129-Wnt4^tm1Amc/J

Stock number: 002866
Product name: Wnt-4^-
Research areas: Developmental Biology Research, Internal/Organ Research

Description

These Wnt4 knock-out mice exhibit early death and kidney function failure.

Detailed description

Wnt-4 is expressed in kidney mesenchyme and its derivatives. It encodes a secreted glycoprotein that is required for kidney tubulogenesis. Mice lacking Wnt-4 activity fail to form pretubular cell aggregates; however, other aspects of mesenchymal and ureteric development are unaffected. Mice carrying this knock-out die around 24 hours after birth, most likely due to failure in kidney function.

Development

A targeting vector containing a PGK-neo cassette was used to disrupt exon 3. The construct was electroporated into 129S1/Sv-Oca2⁺ Tyr⁺ Kitl⁺-derived CJ7 embryonic stem (ES) cells. Correctly targeted ES cells were injected into recipient blastocysts. The resulting chimeric animals were crossed to 129S1/SvImJ mice.

Allele

Symbol: Wnt4^tm1Amc
Name: targeted mutation 1, Andrew P McMahon
MGI accession ID: MGI:1857453
Generation method: Targeted
Attributes: Null/Knockout
Synonyms: Wnt-4^-; Wnt4ⁿ
Marker symbol: Wnt4
Marker name: wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 4
Marker synonyms: SERKAL; WNT-4
Chromosome: 4
Strain of origin: 129S1/Sv-Oca2⁺ Tyr⁺ Kitl⁺
Molecular note: Exon 3, encoding amino acids 106 through 196, was replaced by a PGK-neo cassette. The occasional expression of the targeted locus was observed in poorly developed aggregates in the kidneys of homozygous mutant mice via in situ hybridization. Expression was unaltered in the central nervous system and mesonephric mesenchyme.