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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk
transgene insertion 2, Brian L Black
MGI:3639735
Summary 15 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
cn1
Kmt2dtm1.1Kaig/Kmt2dtm1.1Kaig
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
B6.Cg-Kmt2dtm1.1Kaig Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk MGI:5780096
cn2
Rac1tm1Djk/Rac1tm1Djk
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
involves: 129 * BALB/c * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J MGI:7545527
cn3
Tbx3tm3.1Moon/Tbx3tm3.1Moon
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
involves: 129 * C57BL/6 MGI:5538608
cn4
Hic2Gt(E225A08)1.1Wrst/Hic2Gt(E225A08)1.1Wrst
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/?
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd MGI:5707469
cn5
Bmp4tm2(tetO-Bmp4,lacZ)Jfm/?
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA,EGFP)Nagy/?
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/?
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129X1/SvJ MGI:4941612
cn6
Shhtm1Chg/Shhtm2Chg
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129S7/SvEvBrd * 129X1/SvJ MGI:4843920
cn7
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu/Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6N MGI:7526463
cn8
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Polr1atm1a(EUCOMM)Hmgu/Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6N MGI:7526459
cn9
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Polr1atm1d(EUCOMM)Hmgu/Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6N MGI:7526462
cn10
Rac1tm1Djk/Rac1tm1Djk
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
involves: 129S4/SvJae * BALB/c * C57BL/6 MGI:7545526
cn11
Bmp4tm1Jfm/Bmp4tm1Jfm
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
involves: 129S4/SvJaeSor MGI:4941218
cn12
Bmp2tm1Jfm/Bmp2tm1Jfm
Bmp4tm1Jfm/Bmp4tm1Jfm
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
involves: 129S4/SvJaeSor MGI:4941214
cn13
Bmp4tm1Jfm/Bmp4tm1Jfm
Mirc1tm1.2Tyj/Mirc1tm1.2Tyj
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
involves: 129S4/SvJaeSor * C57BL/6 MGI:4941217
cn14
Hand1tm5Abfi/Hand1+
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Not Specified MGI:6766589
cn15
Fgf8tm2Moon/Fgf8tm1Mrc
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Not Specified MGI:3639738


Genotype
MGI:5780096
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Kmt2dtm1.1Kaig/Kmt2dtm1.1Kaig
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
B6.Cg-Kmt2dtm1.1Kaig Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk
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Mouse lines carrying:
Kmt2dtm1.1Kaig mutation (1 available); any Kmt2d mutation (169 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• while present at E11.5, mice die by E13.5

cardiovascular system




Genotype
MGI:7545527
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Rac1tm1Djk/Rac1tm1Djk
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * BALB/c * C57BL/6 * C57BL/6J
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Mouse lines carrying:
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo mutation (10 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (993 available)
Rac1tm1Djk mutation (1 available); any Rac1 mutation (24 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• at E11.5, hearts show deficient second heart field (SHF) contribution to the developing muscular interventricular septum between the right (RV) and left ventricle (LV)
• at E12.5 and E15.5, the interventricular septum has a major deficiency of SHF-derived cells, leading to formation of a bifid cardiac apex

cellular
• E12.5 right ventricle (RV) explant cultures exhibit only non-SHF-derived (mT-labeled) cells migrating from the RV explant by day 6 and very few to no SHF-derived (mG-labeled) cell migration




Genotype
MGI:5538608
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Tbx3tm3.1Moon/Tbx3tm3.1Moon
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Tbx3tm3.1Moon mutation (0 available); any Tbx3 mutation (49 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

cardiovascular system
• atrial arrhythmia
• in most mice from E12.5 to E13.5




Genotype
MGI:5707469
cn4
Allelic
Composition
Hic2Gt(E225A08)1.1Wrst/Hic2Gt(E225A08)1.1Wrst
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/?
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd
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Mouse lines carrying:
Hic2Gt(E225A08)1.1Wrst mutation (0 available); any Hic2 mutation (258 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
N
• no embryonic lethality

