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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi
targeted mutation 1.2, Yujiro Higashi
MGI:2387501
Summary 7 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
hm1
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2tm1.2Yhi involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ MGI:3624724
hm2
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2tm1.2Yhi involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * CD-1 MGI:3624726
hm3
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2tm1.2Yhi involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * FVB/N MGI:3814384
hm4
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2tm1.2Yhi involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * ICR MGI:3624734
ht5
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2+ involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * CD-1 MGI:3624727
cx6
Zeb1tm2Yhi/Zeb1tm2Yhi
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2+
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * FVB/N * ICR MGI:3653750
cx7
Zeb1tm2Yhi/Zeb1+
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2+
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * ICR MGI:3653728


Genotype
MGI:3624724
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2tm1.2Yhi
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi mutation (1 available); any Zeb2 mutation (76 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging




Genotype
MGI:3624726
hm2
Allelic
Composition
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2tm1.2Yhi
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * CD-1
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi mutation (1 available); any Zeb2 mutation (76 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

nervous system
• a sharp boundary between the neural plate and the rest of the ectoderm is absent
• lack postotic vagal level neural crest cells
• neural tube fails to close

embryo
• cranial neural crest cells do not delaminate nor do they initiate migration
• cranial neural crest cells do not delaminate at the junctional zone between the neural and surface ectoderm
• the first branchial arch is missing
• do not undergo embryonic turning
• embryos are severely retarded in growth by E9.5
• a sharp boundary between the neural plate and the rest of the ectoderm is absent
• lack postotic vagal level neural crest cells
• neural tube fails to close

craniofacial
• the first branchial arch is missing

cellular
• cranial neural crest cells do not delaminate nor do they initiate migration
• cranial neural crest cells do not delaminate at the junctional zone between the neural and surface ectoderm

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
Mowat-Wilson syndrome DOID:0060485 OMIM:235730
J:82084




Genotype
MGI:3814384
hm3
Allelic
Composition
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2tm1.2Yhi
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * FVB/N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi mutation (1 available); any Zeb2 mutation (76 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

embryo
• embryos exhibit variety of defects at E8.5




Genotype
MGI:3624734
hm4
Allelic
Composition
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2tm1.2Yhi
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * ICR
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi mutation (1 available); any Zeb2 mutation (76 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
embryo
• defects in neural plate as shown by decreased Sox2 expression
• dorsal neural tube fails to close at E8.5
• somite cleavage stops at somite 7 while embryo elongation continues (J:108819)
• at the 7-somite stage, somites are irregular in the shape of their boundary
• at the 7-somite stage, the somites are shorter in the rostro-caudal dimension, however the size of somites in the lateral dimension is normal (J:101031)

nervous system
• defects in neural plate as shown by decreased Sox2 expression
• dorsal neural tube fails to close at E8.5




Genotype
MGI:3624727
ht5
Allelic
Composition
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * CD-1
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi mutation (1 available); any Zeb2 mutation (76 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
N
• do not develop aganglionic phenotypes phenotypes similar to patients with Mowat-Wilson Syndrome (Hirschsprung disease-mental retardation syndrome)

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
NOT Mowat-Wilson syndrome DOID:0060485 OMIM:235730
J:82084




Genotype
MGI:3653750
cx6
Allelic
Composition
Zeb1tm2Yhi/Zeb1tm2Yhi
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * FVB/N * ICR
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Zeb1tm2Yhi mutation (1 available); any Zeb1 mutation (65 available)
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi mutation (1 available); any Zeb2 mutation (76 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

craniofacial
• 14 of 16 exhibit maxillonasal clefts of varying severity, ranging from incomplete fusion of the maxillonasal processes to complete cleft of the processes

nervous system
• the spinal cord is dorsally open in the tail region
• in the cerebrum, the shape of the ventricle is irregular, lined by a wavy ventricular zone
• 8 of 16 exhibit exencephaly accompanied by the cerebrum defects

embryo
• the spinal cord is dorsally open in the tail region

growth/size/body
• 14 of 16 exhibit maxillonasal clefts of varying severity, ranging from incomplete fusion of the maxillonasal processes to complete cleft of the processes




Genotype
MGI:3653728
cx7
Allelic
Composition
Zeb1tm2Yhi/Zeb1+
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi/Zeb2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * ICR
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Zeb1tm2Yhi mutation (1 available); any Zeb1 mutation (65 available)
Zeb2tm1.2Yhi mutation (1 available); any Zeb2 mutation (76 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body

reproductive system
• 70% exhibit closure of the vaginal orifice





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last database update
05/07/2024
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