Strain Name:
B6.129S4-Fn1tm1Bwg/Mmnc
Stock Number:
000226-UNC
Citation ID:
RRID:MMRRC_000226-UNC

Strain Information

Fn1tm1Bwg
Name: fibronectin 1; targeted mutation 1, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Synonyms: EIIIA-
Type: Allele
Species: Mus musculus (mouse)
Chromosome: 1
Alteration at locus: Knockout
Fn1
Name: fibronectin 1
Synonyms: Fn, Fn-1
Type: Gene
Species: Mouse
Chromosome: 1
Alteration at locus: Knockout
NCBI: 14268
HGNC: HGNC:3778
Homologene: 1533
Genetic Alterations
The alternatively spliced EIIIA exon of the fibronectin gene was deleted, by Cre-loxP mediated recombination, in ES cells. No selection genes remain in the mutant allele. A 100bp insertion, including a loxP site, is present.
Genotype Determination
  • Genotyping Protocol(s)
  • Center protocol and contact for technical support will be shipped with mice.
  • ES Cell Line
    J1 derived from 129S4/SvJae
    Phenotype
    Homozygous: Mutants breed normally, and have no visible phenotype. Acute inflammatory response (peritonitis) is abnormal, in that macrophages accumulate to higher levels than wild-type. On an ApoE-null background, double-mutants are protected from atherosclerosis. Plasma cholesterol and triglycerides are reduced, in large lipoprotein particles only. In vitro foam cell formation is defective.

    Heterozygous: Normal, with respect to the phenotypes described above for homozygotes.
    Mammalian Phenotype Terms
    Allelic Composition: Fn1tm1Bwg/Fn1tm1Bwg (Genetic Background: involves: 129S4/SvJae * BALB/c * C57BL/6J )

    Allelic Composition: Fn1tm1Bwg/Fn1tm1Bwg (Genetic Background: involves: 129S4/SvJae * C57BL/6 )

    MeSH Terms
    • Alternative Splicing/genetics
    • Animals
    • Animals, Newborn
    • Aorta/pathology
    • Aorta/ultrastructure
    • Apolipoproteins E/deficiency
    • Apolipoproteins E/genetics
    • Arteriosclerosis/genetics
    • Arteriosclerosis/metabolism
    • Arteriosclerosis/prevention & control
    • Cholesterol/blood
    • Dietary Fats
    • Exons/genetics
    • Extracellular Matrix/metabolism
    • Female
    • Fibroblasts/metabolism
    • Fibronectins/blood
    • Fibronectins/deficiency
    • Fibronectins/genetics
    • Fibronectins/physiology
    • Foam Cells/metabolism
    • Foam Cells/pathology
    • Foam Cells/ultrastructure
    • Gene Deletion
    • Humans
    • Lipoproteins, VLDL/metabolism
    • Male
    • Mice
    • Mice, Inbred BALB C
    • Mice, Inbred C57BL
    • Mice, Knockout
    • Protein Isoforms
    • Protein Structure, Tertiary
    Suggested Control Mice
    • Wildtype littermates
    MMRRC Genetic QC Summary
    The MMRRC Centers have developed a genetic QC pipeline using MiniMUGA array genotyping to provide additional information on strain backgrounds for MMRRC congenic and inbred strains. For more information on when data may be available, or to request genotyping for a strain of interest, please contact mmrrc@med.unc.edu. Older strains may not have this information.
    • Cardiovascular
    • Cell Biology
    • Immunology and Inflammation
    Donor
    Elizabeth L. George, Ph.D., Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Primary Reference
    Tan MH, Sun Z, Opitz SL, Schmidt TE, Peters JH, George EL. Deletion of the alternatively spliced fibronectin EIIIA domain in mice reduces atherosclerosis. Blood. 2004 Jul 1;104(1):11-8. Epub 2004 Feb 19. (Medline PMID: 14976060)

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    Units Notes
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