P10, the length is reduced; however, the width is increased
• at P30, the growth plates in the long bones are missing
• however, the length of long bones and the levels of ossification are no different than in wild-type mice at E18.5 and P0
• at P30, ribs are small and deformed
• sporadic at P30
• at E15.5, P0 and P7, 80% reduction in the number of chondrocytes with cilia
• however, perichondrial cells have cilia
• at P10, the actin cytoskeleton in chondrocytes is disorganized

nervous system
• at P30, failure of fusion in the dorsal vertebrae

growth/size/body
• at P30, dwarfism occurs in which there is a 32% reduction in crown to rump and limb length

embryo
• at P30, failure of fusion in the dorsal vertebrae

cellular
• at P10, the actin cytoskeleton in chondrocytes is disorganized





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