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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Spink5tm2.1Hov
targeted mutation 2.1, Alain Hovnanian
MGI:7863868
Summary 2 genotypes
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cn1
Spink5tm1Hov/Spink5tm2.1Hov
Tg(KRT5-cre/ERT2)2Ipc/0
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6JRj * SJL MGI:8211397
cn2
Spink5tm2.1Hov/Spink5tm2.1Hov
Tg(KRT5-cre/ERT2)2Ipc/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6JRj * SJL MGI:8211395


Genotype
MGI:8211397
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Spink5tm1Hov/Spink5tm2.1Hov
Tg(KRT5-cre/ERT2)2Ipc/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6JRj * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Spink5tm1Hov mutation (0 available); any Spink5 mutation (58 available)
Spink5tm2.1Hov mutation (0 available); any Spink5 mutation (58 available)
Tg(KRT5-cre/ERT2)2Ipc mutation (7 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
integument
• mice develop alopecic areas following tamoxifen treatment
• tamoxifen-treated mice develop red, scaly and crusty skin with alopecic areas secondary to scratching behavior
• mice develop skin lesions resembling Netherton syndrome within 10 days after starting tamoxifen treatment
• about 40% of mice exhibit spontaneous, tamoxifen-independent floxed allele excision as early as 2 weeks after birth due to the leaky nature of the transgene and develop skin lesions

mortality/aging
• survival of tamoxifen-treated mice depends on severity and extent of skin lesions with a mean survival time of 5 weeks

growth/size/body
• skin lesions are accompanied by weight loss and signs of emaciation in the most severe cases of tamoxifen-treated mice
• the most severe cases of skin lesions are accompanied by signs of emaciation in tamoxifen-treated mice

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
Netherton syndrome DOID:0050474 OMIM:256500
J:357366




Genotype
MGI:8211395
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Spink5tm2.1Hov/Spink5tm2.1Hov
Tg(KRT5-cre/ERT2)2Ipc/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6JRj * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Spink5tm2.1Hov mutation (0 available); any Spink5 mutation (58 available)
Tg(KRT5-cre/ERT2)2Ipc mutation (7 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• survival of tamoxifen-treated mice depends on severity and extent of skin lesions with a mean survival time of 8 weeks

integument
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit increased cell proliferation in all basal layer cells and in some suprabasal layer cells of the epidermis
• epidermal barrier of tamoxifen-treated mice is severely compromised, with average transepidermal water loss values on dorsal skin 8 times higher than in controls
• transepidermal water loss values remain high over time and magnitude is correlated with severity of skin lesions
• skin of tamoxifen-treated mice exhibits a 3-fold increase of mast cells, a 9-fold increase of neutrophils, 1.6-fold increase in macrophages, 8.2-fold increase in B cells, 2.5-fold increase in T cells, 3.9-fold increase in IL-17A+ cells and 7.4-fold increase in FOXP3+ cells
• tamoxifen-treated mice show a multiform skin inflammation featured by infiltration of neutrophils, IL-17A+ cells, and B cells, keratinocyte-specific expression of IL-36A and IL-24 cytokines and activated JAK/STAT3 signaling in epidermis and dermis
• mice develop alopecic areas following tamoxifen treatment
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit hair loss at sites of skin lesions
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit loss of vibrissae hairs at sites of skin lesions
• skin of tamoxifen-treated mice shows presence of subcorneal neutrophilic microabscesses
• marker analysis suggests abnormal keratinocyte differentiation in tamoxifen-treated mice
• reduction of CD34+ fibroblasts in the dermis of tamoxifen-treated mice
• tamoxifen-treated mice show stratum corneum detachment
• in tamoxifen-treated mice
• in tamoxifen-treated mice
• epidermal thickening is increased by 4-fold in tamoxifen-treated mice
• mice develop red, scaly and crusty skin with alopecic areas secondary to scratching behavior following tamoxifen treatment
• mice develop skin lesions resembling Netherton syndrome within 10 days after starting tamoxifen treatment
• about 40% of mice exhibit spontaneous, tamoxifen-independent floxed allele excision as early as 2 weeks after birth due to the leaky nature of the transgene and develop skin lesions
• treatment of tamoxifen-treated mice with a broad-spectrum antibiotics cocktail does not reduce skin lesion severity
• however, tamoxifen-treated mice do not show differences in skin bacterial load from controls
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit abnormal epidermal differentiation

