Beginning at approximately 10 days of age, pi/pi mice first display backing or crab-like movements and by approximately 14 days of age pirouetting is observed. This pirouetting is a spinning movement that involves swinging the head sharply to one side, either left or right, placing the inner rear foot (with the toes facing outward) close to the outer rear foot which then is used to push the mouse in a tight circling motion. This spinning persists for relatively long periods and cyclostat assessment suggests that these mutants do not develop rotational dizziness. Adult pi/pi mice can not swim on the surface of water or in a coordinated manner and are deaf at 21 to 30 days of age as determined by auditory brainstem response and a failure to respond to a variety of sounds. Although the organ of Corti develops normally, degeneration is found by the second week of life. The tectorial membrane is thickened at 12 days of age and subsequently the hair cells degenerate and the supporting cells lose form. By four weeks of age degeneration of the spiral ganglion is found. This is followed by degeneration of the saccular macula by approximately 6 weeks of age and degeneration of the stria vascularis after that. The macula of the utriculus remains unaffected. pi homozygotes differ from an array of similar labyrinth degeneration mutants in that the cristae ampullares degenerate, albeit after eight months of age. (Woolley and Dickie, 1945; Dickie and Woolley, 1946; Deol 1956; Beyer et al., 2000.)

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Untyped from the colony
000664 C57BL/6J

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Genetics

Grxcr1^pi

Allele Symbol: Grxcr1^pi

Allele Name	pirouette
Allele Type	Spontaneous
Allele Synonym(s)
Gene Symbol and Name	Grxcr1, glutaredoxin, cysteine rich 1
Gene Synonym(s)
Strain of Origin	C3H
Chromosome	5
Molecular Note	This spontaneous mutation arose at the Jackson Laboratory in 1943. The mutation is a putative inversion with breakpoints located in intron 1 of Grxcr1 and in a region approximately 700 kb telomeric to it.

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Research Areas By Phenotype

This mouse can be used to support research in many areas including:

Genotype: Grxcr1^pi related

Neurobiology Research
- Hearing Defects
- Vestibular Defects
Sensorineural Research
- Hearing Defects
- Vestibular Defects

Mammalian Phenotype Terms by Genotype

The following phenotype information is associated with a similar, but not exact match to this JAX^® Mice strain

Genotype: Grxcr1^pi/Grxcr1^pi
involves: C3H

hearing/vestibular/ear phenotype

abnormal vestibular system physiology
- cyclostat assessment suggests that these mutants do not develop rotational dizziness

deafness

organ of Corti degeneration
- although the organ of Corti develops normally, degeneration is found by the second week of life

vestibular saccular macula degeneration
- by 6 th weeks
- Normal - macula of the utriculus remains unaffected

abnormal crista ampullaris morphology
- cristae ampullares degenerate after eight months of age

abnormal tectorial membrane morphology
- the tectorial membrane is thickened at 12 days of age

cochlear hair cell degeneration
- the hair cells and the supporting cells start to degenerate by two weeks of age

stria vascularis degeneration
- after two month

nervous system phenotype

cochlear hair cell degeneration
- the hair cells and the supporting cells start to degenerate by two weeks of age

cochlear ganglion degeneration
- by four weeks of age

abnormal vestibular ganglion morphology
- contains about the same number of cells and the range of cell sizes, however, there are much less large and more small cells
- a reduction of the average cell size in mice older than 200 days

behavior/neurological phenotype

bidirectional circling
- whirling rapidly in circles of small diameter continuously for a long time by approximately 14 days of age
- no pronounced preference for right or left turning

increased stereotypic behavior
- figure eight movements
- occasional running in circles
- beginning at approximately 10 days of age mutant mice first display backing or crab-like movements

impaired swimming
- can not swim on the surface of water or in a coordinated manner

abnormal reflex
- no evidence of auditory response at 21 to 30 days of age to sound

head bobbing
- vertical movement of head with the nose maintained high momentarily

