C57BL/6J-Kcne1^2J/J

Stock number: 004820
Research areas: Cell Biology Research, Neurobiology Research, Sensorineural Research

Description

These mice carry an ENU-induced mutation characterized by circling, head tossing behavior, and deafness.

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Detailed description

The mutants show circling and head tossing behavior, and a slight head tilt, observable at 4 weeks of age (+/-1 week; n=18). Two mutants tested for Auditory brainstem responses were found to be deaf. Serial sections of the ears of one mutant (32 days of age) showed a thickened tectorial membrane with mineralization and adhesion to Reissner's membrane; whole ear exam of one other mutant (30 days of age) showed abnormally shaped maculae. Standard pathology work-up showed no other abnormalities.

Because of the map position of this mutation, and its phenotypic similarity to Kcne1 mutations (potassium voltage-gated channel, Isk-related subfamily, member 1, see also Vetter et al., 1996), complementation tests with Kcne1^pkr (Kcne1 punk rocker Letts et al., 2000) have been performed to determine if NMF190 represents an allele of Kcne1. Two litters of heterozygote matings between NMF190 and Kcne1^pkr yielded 2 mutants in a total of 12 progeny, suggesting that NMF190 indeed represents an allele of Kcne1. The NMF190 mutants might therefore be useful for the study of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome, a human autosomal recessive disorder, affecting auditory and cardiac functions (Letts et al., 2000).

Serial sections of the ears of one mutant (32 days of age) showed a thickened tectorial membrane with mineralization and adhesion to Reissner's membrane; whole ear exam of one other mutant (30 days of age) showed abnormally shaped maculae. Standard pathology work-up showed no other abnormalities.

Development

This phenotypic deviant was generated by ethylnitrosourea (ENU) mutagenesis in C57BL/6J males (Stock No. 000664), in the Neuroscience Mutagenesis facility at The Jackson Laboratory. Mutagenized males were crossed to C57BL/6J females; G3 descendants of the mutagenized males were selected for neurological impairment.

Allele

Symbol: Cdh23^ahl
Name: age related hearing loss 1
MGI accession ID: MGI:3028349
Generation method: Spontaneous
Marker symbol: Cdh23
Marker name: cadherin 23 (otocadherin)
Chromosome: 10
Strain of origin: multiple strains
Molecular note: Genetic complementation tests have shown allelism between the mdfw (modifier of deaf waddler) locus and the ahl locus. Further analysis has shown this is caused by a G to A transition at coding nucleotide position 753 of Cdh23 (SNP rs257098870). This hypomorphic allele changes splice donor site G-GT to A-GT, causing frame skipping of exon 7. This is predicted to delete part of the 2nd and 3rd ectodomains and cause reduced message stability. Twenty-seven strains classified with ahl and carrying the 753A allele include: CD-1, RBF/DnJ, PL/J, AKR/J, RF/J, BALB/cBy, A/WySnJ, P/J, SENCARA/PtJ, DBA/1J, ALS/LtJ, C58/J, C57BLKS/J, 129P1/ReJ, C57BR/cd, SKH2/J, BUB/Bn, MA/MyJ, LP/J, 129X1/SvJ, NOR/LtJ, A/J, C57BL/6, NOD/LtJ, DBA/2J, ALR/LtJ, C57L/J. Strains classified with ahl that DO NOT carry this mutation include: 129S1/SvImJ, C3H/HeSnJ, I/LnJ, YBR/Ei, MRL/MpJ.

Allele

Symbol: Kcne1^2J
Name: 2 Jackson
MGI accession ID: MGI:2678338
Generation method: Chemically induced (ENU)
Marker symbol: Kcne1
Marker name: potassium voltage-gated channel, Isk-related subfamily, member 1
Chromosome: 16
Strain of origin: C57BL/6J
Molecular note: This phenotypic mutant was identified in an ENU mutagenesis screen. Complemetation tests demonstrated that this mutation is an allele of Kcne1.