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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Axin2+
wild type
MGI:2435592
Summary 6 genotypes
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ht1
Axin2M1J/Axin2+ C57BL/6J-Axin2M1J/GrsrJ MGI:5659868
ht2
Axin2tm1b(KOMP)Wtsi/Axin2+ C57BL/6N-Axin2tm1b(KOMP)Wtsi/Bay MGI:6261942
ht3
Axin2em1Fstl/Axin2+ involves: C57BL/6J * C57BL/6JIcoCrlLumc * CBA/J MGI:6115023
ht4
Axin2M1J/Axin2+ involves: C57BL/6J * FVB/NJ MGI:5659869
cn5
Axin2tm1.1(cre/ERT2/tdTomato)Eem/Axin2+
Ctnnb1tm2Kem/Ctnnb1tm2Kem
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 MGI:5532656
cx6
Axin2tm1Wbm/Axin2+
Tg(Wt1-Sox9)92Asc/?
involves: 129 * C57BL/6 MGI:3795285


Genotype
MGI:5659868
ht1
Allelic
Composition
Axin2M1J/Axin2+
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6J-Axin2M1J/GrsrJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Axin2M1J mutation (1 available); any Axin2 mutation (45 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
limbs/digits/tail
• heterozygotes have a noticably kinked tail and the tail length varies with the amount of kinking of the tail

mortality/aging
• fewer than the expected number of heterozygotes are produced from C57BL/6J x heterozygote or heterozygote x C57BL/6J crosses




Genotype
MGI:6261942
ht2
Allelic
Composition
Axin2tm1b(KOMP)Wtsi/Axin2+
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6N-Axin2tm1b(KOMP)Wtsi/Bay
Cell Lines EPD0685_5_F12
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Mouse lines carrying:
Axin2tm1b(KOMP)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Axin2 mutation (45 available)
Data Sources
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological

cardiovascular system

growth/size/body

homeostasis/metabolism

integument

vision/eye




Genotype
MGI:6115023
ht3
Allelic
Composition
Axin2em1Fstl/Axin2+
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6J * C57BL/6JIcoCrlLumc * CBA/J
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Mouse lines carrying:
Axin2em1Fstl mutation (1 available); any Axin2 mutation (45 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body
• phenotype is milder than in homozygote

limbs/digits/tail
• phenotype is milder than in homozygote




Genotype
MGI:5659869
ht4
Allelic
Composition
Axin2M1J/Axin2+
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6J * FVB/NJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Axin2M1J mutation (1 available); any Axin2 mutation (45 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
limbs/digits/tail

mortality/aging
• on an F1 background of C57BL/6J and FVB/NJ only 13 of 8 offspring from heterozygote x wildtype had tail kinks and when these were backcrossed to C57BL/6J for a background of approximately 75% C57BL/6J only 33 of 91 had tail kinks




Genotype
MGI:5532656
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Axin2tm1.1(cre/ERT2/tdTomato)Eem/Axin2+
Ctnnb1tm2Kem/Ctnnb1tm2Kem
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Axin2tm1.1(cre/ERT2/tdTomato)Eem mutation (0 available); any Axin2 mutation (45 available)
Ctnnb1tm2Kem mutation (1 available); any Ctnnb1 mutation (51 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cellular
• epidermis where Ctnnb1 is deleted (following tamoxifen induction) exhibits significantly reduced cell proliferation (>40%) relative to control epidermis




Genotype
MGI:3795285
cx6
Allelic
Composition
Axin2tm1Wbm/Axin2+
Tg(Wt1-Sox9)92Asc/?
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Axin2tm1Wbm mutation (2 available); any Axin2 mutation (45 available)
Tg(Wt1-Sox9)92Asc mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• XX gonads that normally stain blue with the Axin2tm1Jbeh allele fail to stain in the presence of the transgene

endocrine/exocrine glands
• XX gonads that normally stain blue with the Axin2tm1Jbeh allele fail to stain in the presence of the transgene





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last database update
01/20/2026
MGI 6.24
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