Strain Name:
B6;129S7-Hormad1tm1Rajk/Mmjax
Stock Number:
041469-JAX
Citation ID:
RRID:MMRRC_041469-JAX
Other Names:
Hormad1

Strain Information

Hormad1tm1Rajk
Name: HORMA domain containing 1; targeted mutation 1, Aleksandar Rajkovic
Type: Allele
Species: Mus musculus (mouse)
Chromosome: 3
Alteration at locus: Knockout
Hormad1
Name: HORMA domain containing 1
Synonyms: 4921522K05Rik, Nohma
Type: Gene
Species: Mouse
Chromosome: 3
Alteration at locus: Knockout
NCBI: 67981
Homologene: 69415
Genetic Alterations
Homozygous Hormad1 knockout mice (exons 4 and 5 are deleted) are infertile. Testes exhibit meiotic arrest at the pachytene stage and oocytes arrest at the blastocyst stage. These mice may be useful in studying synaptonemal complex formation, recombination and chromosome segregation in meiosis.
Genotype Determination
ES Cell Line
AB2.1
Phenotype
Hormad1 is a germ cell specific HORMA domain encoding gene that is a critical component of the axial elements of the synaptonemal complex. The Hormad1 knockout allele has a neo cassette replacing exons 4 and 5 of the gene. Male and female mice homozygous for the mutation are infertile. Testes from adult mutant males are small; seminiferous tubules are hypocellular and contain no post-meiotic germ cells such as spermatids and spermatozoa. The synaptonemal complex normally visible at the pachytene stage cannot be detected in 2 week old mutant spermatocytes resulting in meiotic arrest. In females, HORMAD1 deficiency causes disruption of second metaphase in oocytes (mis-orientation of chromatid attachment to spindle), aneuploidy in 2-cell and 8-cell embryos, arrest at the blastocyst stage, early embryo death, and failure of implantation. These mice may be useful in studying synaptonemal complex formation, recombination and chromosome segregation in meiosis.
Mammalian Phenotype Terms
Allelic Composition: (Genetic Background: )

MeSH Terms
  • Aneuploidy
  • Animals
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated Proteins
  • Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics
  • Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism
  • Chromosome Segregation/genetics
  • DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
  • Embryonic Development/genetics
  • Female
  • Fetus/cytology
  • Fetus/metabolism
  • Male
  • Meiosis/genetics
  • Mice
  • Mutation/genetics
  • Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
  • Oocytes/cytology
  • Oocytes/metabolism
  • Organ Specificity/genetics
  • Ovary/growth & development
  • Ovary/metabolism
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Transport
  • Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
  • RNA, Messenger/genetics
  • RNA, Messenger/metabolism
  • Recombination, Genetic/genetics
  • Sex Chromosomes/genetics
  • Spermatogenesis/genetics
  • Spermatozoa/cytology
  • Spermatozoa/metabolism
  • Spermatozoa/ultrastructure
  • Synaptonemal Complex/metabolism
  • Synaptonemal Complex/ultrastructure
  • Tumor Suppressor Proteins/metabolism
Strain Development

A targeting vector was designed by Dr. Aleksander Rajkovic (Magee Women’s Research Institute – University of Pittsburgh) to replace exons 4 and 5 of the HORMA domain containing 1 gene (Hormad1) on chromosome 3 with a neomycin cassette. Removal of exons 4 and 5 causes a frameshift mutation resulting in absence of transcript, although a faint low molecular weight band representing mutant transcript is visible. The construct was electroporated into 129S7/SvEvBrd-derived AB2.1 embryonic stem (ES) cells. Correctly targeted ES cells were injected into recipient blastocysts, and chimeric males were bred with C57BL/6 females to establish the colony. Upon arrival, mice were bred to C57BL/6J for at least 1 generation to establish the colony.

