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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Espl1tm2Pzg
targeted mutation 2, Pumin Zhang
MGI:3775062
Summary 2 genotypes
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hm1
Espl1tm2Pzg/Espl1tm2Pzg involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:3776847
cn2
Espl1tm2Pzg/Espl1+
Meox2tm1(cre)Sor/Meox2+
involves: 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:3776851


Genotype
MGI:3776847
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Espl1tm2Pzg/Espl1tm2Pzg
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd
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Mouse lines carrying:
Espl1tm2Pzg mutation (0 available); any Espl1 mutation (95 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging




Genotype
MGI:3776851
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Espl1tm2Pzg/Espl1+
Meox2tm1(cre)Sor/Meox2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Espl1tm2Pzg mutation (0 available); any Espl1 mutation (95 available)
Meox2tm1(cre)Sor mutation (3 available); any Meox2 mutation (18 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• lack spermatogonia
• lack of primordial germ cells by E14.5 (early germ cell marker Mvh absent)
• primordial germ cells migrate to genital ridge but fail to proliferate normally between 11.5 and 14.5 dpc
• significantly smaller testes at 6 wks of age
• no sign of spermatogenesis detected at 2 wks of age, due to spermatogonia cell depletion
• absence of spermatids in seminiferous tubules
• absence of spermatocytes in seminiferous tubules
• both sexes are sterile

cellular
• absence of spermatids in seminiferous tubules
• absence of spermatocytes in seminiferous tubules
• lack spermatogonia
• lack of primordial germ cells by E14.5 (early germ cell marker Mvh absent)
• abnormal centrosome number (>2) in some mutant PGCs at 13.5 dpc
• abnormal centrosome number (>2) in some mutant PGCs at 13.5 dpc
• abnormal metaphase configuration of mutant PGCs at 13.5 dpc
• precocious sister chromatid separation and arrest of PGCs in mitosis due to spindle checkpoint activation
• significantly higher mitotic indices in mutant PGCs than controls at 12.5, 13.5, and 14.5 dpc
• primordial germ cells migrate to genital ridge but fail to proliferate normally between 11.5 and 14.5 dpc

embryo
• higher levels of activated caspase-3, p53, and Bax in extracts of 13.5 dpc mutant genital ridges than in controls, suggesting p53-related apoptosis of mutant PGCs

endocrine/exocrine glands
• significantly smaller testes at 6 wks of age





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last database update
11/19/2024
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory