This strain is currently unavailable due to replenishing of cryopreserved stocks.
These mice carry a spontaneous mutation at the Cln8 locus characterized by hindlimb weakness, ataxia, and early death.
Read More +Genetic Background | Generation |
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Allele Type | Gene Symbol | Gene Name |
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Spontaneous | Cln8 | ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8 |
Mice homozygous for the motor neuron degeneration (mnd) spontaneous mutation show onset of disease between 5 and 11 months. Disease characterics include hindlimb weakness and ataxia which progresses to severe spastic paralysis of all limbs, with death usually by 9 to 14 months. Histological examination of the nervous system of affected animals shows sudanophyllic, autofluorescent intraneuronal inclusions characteristic of human neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis suggesting that mnd mice are models for such human disease as Batten's disease. Performance at 14-16 weeks of age in an associative learning task is significantly decreased relative to controls, thus providing an early disease phenotype for this neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis model. (Wendt KD, et al., 2005) Males and females are equally affected and both are fertile, although breeding efficiency is reduced.
Homozygous mnd mice exhibit a retinopathy characterized by an early and progressive degeneration which primarily involves loss of photoreceptor cells and subsequently affects retinal neuronal cells (Guarneri R et al., 2004).
Allele Name | motor neuron degeneration |
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Allele Type | Spontaneous |
Allele Synonym(s) | Cln8mnd; mnd |
Gene Symbol and Name | Cln8, ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 8 |
Gene Synonym(s) | |
Strain of Origin | B6.KB2-H2b5 |
Chromosome | 8 |
General Note | Early papers (J:8492, J:1224) state that this allele exhibits phenotypic similarity to amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), however further analysis (J:12816, 56219) revealed that it is a better model for neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (Batten's disease) than for ALS. |
Molecular Note | A single nucleotide insertion (267-268C, codon 90) predicts a frameshift and a truncated protein. |
When using the motor neuron degeneration mouse strain in a publication, please cite the originating article(s) and include JAX stock #001612 in your Materials and Methods section.
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