cardiovascular system
N
• no heart defects or external phenotype




Genotype
MGI:4941612
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Bmp4tm2(tetO-Bmp4,lacZ)Jfm/?
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA,EGFP)Nagy/?
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/?
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129X1/SvJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Bmp4tm2(tetO-Bmp4,lacZ)Jfm mutation (0 available); any Bmp4 mutation (23 available)
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA,EGFP)Nagy mutation (5 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (993 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• in the right ventricle and out flow tract
• thickening of the myocardium
• thickening of the myocardium

muscle
• in the right ventricle and out flow tract




Genotype
MGI:4843920
cn6
Allelic
Composition
Shhtm1Chg/Shhtm2Chg
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129S7/SvEvBrd * 129X1/SvJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Shhtm1Chg mutation (2 available); any Shh mutation (48 available)
Shhtm2Chg mutation (0 available); any Shh mutation (48 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
N
• mice exhibit normal outflow tracts
• at E18.5, 4 of 16 mice exhibit abnormal arch-artery patterning compared with wild-type mice
• in 14 of 16 mice
• however, mice exhibit normal outflow tract length with no increase in apoptosis




Genotype
MGI:7526463
cn7
Allelic
Composition
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu/Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6N
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Mouse lines carrying:
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo mutation (10 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (993 available)
Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu mutation (0 available); any Polr1a mutation (94 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• in E12 embryos
• in newborns, owing to blood pooling
• newborn hearts have only single ventricle

growth/size/body
• in newborns, owing to blood pooling




Genotype
MGI:7526459
cn8
Allelic
Composition
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Polr1atm1a(EUCOMM)Hmgu/Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6N
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Mouse lines carrying:
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo mutation (10 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (993 available)
Polr1atm1a(EUCOMM)Hmgu mutation (1 available); any Polr1a mutation (94 available)
Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu mutation (0 available); any Polr1a mutation (94 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• in E12 embryos
• in newborns, owing to blood pooling
• newborn hearts have only single ventricle

growth/size/body
• in newborns, owing to blood pooling




Genotype
MGI:7526462
cn9
Allelic
Composition
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Polr1atm1d(EUCOMM)Hmgu/Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm4(ACTB-tdTomato,-EGFP)Luo mutation (10 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (993 available)
Polr1atm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu mutation (0 available); any Polr1a mutation (94 available)
Polr1atm1d(EUCOMM)Hmgu mutation (0 available); any Polr1a mutation (94 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• in E12 embryos
• in newborns, owing to blood pooling
• newborn hearts have only single ventricle

growth/size/body
• in newborns, owing to blood pooling




Genotype
MGI:7545526
cn10
Allelic
Composition
Rac1tm1Djk/Rac1tm1Djk
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae * BALB/c * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Rac1tm1Djk mutation (1 available); any Rac1 mutation (24 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• seven of 28 mice collected at P0 at dead

cardiovascular system
• at P0, the right ventricle (RV) myocardium shows an absence of long F-actin filaments
• at E13.5, active (non-phosphorylated) beta-catenin staining between cell junctions is decreased in the RV myocardium
• at E13.5, mRNA levels of several transcription factors involved in heart development (Gata4, Nkx2.5, Tbx5 and Hand2) are significantly decreased in the RV myocardium
• however, Tbx20 mRNA levels are normal in the RV at E13.5
• at P0, the right ventricle (RV) myocardium shows poor trabeculation
• at P0, the RV compact myocardium is significantly thinner than in control hearts
• at P0, RV cardiomyocytes appear rounded (spherically shaped) and exhibit defective polarity with loss of long F-actin filaments; active beta-catenin staining at cell-cell junctions is decreased at E13.5, suggesting reduced cell adhesion
• at E12.5 and E15.5, expression of SCRIB (scribble planar cell polarity protein) is almost absent in the RV and interventricular septum junction, supporting a failure of cardiomyocytes to undergo polarization
• in culture, neonatal cardiomyocytes show disrupted actin organization, absence of distinct cell projections, and a significantly shorter long-axis length; >40% of cardiomyocytes are rounded, whereas control cardiomyocytes are elongated
• at P0, all hearts (28 of 28) exhibit a deep interventricular groove and a bifurcation between the right (RV) and the left ventricle (LV), indicating a bifid cardiac apex
• at P0, 82% (23 of 28) of hearts show atrial septal defects
• formation of the interventricular septum is impaired: a deep fissure between the RV and LV is first seen at E11.5 and persists as a deep cleft separating the ventricles by E15.5
• at P0, all hearts (28 of 28) exhibit ventricular septal defects
• at E13.5, transcriptional regulation of RV development is severely disrupted
• at P0, all hearts (28 of 28) exhibit a deep interventricular groove

cellular
• at E13.5, the RV of the heart shows decreased active (non-phosphorylated) beta-catenin staining between cell junctions
• at E11.5, cleaved caspase-3 staining shows significantly higher levels of apoptosis in the RV and the interventricular septum, but not in the LV, of the heart
• however, no differences in cell proliferation are detected in E11.5 heart sections

muscle
• at P0, the right ventricle (RV) myocardium shows an absence of long F-actin filaments
• at E13.5, active (non-phosphorylated) beta-catenin staining between cell junctions is decreased in the RV myocardium
• at E13.5, mRNA levels of several transcription factors involved in heart development (Gata4, Nkx2.5, Tbx5 and Hand2) are significantly decreased in the RV myocardium
• however, Tbx20 mRNA levels are normal in the RV at E13.5
• at P0, the right ventricle (RV) myocardium shows poor trabeculation
• at P0, the RV compact myocardium is significantly thinner than in control hearts




Genotype
MGI:4941218
cn11
Allelic
Composition
Bmp4tm1Jfm/Bmp4tm1Jfm
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJaeSor
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Mouse lines carrying:
Bmp4tm1Jfm mutation (1 available); any Bmp4 mutation (23 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• defect in outflow tract remodeling at E12.5 due to a deficiency in proximal outflow tract mesenchyme
• at E14.5 and E18.5, a deficiency in the separation of the proximal outflow tract is seen
• at E14.5 and E18.5, the alignment of the aorta and pulmonary trunk is abnormal




Genotype
MGI:4941214
cn12
Allelic
Composition
Bmp2tm1Jfm/Bmp2tm1Jfm
Bmp4tm1Jfm/Bmp4tm1Jfm
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJaeSor
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Mouse lines carrying:
Bmp2tm1Jfm mutation (1 available); any Bmp2 mutation (27 available)
Bmp4tm1Jfm mutation (1 available); any Bmp4 mutation (23 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

cardiovascular system
• dramatic reduction in the amount of sarcomeric myosin

homeostasis/metabolism




Genotype
MGI:4941217
cn13
Allelic
Composition
Bmp4tm1Jfm/Bmp4tm1Jfm
Mirc1tm1.2Tyj/Mirc1tm1.2Tyj
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJaeSor * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Bmp4tm1Jfm mutation (1 available); any Bmp4 mutation (23 available)
Mirc1tm1.2Tyj mutation (1 available); any Mirc1 mutation (6 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• proximal outflow tract mesenchyme deficiency is more severe than in mutant mice wild-type for Mir17-92
• failure of fusion between proximal mesenchyme and outflow tract septum
• at E14.5 and E18.5, a deficiency in the separation of the proximal outflow tract is seen
• deficiency is more severe than in mutant mice wild-type for Mir17-92




Genotype
MGI:6766589
cn14
Allelic
Composition
Hand1tm5Abfi/Hand1+
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
Not Specified
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Mouse lines carrying:
Hand1tm5Abfi mutation (0 available); any Hand1 mutation (15 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• elongated outflow tract
• right ventricle size appears reduced at E14.5 and at P60
• however, mice exhibit a normal left ventricle chamber

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
NOT hypoplastic left heart syndrome DOID:9955 OMIM:241550
OMIM:614435
J:311466




Genotype
MGI:3639738
cn15
Allelic
Composition
Fgf8tm2Moon/Fgf8tm1Mrc
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk/0
Genetic
Background
Not Specified
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Mouse lines carrying:
Fgf8tm1Mrc mutation (0 available); any Fgf8 mutation (21 available)
Fgf8tm2Moon mutation (0 available); any Fgf8 mutation (21 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)2Blk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• 25% of mutants have TGA and double outlet right ventricle
• 25% of mutants have TGA and double outlet right ventricle





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