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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Erbb2tm2Cbm
targeted mutation 2, Carmen Birchmeier
MGI:2177255
Summary 3 genotypes
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cn1
Egr2tm2(cre)Pch/Egr2+
Erbb2tm1Cbm/Erbb2tm2Cbm
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 MGI:2177311
cn2
Egr2tm2(cre)Pch/Egr2+
Erbb2tm2Cbm/Erbb2tm2Cbm
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6 MGI:5524263
cn3
Erbb2tm1Cbm/Erbb2tm2Cbm
Myl2tm1(cre)Krc/Myl2+
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S4/SvJae MGI:3621567


Genotype
MGI:2177311
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Egr2tm2(cre)Pch/Egr2+
Erbb2tm1Cbm/Erbb2tm2Cbm
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Egr2tm2(cre)Pch mutation (2 available); any Egr2 mutation (35 available)
Erbb2tm1Cbm mutation (0 available); any Erbb2 mutation (59 available)
Erbb2tm2Cbm mutation (0 available); any Erbb2 mutation (59 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• 5 of 37 die within 6 months

behavior/neurological
• difficulties in hindlimb movement
• gait abnormalities

growth/size/body
• display wasting associated with weight loss and premature death

limbs/digits/tail
• kinked or serpentine tails

nervous system
• at P3.5, see a 10-fold reduction in ventral and a 5-fold reduction in dorsal roots, with this reduction still apparent at P15, however by 6 months of age, cell numbers are similar to those in controls, however myelin sheaths formed are thin
• reduction in thickness of the myelin sheath of sciatic nerves at P15 that persists at 6 and 14 months of age
• thin myelin is due to the presence of fewer wraps of myelin around the axon
• dorsal roots display a severe decrease of Schwann cells in all mutants at P3.5 and P15
• sciatic nerves at P15 are translucent and thin
• ventral roots display a severe decrease of Schwann cells in all mutants at P3.5 and P15
• about 20% loss of axons in the L5 ventral root
• hypomyelination in sciatic, sural, saphenous nerves, nerves innervating lower leg muscles, and the dorsal spinal roots and absent myelin in ventral spinal roots
• occasionally see large-caliber axons lacking myelin that are still surrounded by a Schwann cell basal lamina in the sciatic nerve




Genotype
MGI:5524263
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Egr2tm2(cre)Pch/Egr2+
Erbb2tm2Cbm/Erbb2tm2Cbm
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S2/SvPas * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Egr2tm2(cre)Pch mutation (2 available); any Egr2 mutation (35 available)
Erbb2tm2Cbm mutation (0 available); any Erbb2 mutation (59 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• peripheral without Schwann cell turn-over

behavior/neurological
N
• mice exhibit normal motor coordination




Genotype
MGI:3621567
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Erbb2tm1Cbm/Erbb2tm2Cbm
Myl2tm1(cre)Krc/Myl2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S4/SvJae
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Erbb2tm1Cbm mutation (0 available); any Erbb2 mutation (59 available)
Erbb2tm2Cbm mutation (0 available); any Erbb2 mutation (59 available)
Myl2tm1(cre)Krc mutation (2 available); any Myl2 mutation (22 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• 27% die before reaching 6 months of age and 20% die during echochardiographic or ECG examination
• 16% die within the first 2 weeks, the rest reach adulthood

cardiovascular system
• adults and 3 month old mice exhibit myofiber hypertrophy
• frequently observe enlarged cardiomyocyte nuclei with abnormal morphology
• heart-to-body weight ratios of adults are increased by 26%, indicative of hypertrophy
• adults exhibit enlarged ventricular chambers
• seen in adults
• progressive malfunction of the heart
• at 3 months of age, ventricular diameter is increased and fractional shortening is impaired
• hearts do not compensate after aortic banding but display a further decrease in fractional shortening
• at 1 month of age, see dilatation and loss of left ventricle contractility
• significantly lengthened QTc interval caused by a slowed ventricular repolarization

muscle
• adults and 3 month old mice exhibit myofiber hypertrophy
• frequently observe enlarged cardiomyocyte nuclei with abnormal morphology
• progressive malfunction of the heart
• at 3 months of age, ventricular diameter is increased and fractional shortening is impaired
• hearts do not compensate after aortic banding but display a further decrease in fractional shortening
• at 1 month of age, see dilatation and loss of left ventricle contractility

growth/size/body
• heart-to-body weight ratios of adults are increased by 26%, indicative of hypertrophy

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
dilated cardiomyopathy DOID:12930 OMIM:PS115200
J:77347





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last database update
08/02/2024
MGI 6.24
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