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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Hand2tm1Dsr
targeted mutation 1, Deepak Srivastava
MGI:1857639
Summary 14 genotypes
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hm1
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm1Dsr involves: 129 * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 MGI:4940092
hm2
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm1Dsr involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:2176499
hm3
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm1Dsr involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 MGI:2168082
ht4
Hand2tm1Cse/Hand2tm1Dsr involves: 129S1/Sv * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 MGI:3715253
cn5
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Tg(Tbx1-cre)#Dsr/0
involves: 129 * 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 MGI:4940095
cn6
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Isl1tm1(cre)Tmj/Isl1+
involves: 129 * 129S7/SvEvBrd * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 MGI:4940090
cn7
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Tg(Tbx1-cre)#Dsr/0
involves: 129 * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 MGI:4940094
cn8
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Tg(Mef2c-cre)#Blk/0
involves: 129 * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 MGI:4940093
cn9
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Tg(Nkx2-5-cre)9Eno/0
involves: 129 * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 MGI:4940089
cn10
Hand2tm1Cse/Hand2tm1Dsr
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 * CBA MGI:3848967
cn11
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Isl1tm1(cre)Tmj/Isl1+
involves: 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129S7/SvEvBrd * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 MGI:4940091
cx12
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm1Dsr
Nkx2-5tm1Wehi/Nkx2-5tm1Wehi
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 MGI:3607709
cx13
Hand1tm2.1(Hand1)Abfi/Hand1tm2.1(Hand1)Abfi
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm1Dsr
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd MGI:4844011
cx14
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2+
Nkx2-5tm1Wehi/Nkx2-5+
involves: C57BL/6 MGI:3607708


Genotype
MGI:4940092
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm1Dsr
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cellular
• at E9.0, mice exhibit increased apoptosis in the pharyngeal mesoderm and outflow tract compared with wild-type mice

cardiovascular system




Genotype
MGI:2176499
hm2
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm1Dsr
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• homozygous mutant embryos are present at the expected Mendelian ratios between E8.0-E10.0; however, no viable mutant embryos are detected shortly after E10.5 as a result of severe heart failure

cardiovascular system
• by E10.0, homozygotes exhibit a small first branchial (aortic) arch artery
• by E10.0, homozygotes exhibit no evidence of a second branchial arch artery
• at E9.5, mutant embryos show significant dilation of the aortic sac
• by E10.5, the mutant aortic sac resembles a markedly dilated balloon-like structure
• mutants exhibit an abrupt and aberrant connection between the cardiac outflow tract (conotruncus) and a single left-sided ventricular chamber
• homozygotes initiate looping in the correct direction; however, looping advances to the stage where the atrium occupies a dorsal position relative to the ventricle
• homozygotes exhibit an abrupt and aberrant connection between the cardiac outflow tract (conotruncus) and a single left-sided ventricular chamber
• at E10.0, homozygotes fail to exhibit ventricular trabeculae, resulting in reduced contractility
• homozygotes lack a distinguishable right-sided ventricular chamber of the heart
• at E9.5, homozygotes show evidence of a marked pericardial effusion in the pericardial sac

embryo
• by E10.0, homozygotes exhibit a small first branchial (aortic) arch artery
• by E10.0, homozygotes exhibit no evidence of a second branchial arch artery
• although of normal size at E9.5, mutant embryos exhibit growth retardation at E10.5
• at E10.0, mutant forelimb buds appear variably dysmorphic, often exhibiting an anterior margin at the level of somite 8 or 9, instead of somite 7 as in wild-type embryos
• at E10.0, mutant forelimb buds are extremely small
• homozygotes form ~24 somites, with somites becoming progressively smaller towards the posterior end of the embryo, suggesting impaired trunk development

growth/size/body
• although of normal size at E9.5, mutant embryos exhibit growth retardation at E10.5

muscle
• at E10.0, homozygotes fail to exhibit ventricular trabeculae, resulting in reduced contractility

homeostasis/metabolism
• at E9.5, homozygotes show evidence of a marked pericardial effusion in the pericardial sac
• by E9.75, homozygotes exhibit severe edema, probably as a result of circulatory dysfunction

limbs/digits/tail
• at E10.0, mutant forelimb buds appear variably dysmorphic, often exhibiting an anterior margin at the level of somite 8 or 9, instead of somite 7 as in wild-type embryos
• at E10.0, mutant forelimb buds are extremely small

craniofacial
• by E10.0, homozygotes exhibit a small first branchial (aortic) arch artery
• by E10.0, homozygotes exhibit no evidence of a second branchial arch artery




