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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Tfrctm3.1Nca
targeted mutation 3.1, Nancy C Andrews
MGI:5689121
Summary 5 genotypes
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hm1
Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca involves: 129S4/SvJae * CD-1 MGI:5689325
cn2
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(Tfrc*)Nca/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca
Tg(Vil1-cre)20Syr/0
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6 * CD-1 * DBA/2 MGI:5689324
cn3
Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca
Tg(Vil1-cre/ERT2)23Syr/0
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6 * CD-1 * DBA/2 MGI:5689323
cn4
Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca
Tg(Vil1-cre)20Syr/0
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6 * CD-1 * DBA/2 MGI:5689322
cn5
Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6J * CBA/J MGI:7339041


Genotype
MGI:5689325
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae * CD-1
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Mouse lines carrying:
Tfrctm3.1Nca mutation (2 available); any Tfrc mutation (61 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
normal phenotype
• mice are indistinguishable from wild-type mice




Genotype
MGI:5689324
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(Tfrc*)Nca/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca
Tg(Vil1-cre)20Syr/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6 * CD-1 * DBA/2
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Mouse lines carrying:
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(Tfrc*)Nca mutation (1 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (944 available)
Tfrctm3.1Nca mutation (2 available); any Tfrc mutation (61 available)
Tg(Vil1-cre)20Syr mutation (3 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• some mice die postnatally
• however, most mice are alive at 2 months

digestive/alimentary system
• mice that die exhibit the same phenotype as Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca Tg(Vil-cre)20Syr mice
• however, mice that survive at 2 months exhibit normal architecture and proliferation of crypt intestinal epithelial cells




Genotype
MGI:5689323
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca
Tg(Vil1-cre/ERT2)23Syr/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6 * CD-1 * DBA/2
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Tfrctm3.1Nca mutation (2 available); any Tfrc mutation (61 available)
Tg(Vil1-cre/ERT2)23Syr mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• mice are killed 1-3 days after the last tamoxifen dose due to poor health
• treatment with iron dextran does not extend lifespan in tamoxifen-treated mice

digestive/alimentary system
• reduced proliferation in tamoxifen-treated mice
• blunted villi in tamoxifen-treated mice
• in tamoxifen-treated mice
• on the fourth day of tamoxifen treatment

growth/size/body
• on the fourth day of tamoxifen treatment

cellular
• reduced proliferation in tamoxifen-treated mice




Genotype
MGI:5689322
cn4
Allelic
Composition
Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca
Tg(Vil1-cre)20Syr/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6 * CD-1 * DBA/2
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Tfrctm3.1Nca mutation (2 available); any Tfrc mutation (61 available)
Tg(Vil1-cre)20Syr mutation (3 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• mice die before P3 with variable timing
• treatment with iron dextran does not extend lifespan

digestive/alimentary system
• reduced proliferation in intervillous regions
• mice exhibit milk in intestinal lumen, shorter intestines with apparent melena compared with wild-type mice
• larger intestinal epithelial cells contain vacuole-like lipid accumulation than in wild-type cells
• severe disruption of epithelial integrity with blunted villi, smaller intervillous regions, edema in the lamina propria and enlarged vacuole-like structures in the intestinal epithelial cells at P2
• reduced length with apparent melena
• severe disruption of epithelial integrity with blunted villi, smaller intervillous regions, edema in the lamina propria and enlarged vacuole-like structures in the intestinal epithelial cells at E18.5 and P2
• severe disruption of epithelial integrity with blunted villi, smaller intervillous regions, edema in the lamina propria and enlarged vacuole-like structures in the intestinal epithelial cells at P2
• with milk

growth/size/body
• mice fail to thrice and are runted by P1

cellular
• reduced proliferation in intervillous regions




Genotype
MGI:7339041
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Tfrctm3.1Nca/Tfrctm3.1Nca
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6J * CBA/J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth mutation (2 available); any H2az2 mutation (26 available)
Tfrctm3.1Nca mutation (2 available); any Tfrc mutation (61 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• all die within 24 hrs of birth

respiratory system

behavior/neurological
• unable to suckle

craniofacial
• at P0 no mature Meckel's cartilages are seen at the proximal end junction to the malleus
• at E14.5 Meckel's cartilages are smaller and he proximal arms are not articulated with the middle ear capsule and the distal tips are not fused
• excessively curved which widens the distance between bilateral mandibular bones
• secondary cartilage is nearly missing
• severely blocked or delayed
• severely blocked or delayed
• expression analysis indicates abnormal osteochondrogenic differentiation
• arched tongue
• incomplete oral closure
• fail to elevate above the tongue
• both the palatal process of palatine and palatal process of maxilla fail to elevate and fuse
• complete cleft palate

hearing/vestibular/ear

digestive/alimentary system
• expression analysis indicates abnormal osteochondrogenic differentiation
• fail to elevate above the tongue
• both the palatal process of palatine and palatal process of maxilla fail to elevate and fuse
• complete cleft palate
• arched tongue

growth/size/body
• expression analysis indicates abnormal osteochondrogenic differentiation
• arched tongue
• incomplete oral closure
• fail to elevate above the tongue
• both the palatal process of palatine and palatal process of maxilla fail to elevate and fuse
• complete cleft palate

skeleton
• at P0 no mature Meckel's cartilages are seen at the proximal end junction to the malleus
• at E14.5 Meckel's cartilages are smaller and he proximal arms are not articulated with the middle ear capsule and the distal tips are not fused
• excessively curved which widens the distance between bilateral mandibular bones
• secondary cartilage is nearly missing
• severely blocked or delayed
• severely blocked or delayed

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
Weissenbacher-Zweymuller syndrome DOID:4258 OMIM:261800
J:316198





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05/07/2024
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