Overview

This is one of 20 cryopreserved recombinant inbred (RI) strains of mice derived from the progenitor strains AKR/J and DBA/2J.

The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Contributed Data Sets

Genetic overview

Genetic Background	Generation

Tyr^c

Allele Type	Gene Symbol	Gene Name
Spontaneous	Tyr	tyrosinase

Myo5a^d

Allele Type	Gene Symbol	Gene Name
Spontaneous	Myo5a	myosin VA

Emv3^a

Allele Type	Gene Symbol	Gene Name
Not Applicable	Emv3	endogenous ecotropic MuLV 3

Rmcf^r

Allele Type	Gene Symbol	Gene Name
Spontaneous	Rmcf	resistance to MCF virus

Marker(s)

	Marker Symbol	Marker Name
	Emv14	endogenous ecotropic MuLV 14
	Emv11	endogenous ecotropic MuLV 11

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Detailed Description

This is one of 20 cryopreserved recombinant inbred (RI) strains of mice derived from the progenitor strains AKR/J and DBA/2J.

The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Contributed Data Sets

Selected References

Mucenski ML; Taylor BA; Jenkins NA; Copeland NG. 1986. AKXD recombinant inbred strains: models for studying the molecular genetic basis of murine lymphomas. Mol Cell Biol 6(12):4236-43PubMed: 3025647 MGI: J:20300

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Genetics

Tyr^c

Allele Symbol: Tyr^c

Allele Name	albino
Allele Type	Spontaneous
Allele Synonym(s)	c
Gene Symbol and Name	Tyr, tyrosinase
Gene Synonym(s)
Site of Expression	Melanocytes.
Strain of Origin	old mutant of the mouse fancy
Chromosome	7
General Note	Tyr^c, albino. This very old mutant was already known in Greek and Roman times. Hair and eyes are completely devoid of pigment (J:5436, J:5001, J:30725). The albino mutation affects the amount of tyrosinase, and thus of melanin, in pigment cells, but does not interfere with the production of pigment cells themselves (J:12173, J:13092). Melanocytes with melanosomes showing normal fine structure occur in the retina and hair follicles. Pigment granules are smaller and fewer than normal and completely lack melanin (J:5346, J:5001, J:30725). Tyrosinase is almost absent (J:12173).Although Tyr is the structural gene for tyrosinase, some albino mutations may affect tyrosinase enzyme regulation rather than structure (J:6611), suggesting that these mutations affect tyrosinase inhibition (J:5346), presumably via control regions of the gene. All the mutant alleles are recessive to wild-type in phenotype, but heterozygotes with wild-type produce intermediate amounts of tyrosinase (J:12173).Albino-locus mutants with lightly pigmented eyes have a reduced number of fibers of the optic nerve going to the ipsilateral lateral geniculate nucleus of the brain. This is probably a secondary effect of reduced tyrosinase activity or amount of pigment in the pigment epithelium, since genes at other loci that reduce eye pigmentation also cause the same anomaly (J:5436, J:6064).Abnormal retinal pathways disrupted at the optic chiasm that occur in albinism can be corrected with a Tyr normal transgene (J:22320).Lipofuscin is a terminal oxidation product pigment that accumulates with age. In a cross of C57BL/6J and BALB/cJ, which differ in cardiac deposition of the pigment, this trait segregated with albinism, and is controlled by the Tyr locus (J:15460).Tyrc homozygotes do not perform as well as normal in a number of behavioral tests. It is likely that this effect is mediated, at least in part, by defective vision resulting from lack of retinal pigment (J:5470, J:5360, J:5378).
Molecular Note	The specific mutation in the albino allele is a G-to-C transversion causing an amino acid change from cysteine to serine at position 103 or 85 (p.C103S for pre-protein, p.C85S for mature protein). This mutation introduces a DdeI enzyme restriction site.

Myo5a^d

Allele Symbol: Myo5a^d

Allele Name	dilute
Allele Type	Spontaneous
Allele Synonym(s)	blue dilution; d; d^v; Maltese dilution
Gene Symbol and Name	Myo5a, myosin VA
Gene Synonym(s)
Strain of Origin	old mutant of the mouse fancy
Chromosome	9
Molecular Note	This mutation is the result of the integration of ecotropic murine leukemia virus Emv-3 into a noncoding region of the Myo5a^d gene. Reversions of Myo5a^d to wild-type are caused by excision of the virus leaving exactly one long terminal repeat in place.

Emv3^a

Allele Symbol: Emv3^a

Allele Name	endogenous ecotropic MuLV 3, present
Allele Type	Not Applicable
Allele Synonym(s)
Gene Symbol and Name	Emv3, endogenous ecotropic MuLV 3
Gene Synonym(s)
Strain of Origin	Not Applicable
Chromosome	9
General Note	The provirus is present in the following strains: BDP/J, DBA/1J, DBA/2DeJ, DBA/2J, HRS/J, I/LnJ, P/J, and SEA/GnJ.

