Gene Summary

Name:
alpha 1,4-galactosyltransferase
Synonyms:
Gb3 synthase

IMPC Data Collections

IMPC Phenotype Summary

Significant
Not Significant
Not tested

Phenotypes

The IMPC applies a panel of phenotyping screens to characterise single-gene knockout mice by comparison to wild types. Click on the different tabs to visualise significant phenotypes identified by the IMPC, as well as all data that was measured.

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lacZ Expression

An assay measuring the expression of lacZ shows the tissue where the gene is expressed.

Anatomy Images Zygosity Mutant Expr
Adrenal gland N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Aorta N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Bone N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Brain N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Brainstem N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Brown adipose tissue N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Cartilage tissue N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Cerebellum N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Cerebral cortex N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Esophagus N/A heterozygote 50% (1 of 2)
Eye N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Gall bladder N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Heart N/A heterozygote 50% (1 of 2)
Hippocampus N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Hypothalamus N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Kidney N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Large intestine N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Liver N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Lower urinary tract N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Lung N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Lymph node N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Mammary gland N/A heterozygote 50% (1 of 2)
Olfactory lobe N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Oral epithelium N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Ovary N/A heterozygote 50% (1 of 2)
Oviduct N/A heterozygote 50% (1 of 2)
Pancreas N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Parathyroid gland N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Peripheral nervous system N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Peyer's patch N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Pituitary gland N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Prostate gland N/A heterozygote 50% (1 of 2)
Skeletal muscle N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Skin N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Small intestine N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Spinal cord N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Spleen N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Stomach N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Striatum N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Testis N/A heterozygote 50% (1 of 2)
Thymus N/A heterozygote 50% (1 of 2)
Thyroid gland N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
Trachea N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
Uterus N/A heterozygote 50% (1 of 2)
Vascular system N/A heterozygote 100% (2 of 2)
White adipose tissue N/A heterozygote 0.0% (0 of 2)
No Embryo expression data was found for this gene.

Background staining occurs in wild type mice and embryos at an incidental rate.

Anatomy Background staining in controls (WT)
adrenal gland 0.0%
aorta 0.0%
bone 0.0%
brain 0.0%
brainstem 0.0%
brown adipose tissue 0.0%
cartilage tissue 0.0%
cerebellum 0.0%
cerebral cortex 0.0%
esophagus 0.0%
eye 0.0%
gall bladder 0.0%
heart 0.0%
hippocampus 0.0%
hypothalamus 0.0%
kidney 0.0%
large intestine 0.0%
liver 0.0%
lower urinary tract 0.0%
lung 0.0%
lymph node 0.0%
mammary gland 0.0%
olfactory lobe 0.0%
oral epithelium 0.0%
ovary 0.0%
oviduct 0.0%
pancreas 0.0%
parathyroid gland 0.0%
peripheral nervous system 0.0%
peyers patch 0.0%
pituitary gland 0.0%
prostate gland 0.0%
skeletal muscle 0.0%
skin 0.0%
small intestine 0.0%
spinal cord 0.0%
spleen 0.0%
stomach 0.0%
striatum 0.0%
testis 0.0%
thymus 0.0%
thyroid gland 0.0%
trachea 0.0%
uterus 0.0%
vascular system 0.0%
white adipose tissue 0.0%
No Embryo expression data was found for this gene.

Associated Images

Images submitted by IMPC centres for a selection of procedures. Each set of images is available to view in our image comparator.

Adult LacZ

LacZ Images Wholemount

20 Images

X-ray

XRay Images Whole Body Dorso Ventral

13 Images

X-ray

XRay Images Whole Body Lateral Orientation

13 Images

X-ray

XRay Images Skull Dorso Ventral Orientation

10 Images

Human diseases caused by A4galt mutations

The analysis uses data from IMPC, along with published data on other mouse mutants, in comparison to human disease reports in OMIM, Orphanet, and DECIPHER.

Phenotype comparisons summarize the similarity of mouse phenotypes with human disease phenotypes.

No human diseases associated to this gene by orthology or annotation.
No human diseases associated to this gene by phenotypic similarity.

Histopathology

Summary table of phenotypes displayed during the Histopathology procedure which are considered significant. Full histopathology data table, including submitted images, can be accessed by clicking any row in this table.

There is no histopathology data for A4galt

IMPC related publications

The table below lists publications which used either products generated by the IMPC or data produced by the phenotyping efforts of the IMPC. These publications have also been associated to A4galt.

There are 1 publication which use IMPC produced mice or data.

Title Journal IMPC Allele PubMed ID
Shiga toxin targets the podocyte causing hemolytic uremic syndrome through endothelial complement activation. Med (New York, N.Y.) (October 2023) A4galttm1b(EUCOMM)Hmgu 37863058

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MGI Allele Allele Type Produced
A4galttm1e(EUCOMM)Hmgu Targeted, non-conditional allele ES Cells
A4galttm1b(EUCOMM)Hmgu Reporter-tagged deletion allele (with selection cassette) Mice
A4galttm1a(EUCOMM)Hmgu KO first allele (reporter-tagged insertion with conditional potential) Mice, Targeting vectors, ES Cells

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