growth/size/body
• skin lesions in tamoxifen-treated mice are accompanied by weight loss and signs of emaciation in the most severe cases
• the most severe cases of skin lesions in tamoxifen-treated mice are accompanied by signs of emaciation
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit an enlarged spleen as adult mice (> 6 weeks of age)

homeostasis/metabolism
• activity of trypsin-like serine proteases in skin extracts from tamoxifen-treated mice is increased 19-fold
• trypsin-like and chymotrypsin-like serine protease activities are increased in thymus tissues of tamoxifen-treated mice
• epidermal barrier of tamoxifen-treated mice is severely compromised, with average transepidermal water loss values on dorsal skin 8 times higher than in controls
• transepidermal water loss values remain high over time and magnitude is correlated with severity of skin lesions
• reduction of collagen fibers in the dermis of tamoxifen-treated mice
• the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-36A is increased 4-fold in the epidermis, IL-24 is increased 15-fold in all epidermal layers , and CXCL3, a chemotactic factor for neutrophils is strongly expressed in immune cells infiltrating the dermis and less weakly in epidermis

hematopoietic system
• trypsin-like and chymotrypsin-like serine protease activities are increased in thymus tissues of tamoxifen-treated mice
• treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics does not affect serine protease activity in thymus
• thymus cortex area are reduced due to depletion of CD4+CD8+ double-positive thymocytes in tamoxifen-treated mice
• thymus size is drastically reduced in tamoxifen-treated mice
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit thymic atrophy characterized by depletion of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes, and increased serine protease activity
• treatment of tamoxifen-treated mice with a broad-spectrum antibiotics cocktail does not reduce thymic atrophy
• thymus cellularity is reduced due to depletion of CD4+CD8+ double-positive thymocytes in tamoxifen-treated mice
• depletion of CD4+CD8+ double-positive thymocytes in tamoxifen-treated mice
• thymus shows arrest of thymocyte development at the double positive stage in tamoxifen-treated mice, however the few remaining double positive thymocytes can undergo positive selection as CD4+ or CD8+ single-positive thymocytes
• massive infiltration of myeloid cells in blood, spleen, and lymph nodes
• tamoxifen-treated mice show 9-fold increase of circulating neutrophils
• tamoxifen-treated mice show increased number of neutrophils in sleep, lymph nodes, and skin
• treatment of tamoxifen-treated mice with a broad-spectrum antibiotics cocktail does not reduce blood neutrophil counts
• enlarged spleens of tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit a disorganized architecture
• the number of splenic T cells is decreased in young 4-week-old tamoxifen-treated mice, but frequency is not affected
• tamoxifen-treated mice show an increase of neutrophils and S100A8+, S100A9+ and IL-17A+ cells, indicating an infiltration of myeloid cells in the spleen
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit an enlarged spleen as adult mice (> 6 weeks of age)
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit reduced spleen cellularity as young 4-week-old mice
• the number and frequency of splenic B cells is decreased 2-fold in young 4-week-old tamoxifen-treated mice
• enlarged spleens of tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit a disorganized architecture with ill-defined white and red pulp and absence of clear marginal zones surrounding follicles
• enlarged spleens of tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit increased area of red pulp
• in tamoxifen-treated mice

