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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Slc1a4tm1.1Wechu
targeted mutation 1.1, Wendy Chung
MGI:8278920
Summary 1 genotype
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hm1
Slc1a4tm1.1Wechu/Slc1a4tm1.1Wechu C57BL/6J-Slc1a4tm1.1Hwolo MGI:8279026


Genotype
MGI:8279026
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Slc1a4tm1.1Wechu/Slc1a4tm1.1Wechu
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6J-Slc1a4tm1.1Hwolo
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Mouse lines carrying:
Slc1a4tm1.1Wechu mutation (0 available); any Slc1a4 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• 3-fold longer latency in negative geotaxis test at age P11
• shorter latency to fall in rotarod test at age P90
• 5-20-fold increase in USVs emitted after separation from mother at ages P4-P9
• increase in complex multicomponent calls and decrease in simple calls after separation from mother at ages P4-P9

cellular
• 7-fold increase in abnormal mitochondria and 3-fold increase in number of mitophagosomes in brain at age P11
• normal total number of mitochondria in brain at age P11

growth/size/body
N
• normal body weight at age P11
• at age P30

muscle
• shorter latency to fall in forelimb suspension test at age P11
• normal latency to fall in hindlimb suspension test at age P11
• normal grip strength at age P11

nervous system
N
• normal symmetric synapse number in ventral leaf of dentate gyrus at age P11
• 7-fold increase in abnormal mitochondria and 3-fold increase in number of mitophagosomes in brain at age P11
• normal total number of mitochondria in brain at age P11
• regionally reduced brain volume at age 4 weeks
• at age P11
• thinner at age 4 weeks
• reduced area of presynaptic bouton of asymmetric and symmetric synapses in ventral leaf of dentate gyrus at age P11
• increased number in ventral leaf of dentate gyrus at age P11
• reduced postsynaptic density area in ventral leaf of dentate gyrus at age P11
• in hippocampus at age P11





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last database update
01/13/2026
MGI 6.24
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