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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Itm2b+
wild type
MGI:2437084
Summary 4 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
ht1
Itm2btm1.1Ldad/Itm2b+ B6.129-Itm2btm1.1Ldad MGI:4936846
ht2
Itm2btm2.1Ldad/Itm2b+ B6.129-Itm2btm2.1Ldad MGI:4936849
cx3
Itm2btm2.1Ldad/Itm2b+
Tg(Camk2a-ITM2B)8.4Ldad/0
B6.Cg-Itm2btm2.1Ldad Tg(Camk2a-ITM2B)8.4Ldad MGI:4936848
cx4
Itm2btm1.1Ldad/Itm2b+
Tg(APPswe,PSEN1dE9)85Dbo/0
involves: 129 * C3H * C57BL/6 MGI:3810993


Genotype
MGI:4936846
ht1
Allelic
Composition
Itm2btm1.1Ldad/Itm2b+
Genetic
Background
B6.129-Itm2btm1.1Ldad
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Mouse lines carrying:
Itm2btm1.1Ldad mutation (0 available); any Itm2b mutation (18 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• mice spend equal time exploring novel and old objects unlike wild-type mice
• mice exhibit impaired spatial working memory in a radial-arm water maze compared with wild-type mice

nervous system

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
cerebral amyloid angiopathy DOID:9246 J:167154




Genotype
MGI:4936849
ht2
Allelic
Composition
Itm2btm2.1Ldad/Itm2b+
Genetic
Background
B6.129-Itm2btm2.1Ldad
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Mouse lines carrying:
Itm2btm2.1Ldad mutation (0 available); any Itm2b mutation (18 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• at 5 to 6 months and 7 to 8 months, mice spend equal time exploring novel and old objects unlike wild-type mice
• at 11 months, mice exhibit profound memory impairment compared with wild-type mice
• at 5 to 6 months, 7 to 8 months, and 11 months, mice exhibit impaired spatial working memory in a radial-arm water maze compared with wild-type mice

nervous system
N
• mice do not exhibit neuron loss or taupathy
• at 11 to 13 months

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
cerebral amyloid angiopathy DOID:9246 J:167154




Genotype
MGI:4936848
cx3
Allelic
Composition
Itm2btm2.1Ldad/Itm2b+
Tg(Camk2a-ITM2B)8.4Ldad/0
Genetic
Background
B6.Cg-Itm2btm2.1Ldad Tg(Camk2a-ITM2B)8.4Ldad
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Itm2btm2.1Ldad mutation (0 available); any Itm2b mutation (18 available)
Tg(Camk2a-ITM2B)8.4Ldad mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
N
• mice exhibit normal spatial working memory and novel object recognition




Genotype
MGI:3810993
cx4
Allelic
Composition
Itm2btm1.1Ldad/Itm2b+
Tg(APPswe,PSEN1dE9)85Dbo/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * C3H * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Itm2btm1.1Ldad mutation (0 available); any Itm2b mutation (18 available)
Tg(APPswe,PSEN1dE9)85Dbo mutation (8 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• obvious increase in soluble APP-alpha in brain homogenates
• significant increase in both Abeta40 and Abeta42 compared to mice wild-type for Itm2b





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last database update
03/18/2025
MGI 6.24
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