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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Tcf4tm1Zhu
targeted mutation 1, Yuan Zhuang
MGI:2387399
Summary 8 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
hm1
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4tm1Zhu involves: 129P2/OlaHsd MGI:3776857
hm2
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4tm1Zhu involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6 MGI:3040597
ht3
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4+ involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S1/SvImJ * C57BL/6J MGI:6479882
cn4
Tcf4tm1Hmb/Tcf4tm1Zhu
Tg(Kit-cre)143Hmb/?
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6 * CBA MGI:3719236
cx5
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4+
Tcf3tm1Zhu/Tcf3+
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd MGI:3776854
cx6
Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4+
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd MGI:3776856
cx7
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4+
Tcf3tm1Wein/Tcf3+
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd MGI:3040600
cx8
Tcf12tm1Zhu/Tcf12+
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4+
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:3040601


Genotype
MGI:3776857
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4tm1Zhu
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd
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Mouse lines carrying:
Tcf4tm1Zhu mutation (0 available); any Tcf4 mutation (58 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• mice die within the first 24 hours of birth but no embryonic lethality is observed as previously noted

nervous system
• the pontine nuclei is disrupted




Genotype
MGI:3040597
hm2
Allelic
Composition
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4tm1Zhu
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Tcf4tm1Zhu mutation (0 available); any Tcf4 mutation (58 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• homozygotes born with low frequency and died within one week of birth

hematopoietic system
• 50% reduction in the number of pro-B cells in homozygotes

immune system
• 50% reduction in the number of pro-B cells in homozygotes




Genotype
MGI:6479882
ht3
Allelic
Composition
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S1/SvImJ * C57BL/6J
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Mouse lines carrying:
Tcf4tm1Zhu mutation (0 available); any Tcf4 mutation (58 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• mice show reduced freezing in the contextual fear conditioning tests
• mice treated subchronically with suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid show rescue of memory-associated freezing in the contextual and cued tests
• mice show reduced freezing in the cued fear conditioning test
• mice treated subchronically with suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid show rescue of memory-associated freezing in the contextual and cued tests
• in the Morris water maze, mice fail to show selectivity for the target quadrant, spending less time there than wild-type mice and crossing the platform zone fewer times
• mice have a deficit in the 24 hour object location memory indicating impaired spatial memory
• mice groom themselves more than wild-type mice
• mice exhibit enhanced startle reflex to unexpected 120 dB sound bursts
• mice exhibit asymmetry in their motor control and an imbalance that favors their left size
• however, mice show no differences on the rotating rod or in walking across a horizontal ladder
• mice show weaker hindlimb, but not forelimb, grip strength
• mice favor their front left paw while ambulating across a catwalk
• dynamic weight bearing analysis indicates that mice place more weight on their front left paw than their right paw
• mice show increased activity in the open field and in the elevated plus maze, where mice show an increase in overall arm entrances
• however, mice do not show an increase in anxiety in the open field or elevated plus maze
• mice prefer social isolation over interaction with a novel mouse in the three-chamber social test
• pups have reduced ultrasonic vocalization when removed from the nest, which remains low until the phenotype converges with normal behavior or wild-type controls around P7
• P3 pups have weaker calls
• P3 pups have less frequent ultrasonic distress calls and at lower volumes

nervous system
• mice exhibit enhanced Schaffer collateral long-term potentiation when activated with theta burst stimulation
• hippocampal CA1 area treated with the HDAC inhibitor Trichostatin A before theta burst stimulation normalizes the LTP
• mice have deficits in prepulse inhibition

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
Pitt-Hopkins syndrome DOID:0060488 OMIM:610954
J:239016




Genotype
MGI:3719236
cn4
Allelic
Composition
Tcf4tm1Hmb/Tcf4tm1Zhu
Tg(Kit-cre)143Hmb/?
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * C57BL/6 * CBA
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Tcf4tm1Hmb mutation (0 available); any Tcf4 mutation (58 available)
Tcf4tm1Zhu mutation (0 available); any Tcf4 mutation (58 available)
Tg(Kit-cre)143Hmb mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
hematopoietic system
• fewer thymocytes with the Tcf4tm1Hmb allele are detected
• fewer B220-CD3- B cells with the Tcf4tm1Hmb allele are detected
• fewer immature CD4+CD8+ T cells with the Tcf4tm1Hmb allele are detected
• fewer splenocytes with the Tcf4tm1Hmb allele are detected

immune system
• fewer thymocytes with the Tcf4tm1Hmb allele are detected
• fewer B220-CD3- B cells with the Tcf4tm1Hmb allele are detected
• fewer immature CD4+CD8+ T cells with the Tcf4tm1Hmb allele are detected
• fewer splenocytes with the Tcf4tm1Hmb allele are detected

endocrine/exocrine glands
• fewer thymocytes with the Tcf4tm1Hmb allele are detected




Genotype
MGI:3776854
cx5
Allelic
Composition
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4+
Tcf3tm1Zhu/Tcf3+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Tcf3tm1Zhu mutation (0 available); any Tcf3 mutation (43 available)
Tcf4tm1Zhu mutation (0 available); any Tcf4 mutation (58 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
N
• the pontine nucleus develops normally




Genotype
MGI:3776856
cx6
Allelic
Composition
Atoh1tm2Hzo/Atoh1+
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Atoh1tm2Hzo mutation (1 available); any Atoh1 mutation (37 available)
Tcf4tm1Zhu mutation (0 available); any Tcf4 mutation (58 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• mice die within the first 24 hours of birth but no embryonic lethality is observed as previously noted

nervous system
• the pontine nuclei is disrupted




Genotype
MGI:3040600
cx7
Allelic
Composition
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4+
Tcf3tm1Wein/Tcf3+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Tcf3tm1Wein mutation (0 available); any Tcf3 mutation (43 available)
Tcf4tm1Zhu mutation (0 available); any Tcf4 mutation (58 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• most homozygotes died within two weeks of birth

growth/size/body
• evident after birth

hematopoietic system
• 70% reduction in the number of pro-B cells

immune system
• 70% reduction in the number of pro-B cells




Genotype
MGI:3040601
cx8
Allelic
Composition
Tcf12tm1Zhu/Tcf12+
Tcf4tm1Zhu/Tcf4+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Tcf12tm1Zhu mutation (0 available); any Tcf12 mutation (75 available)
Tcf4tm1Zhu mutation (0 available); any Tcf4 mutation (58 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• most homozygotes died within two weeks of birth

growth/size/body
• evident after birth

hematopoietic system
• 50% reduction in the number of pro-B cells

immune system
• 50% reduction in the number of pro-B cells

nervous system
N
• the pontine nucleus develops normally





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last database update
11/12/2024
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