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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Gopctm1.1Tno
targeted mutation 1.1, Tetsuo Noda
MGI:2386794
Summary 2 genotypes
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hm1
Gopctm1.1Tno/Gopctm1.1Tno involves: 129S4/SvJae MGI:3722130
hm2
Gopctm1.1Tno/Gopctm1.1Tno involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6 MGI:3722133


Genotype
MGI:3722130
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Gopctm1.1Tno/Gopctm1.1Tno
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae
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Mouse lines carrying:
Gopctm1.1Tno mutation (1 available); any Gopc mutation (25 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• spermatozoa tail coiling is abnormal, the mitochondrial sheath is stratified and outer dense fibers are absent

cellular
• spermatozoa tail coiling is abnormal, the mitochondrial sheath is stratified and outer dense fibers are absent




Genotype
MGI:3722133
hm2
Allelic
Composition
Gopctm1.1Tno/Gopctm1.1Tno
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gopctm1.1Tno mutation (1 available); any Gopc mutation (25 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Ultrastructural analysis of spermatogenic cells from wild type and Gopctm1.1Tno/Gopctm1.1Tno mice

reproductive system
• at 20 weeks of age, sperm motility is significantly reduced (6.9% +/-4.4% compared to 59.3% +/-7.5% in control sperm)
• most motile sperm present display only sluggish movement
• defects in spermatogenesis are noted as early as step 2-3 spermatids, when fragmentation of acrosomal caps is already observed
• an abnormal arrangement of mitochondria in the mitochondrial sheath is observed
• some mutant epididymidal spermatozoa have their tails coiled around their nuclei; also observed in mature testicular spermatids
• early round spermatids exhibit fragmentation of the acrosomal cap and abnormal large vesicles caused by defective fusion of the Golgi-derived transport vesicles to the acrosome
• elongated spermatids and epididymal spermatozoa display prominent acrosome vacuolization, loss of adhesion to the nucleus, and total acrosome loss
• all mutant epididymidal spermatozoa exhibit a round or ovoid head shape; also observed in mature testicular spermatids
• in some cases, a complete loss of acrosomes is observed
• loss of adhesion to the nucleus is often observed
• all elongated spermatids and epididymal spermatozoa display malformed nuclei with a round or ovoid morphology
• occasional vacuolization or invagination give the nucleus a crescent-shaped structure
• male homozygotes are sterile
• intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) of abnormal mutant sperm into oocytes results in cleavage into blastocysts only when injected oocytes are stimulated electrically 30 min after ICSI

cellular
• an abnormal arrangement of mitochondria in the mitochondrial sheath is observed
• some mutant epididymidal spermatozoa have their tails coiled around their nuclei; also observed in mature testicular spermatids
• early round spermatids exhibit fragmentation of the acrosomal cap and abnormal large vesicles caused by defective fusion of the Golgi-derived transport vesicles to the acrosome
• elongated spermatids and epididymal spermatozoa display prominent acrosome vacuolization, loss of adhesion to the nucleus, and total acrosome loss
• all mutant epididymidal spermatozoa exhibit a round or ovoid head shape; also observed in mature testicular spermatids
• in some cases, a complete loss of acrosomes is observed
• loss of adhesion to the nucleus is often observed
• all elongated spermatids and epididymal spermatozoa display malformed nuclei with a round or ovoid morphology
• occasional vacuolization or invagination give the nucleus a crescent-shaped structure
• at 20 weeks of age, sperm motility is significantly reduced (6.9% +/-4.4% compared to 59.3% +/-7.5% in control sperm)
• most motile sperm present display only sluggish movement

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
azoospermia DOID:14227 J:78599





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last database update
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
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