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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:8330771
Allelic
Composition
Chmtm1Ynshn/Y
Tg(Six3-cre)69Frty/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * DBA/2
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Mouse lines carrying:
Chmtm1Ynshn mutation (0 available); any Chm mutation (16 available)
Tg(Six3-cre)69Frty mutation (2 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
vision/eye
• increased apoptosis is detected in the outer plexiform layer, inner nuclear layer, and ganglion cell layer, indicating that apoptosis is not limited to photoreceptor cells
• GS and IBA-1+ cells are more prevalent in the retina and show migratory behavior towards the photoreceptor layers, targeting the outer nuclear layer and outer segments, indicating microglial and Muller cells activation
• the retinal fundus exhibits a pigmented retina, a narrow fundus vascular diameter, and pale papilla
• narrow fundus vascular diameter
• number of retinal ganglion cells, which ramify in multiple layers of the inner plexiform layer, is decreased
• mice show decreased numbers of photoreceptor cells
• decrease in number of ON bipolar cells, accompanied by axonal failure at P30
• decrease in both length and density of dendritic processes of rod bipolar cells in the outer plexiform layer
• somas of bipolar cells lack the highly organized packing and their axons are shrunk in length
• horizontal cell somas and dendrites show irregular protrusions and loss of dense plexus of processes
• structural organization of cone photoreceptors is disrupted accompanied by a loss of their regular parallel alignment within the retinal layers
• rods show disrupted structural integrity and sparse pedicles
• rapid and progressive degeneration of photoreceptor cells, with severe thinning by P30
• changes in thickness of inner segment/outer segment and outer nuclear layer are the most apparent
• cones labeled by anti-arrestin antibodies have lightly stained somas and the axons are not visible indicating loss of cones
• thickness of each layer of the retina is reduced at P30
• at P30, the retinal thickness is reduced by nearly half that of controls
• scotopic a-wave of the combined rod-cone response is reduced by 69.6% at P30
• the scotopic b-wave, which reflects response from rod bipolar cells, is reduced by 86.7% at a light intensity of 10 cd s/m2 at P30
• the photopic a-wave response is reduced by 55% at P30
• the photopic b-wave is reduced by 81.3% at a light intensity of 100 cd s/m2 at P30
• at most light intensities, the scotopic and photopic ERG a/b wave amplitudes exhibit a significant decrease
• at most light intensities, the scotopic and photopic ERG a/b wave amplitudes exhibit a significant decrease
• visual dysfunction; both the a-wave and b-wave are almost completely extinguished indicating dysfunction of both photoreceptor cells and bipolar cells

nervous system
• GFAP immunoreactivity in the retina indicates increased reactive gliosis of astrocytes
• GS and IBA-1+ cells are more prevalent in the retina and show migratory behavior towards the photoreceptor layers, targeting the outer nuclear layer and outer segments, indicating microglial and Muller cells activation
• GS and IBA-1+ cells are more prevalent in the retina and show migratory behavior towards the photoreceptor layers, targeting the outer nuclear layer and outer segments, indicating microglial and Muller cells activation
• number of retinal ganglion cells, which ramify in multiple layers of the inner plexiform layer, is decreased
• mice show decreased numbers of photoreceptor cells
• decrease in number of ON bipolar cells, accompanied by axonal failure at P30
• decrease in both length and density of dendritic processes of rod bipolar cells in the outer plexiform layer
• somas of bipolar cells lack the highly organized packing and their axons are shrunk in length
• horizontal cell somas and dendrites show irregular protrusions and loss of dense plexus of processes
• structural organization of cone photoreceptors is disrupted accompanied by a loss of their regular parallel alignment within the retinal layers
• rods show disrupted structural integrity and sparse pedicles
• rapid and progressive degeneration of photoreceptor cells, with severe thinning by P30
• changes in thickness of inner segment/outer segment and outer nuclear layer are the most apparent
• cones labeled by anti-arrestin antibodies have lightly stained somas and the axons are not visible indicating loss of cones
• mice exhibit synaptic defects including shortened synaptic ribbons and loss of invaginated triads
• synaptic contacts between photoreceptors and ON bipolar cells show loss of the typical horseshoe-shaped morphology, characterized by an irregular shape and position of the rod bipolar cell apical dendrites
• dendrites of horizontal cells are flattened and narrowed, and the number of synaptic junctions between photoreceptors and horizontal cells is reduced
• only a few residual ribbon synapses characterized by shortened lengths and blurred structural boundaries are seen
• postsynaptic sties lack the typical invaginating synaptic structure

immune system
• GS and IBA-1+ cells are more prevalent in the retina and show migratory behavior towards the photoreceptor layers, targeting the outer nuclear layer and outer segments, indicating microglial and Muller cells activation

hematopoietic system
• GS and IBA-1+ cells are more prevalent in the retina and show migratory behavior towards the photoreceptor layers, targeting the outer nuclear layer and outer segments, indicating microglial and Muller cells activation

cellular
• GFAP immunoreactivity in the retina indicates increased reactive gliosis of astrocytes
• increased apoptosis is detected in the outer plexiform layer, inner nuclear layer, and ganglion cell layer, indicating that apoptosis is not limited to photoreceptor cells
• GS and IBA-1+ cells are more prevalent in the retina and show migratory behavior towards the photoreceptor layers, targeting the outer nuclear layer and outer segments, indicating microglial and Muller cells activation
• GS and IBA-1+ cells are more prevalent in the retina and show migratory behavior towards the photoreceptor layers, targeting the outer nuclear layer and outer segments, indicating microglial and Muller cells activation

cardiovascular system
• narrow fundus vascular diameter

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
choroideremia DOID:9821 OMIM:303100
J:377711


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last database update
05/12/2026
MGI 6.24
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