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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Pcyt1atm1Irt
targeted mutation 1, Ira Tabas
MGI:3027956
Summary 2 genotypes
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cn1
Pcyt1atm1Irt/Pcyt1atm1Irt
Lyz2tm1(cre)Ifo/Lyz2+
involves: 129 * C57BL/6J MGI:3027959
cn2
Pcyt1atm1Irt/Pcyt1atm1Irt
Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)5Jaw/0
Tg(tetO-cre)1Jaw/Tg(tetO-cre)1Jaw
involves: C57BL/6J * FVB/N MGI:4940890


Genotype
MGI:3027959
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Pcyt1atm1Irt/Pcyt1atm1Irt
Lyz2tm1(cre)Ifo/Lyz2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * C57BL/6J
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Mouse lines carrying:
Lyz2tm1(cre)Ifo mutation (14 available); any Lyz2 mutation (40 available)
Pcyt1atm1Irt mutation (1 available); any Pcyt1a mutation (28 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
immune system
• normal numbers of peritoneal macrophage
• no CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase alpha produced
• CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase, beta isoform upregulated
• severely reduced conversion of free cholesterol to phosphatidylcholine
• increased free cholesterol load leads to macrophage cell death

hematopoietic system
• normal numbers of peritoneal macrophage
• no CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase alpha produced
• CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase, beta isoform upregulated
• severely reduced conversion of free cholesterol to phosphatidylcholine
• increased free cholesterol load leads to macrophage cell death




Genotype
MGI:4940890
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Pcyt1atm1Irt/Pcyt1atm1Irt
Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)5Jaw/0
Tg(tetO-cre)1Jaw/Tg(tetO-cre)1Jaw
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6J * FVB/N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Pcyt1atm1Irt mutation (1 available); any Pcyt1a mutation (28 available)
Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)5Jaw mutation (4 available)
Tg(tetO-cre)1Jaw mutation (6 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• all newborn mice exposed to doxycycline from E6.5 to E7.5 die within 10 min of delivery
• all mice exposed to doxycycline at either E10.5 or E12.5 and continuing until birth (E18.5 to E19.5) exhibit neonatal lethality
• only 10% of mice exposed to doxycycline from E16.5 to term exhibit neonatal death
• neonatal viability is also significantly reduced when doxycycline is administered between E8.5 and E12.5

respiratory system
• capillary leakage and macrophage accumulation within the alveolar space of doxycycline-exposed newborn mice
• pulmonary congestions in perinatal lung sections from doxycycline-exposed mice
• at E19.5 (birth), dilation of peripheral lung saccules is reduced and the septa remain thickened in doxycycline-exposed mice
• in doxycycline-exposed mice, type II alveolar cells display Golgi complex abnormalities, aberrant lamellar body formation, fewer and shorter apical microvilli, and freqeunt accumulation of lipid droplets consistent with increased pulmonary triglyceride levels
• in contrast, the ultrastructure of type I alveolar cells remains normal
• fewer secretary vesicles or mature lamellar bodies in doxycycline-exposed mice
• at E19.5 (birth), the number of type II alveolar cells is markedly reduced in the terminal lung saccules of all doxycycline-exposed mice
• nondilated alveolar saccules in doxycycline-exposed newborn mice
• in doxycycline-exposed mice, alveolar walls are thickened but still lined with organized type I and type II cells
• focal or extensive atelectasis seen in perinatal lung sections from mice exposed to doxycycline from E6.5 to E7.5
• all neonatal lungs from mice exposed to doxycycline from E6.5 to E7.5 fail to inflate and sink in saline, unlike wild-type neonatal lungs
• however, lungs of viable mice exposed to doxycycline from E16.5 to term appear inflated and show normal lung morphology
• hyaline membrane formation seen in perinatal lung sections from mice exposed to doxycycline from E6.5 to E7.5
• all mice exposed to doxycycline from E6.5 to E7.5 develop severe respiratory distress immediately after birth
• also seen in all mice exposed to doxycycline at either E10.5 or E12.5 and continuing until birth (E18.5 to E19.5)
• the phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho) content is significantly reduced when doxycycline is administered between E8.5 and E12.5 or between E12.5 and E16.5, but not prior to E9.5
• at E17.5, the PtdCho content is significantly reduced in mice exposed to doxycycline from E0 to E17, with a severe decrease in the proportion of dipalmitoyl-PtdCho, suggesting a selective depletion of the C16:0 fatty acid; however, neither phosphatidylethanolamine nor cholesterol is significantly reduced
• total BAL fluid contains significantly less phospholipid per lung; both the large (LA) and small (SA) aggregate fractions are severely depleted in total phospholipid
• the reduction in surfactant protein is less than that in total phospholipid resulting in a 4.7-, 2.8-, and 7.4-fold increase in the protein:phospholipid ratio in BAL, LA, and SA, respectively
• in mice exposed to doxycycline from E0 to E17, phosphatidylcholine (PtdCho) formation is blocked and surfactant fatty acid synthesis is shunted into the triglyceride pool
• surfactant protein SP-A, SP-C, and SP-D levels are significantly reduced, whereas SP-B protein content is elevated

homeostasis/metabolism
• all newborn mice exposed to doxycycline from E6.5 to E7.5 become cyanotic
• significantly increased triglyceride levels in neonatal lungs from mice exposed to doxycyclin from E0 to E17, with a similar increase in the proportion of species containing palmitic acid (C16:0), esp. in the species containing 48 and 60 carbons

cardiovascular system
• capillary leakage and macrophage accumulation within the alveolar space of doxycycline-exposed newborn mice
• pulmonary congestions in perinatal lung sections from doxycycline-exposed mice





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11/12/2024
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