Genotype
MGI:2168082
hm3
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm1Dsr
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• homozygotes die of cardiac failure at ~E11

embryo
• at E9.5, homozygotes fail to form a third and fourth branchial arch
• at E9.5, homozygotes exhibit hypoplastic first and second branchial arches secondary to programmed cell death of the mesenchyme; only raised outlines of the third and fourth branchial arches are detectable at this stage
• by E10.0, mutants display acellularity in the ectomesenchyme of the first branchial arch and a severely hypoplastic second branchial arch
• homozygotes become growth-retarded after E9.5
• homozygotes develop only ~20-24 somites before dying of cardiac failure at ~E11

cardiovascular system

growth/size/body
• homozygotes become growth-retarded after E9.5

cellular
• at E9.5, homozygotes exhibit extensive apoptosis in the mesenchyme of the first and second branchial arches, in the absence of a proliferative defect
• by E10.0, most mesenchymal cells have died, and loss of cellularity in the core of branchial arches is observed

craniofacial
• at E9.5, homozygotes fail to form a third and fourth branchial arch
• at E9.5, homozygotes exhibit hypoplastic first and second branchial arches secondary to programmed cell death of the mesenchyme; only raised outlines of the third and fourth branchial arches are detectable at this stage
• by E10.0, mutants display acellularity in the ectomesenchyme of the first branchial arch and a severely hypoplastic second branchial arch




Genotype
MGI:3715253
ht4
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Cse/Hand2tm1Dsr
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand2tm1Cse mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• pups die within a day of birth with cleft palates

behavior/neurological
• newborn pups cannot feed

craniofacial
• the primary palate forms, but growth is incomplete and primary palates fails to fuse with secondary palate
• at E15.5 palatal shelves have elevated to the horizontal level, but appear short and misaligned and the posterior area of palate has not elevated
• excessive apoptosis of periderm cells of the surface epithelium is observed in medial edge epithelium (MEE); basal layer epithelial cells do not show increased apoptosis
• at E13.5, shelves are positioned normally, but appear slightly smaller than controls
• the secondary palate contains a wide cleft in the anterior and mid-section
• at E14.4, palatal shelves fail to elevate and remain in a vertical position at sides of tongue
• at E15.5 palatal shelves have elevated to the horizontal level, but appear short and misaligned and the posterior area of palate has not elevated
• tongue is hypoplastic at E14.5

digestive/alimentary system
• the primary palate forms, but growth is incomplete and primary palates fails to fuse with secondary palate
• at E15.5 palatal shelves have elevated to the horizontal level, but appear short and misaligned and the posterior area of palate has not elevated
• excessive apoptosis of periderm cells of the surface epithelium is observed in medial edge epithelium (MEE); basal layer epithelial cells do not show increased apoptosis
• at E13.5, shelves are positioned normally, but appear slightly smaller than controls
• the secondary palate contains a wide cleft in the anterior and mid-section
• at E14.4, palatal shelves fail to elevate and remain in a vertical position at sides of tongue
• at E15.5 palatal shelves have elevated to the horizontal level, but appear short and misaligned and the posterior area of palate has not elevated
• tongue is hypoplastic at E14.5

growth/size/body
• the primary palate forms, but growth is incomplete and primary palates fails to fuse with secondary palate
• at E15.5 palatal shelves have elevated to the horizontal level, but appear short and misaligned and the posterior area of palate has not elevated
• excessive apoptosis of periderm cells of the surface epithelium is observed in medial edge epithelium (MEE); basal layer epithelial cells do not show increased apoptosis
• at E13.5, shelves are positioned normally, but appear slightly smaller than controls
• the secondary palate contains a wide cleft in the anterior and mid-section
• at E14.4, palatal shelves fail to elevate and remain in a vertical position at sides of tongue
• at E15.5 palatal shelves have elevated to the horizontal level, but appear short and misaligned and the posterior area of palate has not elevated
• tongue is hypoplastic at E14.5




Genotype
MGI:4940095
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Tg(Tbx1-cre)#Dsr/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor mutation (8 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (942 available)
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Hand2tm2.1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Tg(Tbx1-cre)#Dsr mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• at E12.5, mice exhibit narrowed outflow tract and hypoplastic outlet or subpulmonary conus compared with wild-type mice
• at E14.5, the right ventricular cavity is smaller than in wild-type mice
• however, the right ventricular muscle wall thickness is normal




Genotype
MGI:4940090
cn6
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Isl1tm1(cre)Tmj/Isl1+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * 129S7/SvEvBrd * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Hand2tm2.1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Isl1tm1(cre)Tmj mutation (0 available); any Isl1 mutation (33 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

cardiovascular system

cellular
• at E9.0, mice exhibit increased apoptosis in the pharyngeal mesoderm compared with wild-type mice




Genotype
MGI:4940094
cn7
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Tg(Tbx1-cre)#Dsr/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Hand2tm2.1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Tg(Tbx1-cre)#Dsr mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

cardiovascular system
• shortened at E10.5 and E13.5
• at E13.5, but not at E10.5