immune system
• trypsin-like and chymotrypsin-like serine protease activities are increased in thymus tissues of tamoxifen-treated mice
• treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics does not affect serine protease activity in thymus
• thymus cortex area are reduced due to depletion of CD4+CD8+ double-positive thymocytes in tamoxifen-treated mice
• thymus size is drastically reduced in tamoxifen-treated mice
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit thymic atrophy characterized by depletion of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes, and increased serine protease activity
• treatment of tamoxifen-treated mice with a broad-spectrum antibiotics cocktail does not reduce thymic atrophy
• thymus cellularity is reduced due to depletion of CD4+CD8+ double-positive thymocytes in tamoxifen-treated mice
• depletion of CD4+CD8+ double-positive thymocytes in tamoxifen-treated mice
• thymus shows arrest of thymocyte development at the double positive stage in tamoxifen-treated mice, however the few remaining double positive thymocytes can undergo positive selection as CD4+ or CD8+ single-positive thymocytes
• massive infiltration of myeloid cells in blood, spleen, and lymph nodes
• tamoxifen-treated mice show 9-fold increase of circulating neutrophils
• tamoxifen-treated mice show increased number of neutrophils in sleep, lymph nodes, and skin
• treatment of tamoxifen-treated mice with a broad-spectrum antibiotics cocktail does not reduce blood neutrophil counts
• enlarged spleens of tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit a disorganized architecture
• the number of splenic T cells is decreased in young 4-week-old tamoxifen-treated mice, but frequency is not affected
• tamoxifen-treated mice show an increase of neutrophils and S100A8+, S100A9+ and IL-17A+ cells, indicating an infiltration of myeloid cells in the spleen
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit an enlarged spleen as adult mice (> 6 weeks of age)
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit reduced spleen cellularity as young 4-week-old mice
• the number and frequency of splenic B cells is decreased 2-fold in young 4-week-old tamoxifen-treated mice
• enlarged spleens of tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit a disorganized architecture with ill-defined white and red pulp and absence of clear marginal zones surrounding follicles
• enlarged spleens of tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit increased area of red pulp
• in tamoxifen-treated mice
• the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-36A is increased 4-fold in the epidermis, IL-24 is increased 15-fold in all epidermal layers , and CXCL3, a chemotactic factor for neutrophils is strongly expressed in immune cells infiltrating the dermis and less weakly in epidermis
• lymph nodes of tamoxifen-treated mice have increased number of well-defined follicles
• lymph nodes of tamoxifen-treated mice have increased number of germinal centers
• in tamoxifen-treated mice
• lymph nodes of tamoxifen-treated mice have increased cellularity
• however, no differences in the frequency or absolute number of B lymphocytes, CD4+ or CD8+ T lymphocytes are seen in the lymph nodes of tamoxifen-treated mice
• lymph nodes of tamoxifen-treated mice show an increased number of neutrophils, S100A8+, S100A9+, and IL17A+ cells
• skin of tamoxifen-treated mice exhibits a 3-fold increase of mast cells, a 9-fold increase of neutrophils, 1.6-fold increase in macrophages, 8.2-fold increase in B cells, 2.5-fold increase in T cells, 3.9-fold increase in IL-17A+ cells and 7.4-fold increase in FOXP3+ cells
• tamoxifen-treated mice show a multiform skin inflammation featured by infiltration of neutrophils, IL-17A+ cells, and B cells, keratinocyte-specific expression of IL-36A and IL-24 cytokines and activated JAK/STAT3 signaling in epidermis and dermis

endocrine/exocrine glands
• trypsin-like and chymotrypsin-like serine protease activities are increased in thymus tissues of tamoxifen-treated mice
• treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics does not affect serine protease activity in thymus
• thymus cortex area are reduced due to depletion of CD4+CD8+ double-positive thymocytes in tamoxifen-treated mice
• thymus size is drastically reduced in tamoxifen-treated mice
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit thymic atrophy characterized by depletion of CD4+CD8+ thymocytes, and increased serine protease activity
• treatment of tamoxifen-treated mice with a broad-spectrum antibiotics cocktail does not reduce thymic atrophy
• thymus cellularity is reduced due to depletion of CD4+CD8+ double-positive thymocytes in tamoxifen-treated mice

cellular
• marker analysis suggests abnormal keratinocyte differentiation in tamoxifen-treated mice
• tamoxifen-treated mice exhibit increased cell proliferation in all basal layer cells and in some suprabasal layer cells of the epidermis

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
Netherton syndrome DOID:0050474 OMIM:256500
J:357366





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