Genetic Background | Generation |
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Allele Type | Gene Symbol | Gene Name |
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Spontaneous | a | nonagouti |
Allele Type | Gene Symbol | Gene Name |
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Spontaneous | Large1 | LARGE xylosyl- and glucuronyltransferase 1 |
The myodystrophy mutation, Largemyd, arose spontaneously at the Jackson Laboratory in the lethal spotting strain (LS/LeJ) in 1963. The first affected male was outcrossed to a C57BL/6J female. Matings of a homozygote by heterozygote were carried out as often as possible or as heterozygous pairs. At F43 in 1977 a Largemyd homozygote was mated to a B6C3Fe-a/a hybrid and the strain was maintained by the cross intercross system to the hybrid. When this strain was at N19, it was cryopreserved by mating heterozygous females to heterozygous males to generate embryos.
Allele Name | nonagouti |
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Allele Type | Spontaneous |
Allele Synonym(s) | |
Gene Symbol and Name | a, nonagouti |
Gene Synonym(s) | |
Strain of Origin | old mutant of the mouse fancy |
Chromosome | 2 |
General Note | Insertion of the LV30 retrotransposon without the beta4 retrovirus sequence does not cause the nonagouti phenotype. J:278039 |
Molecular Note | Characterization of this allele shows an insertion of DNA comprised of a 5.5kb virus-like element, VL30, into the first intron of the agouti gene. The VL30 element itself contains an additional 5.5 kb sequence, flanked by 526 bp of direct repeats (beta4 retroviral sequence). The host integration site is the same as for at-2Gso and Aw-38J and includes a duplication of four nucleotides of host DNA and a deletion of 2 bp from the end of each repeat. Northern analysis of mRNA from skin of homozygotes shows a smaller agouti message and levels 8 fold lower than found in wild-type. |
Allele Name | myodystrophy |
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Allele Type | Spontaneous |
Allele Synonym(s) | fg; froggy; Largemyd; myd |
Gene Symbol and Name | Large1, LARGE xylosyl- and glucuronyltransferase 1 |
Gene Synonym(s) | |
Strain of Origin | STOCK Edn3ls |
Chromosome | 8 |
Molecular Note | The mutation underlying the myodystrophy phenotype has been determined to be an intragenic deletion in the glycotransferase gene, Large. The deletion of exons 5-7 cause a frameshift and a premature stop codon before the first two catalytic domains. |
When using the B6C3Fe a/a-Large1myd/J mouse strain in a publication, please cite the originating article(s) and include JAX stock #000226 in your Materials and Methods section.
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