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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Zic2Ku
kumba
MGI:1862004
Summary 10 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
hm1
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku 129S.CAnNCrl(C3)-Zic2Ku MGI:5827598
hm2
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku C3.CAnNCrl-Zic2Ku MGI:3639581
ht3
Zic2Ku/Zic2+ C3.CAnNCrl-Zic2Ku MGI:3639580
ht4
Zic2Ku/Zic2+ involves: BALB/c * C3H/HeN MGI:2175095
cx5
Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku
129S.Cg-Nodaltm1Rob Zic2Ku MGI:5827606
cx6
Nodaltm2Rob/Nodal+
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku
129S.Cg-Nodaltm2Rob Zic2Ku MGI:5827602
cx7
Nodaltm2Rob/Nodaltm2Rob
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku
129S.Cg-Nodaltm2Rob Zic2Ku MGI:5827603
cx8
Nodaltm2Rob/Nodaltm2Rob
Zic2Ku/Zic2+
129S.Cg-Nodaltm2Rob Zic2Ku MGI:5827604
cx9
Shh+/Shhtm1Chg
Zic2Ku/Zic2+
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * BALB/cAnNCrl * C3H/HeH MGI:5827502
cx10
Shhtm1Chg/Shhtm1Chg
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * BALB/cAnNCrl * C3H/HeH MGI:5827501


Genotype
MGI:5827598
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku
Genetic
Background
129S.CAnNCrl(C3)-Zic2Ku
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Mouse lines carrying:
Zic2Ku mutation (4 available); any Zic2 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
embryo
• embryos have mild anterior truncation and disrupted midline development
• however, they never show entire loss of forebrain or any loss of midbrain

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
holoprosencephaly 5 DOID:0110878 OMIM:609637
J:238567




Genotype
MGI:3639581
hm2
Allelic
Composition
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku
Genetic
Background
C3.CAnNCrl-Zic2Ku
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Mouse lines carrying:
Zic2Ku mutation (4 available); any Zic2 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• all homozygotes are dead or dying at E13.5

cellular
• significant increase in the number of apoptotic cells in the ectoderm at E7.5

nervous system
• reduction in the number of neural crest cells produced both in the cranial and trunk regions
• the posterior limit of crest is shifted rostrally relative to wild-type
• the number of crest cells following the subectodermal or the ventrolateral pathways are significantly reduced while the ventromedial pathway is only affected in the younger embryos, however migration is normal
• exhibit delayed posterior neuropore closure
• open cranial neural tube at E9.5
• rhombomere 3 is reduced in size
• rhombomere 5 is reduced in size
• abnormal forebrain at E9.5
• ventral forebrain tissue between the optic eminences is reduced
• mice exhibit a typical spectrum of holoprosencephaly phenotypes
• remnants of forebrain tissue are rostral of the eye and this tissue remains as a single mass of neural cells with no interhemispheric fissure
• most E12.5 embryos have exencaphaly

craniofacial

growth/size/body

cardiovascular system
• exhibit hematomas of the forebrain

limbs/digits/tail
• looped tail

embryo
• significant increase in the number of apoptotic cells in the ectoderm at E7.5
• reduction in the number of neural crest cells produced both in the cranial and trunk regions
• the posterior limit of crest is shifted rostrally relative to wild-type
• the number of crest cells following the subectodermal or the ventrolateral pathways are significantly reduced while the ventromedial pathway is only affected in the younger embryos, however migration is normal
• exhibit delayed posterior neuropore closure
• open cranial neural tube at E9.5
• rhombomere 3 is reduced in size
• rhombomere 5 is reduced in size
• disruption of the anterior notochord at E9.5
• marker analysis indicates aberrant prechordal plate development, however prechordal plate development is initiated in mutants
• marker analysis indicates that prechordal plate cells are specified correctly but that the node of the mid-gastrula embryo is defective
• at the late streak stage, the organizer region (node) is abnormal

vision/eye
• all E12.5 embryos show abnormally spaced eyes with dysmorphologies ranging from hypotelorism to cyclopia
• 58% of embryos show cyclopia
• 5% (one embryo) shows two eyes fused at the midline (synophthalmia)
• 37% of embryos show hypotelorism