Rmcf^r

Allele Symbol: Rmcf^r

Allele Name	MCF resistant
Allele Type	Spontaneous
Allele Synonym(s)
Gene Symbol and Name	Rmcf, resistance to MCF virus
Gene Synonym(s)
Strain of Origin	multiple strains
Chromosome	5
General Note	This locus controls resistance and susceptibility of cells in tissue culture to infection by mink cell focus-forming murine leukemia viruses. The allele Rmcf^r determines resistance and occurs in strains DBA/1, DBA/2, and CBA/Ca; the allele Rmcf^s determines susceptibility and occurs in strains AKR/J, C57BL/6, BALB/c, CBA/J, NFS, NZB, 129/J, and many others. Heterozygotes are as resistant as the resistant parent or nearly so. Rmcf is different from and independent of Fv1, a locus that controls susceptibility to infection by ecotropic viruses. Rmcf is located on Chr 5 close to Hm near the centromeric end (J:7108). Rmcf^r protects (AKR x CBA/Ca)F1 and (AKR x DBA/2)F1 hybrids from development of spontaneous thymic lymphomas and reduces the incidence of MCF-induced thymic lymphomas (J:7175). It also reduces susceptibility of cells of Sxv^s/Sxv^r mice to exogenous xenotropic viruses (J:7951). In addition, in strains susceptible to Friend virus-induced erythroleukemia, a condition thought to be due to the replication of MCF virus, Rmcf^r increases resistance to the virus-induced erythroleukemia. It may cause resistance by coding for or regulating the production of an MCF-related envelope glycoprotein that blocks the receptor for MCF viruses (J:8074). This conclusion is reinforced by the findings of Buller et al. (J:8497), who showed that the Rmcf^r allele contains an endogenous MCF gp70 env gene and that the Rmcf^s allele, at least in some strains (C57BL/6, CBA/J, and A/WySn), contains a xenotropic gp70 env gene. Presumably the MCF gp70 inhibits exogenous MCF infection in vitro by a mechanism of viral interference.
Molecular Note	This locus controls resistance of cells to infection by mink cell focus-forming murine leukemia viruses. The dominant r (resistance) allele is found in strains DBA/1, DBA/2 and CBA/Ca.

Emv14

Marker Symbol: Emv14

Marker Synonym(s)
Chromosome(s)	11

Emv11

Marker Symbol: Emv11

Marker Synonym(s)
Chromosome(s)	7

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

Research Tools
- Genetics Research
  - Gene Mapping: Tools for QTL Mapping, Segregation and Linkage Analysis
  - Gene Mapping
- Cancer Research
  - genes regulating lymphoma development

Genotype: Myo5a^d related

Dermatology Research
- Color and White Spotting Defects
Mouse/Human Gene Homologs
- Griscelli Syndrome

Genotype: Tyr^c related

Dermatology Research
- Color and White Spotting Defects
  - oculocutaneous albinism, type I
Mouse/Human Gene Homologs
- albinism, tyrosine negative

Mammalian Phenotype Terms by Genotype

Phenotype Information

Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics: Mouse Recombinant Inbred Line (RIL) Genotype Data for AKXD RI Line

References

Mucenski ML; Taylor BA; Jenkins NA; Copeland NG. 1986. AKXD recombinant inbred strains: models for studying the molecular genetic basis of murine lymphomas. Mol Cell Biol 6(12):4236-43PubMed: 3025647 MGI: J:20300

Additional References

Jenkins NA; Copeland NG; Taylor BA; Lee BK. 1981. Dilute (d) coat colour mutation of DBA/2J mice is associated with the site of integration of an ecotropic MuLV genome. Nature 293(5831):370-4PubMed: 6268990 MGI: J:6587

Additional - Emv11 related

Additional - Emv14 related

Additional - Emv3^a related

Additional - Myo5a^d related

Additional - Rmcf^r related

Additional - Tyr^c related

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Appearance
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  Related Genotype: Tyr^c/Tyr^c
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When using the AKXD18/TyJ mouse strain in a publication, please cite the originating article(s) and include JAX stock #001093 in your Materials and Methods section.

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Genetic overview

Marker(s)

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Detailed Description

Selected References

Tyrc

Allele Symbol: Tyrc

Myo5ad

Allele Symbol: Myo5ad

Emv3a

Allele Symbol: Emv3a

Rmcfr

Allele Symbol: Rmcfr

Emv14

Marker Symbol: Emv14

Emv11

Marker Symbol: Emv11

Disease Terms

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

Genotype: Myo5ad related

Genotype: Tyrc related

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Tyr^c

Allele Symbol: Tyr^c

Myo5a^d

Allele Symbol: Myo5a^d

Emv3^a

Allele Symbol: Emv3^a

Rmcf^r

Allele Symbol: Rmcf^r

Genotype: Myo5a^d related

Genotype: Tyr^c related

Additional - Emv3^a related

Additional - Myo5a^d related

Additional - Rmcf^r related

Additional - Tyr^c related