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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Chrm3tm1Jwe
targeted mutation 1, Jurgen Wess
MGI:2155562
Summary 7 genotypes
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hm1
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe 129S6/SvEvTac-Chrm3tm1Jwe MGI:3587193
hm2
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe involves: 129S6/SvEvTac MGI:4829376
hm3
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6J MGI:3587190
hm4
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * CF-1 MGI:3665219
ht5
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3+ involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6J MGI:4829440
cx6
Chrm2tm1Jwe/Chrm2tm1Jwe
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe
involves: 129S4/SvJae * 129S6/SvEvTac * CF-1 MGI:4829438
cx7
Chrm1tm1Jwe/Chrm1tm1Jwe
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * CF-1 MGI:4829447


Genotype
MGI:3587193
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe
Genetic
Background
129S6/SvEvTac-Chrm3tm1Jwe
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Mouse lines carrying:
Chrm3tm1Jwe mutation (1 available); any Chrm3 mutation (50 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body
• about 25% reduction in body weight in 14-24 week old males

adipose tissue
• 60% reduction in gonadal fat pad weight in 14-24 week old males




Genotype
MGI:4829376
hm2
Allelic
Composition
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac
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Mouse lines carrying:
Chrm3tm1Jwe mutation (1 available); any Chrm3 mutation (50 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body
• mean body weights of M3-receptor knockout mice were significantly lower than mean body weights of control mice: 30.7 +/- 1.5 and 35.7 +/- 1.6 g, respectively

cardiovascular system
N
• basal rates of spontaneously beating mouse atria from homozygous mutant mice are similar to atrial rates in control mice: 472.9 +/- 14.1 and 451.8 +/- 12.0 beats/min, respectively, suggesting that M3 receptors do not modulate basal sinoatrial nodal function
• the potency and maximal decrease in atrial rate to carbamylcholine are comparable in atria from homozygous mutant and control mice, suggesting that M3 receptors do not play a role in the atrial negative chronotropic response to carbamylcholine

muscle
• in the stomach fundus and trachea of homozygous mutant mice, a marked reduction (50-60%) in the maximal response to carbamylcholine is seen compared with control mice
• maximal carbamylcholine-induced contraction of urinary bladder is markedly diminished in homozygous mutant mice, with less than 10% of the contraction in tissue compared to control mice

digestive/alimentary system
• in the stomach fundus of homozygous mutant mice, a marked reduction (50-60%) in the maximal response to carbamylcholine is seen compared with control mice

renal/urinary system
• maximal carbamylcholine-induced contraction of urinary bladder is markedly diminished in homozygous mutant mice, with less than 10% of the contraction in tissue compared to control mice

respiratory system
• in the trachea of homozygous mutant mice, a marked reduction (50-60%) in the maximal response to carbamylcholine is seen compared with control mice




Genotype
MGI:3587190
hm3
Allelic
Composition
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6J
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Mouse lines carrying:
Chrm3tm1Jwe mutation (1 available); any Chrm3 mutation (50 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body
• lean phenotype with weight about 22% less than wild-type at 12 weeks of age (J:67919)
• mutant mice show a 25% reduced body weight that persists throughout the entire life of the animal (J:91888)
• females at the end of postnatal week 2 and males at the end of postnatal week 3 show a pronounced decrease in body weight and reduced weight gain

behavior/neurological
• hypophagic, ingesting about 30% fewer calories than controls, however, salivation and gastrointestinal motility were normal
• administration of the melanocortin-4 receptor antagonist, AGRP, did not stimulate food intake as it did in wild-type

adipose tissue
• 50-60% reduction in gonadal fat pad weight in 10- and 20-week old males

homeostasis/metabolism
• about 6-fold decrease in leptin levels
• about 25% reduction in triglyceride levels
• 12 week old males have a small but significant reduction in rectal temperature
• addition of Oxo-M, a muscarinic agonist, to isolated islets prepared from mutant mice, does not stimulate glucagon secretion unlike the control islets
• the amount of glucagon released by mutant islets in the presence of Oxo-M does not differ significantly from the amount released by mutant islets in the absence of Oxo-M
• addition of Oxo-M, a muscarinic agonist, to isolated islets prepared from mutant mice, does not lead to a potentiation of glucose-dependent insulin release that is seen in controls
• total pancreatic insulin content is not significantly different between 6-month-old control and mutant mice
• pancreas weight is not not significantly different between control and mutant mice
• the number and size distribution of pancreatic islets are similar in control and mutant mice
• mutant mice show a significant reduction in blood glucose levels (by 20-50%) starting at age 3 months and persisting up to 1 year of age
• mutant mice display significantly reduced plasma glucagon levels (30-35% reduction vs. control mice); similar results are seen when mice are fasted
• 9-fold decrease in serum insulin levels, however have normal glucose levels, did not become hyperglycemic, and maintain normal glucose tolerance (J:67919)
• 2- to 6-month-old mutant mice show significant reductions (by approximately two- to sixfold) in serum insulin levels as compared to controls (J:91888)
• mutant mice show a significant reduction in blood glucose levels compared with controls after glucose administration, indicating that mutant mice clear glucose more efficiently from the circulation than controls
• the glucose-induced spike in serum insulin levels observed 15 min after glucose administration is significantly blunted in mutant mice
• when injected with insulin, show a more pronounced and prolonged hypoglycemia, indicating increased insulin sensitivity

endocrine/exocrine glands
• addition of Oxo-M, a muscarinic agonist, to isolated islets prepared from mutant mice, does not stimulate glucagon secretion unlike the control islets
• the amount of glucagon released by mutant islets in the presence of Oxo-M does not differ significantly from the amount released by mutant islets in the absence of Oxo-M
• addition of Oxo-M, a muscarinic agonist, to isolated islets prepared from mutant mice, does not lead to a potentiation of glucose-dependent insulin release that is seen in controls
• total pancreatic insulin content is not significantly different between 6-month-old control and mutant mice
• pancreas weight is not not significantly different between control and mutant mice
• the number and size distribution of pancreatic islets are similar in control and mutant mice




Genotype
MGI:3665219
hm4
Allelic
Composition
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * CF-1
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Mouse lines carrying:
Chrm3tm1Jwe mutation (1 available); any Chrm3 mutation (50 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
N
• mice exhibit normal nociception and anxiety related responses
• mice exhibit a trend towards impaired cued conditioning compared with wild-type mice
• mice differ significantly from controls by exhibiting a lower daily quantity of paradoxical sleep, while slow wave sleep amounts remains similar; wake state quantity is slightly increased (but not significantly)
• this is due only to a significant reduction of the number of paradoxical sleep episode, since the mean duration of bouts remained unchanged
• paradoxical sleep quantity decreases more strongly during the 12 h of the dark phase

cardiovascular system
• in response to acetylcholine (10 mol/L), adult male homozygotes show an ~80% reduction in dilation of pre-constricted coronary arteries and a ~60% reduction in aortic ring relaxation relative to wild-type males; the residual response to acetylcholine is atropine insensitive
• however, neither significant changes in nitroprusside- or papavarine-induced dilation of coronary arteries nor in papavarine- or A23187-induced relaxation of aortic rings are observed

muscle
• in response to acetylcholine (10 mol/L), adult male homozygotes show an ~80% reduction in dilation of pre-constricted coronary arteries and a ~60% reduction in aortic ring relaxation relative to wild-type males; the residual response to acetylcholine is atropine insensitive
• however, neither significant changes in nitroprusside- or papavarine-induced dilation of coronary arteries nor in papavarine- or A23187-induced relaxation of aortic rings are observed
• carbamylcholine-induced contractility is inhibited in gallbladder from homozygous mutant mice

liver/biliary system
• carbamylcholine-induced contractility is inhibited in gallbladder from homozygous mutant mice

respiratory system
• application of a low concentration of muscarine (10-8M) induces a bronchoconstriction response similar to control mice, but higher muscarine concentrations (10-6M and 10-4M) results in significantly reduced bronchoconstriction responses in mutant mice
• single administration of 10-4M muscarine to smaller airways from mutant mice results in a significantly reduced rapid bronchoconstriction response
• the transient relaxation response observed with preparations from mutant mice (10% relaxation after initial constriction) is not different from that seen with control mice

nervous system
N
• facilitation of cortical synaptic transmission induced by 200 micromolar acetylcholine, measured the changes in amplitude of extracellular field potentials (FPs) evoked by stimulation of white matter (WM) and recording in cortical layer II/III, is similar to controls
• depression of cortical synaptic transmission induced by 1.5mm acetylcholine is not affected
• fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis shows that the paradoxical sleep-theta peak frequency (TPF) values in mutant mice are spectrally distinct during the dark phase, with a frequency increase in mutants

homeostasis/metabolism
• application of a low concentration of muscarine (10-8M) induces a bronchoconstriction response similar to control mice, but higher muscarine concentrations (10-6M and 10-4M) results in significantly reduced bronchoconstriction responses in mutant mice
• single administration of 10-4M muscarine to smaller airways from mutant mice results in a significantly reduced rapid bronchoconstriction response
• the transient relaxation response observed with preparations from mutant mice (10% relaxation after initial constriction) is not different from that seen with control mice




Genotype
MGI:4829440
ht5
Allelic
Composition
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chrm3tm1Jwe mutation (1 available); any Chrm3 mutation (50 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
endocrine/exocrine glands
• addition of Oxo-M, a muscarinic agonist, to isolated islets prepared from heterozygous mutant mice, results in a significantly reduced potentiation of glucose-dependent insulin release (30-50%) compared to controls
• total pancreatic insulin content is not significantly different between 6-month-old control and mutant mice
• pancreas weight is not not significantly different between control and mutant mice
• the number and size distribution of pancreatic islets were similar in control and mutant mice

homeostasis/metabolism
• addition of Oxo-M, a muscarinic agonist, to isolated islets prepared from heterozygous mutant mice, results in a significantly reduced potentiation of glucose-dependent insulin release (30-50%) compared to controls
• total pancreatic insulin content is not significantly different between 6-month-old control and mutant mice
• pancreas weight is not not significantly different between control and mutant mice
• the number and size distribution of pancreatic islets were similar in control and mutant mice
• 2- to 6-month-old mutant mice show significant reductions (by approximately two- to sixfold) in serum insulin levels as compared to controls




Genotype
MGI:4829438
cx6
Allelic
Composition
Chrm2tm1Jwe/Chrm2tm1Jwe
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S4/SvJae * 129S6/SvEvTac * CF-1
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chrm2tm1Jwe mutation (1 available); any Chrm2 mutation (32 available)
Chrm3tm1Jwe mutation (1 available); any Chrm3 mutation (50 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
respiratory system
N
• the bronchoconstriction response to the cumulative application of muscarine (10-8M to 10-4M) is completely abolished in double homozygous mutant mice




Genotype
MGI:4829447
cx7
Allelic
Composition
Chrm1tm1Jwe/Chrm1tm1Jwe
Chrm3tm1Jwe/Chrm3tm1Jwe
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * CF-1
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Chrm1tm1Jwe mutation (1 available); any Chrm1 mutation (26 available)
Chrm3tm1Jwe mutation (1 available); any Chrm3 mutation (50 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
N
• facilitation of cortical synaptic transmission induced by 200 micromolar acetylcholine, measured the changes in amplitude of extracellular field potentials (FPs) evoked by stimulation of white matter (WM) and recording in cortical layer II/III, is similar to controls
• depression of cortical synaptic transmission induced by 1.5mm acetylcholine is not affected





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