About   Help   FAQ
Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Gata4+
wild type
MGI:2430574
Summary 15 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
ht1
Gata4tm1Eno/Gata4+ B6.129S7-Gata4tm1Eno MGI:5437226
ht2
Gata4tm1.2Wtp/Gata4+ B6.Cg-Gata4tm1.2Wtp MGI:5441538
ht3
Gata4tm1Sho/Gata4+ C57BL/6JEi-Chr YA/HeJ/EiJ MGI:6479102
ht4
Gata4tm1Grg/Gata4+ involves: 129 * C57BL/6 MGI:5427936
cn5
Atoh8tm1.1Mlkn/Atoh8tm1.1Mlkn
Gata4tm1.1Sad/Gata4+
Nkx2-5tm1(cre)Rjs/Nkx2-5+
involves: 129 * C57BL/6 MGI:5532942
cn6
Gata4tm1.1Sad/Gata4+
Glyr1em1Dsr/Glyr1+
Tg(Tek-cre)1Ywa/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * SJL MGI:7279301
cn7
Gata4tm1.1Sad/Gata4+
Gata6tm2.1Sad/Gata6tm2.1Sad
Tg(Wt1-cre)1Jbeb/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J MGI:5562927
cn8
Gata4tm1Sho/Gata4+
Tg(Myh6-cre)2182Mds/0
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac MGI:3851413
cn9
Gata4tm1Sho/Gata4+
Nkx2-5tm1(cre)Rjs/Nkx2-5+
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:3851410
cx10
Atoh8tm1.1Mlkn/Atoh8tm1.1Mlkn
Gata4tm1Jml/Gata4+
involves: 129 * 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 MGI:5532940
cx11
Gata4tm1Jml/Gata4+
Gata5tm1Eem/Gata5tm1Eem
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 MGI:4418210
cx12
Gata4tm1Jml/Gata4+
Gata5tm1Eem/Gata5+
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 MGI:4418209
cx13
Gata4tm1(cre)Svs/Gata4+
Tg(Sox3-GFP,Tyr)HolNpln/Tg(Sox3-GFP,Tyr)HolNpln
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * FVB/N MGI:5774475
cx14
Arb2aTg(Tyr)TpNpln/Arb2aTg(Tyr)TpNpln
Gata4tm1(cre)Svs/Gata4+
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * FVB/N MGI:7430740
cx15
Gata4tm1Eno/Gata4+
Gata6tm1Eno/Gata6+
involves: 129/Sv * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 MGI:3663413


Genotype
MGI:5437226
ht1
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1Eno/Gata4+
Genetic
Background
B6.129S7-Gata4tm1Eno
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1Eno mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
muscle
• retrosternal diaphragmatic hernias are occasionally seen




Genotype
MGI:5441538
ht2
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1.2Wtp/Gata4+
Genetic
Background
B6.Cg-Gata4tm1.2Wtp
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1.2Wtp mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• nearly half of mice die within 1 day of birth

respiratory system
• dilated distal airways and patchy thickening of mesenchyme in some newborn mice
• some mice exhibit reduced artery density in the proximal airways compared with wild-type mice
• enlarged in some mice
• dilated distal airways in 7 of 21 mice between P1 and P8, more pronounced in accessory and middle lobes of the right lung

cardiovascular system
• some mice exhibit reduced artery density in the proximal airways compared with wild-type mice
• fatal cardiac lesions in some newborn
• in some newborn mice
• in some newborn mice

muscle
• 6 of 21 mice exhibit an abnormal fusion of the central tendon to the liver surface with disorganized collagen bundles unlike in wild-type mice
• in the ventral midline of some neonatal and adult mice with portions of the hernia sac near but not adherent to the liver contains a mixture of hepatocytes and connective tissue cells
• 3 of 21 mice exhibit overt herniation

cellular
• increased apoptosis without an affect on cell proliferation in amuscular diaphragm at E13.5

skeleton
• 6 of 21 mice exhibit an abnormal fusion of the central tendon to the liver surface with disorganized collagen bundles unlike in wild-type mice