Suggested Control Mice
Wild-type 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 csmmrrc@jax.org. Older strains may not have this information.
Donor
Aleksandar Rajkovic, M.D., Ph.D., Magee-Womens Research Institute & Foundation.
Primary Reference

Shin YH, Choi Y, Erdin SU, Yatsenko SA, Kloc M, Yang F, Wang PJ, Meistrich ML, Rajkovic A. Hormad1 mutation disrupts synaptonemal complex formation, recombination, and chromosome segregation in mammalian meiosis. PLoS Genet. 2010 Nov 4. (Medline PMID: 21079677)

Colony and Husbandry Information

Cryo-recovered strains distributed by the MMRRC at JAX are shipped to the customer from the Pathogen & Opportunistic-Free Animal Room G200 - see https://www.jax.org/jax-mice-and-services/customer-support/customer-service/animal-health/health-status-reports.

Mice recovered from a cryo-archive will have health surveillance performed on recipient females. Health reports will be provided prior to shipment. If you require additional health status information, please email csmmrrc@jax.org.
Coat Color
Black or agouti
MMRRC Breeding System
Sib-mating
Breeding Scheme(s)
Wild-type female x Heterozygous male littermate or reciprocal mating
Heterozygous female x Heterozygous male littermate
Generation
F10
Overall Breeding Performance
Good
Viability and Fertility: Female Male Comments
Homozygotes are viable: Yes Yes
Homozygotes are fertile: No No
Heterozygotes are fertile: Yes Yes
Age Reproductive Decline: 8 to 12 months 8 to 12 months
Average litter size
5-9
Recommended wean age
3 weeks

Order Request Information

Limited quantities of breeder mice (recovered litter) are available from a cryoarchive; recovered litter usually available to ship in 3 to 4 months.

Cryopreserved material may be available upon request, please inquire to csmmrrc@jax.org for more information.

Distribution of this strain requires submission of the MMRRC Conditions of Use (COU). A link to the COU web form will be provided via email after an order has been placed; the form should be completed then or the email forwarded to your institutional official for completion.

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MMRRC Item # Description Distribution Fee / Unit (US $)
*Shipping & Handling not included*
Units Notes
041469-JAX-SPERM Cryo-preserved spermatozoa $437.00 / Non-Profit Aliquot Approximate quantity3
041469-JAX-RESUS Litter recovered from cryo-archive $2,022.00 / Non-Profit Litter Recovered litter4; additional fees for any special requests.
Cryopreserved material may be available upon request, please inquire to csmmrrc@jax.org for more information.

1 The distribution fee covers the expense of rederiving mice from a live mouse; you will receive the resulting litter. The litter will contain at minimum one mutant carrier; the actual number of animals and the gender and genotype ratios will vary. (Typically, multiple breeder pairs can be established from the recovered litter.) Prior to shipment, the MMRRC will provide information about the animals recovered. If you anticipate or find that you need to request specific genotypes, genders or quantities of mice in excess of what is likely from a resuscitated litter, you may discuss available options and pricing with the supplying MMRRC facility.

2 An aliquot contains a sufficient number of embryos (in one or more vials or straws and based on the transfer success rate of the MMRRC facility) to transfer into one to three recipients. The MMRRC makes no guarantee concerning embryo transfer success experienced in the recipient investigator's laboratory. Neither gender nor genotype ratios are guaranteed.

3 An aliquot is one straw or vial with sufficient sperm to recover at least one litter of mice, as per provided protocols, when performed at the MMRRC facility. The MMRRC makes no guarantee concerning the success of these procedures when performed outside the MMRRC facilities.

4 The distribution fee covers the expense of resuscitating mice from the cryo-archive; you will receive the resulting litter. The litter will contain at minimum one mutant carrier; the actual number of animals and the gender and genotype ratios will vary. (Typically, multiple breeder pairs can be established from the recovered litter.) Prior to shipment, the MMRRC will provide information about the animals recovered. If you anticipate or find that you need to request specific genotypes, genders or quantities of mice in excess of what is likely from a resuscitated litter, you may discuss available options and pricing with the supplying MMRRC facility.

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