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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi
targeted mutation 1a, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
MGI:4431970
Summary 4 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
hm1
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi C57BL/6N-Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Ieg MGI:5782041
hm2
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi involves: C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N MGI:5806886
ht3
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Cap2+ C57BL/6N-Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Ieg MGI:5782040
ht4
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Cap2+ involves: C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N MGI:5806888


Genotype
MGI:5782041
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6N-Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Ieg
Cell Lines EPD0155_4_B07
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (1 available); any Cap2 mutation (48 available)
Data Sources
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body

homeostasis/metabolism




Genotype
MGI:5806886
hm2
Allelic
Composition
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (1 available); any Cap2 mutation (48 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• few males survive to weaning and ~70% of these survivors die suddenly between 5 and 10 weeks of age
• only ~30% of males survive to adulthood
• however, females survive about as long as wild-type mice
• ~70% of males that survive to weaning die suddenly within 12 weeks of birth while only 5.4% of females die by that age
• males are prone to sudden death without any other obvious signs of distress
• of 115 pups born from heterozygous crosses, only 5.3% of males survive to weaning (~3 weeks) versus 16.9% of females, indicating a sex bias in survival at young ages

growth/size/body
• at P21, both sexes exhibit significantly lower body weights than heterozygous or wild-type controls
• in males, body weight is significantly reduced as early as P3
• both sexes show normal birth weights but grow at significantly slower rates than heterozygous or wild-type controls; this trend is more pronounced in males
• however, DEXA analysis of males revealed no differences in bone mineral content, lean muscle or fat content at 11 weeks of age

cardiovascular system
• at 55 weeks of age, males show a significant increase in left ventricular internal dimension during systole (LVIDs/BW) relative to wild-type controls
• however, no significant differences in left ventricular chamber size, function and wall thickness are noted in males at 10 or 21 weeks of age, or in females at 9-109 weeks of age relative to age-matched controls
• fibrosis, when observed, is not present until ~12 months of age
• 1 of 3 adult males analyzed showed abundant interstitial fibrosis separating and replacing the cardiomyocytes throughout the myocardium; a more modest interstitial fibrosis was noted in a second male
• however, none of the 4 females analyzed displayed cardiac fibrosis
• surviving males develop dilated cardiomyopathy after 6 months of age
• 1 of 3 adult males analyzed showed a modest increase in right and left ventricular chamber size with abundant interstitial fibrosis
• older males exhibit signs of mild chamber dilatation
• dilated cardiomyopathy is more pronounced in males versus females
• at 55 weeks of age, males show a significant decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEF (%), relative to wild-type controls
• older mice show defects in both the suprahisian conduction system (prolonged AV Wenckebach cycle length) and the infranodal conduction system (prolonged HV-intervals)
• older mice show a significant increase in the HV-interval relative to control mice
• both males and females exhibit increased QRS duration as they age
• both males and females exhibit a prolonged QT interval as they age; however, the rate corrected QT-intervals are not significantly different from those in controls
• all ECG parameters are normal in males and females at ~30-weeks of age or earlier
• one male with extensive myocardial fibrosis showed increased ANP staining in the left ventricle
• a strong cardiac ankyrin repeat protein (CARP) signal was detected in 3 of 3 males, but only in 1 of 3 females

vision/eye
• almost all males and ~50% of females are prone to eye inflammation and infections
• males exhibit significantly decreased pupil diameters, suggesting microphthalmia
• however, no visual defects are detected by electroretinography or pupillometry
• microphthalmia is seen predominantly in males

immune system
• almost all males and ~50% of females are prone to eye inflammation and infections
• almost all males and ~50% of females are prone to eye inflammation and infections
• eye infections typically appear at ~6 weeks of age and are more common in the right eye than the left eye

homeostasis/metabolism
N
• homozygotes display normal glucose tolerance and treadmill parameters (including VO2, VCO2, respiratory exchange ratio, and heat generated)
• when subjected to treadmill exercise tests, older males travel about half as far and do less work than wild-type controls
• in contrast, females perform as well as wild-type controls in the treadmill test

behavior/neurological
• homozygotes are weaker in grip strength assays, probably as a result of smaller size
• no ultrastructural abnormalities are noted in isolated EDL muscles
• when subjected to treadmill exercise tests, older males travel about half as far and do less work than wild-type controls
• in contrast, females perform as well as wild-type controls in the treadmill test

muscle
• surviving males develop dilated cardiomyopathy after 6 months of age
• 1 of 3 adult males analyzed showed a modest increase in right and left ventricular chamber size with abundant interstitial fibrosis
• older males exhibit signs of mild chamber dilatation
• dilated cardiomyopathy is more pronounced in males versus females
• at 55 weeks of age, males show a significant decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEF (%), relative to wild-type controls

cellular
• fibrosis, when observed, is not present until ~12 months of age
• 1 of 3 adult males analyzed showed abundant interstitial fibrosis separating and replacing the cardiomyocytes throughout the myocardium; a more modest interstitial fibrosis was noted in a second male
• however, none of the 4 females analyzed displayed cardiac fibrosis




Genotype
MGI:5782040
ht3
Allelic
Composition
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Cap2+
Genetic
Background
C57BL/6N-Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Ieg
Cell Lines EPD0155_4_B07
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (1 available); any Cap2 mutation (48 available)
Data Sources
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological

growth/size/body

vision/eye
IMPC - HMGU




Genotype
MGI:5806888
ht4
Allelic
Composition
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi/Cap2+
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6J * C57BL/6N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Cap2tm1a(EUCOMM)Wtsi mutation (1 available); any Cap2 mutation (48 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• heterozygous males exhibit reduced survival and start dying at ~10 weeks of age





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04/16/2024
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