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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
targeted mutation 2c, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
MGI:5749385
Summary 12 genotypes
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cn1
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Ptf1atm1.1(cre)Cvw/Ptf1a+
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6N MGI:7493473
cn2
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Slc1a3tm1(cre/ERT2)Mgoe/Slc1a3+
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6N * SJL MGI:7496108
cn3
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Gdf9-icre)5092Coo/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N MGI:7311617
cn4
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7+
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * CBA MGI:7518227
cn5
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * CBA MGI:7339183
cn6
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri/0
Tg(Nes-Reln)#Cur/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * CBA * FVB MGI:7494375
cn7
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Nes-cre)1Kln/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * SJL MGI:7494277
cn8
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6N * CBA MGI:7493449
cn9
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Nes-cre)1Kln/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6N * SJL MGI:7493444
cn10
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Neurod1-cre)RZ24Gsat/0
involves: C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * FVB/NTac MGI:7518241
cn11
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7+
Tg(Neurod1-cre)RZ24Gsat/0
involves: C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * FVB/NTac MGI:7518243
cn12
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Atoh1-cre/Esr1*)14Fsh/0
involves: C57BL/6N MGI:7518240


Genotype
MGI:7493473
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Ptf1atm1.1(cre)Cvw/Ptf1a+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Ptf1atm1.1(cre)Cvw mutation (1 available); any Ptf1a mutation (30 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
N
• no defects in Purkinje cells




Genotype
MGI:7496108
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Slc1a3tm1(cre/ERT2)Mgoe/Slc1a3+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6N * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Slc1a3tm1(cre/ERT2)Mgoe mutation (0 available); any Slc1a3 mutation (67 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• in the hippocampus at 12 weeks after tamoxifen treatment
• at 8 months after tamoxifen injection there is a significant depletion of neuronal stem cells
• at 12 weeks after tamoxifen treatment a significant decrease in the number of neuronal progenitors and immature neurons
• increase in the number of progenitors and immature neurons 4 weeks after tamoxifen injection
• at 12 weeks after tamoxifen treatment radial neuronal stem cells numbers are increased almost 3-fold and the number of proliferating radial neuronal stem cells is increased over 2-fold
• at 12 weeks and 8 months after tamoxifen treatment a significant decrease in the number of neuronal progenitors and immature neurons is seen
• increase in the number of progenitors and immature neurons 4 weeks after tamoxifen injection
• increase in proliferation in the subgranular zone 6-7 days after following tamoxifen injection

cellular
• in the hippocampus at 12 weeks after tamoxifen treatment

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
CHARGE syndrome DOID:0050834 OMIM:214800
J:222062




Genotype
MGI:7311617
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Gdf9-icre)5092Coo/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N
Cell Lines EPD0019_1_D07
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Tg(Gdf9-icre)5092Coo mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
reproductive system
• a TUNEL assay showed that the rate of granulosa cell apoptosis in adult ovaries is significantly higher than in heterozygous control ovaries, esp. in the preantral and early antral follicles
• IHC showed that the expression of cleaved caspase-3 positive cells is significantly higher than in control females
• however, granulosa cell proliferation is normal, as determined by Ki-67 staining
• the percentage of atretic follicles is significantly greater than in control females
• H&E staining showed a significantly decreased number of ovarian follicles at all stages of folliculogenesis
• at 8 weeks of age, ovaries are significantly smaller than in wild-type females
• however, body size is normal
• however, body weight is normal
• at 8 weeks of age, ovary weights are significantly lower than in wild-type females
• when mated with wild-type males for 6 months, females produce a significantly lower number of litters than wild-type or heterozygous controls

endocrine/exocrine glands
• a TUNEL assay showed that the rate of granulosa cell apoptosis in adult ovaries is significantly higher than in heterozygous control ovaries, esp. in the preantral and early antral follicles
• IHC showed that the expression of cleaved caspase-3 positive cells is significantly higher than in control females
• however, granulosa cell proliferation is normal, as determined by Ki-67 staining
• the percentage of atretic follicles is significantly greater than in control females
• H&E staining showed a significantly decreased number of ovarian follicles at all stages of folliculogenesis
• at 8 weeks of age, ovaries are significantly smaller than in wild-type females
• however, body size is normal
• at 8 weeks of age, ovary weights are significantly lower than in wild-type females
• however, body weight is normal

cellular
• a TUNEL assay showed that the rate of granulosa cell apoptosis in adult ovaries is significantly higher than in heterozygous control ovaries, esp. in the preantral and early antral follicles
• IHC showed that the expression of cleaved caspase-3 positive cells is significantly higher than in control females
• however, granulosa cell proliferation is normal, as determined by Ki-67 staining




Genotype
MGI:7518227
cn4
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7+
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * CBA
Cell Lines EPD0019_1_D07
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
hearing/vestibular/ear
• rapid degeneration of inner hair cells at P10 and P14
• incidence is reduced compared to homozygous mice (5 of 24 mice)
• degeneration of outer hair cells is slower than that of inner hair cells
• incidence is reduced compared to homozygous mice (5 of 24)
• only 1 of 7 shows severe-profound hearing loss

nervous system
• rapid degeneration of inner hair cells at P10 and P14
• incidence is reduced compared to homozygous mice (5 of 24 mice)
• degeneration of outer hair cells is slower than that of inner hair cells
• incidence is reduced compared to homozygous mice (5 of 24)




Genotype
MGI:7339183
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * CBA
Cell Lines EPD0019_1_D07
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• increased granule cell precursor apoptosis in both the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres at P7, but is only statistically significant in the hemispheres
• in vermis lobules I - VIII at early postnatal stages, but not in the hemispheres
• rapid degeneration of inner hair cells at P10 and P14 in 6 of 8 and 15 of 16 mice, respectively
• however, inner hair cell development and morphology are similar to controls at P7
• by P21 most nuclei are missing, pyknotic, or fragmented
• degeneration of outer hair cells is slower than that of inner hair cells
• irregular
• delayed initiation of foliation in the vermis becomes evident at E17.5
• hypoplasia in the hemispheres evident by P7
• at P7 and P21 cells in the cerebellar vermis are organized in monolayers with small regions of slightly disorganized cells
• at P7, large patches of Purkinje cells are present in the cerebellar hemispheres
• distribution is irregular at E16.5 and mislocalized cells are evident in the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres by E18.5
• in the cerebella at P21
• decrease is due to reduction in the number of cells in lobules I-VII
• vermis folia IV-V and IX extend abnormally into the hemispheres
• becomes evident at E18.5
• at P21, with hypoplasia in lobules I - VIII, most strikingly in the central lobules
• becomes evident in the vermis at E18.5 and in the hemispheres by P7

behavior/neurological
N
• no differences in vocalization, social investigation or olfactory discrimination
• delay in acquiring the righting reflex
• males but not females perform worse in a rotarod assay compared to sex-matched control littermates
• delay in acquiring the righting reflex. negative geotaxis, ability to reach out toward an object

cellular
• when explants of P6 cochlea are exposed to gentamicin for 5h more than half of the hair cells are lost, similar treatment of control cultures does not result in hair cell loss
• increased granule cell precursor apoptosis in both the cerebellar vermis and hemispheres at P7, but is only statistically significant in the hemispheres
• in vermis lobules I - VIII at early postnatal stages, but not in the hemispheres

hearing/vestibular/ear
• rapid degeneration of inner hair cells at P10 and P14 in 6 of 8 and 15 of 16 mice, respectively
• however, inner hair cell development and morphology are similar to controls at P7
• by P21 most nuclei are missing, pyknotic, or fragmented
• degeneration of outer hair cells is slower than that of inner hair cells
• most (6 of 7) display severe-profound hearing loss across all frequencies at 4 and 8 weeks of age

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
CHARGE syndrome DOID:0050834 OMIM:214800
J:314588




Genotype
MGI:7494375
cn6
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri/0
Tg(Nes-Reln)#Cur/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * CBA * FVB
Cell Lines EPD0019_1_D07
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri mutation (1 available)
Tg(Nes-Reln)#Cur mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
N
• overexpression of Reln fully corrects the decrease in granule cell precursors seen in mutant mice without the Reln transgene at P1
• overexpression of Reln rescues the decrease in lobule size for lobules VI-VII in female but not male mice
• no difference in Reln expression levels are seen between males and females




Genotype
MGI:7494277
cn7
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Nes-cre)1Kln/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Tg(Nes-cre)1Kln mutation (4 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• born at expected Mendelian ratios but only only 2 mice survived to P21

nervous system
• highly irregular foliation with apparently misdirected folia
• vermis folia IV-V and IX extend abnormally into the lateral hemispheres
• at P14 irregular foliation includes the expansion of vermis lobules IV-V and IX into the hemispheres
• in surviving mice at P21
• ectopic clusters of granule cells around clusters of Purkinje cells
• at P0 the vermis hypoplasia is associated with failure to initiate the formation of most of the cardinal cerebellar fissures
• at P0 the vermis hypoplasia is associated with failure to initiate the formation of most of the cardinal cerebellar fissures
• at P0, hypoplasia is most clearly present in the cerebellar vermis
• disproportionate reduction in cerebellar size at P21
• pronounced hypoplasia of all cerebellar lobules in the vermis
• hypoplastic cerebellar hemispheres
• growth retardation is first evident at E16.5

growth/size/body
• survivors are smaller than control littermates




Genotype
MGI:7493449
cn8
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6N * CBA
Cell Lines EPD0019_1_D07
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Tg(Atoh1-cre)1Bfri mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• increase in apoptosis in the external granule cell layer at postnatal stages
• granule neuron progenitors show impaired cell cycle exit
• cerebellar defects are more prominent in the anterior lobe
• severe defects in folia formation at P0 and older, especially in the vermis
• abnormal Purkinje cell distribution from P0 onwards, especially at the anterior lobe of the cerebellum
• in the internal granule cell layer
• at P0 and older but not at E15.5, especially in the vermis

cellular
• increase in apoptosis in the external granule cell layer at postnatal stages
• granule neuron progenitors show impaired cell cycle exit

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
CHARGE syndrome DOID:0050834 OMIM:214800
J:243947




Genotype
MGI:7493444
cn9
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Nes-cre)1Kln/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6N * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Tg(Nes-cre)1Kln mutation (4 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• display largely perinatal lethality

nervous system
• conspicuous hypoplasia in surviving homozygous mice




Genotype
MGI:7518241
cn10
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Neurod1-cre)RZ24Gsat/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * FVB/NTac
Cell Lines EPD0019_1_D07
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Tg(Neurod1-cre)RZ24Gsat mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
hearing/vestibular/ear

nervous system
• rapid degeneration of neurons between P1 and P7, reducing numbers to 50% that of controls
• rapid degeneration of spiral ganglion neurons between P1 and P7, reducing numbers to 50% that of controls

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
CHARGE syndrome DOID:0050834 OMIM:214800
J:314588




Genotype
MGI:7518243
cn11
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7+
Tg(Neurod1-cre)RZ24Gsat/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N * FVB/NTac
Cell Lines EPD0019_1_D07
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Tg(Neurod1-cre)RZ24Gsat mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
hearing/vestibular/ear

nervous system
• slower degeneration of neurons between P1 and P21, reducing numbers to 50% that of controls by P21
• slower degeneration of spiral ganglion neurons between P1 and P21, reducing numbers to 50% that of controls by P21




Genotype
MGI:7518240
cn12
Allelic
Composition
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Tg(Atoh1-cre/Esr1*)14Fsh/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6N
Cell Lines EPD0019_1_D07
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chd7tm2c(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (0 available); any Chd7 mutation (136 available)
Tg(Atoh1-cre/Esr1*)14Fsh mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
hearing/vestibular/ear
N
• tamoxifen treatment at E16 does not result in postnatal hair cell degeneration unlike in mice where recombinase is active in the early embryonic period





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