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
holoprosencephaly 5 DOID:0110878 OMIM:609637
J:138862




Genotype
MGI:3639580
ht3
Allelic
Composition
Zic2Ku/Zic2+
Genetic
Background
C3.CAnNCrl-Zic2Ku
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Zic2Ku mutation (4 available); any Zic2 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
limbs/digits/tail
• partial penetrance
• partial penetrance of distal tail kink

nervous system
• seen in a small proportion of heterozygotes

pigmentation
• partial penetrance of ventral spotting

embryo
• seen in a small proportion of heterozygotes

integument
• partial penetrance of ventral spotting




Genotype
MGI:2175095
ht4
Allelic
Composition
Zic2Ku/Zic2+
Genetic
Background
involves: BALB/c * C3H/HeN
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Zic2Ku mutation (4 available); any Zic2 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
pigmentation

limbs/digits/tail

integument




Genotype
MGI:5827606
cx5
Allelic
Composition
Nodaltm1Rob/Nodal+
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku
Genetic
Background
129S.Cg-Nodaltm1Rob Zic2Ku
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Nodaltm1Rob mutation (2 available); any Nodal mutation (42 available)
Zic2Ku mutation (4 available); any Zic2 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
embryo
• 78% of embryos present with moderate anterior truncation in which variable amounts of forebrain and/or midbrain are retained




Genotype
MGI:5827602
cx6
Allelic
Composition
Nodaltm2Rob/Nodal+
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku
Genetic
Background
129S.Cg-Nodaltm2Rob Zic2Ku
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Nodaltm2Rob mutation (0 available); any Nodal mutation (42 available)
Zic2Ku mutation (4 available); any Zic2 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
embryo
• axial mesendoderm loss
• 38% of embryos present with moderate or severe anterior truncation




Genotype
MGI:5827603
cx7
Allelic
Composition
Nodaltm2Rob/Nodaltm2Rob
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku
Genetic
Background
129S.Cg-Nodaltm2Rob Zic2Ku
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Nodaltm2Rob mutation (0 available); any Nodal mutation (42 available)
Zic2Ku mutation (4 available); any Zic2 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
embryo
• 100% of embryos present with moderate or severe anterior truncation




Genotype
MGI:5827604
cx8
Allelic
Composition
Nodaltm2Rob/Nodaltm2Rob
Zic2Ku/Zic2+
Genetic
Background
129S.Cg-Nodaltm2Rob Zic2Ku
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Nodaltm2Rob mutation (0 available); any Nodal mutation (42 available)
Zic2Ku mutation (4 available); any Zic2 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
embryo
• 72% of embryos present with moderate to severe anterior truncation




Genotype
MGI:5827502
cx9
Allelic
Composition
Shh+/Shhtm1Chg
Zic2Ku/Zic2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * BALB/cAnNCrl * C3H/HeH
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Shhtm1Chg mutation (2 available); any Shh mutation (48 available)
Zic2Ku mutation (4 available); any Zic2 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
normal phenotype
• trans-heterozygotes do not exhibit any defects characteristic of either single homozygote




Genotype
MGI:5827501
cx10
Allelic
Composition
Shhtm1Chg/Shhtm1Chg
Zic2Ku/Zic2Ku
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * BALB/cAnNCrl * C3H/HeH
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Shhtm1Chg mutation (2 available); any Shh mutation (48 available)
Zic2Ku mutation (4 available); any Zic2 mutation (41 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• embryos exhibit a heart defect

embryo

growth/size/body

nervous system
• the forebrain is severely truncated at E9.5
• by E10.5, the forebrain forms a fluid-filled, cyst-like structure





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11/19/2024
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