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Symbol
Name
ID
Gfap
glial fibrillary acidic protein
MGI:95697
Phenotype annotations related to nervous system
*Aspects of the system are reported to show a normal phenotype.
Darker colors indicate more annotations
Human Phenotypes
Increased CSF protein concentration
Spasticity
Diffuse demyelination of the cerebral white matter
Hydrocephalus
Abnormal dentate nucleus morphology
Ataxia
Dysmetria
Palatal tremor
Babinski sign
Dysarthria
Apathy
Drowsiness
Bulbar signs
Developmental regression
Seizure
Disease(s) Associated with GFAP
Alexander disease

Mouse Phenotypes
nervous system phenotype
increased susceptibility to pharmacologically induced seizures
abnormal blood-brain barrier function
abnormal brain iron level
non-obstructive hydrocephaly
abnormal brain white matter morphology
decreased corpus callosum size
abnormal CNS glial cell morphology
abnormal astrocyte morphology
abnormal oligodendrocyte morphology
gliosis
abnormal oligodendrocyte physiology
abnormal myelination
abnormal excitatory postsynaptic potential
enhanced long-term potentiation
reduced long-term depression
Availability Mouse Genotype
Gfaptm1Ito/Gfaptm1Ito *
Gfaptm1Ldtk/Gfaptm1Ldtk
Gfaptm1Mes/Gfaptm1Mes
Gfaptm1Pkny/Gfaptm1Pkny *
Gfaptm2Ito/Gfaptm2Ito *
Gfaptm2Mes/Gfaptm2Mes
Gfaptm3Ito/Gfaptm3Ito
Gfaptm3Mes/Gfaptm3Mes
Gfaptm4Ito/Gfaptm4Ito
Gfaptm2Mes/Gfap+
Gfaptm3Mes/Gfap+

Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
04/23/2024
MGI 6.23
The Jackson Laboratory