reproductive system
N
• young adult females are fertile with no significant differences in average litter size, frequency of parturition, or ovarian follicular development relative to wild-type controls
• ovaries of eCG-stimulated immature females are significantly smaller than eCG-treated wild-type ovaries
• in response to exogenous gonadotropins, ovaries weigh significantly less than gonadotropin-stimulated wild-type ovaries
• however, unstimulated ovaries exhibit normal weight
• ovaries of gonadotropin-stimulated immature females are significantly smaller, release fewer oocytes, produce less estrogen, and exhibit significantly lower mRNA levels of the steroidogenic genes Star, Cyp11a1, and Cyp19a1 than gonadotropin-stimulated wild-type ovaries
• however, basal ovarian levels of mRNA for Star, Cyp11a1 and Cyp19a1 are normal
• following eCG stimulation, uteri appear to be hypoestrogenic: glandular elements of the endometrial layer appear less complex, and only scattered glands are found in the stroma
• uteri of eCG-stimulated immature females weigh significantly less than eCG-treated wild-type uteri
• females exhibit significantly delayed puberty, as indicated by a delay in the onset of estrous cyclicity
• onset of vaginal cornification is moderately but not significantly delayed
• delay in puberty is not due to impaired growth
• onset of estrous cyclicity is delayed an average of 12 days relative to wild-type females
• however, average cycle length and the proportion of time spent in any stage of the estrous cycle remain normal
• in response to exogenous gonadotropins, immature females release significantly fewer oocytes into the oviducts than superovulated wild-type controls

homeostasis/metabolism
• following eCG stimulation, serum estradiol (E2) levels are significantly lower than in eCG-treated wild-type females
• however, basal serum E2 levels are relatively normal

endocrine/exocrine glands
• ovaries of eCG-stimulated immature females are significantly smaller than eCG-treated wild-type ovaries
• in response to exogenous gonadotropins, ovaries weigh significantly less than gonadotropin-stimulated wild-type ovaries
• however, unstimulated ovaries exhibit normal weight
• ovaries of gonadotropin-stimulated immature females are significantly smaller, release fewer oocytes, produce less estrogen, and exhibit significantly lower mRNA levels of the steroidogenic genes Star, Cyp11a1, and Cyp19a1 than gonadotropin-stimulated wild-type ovaries
• however, basal ovarian levels of mRNA for Star, Cyp11a1 and Cyp19a1 are normal

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
congenital diaphragmatic hernia DOID:3827 OMIM:142340
OMIM:222400
OMIM:610187
J:117367




Genotype
MGI:6479102
ht3
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1Sho/Gata4+
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6JEi-Chr YA/HeJ/EiJ
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1Sho mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• Background Sensitivity: heterozygous carriers with the A/HeJ Y Chromosome on the C57BL/6JEi background develop ovaries




Genotype
MGI:5427936
ht4
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1Grg/Gata4+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1Grg mutation (1 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Atrial septal defects and semilunar valve stenosis in Gata4tm1Grg/Gata4+ mice

cardiovascular system
• in 4 of 12 mutants
• increase in the frequency of mice with intermittent shunting of blood between the atria
• thickened aortic valve leaflets
• thickened pulmonary valve leaflets
• in 2 of 12 mutants

cellular

muscle

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
atrial heart septal defect 2 DOID:0110107 OMIM:607941
J:185124




Genotype
MGI:5532942
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Atoh8tm1.1Mlkn/Atoh8tm1.1Mlkn
Gata4tm1.1Sad/Gata4+
Nkx2-5tm1(cre)Rjs/Nkx2-5+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Atoh8tm1.1Mlkn mutation (0 available); any Atoh8 mutation (8 available)
Gata4tm1.1Sad mutation (1 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
Nkx2-5tm1(cre)Rjs mutation (1 available); any Nkx2-5 mutation (22 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
N
• viable and present at the expected Mendelian ratio at P1




Genotype
MGI:7279301
cn6
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1.1Sad/Gata4+
Glyr1em1Dsr/Glyr1+
Tg(Tek-cre)1Ywa/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1.1Sad mutation (1 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
Glyr1em1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Glyr1 mutation (30 available)
Tg(Tek-cre)1Ywa mutation (7 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• VSD in all newborns, majority with atrio-ventricular septal defects (AVSDs)

mortality/aging
• 63% newborns die by age P1

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
atrioventricular septal defect DOID:0050651 OMIM:606215
OMIM:614430
OMIM:614474
J:322763




