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Table 1 Summary of ocular phenotypes

From: Rybp, a polycomb complex-associated protein, is required for mouse eye development

Ocular phenotype

Examined Mutant

No. with ocular phenotype/No. of examined mutants

Penetrance (%)

Coloboma (by E18.5)

Rybp heterozygous (+/-) mice

5/15

33

Coloboma, lens defects (By E14.5)

Chimeric mice Rybp-/- <->

6 exencephalic/19

32

 

Rybp+/+

3 non exencephalic/19

16

Cataract (by 3 month)

ROSA26-Rybp/EGFP; αA-crystallin/Cre Tg/+ mice

44/75

59

Neovascularization (by 3 month)

ROSA26-Rybp/EGFP; β-Actin/Cre Tg/+ mice

30/87

35

Neovascularization (by 3 month)

ROSA26-Rybp/EGFP; β-Actin/Cre Tg/Tg mice

30/38

80

Coloboma, irregular retinal folds, anterior chamber defects (by P7)

ROSA26-Rybp/EGFP; β-Actin/Cre Tg/Tg mice

11/38

29