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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:4359207
Allelic
Composition
Arxtm4Kki/Y
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S/SvEv * C57BL/6J
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Mouse lines carrying:
Arxtm4Kki mutation (5 available); any Arx mutation (20 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• most mice die within 3 months with some surviving for 5 to 6 months

nervous system
• by 1 month, 7 of 10 mice exhibit seizures with one death during status epilepticus
• some mice exhibit hand-washing motion at the end of a seizure
• mice exhibit abnormal activities during ictal electroencephalogram with positive spikes in the hippocampus and negative spikes in the frontal cortex and striatum followed by diffuse spike bursts
• 88% of Arx+ GABAergic cells that migrate in wild-type mice reach the cortical plate by P0
• at P0, tangential migration of SST+ GABAergic neurons is suppressed compared to in wild-type mice
• severe in the cortex and striatum
• at 1 month, cholinergic neurons in the striatum, medial septum, and ventral forebrain nuclei are reduced compared to in wild-type mice

behavior/neurological
• compared to wild-type mice that is worse than in Arxtm3Kki homozygotes
• mice exhibit impaired spatial learning in a win-shift task on the 8-arm radial maze compared with wild-type mice that is worse than in Arxtm3Kki homozygotes
• in a win-stay task, mice exhibit higher unlit-to-lit ratio throughout training compared with wild-type mice
• abnormal spatial learning is independent of hyperactivity and anxiety-like behaviors
• by 1 month, 7 of 10 mice exhibit seizures with one death during status epilepticus
• some mice exhibit hand-washing motion at the end of a seizure
• mice exhibit abnormal activities during ictal electroencephalogram with positive spikes in the hippocampus and negative spikes in the frontal cortex and striatum followed by diffuse spike bursts

cellular
• 88% of Arx+ GABAergic cells that migrate in wild-type mice reach the cortical plate by P0
• at P0, tangential migration of SST+ GABAergic neurons is suppressed compared to in wild-type mice

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
early infantile epileptic encephalopathy DOID:0050709 J:197588


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last database update
04/16/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory