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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Drc1em3Mngx
endonuclease-mediated mutation 2, Mingxi Liu
MGI:7294420
Summary 2 genotypes
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hm1
Drc1em3Mngx/Drc1em3Mngx involves: C57BL/6 MGI:7310222
hm2
Drc1em3Mngx/Drc1em3Mngx involves: C57BL/6 * ICR MGI:7310223


Genotype
MGI:7310222
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Drc1em3Mngx/Drc1em3Mngx
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Drc1em3Mngx mutation (0 available); any Drc1 mutation (36 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• all mice exhibit prepuberal death
• Background Sensitivity: postnatal survival is significantly extended on a mixed C57BL/6 x ICR genetic background

nervous system
• all mice exhibit hydrocephalus




Genotype
MGI:7310223
hm2
Allelic
Composition
Drc1em3Mngx/Drc1em3Mngx
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * ICR
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Mouse lines carrying:
Drc1em3Mngx mutation (0 available); any Drc1 mutation (36 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• 64.5% of mice are alive after puberty
• postnatal survival is significantly extended on a C57BL/6 x ICR genetic background
• Background Sensitivity: on a C57BL/6 background, all mice exhibit prepuberal death

nervous system
• 22 of 62 prepubertal mice exhibit hydrocephaly
• however, mice that survive to adulthood show no hydrocephaly

reproductive system
• nearly all cauda epididymal sperm show tail abnormalities including short, bent, curled, thick or absent flagella
• in contrast, acrosome morphology is normal
• sperm show a disorganized axoneme with outer dense fibers separated by microtubules, and absence of a nexin-dynein regulatory complex (N-DRC), radial spokes and dynein arms
• although axoneme assembly occurs normally in early-stage round spermatids, microtubule structures become increasingly disordered during spermatid differentiation such that a normal axoneme structure is no longer present
• sperm show absence of radial spokes
• short or absent flagella are observed in the cauda epididymis
• curled sperm flagella are observed
• bent sperm flagella are observed
• sperm lacking flagella of normal length are detected within the lumen of seminiferous tubules
• short or absent flagella are also observed in the cauda epididymis
• decreased sperm counts are observed in the cauda epididymis
• sperm head deformities are commonly observed
• elongating spermatids show a long and narrow manchette distribution around the nucleus leading to nuclear deformation and amorphous sperm heads
• sperm from the caput epididymis show complete absence of motility
• although axoneme assembly occurs normally in early-stage round spermatids, microtubule structures become increasingly disordered during spermatid differentiation such that a normal axoneme structure is no longer present
• elongating spermatids show a long and narrow manchette distribution around the nucleus leading to nuclear deformation and amorphous sperm heads
• when mated with wild-type female mice, adult males fail to sire any pups despite normal copulation
• however, gross testis morphology and average testis weight/body weight ratio are normal

cellular
• respiratory cilia are significantly shorter and lack nexin-dynein regulatory complex (N-DRC) structure formation
• however, unlike sperm flagella, respiratory cilia maintain normal 9 + 2 microtubule, radial spoke and dynein arm structural arrangements
• immunofluorescence staining confirmed the absence of DRC1, DRC2 and DRC4 in respiratory tract cilia whereas RSPH9 signal intensity is unchanged, suggesting that the radial spoke structure is normal
• nearly all cauda epididymal sperm show tail abnormalities including short, bent, curled, thick or absent flagella
• in contrast, acrosome morphology is normal
• sperm show a disorganized axoneme with outer dense fibers separated by microtubules, and absence of a nexin-dynein regulatory complex (N-DRC), radial spokes and dynein arms
• although axoneme assembly occurs normally in early-stage round spermatids, microtubule structures become increasingly disordered during spermatid differentiation such that a normal axoneme structure is no longer present
• sperm show absence of radial spokes
• short or absent flagella are observed in the cauda epididymis
• curled sperm flagella are observed
• bent sperm flagella are observed
• sperm lacking flagella of normal length are detected within the lumen of seminiferous tubules
• short or absent flagella are also observed in the cauda epididymis
• decreased sperm counts are observed in the cauda epididymis
• sperm head deformities are commonly observed
• elongating spermatids show a long and narrow manchette distribution around the nucleus leading to nuclear deformation and amorphous sperm heads
• sperm from the caput epididymis show complete absence of motility
• tracheal epithelial cells lacking the N-DRC structure exhibit abnormal ciliary motility

respiratory system
• respiratory cilia are significantly shorter and lack nexin-dynein regulatory complex (N-DRC) structure formation
• however, unlike sperm flagella, respiratory cilia maintain normal 9 + 2 microtubule, radial spoke and dynein arm structural arrangements
• immunofluorescence staining confirmed the absence of DRC1, DRC2 and DRC4 in respiratory tract cilia whereas RSPH9 signal intensity is unchanged, suggesting that the radial spoke structure is normal
• tracheal epithelial cells lacking the N-DRC structure exhibit abnormal ciliary motility

growth/size/body
N
• mice that survive to adulthood do not exhibit decreased body size





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last database update
11/12/2024
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