Genotype
MGI:5562927
cn7
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1.1Sad/Gata4+
Gata6tm2.1Sad/Gata6tm2.1Sad
Tg(Wt1-cre)1Jbeb/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1.1Sad mutation (1 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
Gata6tm2.1Sad mutation (1 available); any Gata6 mutation (34 available)
Tg(Wt1-cre)1Jbeb mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• mutants are viable through E15.5, with a small number recovered at weaning

cardiovascular system
• a statistically significant decrease in sub-epicardicardial endothelial cells is observed at E13.5




Genotype
MGI:3851413
cn8
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1Sho/Gata4+
Tg(Myh6-cre)2182Mds/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1Sho mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
Tg(Myh6-cre)2182Mds mutation (3 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
N
• animals show normal development




Genotype
MGI:3851410
cn9
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1Sho/Gata4+
Nkx2-5tm1(cre)Rjs/Nkx2-5+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1Sho mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
Nkx2-5tm1(cre)Rjs mutation (1 available); any Nkx2-5 mutation (22 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
N
• animals show normal development




Genotype
MGI:5532940
cx10
Allelic
Composition
Atoh8tm1.1Mlkn/Atoh8tm1.1Mlkn
Gata4tm1Jml/Gata4+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Atoh8tm1.1Mlkn mutation (0 available); any Atoh8 mutation (8 available)
Gata4tm1Jml mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• small decrease in viability at P1 that becomes more pronounced at P14
• expected numbers are found at E17.5 indicating loss occurs between E17.5 and P1

cardiovascular system
N
• no phenotype in the heart as measured by echocardiography or histology at E17.5
• normal myocardial or contractile function

respiratory system
N
• despite expression in the lung mesenchyme, no gross defects in lung development are detected




Genotype
MGI:4418210
cx11
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1Jml/Gata4+
Gata5tm1Eem/Gata5tm1Eem
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1Jml mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
Gata5tm1Eem mutation (0 available); any Gata5 mutation (17 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Ventriclular abnormalities in Gata4tm1Jml/Gata4+ Gata5tm1Eem/Gata5tm1Eem and Gata4tm1Jml/Gata4+ Gata5tm1Eem/Gata5+ mice

mortality/aging
• mice do not survive past E14.5 with no live mice found in newborn litters

cardiovascular system
• fine, abnormal trabecular structures
• at E12.5, the thickness of the ventricular compact myocardial layer is reduced 61% compared to in wild-type mice
• at E14.5, the ventricular compact myocardial layer thickness is reduced 84% compared to in wild-type mice
• conotruncal cushions are reduced in size and altered in location compared to in wild-type mice leading to abnormalities in ventriculoarterial positioning
• endocardial cushions are hypoplastic at E12.5
• mice exhibit a primum atrial septal defect unlike wild-type mice
• mice exhibit a common atrioventricular canal and occasionally an unbalanced canal leading to a functionally univentricular heart
• mice exhibit large inlet-type ventricular septal defect
• mice exhibit moderately hypoplastic and anteriorly malaligned left ventricular outflow tracts
• the right ventricular outflow tract is more posteriorly positioned than in wild-type mice
• mice exhibit a thinning of the ventricular wall
• at E14.5, mice exhibit systemic hemorrhage
• proliferation of cells in the ventricular myocardium is reduced by 51% at E12.5 and 55% at E14.5 compared to in wild-type mice
• however, apoptosis rates are normal

homeostasis/metabolism
• at E14.5, mice exhibit body wall edema

muscle
• fine, abnormal trabecular structures
• at E12.5, the thickness of the ventricular compact myocardial layer is reduced 61% compared to in wild-type mice
• at E14.5, the ventricular compact myocardial layer thickness is reduced 84% compared to in wild-type mice
• proliferation of cells in the ventricular myocardium is reduced by 51% at E12.5 and 55% at E14.5 compared to in wild-type mice
• however, apoptosis rates are normal

cellular
• proliferation of cells in the ventricular myocardium is reduced by 51% at E12.5 and 55% at E14.5 compared to in wild-type mice
• however, apoptosis rates are normal




