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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd
transgene insertion 140, Leslie Leinwand
MGI:3793715
Summary 4 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
cx1
Plntm1Egk/Plntm1Egk
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd/0
involves: 129S2/SvPas * CBA * CF-1 * FVB/N MGI:3799199
cx2
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd/0
Tg(WTbeta2)4Wjk/0
involves: C57BL/6 * CBA MGI:3799201
cx3
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd/0
Tg(Myh6-ADRBK1)27Wjk/0
involves: C57BL/6 * CBA * SJL MGI:3799197
tg4
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd/0 involves: C57BL/6 * CBA MGI:3799202


Genotype
MGI:3799199
cx1
Allelic
Composition
Plntm1Egk/Plntm1Egk
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S2/SvPas * CBA * CF-1 * FVB/N
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Mouse lines carrying:
Plntm1Egk mutation (7 available); any Pln mutation (16 available)
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• the heart weight to body weight ratio is 30% greater compared to controls

growth/size/body
• the heart weight to body weight ratio is 30% greater compared to controls




Genotype
MGI:3799201
cx2
Allelic
Composition
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd/0
Tg(WTbeta2)4Wjk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * CBA
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Mouse lines carrying:
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd mutation (0 available)
Tg(WTbeta2)4Wjk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• mice have increased mortality with only 50% survival at 8 months and less than 10% survival at 12 months

cardiovascular system
• the heart weight to body weight ratio is 67% greater compared to controls
• fibrosis and cellular disarray are severe in hearts of 8 month old mice
• hearts show dilated ventricular and atrial chambers with thin, fibrotic ventricular walls
• mice have increased fractional shortening at 4 months of age but not 8 months of age
• by 8 months of age, fractional shortening has become significantly impaired to two-thirds of control
• some mice show the signs of congestive heart failure including pulmonary and hepatic enlargement, atrial and ventricular dilation, intraperitoneal edema, and massively enlarged hearts

muscle
• mice have increased fractional shortening at 4 months of age but not 8 months of age
• by 8 months of age, fractional shortening has become significantly impaired to two-thirds of control

growth/size/body
• the heart weight to body weight ratio is 67% greater compared to controls
• fibrosis and cellular disarray are severe in hearts of 8 month old mice
• hearts show dilated ventricular and atrial chambers with thin, fibrotic ventricular walls




Genotype
MGI:3799197
cx3
Allelic
Composition
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd/0
Tg(Myh6-ADRBK1)27Wjk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * CBA * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd mutation (0 available)
Tg(Myh6-ADRBK1)27Wjk mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• fibrosis and cellular disarray are apparent to variable extent at 8 months of age

growth/size/body
• fibrosis and cellular disarray are apparent to variable extent at 8 months of age




Genotype
MGI:3799202
tg4
Allelic
Composition
Tg(Myh6*)140Lnwd/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * CBA
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
No mouse lines available in IMSR.
See publication links below for author information.
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• mice show increased mortality by one year compared to controls

cardiovascular system
• thickening of the smooth muscle layer of the small coronary vessels (J:36522)
• myocardial fiber degeneration [MP:0004566] myofibrillar disarray and degeneration
• severely affected myocytes often border normal cells with frequent loss of myofibrils bordering the intercalated disc
• hearts show evidence of small vessel coronary disease, exhibiting thickening of the smooth muscle layer of the small coronary vessels (J:36522)
• mice have slightly increased heart weight to body weight ratio compared to control mice
• mutants exhibit hypertrophic cardiomyopathy including focal myocyte hypertrophy and myocellular disarray with increased matrix accumulation (J:31537)
• hypertrophied myocytes are seen throughout the left ventricle with the largest number in the septum (J:31537)
• cardiac hypertrophy is seen by 12 weeks of age (J:36522)
• fibrosis and cellular disarray are apparent to variable extent at 8 months of age (J:134706)
• left ventricular hypertrophy (35% increase) is observed by 14-15 weeks of age (J:31537)
• hypertrophic cardiopathy in the left ventricle at 12-14 weeks of age, with focal myocyte hypertrophy and myocellular disarray with increased matrix accumulation (J:36522)
• hypertrophy increases with age in females such than by 8 months of age, it more than doubles that observed at 12 weeks of age (J:36522)
• males do not exhibit increased hypertrophy at 8 months of age but exhibit severe dilation (J:36522)
• mice show modest hypertrophy of the left ventricle (J:134706)
• males do not exhibit increased hypertrophy at 8 months of age but exhibit severe dilation, with a dilated ventricular cavity that is almond-shaped
• mice have decreased fractional shortening at 8 and 12 months but not 4 months of age

homeostasis/metabolism
• mice have impaired exercise tolerance on a treadmill compared to controls at 8 months of age

muscle
• thickening of the smooth muscle layer of the small coronary vessels (J:36522)
• myocardial fiber degeneration [MP:0004566] myofibrillar disarray and degeneration
• severely affected myocytes often border normal cells with frequent loss of myofibrils bordering the intercalated disc
• left ventricular hypertrophy (35% increase) is observed by 14-15 weeks of age (J:31537)
• hypertrophic cardiopathy in the left ventricle at 12-14 weeks of age, with focal myocyte hypertrophy and myocellular disarray with increased matrix accumulation (J:36522)
• hypertrophy increases with age in females such than by 8 months of age, it more than doubles that observed at 12 weeks of age (J:36522)
• males do not exhibit increased hypertrophy at 8 months of age but exhibit severe dilation (J:36522)
• mice show modest hypertrophy of the left ventricle (J:134706)
• mice have decreased fractional shortening at 8 and 12 months but not 4 months of age

behavior/neurological
• mice have impaired exercise tolerance on a treadmill compared to controls at 8 months of age

growth/size/body
• mice have slightly increased heart weight to body weight ratio compared to control mice
• mutants exhibit hypertrophic cardiomyopathy including focal myocyte hypertrophy and myocellular disarray with increased matrix accumulation (J:31537)
• hypertrophied myocytes are seen throughout the left ventricle with the largest number in the septum (J:31537)
• cardiac hypertrophy is seen by 12 weeks of age (J:36522)
• fibrosis and cellular disarray are apparent to variable extent at 8 months of age (J:134706)
• left ventricular hypertrophy (35% increase) is observed by 14-15 weeks of age (J:31537)
• hypertrophic cardiopathy in the left ventricle at 12-14 weeks of age, with focal myocyte hypertrophy and myocellular disarray with increased matrix accumulation (J:36522)
• hypertrophy increases with age in females such than by 8 months of age, it more than doubles that observed at 12 weeks of age (J:36522)
• males do not exhibit increased hypertrophy at 8 months of age but exhibit severe dilation (J:36522)
• mice show modest hypertrophy of the left ventricle (J:134706)

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 14 DOID:0110320 OMIM:613251
J:31537 , J:36522





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