Genotype
MGI:4940093
cn8
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Tg(Mef2c-cre)#Blk/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Hand2tm2.1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Tg(Mef2c-cre)#Blk mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

cardiovascular system
• immature truncus arteriosis
• mice lack the anlage of the tricuspid valve between the right atrium and ventricle unlike wild-type mice
• at E9.5 but not as severely as in Hand2tm1Dsr homozygotes

muscle




Genotype
MGI:4940089
cn9
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Tg(Nkx2-5-cre)9Eno/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129 * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Hand2tm2.1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Tg(Nkx2-5-cre)9Eno mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging

cardiovascular system




Genotype
MGI:3848967
cn10
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Cse/Hand2tm1Dsr
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/H2az2+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S1/Sv * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6 * CBA
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
H2az2Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth mutation (2 available); any H2az2 mutation (26 available)
Hand2tm1Cse mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• embryos begin to die by 12 dpc and no live embryos are recovered at 13 dpc

cardiovascular system
• blood pools in major vessels, heart, liver, and coelom by 12 dpc
• circulatory defects develop by 12 dpc

homeostasis/metabolism
• number of neuronal cells in sympathetic nervous system expressing tyrosine hydroxylase or dopamine beta-hydroxylase is greatly reduced compared to controls at 12.5 dpc

nervous system
N
• neural crest cell colonization of the sympathetic nervous system is normal, and sympathetic nervous system differentiation is unaffected in mutant embryos
• catecholaminergic differentiation of the sympathetic nervous system is abnormal in mutants; fewer neurons produce enzymes needed for synthesis of noradrenaline than in wild-type controls




Genotype
MGI:4940091
cn11
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm2.1Dsr
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Isl1tm1(cre)Tmj/Isl1+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJaeSor * 129S7/SvEvBrd * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor mutation (8 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (942 available)
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Hand2tm2.1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Isl1tm1(cre)Tmj mutation (0 available); any Isl1 mutation (33 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• at E9.5, mice exhibit fewer progenitor cells migration into the outflow tract compared with control mice




Genotype
MGI:3607709
cx12
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm1Dsr
Nkx2-5tm1Wehi/Nkx2-5tm1Wehi
Genetic
Background
involves: 129P2/OlaHsd * 129S7/SvEvBrd * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Nkx2-5tm1Wehi mutation (0 available); any Nkx2-5 mutation (21 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• double homozygotes die between E9.5 and E10.5, i.e. one-half to one day earlier than homozygotes with either single gene disruption

cardiovascular system
• by E9.5, double homozygotes display disruption of the extraembryonic and embryonic vasculature
• double homozygotes display no trabeculae and little cardiac jelly in their single dorsal cardiac chamber
• double homozygotes exhibit a thin outflow tract
• in double homozygotes, the posterior part of the single dorsally located cardiac chamber is connected to bilaterally dilated sinus venosae, indicating hemodynamic insufficiency
• at E9.25, double homozygotes display only a single dorsally located cardiac chamber, which is slightly oriented to the left and is molecularly identified as an atrium
• no evidence of a ventral chamber is observed
• double homozygotes display complete ventricular dysgenesis
• a small pool of cardiomyocytes expressing ventricular-specific markers is observed along the ventral surface of the single atrial chamber, but fails to expand in number and form the ventricular chambers
• by E9.5, double homozygotes begin to exhibit pericardial effusion, indicating heart failure despite continued rhythmical beating

muscle
• double homozygotes display no trabeculae and little cardiac jelly in their single dorsal cardiac chamber

homeostasis/metabolism
• by E9.5, double homozygotes begin to exhibit pericardial effusion, indicating heart failure despite continued rhythmical beating




Genotype
MGI:4844011
cx13
Allelic
Composition
Hand1tm2.1(Hand1)Abfi/Hand1tm2.1(Hand1)Abfi
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2tm1Dsr
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S7/SvEvBrd
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand1tm2.1(Hand1)Abfi mutation (0 available); any Hand1 mutation (14 available)
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• cardiac morphogenesis is comparable to both single mutants
• myocardium shows a thin ventricular wall

embryo
• exhibit poor caudal development compared to either single mutant

growth/size/body




Genotype
MGI:3607708
cx14
Allelic
Composition
Hand2tm1Dsr/Hand2+
Nkx2-5tm1Wehi/Nkx2-5+
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Hand2tm1Dsr mutation (0 available); any Hand2 mutation (12 available)
Nkx2-5tm1Wehi mutation (0 available); any Nkx2-5 mutation (21 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
N
• double heterozygotes are viable, fertile, and grow normally exhibiting a normal lifespan





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