Genotype
MGI:4418209
cx12
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1Jml/Gata4+
Gata5tm1Eem/Gata5+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1Jml mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
Gata5tm1Eem mutation (0 available); any Gata5 mutation (17 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Ventriclular abnormalities in Gata4tm1Jml/Gata4+ Gata5tm1Eem/Gata5tm1Eem and Gata4tm1Jml/Gata4+ Gata5tm1Eem/Gata5+ mice

cardiovascular system
• at E14.5, myocardial compact zone thickness is reduced 32% compared to in wild-type mice
• as early as E12.5, the thickness of the ventricular compact myocardial layer is reduced 43% compared to in wild-type mice
• some mice exhibit abnormal conoventricular septal defects (incomplete penetrance)

muscle
• at E14.5, myocardial compact zone thickness is reduced 32% compared to in wild-type mice
• as early as E12.5, the thickness of the ventricular compact myocardial layer is reduced 43% compared to in wild-type mice




Genotype
MGI:5774475
cx13
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1(cre)Svs/Gata4+
Tg(Sox3-GFP,Tyr)HolNpln/Tg(Sox3-GFP,Tyr)HolNpln
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * FVB/N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1(cre)Svs mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
Tg(Sox3-GFP,Tyr)HolNpln mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system

cellular
• colonic aganglionosis is caused by a cell-autonomous defect in enteric neural crest cell migration

embryo
• colonic aganglionosis is caused by a cell-autonomous defect in enteric neural crest cell migration




Genotype
MGI:7430740
cx14
Allelic
Composition
Arb2aTg(Tyr)TpNpln/Arb2aTg(Tyr)TpNpln
Gata4tm1(cre)Svs/Gata4+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * FVB/N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Arb2aTg(Tyr)TpNpln mutation (0 available); any Arb2a mutation (29 available)
Gata4tm1(cre)Svs mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cellular
• neural crest cells accumulate in the vicinity of the dorsal neural tube, migrate more slowly, and oscillate rather than persist in their ventrally oriented migration
• neural crest cell speed and directionality at the leading edge of migration streams are impaired
• hindgut colonization by enteric neural crest cells of vagal origin is delayed at E13.5 but not at E15.5

embryo
• neural crest cells accumulate in the vicinity of the dorsal neural tube, migrate more slowly, and oscillate rather than persist in their ventrally oriented migration
• neural crest cell speed and directionality at the leading edge of migration streams are impaired
• hindgut colonization by enteric neural crest cells of vagal origin is delayed at E13.5 but not at E15.5




Genotype
MGI:3663413
cx15
Allelic
Composition
Gata4tm1Eno/Gata4+
Gata6tm1Eno/Gata6+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129/Sv * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gata4tm1Eno mutation (0 available); any Gata4 mutation (36 available)
Gata6tm1Eno mutation (0 available); any Gata6 mutation (34 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

cardiovascular system
• cranial and intersomitic vasculature is enlarged and disorganized at E10.5
• exhibit thin and dilated vessels
• hypoplastic transcending aortic arch
• hypoplastic aorta at E12.5
• dilated aorta at E12.5
• show a reduction in the arterial smooth muscle
• at E12.5, mutants show less smooth muscle in the medial layer of the aorta
• hearts at E13.5 contain only two myocardial cell layers within the compact zone instead of the normal five layers
• myocardial thinning becomes apparent at E12.5
• exhibit patterning defects of the outflow tract at E12
• seen at E12, resulting from incomplete septation of the conotruncus into the aorta and pulmonary artery
• exhibit a modest delay in the formation of the ventricular septum beginning at E11.5
• show ventricular septal defects that persist until death
• display widespread hemorrhages by E11.5
• display reduced cardiomyocyte proliferation at E10.5
• heartbeat at E11.75 is sluggish and irregular

hematopoietic system
• reduction in the number of mature erythrocytes in peripheral blood

homeostasis/metabolism
• display edema at E13.5

liver/biliary system

muscle
• show a reduction in the arterial smooth muscle
• at E12.5, mutants show less smooth muscle in the medial layer of the aorta
• hearts at E13.5 contain only two myocardial cell layers within the compact zone instead of the normal five layers
• myocardial thinning becomes apparent at E12.5
• display reduced cardiomyocyte proliferation at E10.5

cellular
• display reduced cardiomyocyte proliferation at E10.5





Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
Citing These Resources
Funding Information
Warranty Disclaimer, Privacy Notice, Licensing, & Copyright
Send questions and comments to User Support.
last database update
03/18/2025
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory