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Phenotypes Associated with This Genotype
Genotype
MGI:5689511
Allelic
Composition
Col1a1M1Jrt/Col1a1+
Genetic
Background
involves: C3H/HeJ * C57BL/6J * FVB/NJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Col1a1M1Jrt mutation (1 available); any Col1a1 mutation (160 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body
• myocardial hypertrophy detected upon necropsy at 20-25 weeks of age
• dentin is abnormally mineralized
• no evidence of malocclusion or dentinogenesis imperfecta
• although born phenotypically normal, by 3 weeks of age, both male and female mice are visibly smaller than wild-type controls
• significant reduction in body weight evident at 3 weeks and throughout life
• by 3 weeks of age, both male and female mice are leaner than wild-type controls

behavior/neurological
• flaccid tails by 3 weeks of age
• by 8 weeks of age, some mice begin to show a wobbly and uneven gait that becomes more pronounced with age

skeleton
• dentin is abnormally mineralized
• no evidence of malocclusion or dentinogenesis imperfecta
• degenerative joint disease detected upon necropsy at 20-25 weeks of age
• early onset osteoarthritis
• normal femoral cortical thickness but significantly decreased femoral cross-sectional area and polar moment of inertia
• destructive 3-point bending of femurs revealed significantly weaker, less tough, less stiff, and more brittle bones, with a 39% decrease in strength, a 89% decrease in toughness and a 77% decrease in failure strain but no significant change in the elastic modulus
• tendon collagen fibrils are significantly smaller in diameter
• tendon teased out from the tail is more frayed than normal
• tendon is easily torn during normal dissection
• at 8 weeks of age, 48% of male and 28% of female mice display noticeable curvature of the spine in X-ray images
• bone collagen fibrils are significantly smaller in diameter
• at all ages tested
• at all ages tested
• decreased trabecular bone volume/tissue volume (Tb. BV/TV) in both femoral and vertebral (lumbar vertebrae) bones
• drastic reduction in mechanical and material properties in cortical bone, as assessed by 3-point bending of femurs
• significantly increased osteoblast surface at 8 weeks of age
• osteoblasts show distended endoplasmic reticulum, suggesting that abnormal collagen chains accumulate intracellularly
• significantly increased osteoblast number at 8 weeks of age
• in the femoral metaphysis, low Tb. BV/TV is associated with an increase in trabecular separation and a decrease in trabecular number but not in trabecular thickness
• in lumbar vertebrae, low BV/TV is associated with a decrease in trabecular separation, trabecular number, and trabecular thickness
• higher structure model index (SMI), indicating decreased structural quality, at both bone sites
• in both femoral and vertebral (lumbar vertebrae) bones
• only in lumbar vertebrae
• only in the femoral metaphysis
• only in lumbar vertebrae
• in trabecular bone, calcein labels, where present, are generally diffuse, suggesting impaired and disorganized mineralization
• in vitro, the total number of mesenchymal progenitors (CFU-F) and osteoprogenitors (CFU-ALP) is normal, but the number of mineralized osteoblast colonies (CFU-O) is significantly decreased in stromal cells from 5-wk-old but not 20-wk-old mice relative to wild-type controls
• although osteoclast surface and number are not significantly altered at 8 weeks, serum from both 5-wk and 20-wk-old show higher concentrations of CTX-1, a marker of bone resorption, than that from wild-type controls
• in vitro, osteoclast number and size in spleen-derived cultures are normal
• by 8 weeks of age
• by 8 weeks of age, bones are soft and friable upon cutting
• multiple fractures evident in X-rays, with age- and bone-site related variation in the % of affected mice
• in young mice, most common fracture sites include the pelvis, olecranon process, and zygomatic arch, with frequencies of 82%, 80%, and 68% of mice, respectively
• the % of mice with fractured tarsals increases from 20% at 8 weeks to 58% at 20 weeks of age
• the % of mice with fractured scapulae and arthritic knees increases between 8 and 20 weeks of age (28% to 63% and 0% to 33% for scapulae and knees, respectively)
• significant number of mice with fractured tibial and fibular bones at 30 and 50 weeks of age
• however, no gross skeletal structural anomalies or detectable fractures at E18.5 or at birth

limbs/digits/tail
• normal femoral cortical thickness but significantly decreased femoral cross-sectional area and polar moment of inertia
• destructive 3-point bending of femurs revealed significantly weaker, less tough, less stiff, and more brittle bones, with a 39% decrease in strength, a 89% decrease in toughness and a 77% decrease in failure strain but no significant change in the elastic modulus
• thin tails by 3 weeks of age

muscle
• myocardial hypertrophy detected upon necropsy at 20-25 weeks of age
• tendon collagen fibrils are significantly smaller in diameter
• tendon teased out from the tail is more frayed than normal
• tendon is easily torn during normal dissection

integument
• in vitro, collagen fibrils are significantly smaller in diameter in extracellular matrices deposited by dermal fibroblasts
• skin is more easily torn but of normal thickness
• tensile tests suggested that skin has a lower failure strain, is less extensible with a lower failure displacement, and requires less energy to failure

homeostasis/metabolism
N
• normal plasma biochemical parameters, including concentrations of alkaline phosphatase, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, and creatinine, at 16 weeks of age
• total collagen content of extracellular matrices deposited in long-term cultures of dermal fibroblasts is ~40% that of wild-type controls
• type V and III collagens are not altered, but type I collagen in mutant matrices is reduced to only ~30% of that in wild-type cultures, such that the relative amounts of types V and III collagen to the total are increased, whereas that of type I collagen is decreased

craniofacial
• dentin is abnormally mineralized
• no evidence of malocclusion or dentinogenesis imperfecta

cardiovascular system
• myocardial hypertrophy detected upon necropsy at 20-25 weeks of age

immune system
• degenerative joint disease detected upon necropsy at 20-25 weeks of age
• early onset osteoarthritis

adipose tissue
• significant reduction in percent body fat at 3 weeks and throughout life

cellular
• extracellular matrices deposited in long-term cultures of dermal fibroblasts appear more fragile and are easily dislodged from the plate by physical disturbance

reproductive system
• poor breeding success

hearing/vestibular/ear
N
• normal hearing as indicated by clickbox hearing tests


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last database update
03/12/2024
MGI 6.23
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