The following phenotype relates to a compound genotype created using this strain

Genotype: Grxcr1^pi/Grxcr1^pi
B6.C3-Grxcr1/J

cellular phenotype

absent inner hair cell kinocilia

hearing/vestibular/ear phenotype

deafness
- profound deafness based on ABR threshold of mutant mice at several developmental stages

abnormal type I vestibular cell
- these abnormal structure was named cytocauds
- abnormal contact with the basement membrane
- each inner hair cell and type I vestibular hair cell contained an actin bundle that spans from the region of the cuticular plate to the basal end of the cell, then extends along with cytoplasm and membrane, towards the basement membrane

decreased inner hair cell stereocilia number
- the number of the stereocilia on each cell appear smaller

abnormal cochlear inner hair cell morphology
- each inner hair cell and type I vestibular hair cell contained an actin bundle that spans from the region of the cuticular plate to the basal end of the cell, then extends along with cytoplasm and membrane, towards the basement membrane
- these abnormal structure was named cytocauds

abnormal cochlear hair bundle tip links morphology
- inner hair cell stereicilia tip links are not seen

abnormal inner hair cell stereociliary bundle morphology
- typical two-row organization and height gradation is absent
- appear disorganized at P30
- tip-links and kinocilia are not seen

short inner hair cell stereocilia
- appear short at P30

absent inner hair cell kinocilia

increased or absent threshold for auditory brainstem response
- after 28 days, no response at any stimulus was observed at any frequency
- responses were only obtained at 8 kHz between 14 and 28 days to a significantly increase level of stimuli of 90 dB SPL or higher

nervous system phenotype

abnormal cochlear inner hair cell morphology
- these abnormal structure was named cytocauds
- each inner hair cell and type I vestibular hair cell contained an actin bundle that spans from the region of the cuticular plate to the basal end of the cell, then extends along with cytoplasm and membrane, towards the basement membrane

abnormal inner hair cell stereociliary bundle morphology
- appear disorganized at P30
- tip-links and kinocilia are not seen
- typical two-row organization and height gradation is absent

abnormal type I vestibular cell
- these abnormal structure was named cytocauds
- abnormal contact with the basement membrane
- each inner hair cell and type I vestibular hair cell contained an actin bundle that spans from the region of the cuticular plate to the basal end of the cell, then extends along with cytoplasm and membrane, towards the basement membrane

absent inner hair cell kinocilia

decreased inner hair cell stereocilia number
- the number of the stereocilia on each cell appear smaller

short inner hair cell stereocilia
- appear short at P30

abnormal cochlear hair bundle tip links morphology
- inner hair cell stereicilia tip links are not seen

References

Additional References

Beyer LA; Odeh H; Probst FJ; Lambert EH; Dolan DF; Camper SA; Kohrman DC; Raphael Y. 2000. Hair cells in the inner ear of the pirouette and shaker 2 mutant mice. J Neurocytol 29(4):227-40PubMed: 11276175 MGI: J:94385

Additional - Grxcr1^pi related

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Also Known As:pirouette

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Grxcr1pi

Allele Symbol: Grxcr1pi

Disease Terms

Research Areas By Phenotype

This mouse can be used to support research in many areas including:

Genotype: Grxcr1pi related

Mammalian Phenotype Terms by Genotype

Genotype: Grxcr1pi/Grxcr1piinvolves: C3H

hearing/vestibular/ear phenotype

nervous system phenotype

behavior/neurological phenotype

Genotype: Grxcr1pi/Grxcr1piB6.C3-Grxcr1/J

cellular phenotype

hearing/vestibular/ear phenotype

nervous system phenotype

References

Additional References

Additional - Grxcr1pi related

Genotyping Protocols

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Citation

Animal Health Reports

Production of mice from cryopreserved embryos or sperm occurs in a maximum barrier room, G200

Live Mouse

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Grxcr1^pi

Allele Symbol: Grxcr1^pi

Genotype: Grxcr1^pi related

Genotype: Grxcr1^pi/Grxcr1^pi
involves: C3H

Genotype: Grxcr1^pi/Grxcr1^pi
B6.C3-Grxcr1/J

Additional - Grxcr1^pi related