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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig
targeted mutation 2.1, Kai Ge
MGI:7333014
Summary 3 genotypes
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cn1
Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig/Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig
Tg(Sox10-cre)1Wdr/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * CBA MGI:7333175
cn2
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig/Kmt2d+
involves: C57BL/6J * CBA/J MGI:7333170
cn3
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig/Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig
involves: C57BL/6J * CBA/J MGI:7333171


Genotype
MGI:7333175
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig/Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig
Tg(Sox10-cre)1Wdr/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * CBA
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Mouse lines carrying:
Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig mutation (0 available); any Kmt2d mutation (167 available)
Tg(Sox10-cre)1Wdr mutation (2 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
craniofacial
• cranial base phenotypes are identical to homozygous mice with recombination induced by the H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth allele except in some cases pups do have a small strip of presphenoid bone formation
• frontonasal hypoplasia

skeleton
• cranial base phenotypes are identical to homozygous mice with recombination induced by the H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth allele except in some cases pups do have a small strip of presphenoid bone formation

growth/size/body
• frontonasal hypoplasia

respiratory system




Genotype
MGI:7333170
cn2
Allelic
Composition
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig/Kmt2d+
Genetic
Background
involves: 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)
Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig mutation (0 available); any Kmt2d mutation (167 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
craniofacial
• chondrocytes are not as hypertrophic with a decrease in cell area
• less severe than in homozygous mice
• dome shaped forehead
• depressed snout
• rounded ears

hearing/vestibular/ear
• rounded ears

growth/size/body
• less severe than in homozygous mice
• depressed snout
• rounded ears

skeleton
• chondrocytes are not as hypertrophic with a decrease in cell area
• less severe than in homozygous mice
• dome shaped forehead

respiratory system
• less severe than in homozygous mice

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
Kabuki syndrome DOID:0060473 OMIM:147920
OMIM:300867
J:294895




Genotype
MGI:7333171
cn3
Allelic
Composition
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig/Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig
Genetic
Background
involves: 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)
Kmt2dtm2.1Kaig mutation (0 available); any Kmt2d mutation (167 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

nervous system
• neural crest cells in the supraorbital arch have a laterally shifted pattern of osteoblast and chondrocyte differentiation

craniofacial
• abnormally shaped at birth
• significant reduction in chondrocyte hypertrophic differentiation and bone deposition in the anterior growth zone
• alterations in the ossification zone are not as severe as in the presphenoid bone
• absence of presphenoid bone deposition at birth
• decrease in the length of the chondrocyte hypertrophic zones with a decrease in the amount of hypertrophic differentiation
• absence of hyoid bone ossification
• condylar process is particularly underdeveloped with a lack of condylar cartilage
• at E13.5 lack vertical outgrowth and extension of the distal tip of the anterior palatal shelf
• at E13.5 palatal shelves are deficient in OSX+ osteoblast differentiation
• at E14.25 enrichment of extracellular membrane components is missing and the distal extension is abnormally shaped
• severe facial hypoplasia with shortened frontonasal structures
• fully penetrant
• at E13.5 the tongue is located more posterior relative to the anterior palatal domain

embryo
• neural crest cells in the supraorbital arch have a laterally shifted pattern of osteoblast and chondrocyte differentiation

skeleton
• abnormally shaped at birth
• significant reduction in chondrocyte hypertrophic differentiation and bone deposition in the anterior growth zone
• alterations in the ossification zone are not as severe as in the presphenoid bone
• absence of presphenoid bone deposition at birth
• decrease in the length of the chondrocyte hypertrophic zones with a decrease in the amount of hypertrophic differentiation
• absence of hyoid bone ossification
• condylar process is particularly underdeveloped with a lack of condylar cartilage
• at E13.5 in the supraorbital frontal primordia the osteoblast and pre-osteoblast domains are positioned more laterally compared to controls
• at E13.5 in the supraorbital frontal primordia the medial chondrocyte domain extends laterally
• absence of neural crest cell based endochondral ossification in the hyoid bone
• absence of presphenoid bone ossification at birth
• impaired ossification in the cranial base

growth/size/body
• at E13.5 lack vertical outgrowth and extension of the distal tip of the anterior palatal shelf
• at E13.5 palatal shelves are deficient in OSX+ osteoblast differentiation
• at E14.25 enrichment of extracellular membrane components is missing and the distal extension is abnormally shaped
• severe facial hypoplasia with shortened frontonasal structures
• fully penetrant
• at E13.5 the tongue is located more posterior relative to the anterior palatal domain

digestive/alimentary system
• at E13.5 lack vertical outgrowth and extension of the distal tip of the anterior palatal shelf
• at E13.5 palatal shelves are deficient in OSX+ osteoblast differentiation
• at E14.25 enrichment of extracellular membrane components is missing and the distal extension is abnormally shaped
• fully penetrant
• at E13.5 the tongue is located more posterior relative to the anterior palatal domain

respiratory system





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last database update
04/30/2024
MGI 6.23
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