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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Sox2tm3Lpev
targeted mutation 3, Larysa H Pevny
MGI:3625177
Summary 4 genotypes
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hm1
Sox2tm3Lpev/Sox2tm3Lpev involves: 129S/SvEv MGI:3625913
ht2
Sox2tm3Lpev/Sox2+ involves: 129S/SvEv MGI:3625909
ht3
Sox2tm1Lpev/Sox2tm3Lpev involves: 129S/SvEv MGI:3625924
ht4
Sox2tm2Lpev/Sox2tm3Lpev involves: 129S/SvEv * C57BL/6 MGI:3811293


Genotype
MGI:3625913
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Sox2tm3Lpev/Sox2tm3Lpev
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S/SvEv
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Mouse lines carrying:
Sox2tm3Lpev mutation (0 available); any Sox2 mutation (56 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
normal phenotype
• viable, born in appropriate Mendelian ratios, phenotypically and morphologically indistinguishable from wild-type mice




Genotype
MGI:3625909
ht2
Allelic
Composition
Sox2tm3Lpev/Sox2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S/SvEv
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Mouse lines carrying:
Sox2tm3Lpev mutation (0 available); any Sox2 mutation (56 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
normal phenotype
• viable, born in appropriate Mendelian ratios, phenotypically and morphologically indistinguishable from wild-type mice




Genotype
MGI:3625924
ht3
Allelic
Composition
Sox2tm1Lpev/Sox2tm3Lpev
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S/SvEv
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Mouse lines carrying:
Sox2tm1Lpev mutation (1 available); any Sox2 mutation (56 available)
Sox2tm3Lpev mutation (0 available); any Sox2 mutation (56 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• pups die shortly after birth

vision/eye
• a range of eye phenotypes from mild bilateral microphthalmia to severe anophthalmia
• disrupted cell layering consisting of rosette structures
• 30%-40% thinner than wild-type retinas
• reduction in cell number

digestive/alimentary system
N
• no defects in sensory innervation of the tongue are apparent
• taste buds are absent in the mutant palate at P0
• no defects in the initial number, morphology or distribution of fungiform papillae
• by E16.5-18.5, fewer fungiform papillae are present compared to controls
• from E14.5-E18, a gradual reduction in the size and morphology of the fungiform papillae is seen
• fungiform taste buds, detected by keratin 8 immunostaining, are absent in P0 mutant tongues
• no abnormalities are seen in the filiform papillae at any stage

craniofacial
• taste buds are absent in the mutant palate at P0
• no defects in the initial number, morphology or distribution of fungiform papillae
• by E16.5-18.5, fewer fungiform papillae are present compared to controls
• from E14.5-E18, a gradual reduction in the size and morphology of the fungiform papillae is seen
• fungiform taste buds, detected by keratin 8 immunostaining, are absent in P0 mutant tongues
• no abnormalities are seen in the filiform papillae at any stage

growth/size/body
• taste buds are absent in the mutant palate at P0
• no defects in the initial number, morphology or distribution of fungiform papillae
• by E16.5-18.5, fewer fungiform papillae are present compared to controls
• from E14.5-E18, a gradual reduction in the size and morphology of the fungiform papillae is seen
• fungiform taste buds, detected by keratin 8 immunostaining, are absent in P0 mutant tongues
• no abnormalities are seen in the filiform papillae at any stage

taste/olfaction
• taste buds are absent in the mutant palate at P0




Genotype
MGI:3811293
ht4
Allelic
Composition
Sox2tm2Lpev/Sox2tm3Lpev
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S/SvEv * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Sox2tm2Lpev mutation (1 available); any Sox2 mutation (56 available)
Sox2tm3Lpev mutation (0 available); any Sox2 mutation (56 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• at P0, mice die with air in their stomachs

digestive/alimentary system
N
• despite respiratory distress and air in their stomachs, mice do not exhibit even a small tracheoesophageal fistula
• the esophagus is thinner than in wild-type mice and not squamous
• unlike in wild-type mice, esophageal tissue stains positive for mucus production markers
• the esophagus is thinner than in wild-type mice and not squamous
• mice lack serous- and mucous-secreting glands in the posterior tongue and soft palate
• while the circumvallate papilla is present, Ebner's glands are not branched
• unlike in wild-type mice, the anterior stomach acquires posterior characteristics such as reduced keratinization, ectopic mucus cells and columnar epithelium
• the epiglottis is abnormally positioned relative to the soft palate

respiratory system
N
• despite respiratory distress and air in their stomachs, mice do not exhibit even a small tracheoesophageal fistula
• the epiglottis is abnormally positioned relative to the soft palate
• at P0, mice exhibit labored breathing

skeleton
• the epiglottis is abnormally positioned relative to the soft palate

endocrine/exocrine glands
• mice lack serous- and mucous-secreting glands in the posterior tongue and soft palate
• while the circumvallate papilla is present, Ebner's glands are not branched





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last database update
04/23/2024
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