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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Tg(RHO-cre)1Cya
transgene insertion 1, Cyagen Biosciences
MGI:8235445
Summary 1 genotype
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cn1
Tmem138tm1.1Cql/Tmem138tm1.2Cql
Tg(RHO-cre)1Cya/0
involves: C57BL/6 * CBA MGI:8290545


Genotype
MGI:8290545
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Tmem138tm1.1Cql/Tmem138tm1.2Cql
Tg(RHO-cre)1Cya/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * CBA
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Mouse lines carrying:
Tg(RHO-cre)1Cya mutation (0 available)
Tmem138tm1.1Cql mutation (0 available); any Tmem138 mutation (16 available)
Tmem138tm1.2Cql mutation (0 available); any Tmem138 mutation (16 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• at P14, diminished and shortened Ahi1 and Rp1 domains and apical axonemal accumulation of Ift88 are observed along with unaltered Kif3a, similar to what is reported for Tmem138tm1.1Cql homozygotes
• at P14, rhodopsin is mislocalized to the photoreceptor inner segment (IS)
• at 2 months of age, SEM images show photoreceptors with bumpy outer surfaces, unlike the smooth and uniform OSs observed in wild-type photoreceptors
• at 2 months of age, rod OS discs exhibit variable morphological defects on TEM sections, including splitting and disorientated discs and intra- and extracellular vesicles, suggesting that Tmem138 functions not only in initial OS morphogenesis but also in OS disc renewal
• at P14, many photoreceptors exhibit disorganized rhodopsin-stained outer segments (OSs) with increased rhodopsin puncta near the base of the OS
• Western blotting of rhodopsin and peripherin 2 (PRPH2/RDS) indicates a lower rhodopsin to peripherin 2 ratio in P21 photoreceptor OS extracts
• however, despite severe mislocalization of rhodopsin, PRPH2/RDS is not significantly altered in the OS at P14
• at 2 months of age, disorganized retinal photoreceptors appear swollen and deteriorate further

vision/eye
• at P14, diminished and shortened Ahi1 and Rp1 domains and apical axonemal accumulation of Ift88 are observed along with unaltered Kif3a, similar to what is reported for Tmem138tm1.1Cql homozygotes
• at P14, rhodopsin is mislocalized to the photoreceptor inner segment (IS)
• at 2 months of age, SEM images show photoreceptors with bumpy outer surfaces, unlike the smooth and uniform OSs observed in wild-type photoreceptors
• at 2 months of age, rod OS discs exhibit variable morphological defects on TEM sections, including splitting and disorientated discs and intra- and extracellular vesicles, suggesting that Tmem138 functions not only in initial OS morphogenesis but also in OS disc renewal
• at P14, many photoreceptors exhibit disorganized rhodopsin-stained outer segments (OSs) with increased rhodopsin puncta near the base of the OS
• Western blotting of rhodopsin and peripherin 2 (PRPH2/RDS) indicates a lower rhodopsin to peripherin 2 ratio in P21 photoreceptor OS extracts
• however, despite severe mislocalization of rhodopsin, PRPH2/RDS is not significantly altered in the OS at P14
• at 2 months of age, disorganized retinal photoreceptors appear swollen and deteriorate further

cellular
• at P14, diminished and shortened Ahi1 and Rp1 domains and apical axonemal accumulation of Ift88 are observed along with unaltered Kif3a, similar to what is reported for Tmem138tm1.1Cql homozygotes





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last database update
01/20/2026
MGI 6.24
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