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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Cav3tm1Mls
targeted mutation 1, Michael P Lisanti
MGI:2180558
Summary 2 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
hm1
Cav3tm1Mls/Cav3tm1Mls involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6J * SJL MGI:2660653
cx2
Cav1tm1Mls/Cav1tm1Mls
Cav3tm1Mls/Cav3tm1Mls
involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6J * SJL MGI:3625731


Genotype
MGI:2660653
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Cav3tm1Mls/Cav3tm1Mls
Genetic
Background
involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6J * SJL
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Mouse lines carrying:
Cav3tm1Mls mutation (0 available); any Cav3 mutation (23 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Cav3tm1Mls/Cav3tm1Mls hearts display progressive left ventricular wall thickening

growth/size/body
• at 2 months or later, mutant hearts exhibit hypertrophic cardiac myocytes with accompanying cellular infiltrates
• homozygotes show a progressive and uniform increase in left ventricular wall diameter from 2 to 4 months, suggesting eccentric hypertrophy

muscle
N
• skeletal muscle of males does not show increased tubular aggregate formation as seen in Cav1tm1Mls and Cav2tm1Mls mutants
• homozygotes show a selective loss of muscle caveolae in cardiac myocytes; notably, adjacent endothelial cells retain their non-muscle caveolae
• in addition, mutant cardiac myocytes display exclusion of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (alpha-sarcoglycan) from lipid raft microdomains/caveolae
• homozygotes show a progressive and uniform increase in left ventricular wall diameter from 2 to 4 months, suggesting eccentric hypertrophy
• at 4 months, mutant hearts show a ~20% reduction in fractional shortening, consistent with chamber dilation and increased wall thickness
• notably, both diastolic and systolic blood pressures remain normal
• homozygotes develop a progressive, mild-to-moderate cardiomyopathy characterized by loss of cardiac myocyte caveolae and myocyte hypertrophy
• homozygotes display absence of caveolae at the sarcolemma; as expected, caveolae are still present in mutant endothelial cells
• homozygotes exhibit absence of sarcolemmal caveolae, and mutant skeletal muscle fibers display exclusion of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex from cholesterol-sphingolipid raft microdomains/caveolae
• mutant skeletal muscle fibers display a disorganized, immature T-tubule system with dilated and longitudinally oriented T-tubules
• homozygotes exhibit presence of necrotic skeletal muscle fibers
• homozygotes exhibit variable skeletal muscle fiber size
• homozygotes display a mild-to-moderate muscular dystrophy phenotype, consistent with sporadic ~3-4-fold elevations in serum creatine kinase activity and skeletal muscle fiber degeneration noted in some muscle tissue sections
• homozygotes show mild myopathic changes in the absence of an overt clinical phenotype

cardiovascular system
• homozygotes show a selective loss of muscle caveolae in cardiac myocytes; notably, adjacent endothelial cells retain their non-muscle caveolae
• in addition, mutant cardiac myocytes display exclusion of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex (alpha-sarcoglycan) from lipid raft microdomains/caveolae
• at 4 months, homozygotes show a ~20% in intraventricular septal thickness relative to wild-type mice
• at 2 months or later, mutant hearts exhibit hypertrophic cardiac myocytes with accompanying cellular infiltrates
• homozygotes show a progressive and uniform increase in left ventricular wall diameter from 2 to 4 months, suggesting eccentric hypertrophy
• at 2 months, mutant hearts show a moderate increase (~10%) in left ventricular wall thickness during diastole
• by 4 months, left ventricular wall thickness is increased by ~20%, indicating progressive cardiomyopathy
• at 4 months, mutant hearts show a significant increase in left ventricular chamber diameter (~20% and ~50% during diastole and systole, respectively)
• at 4 months, mutant hearts display a notable increase in left ventricular chamber diameter during both diastole and systole, as compared with hearts at 2 months of age
• at 11 months, homozygotes exhibit increased interstitial/peri-vascular fibrosis at the junction of the right and left ventricles; no ischemia is observed
• at 4 months, mutant hearts show a ~20% reduction in fractional shortening, consistent with chamber dilation and increased wall thickness
• notably, both diastolic and systolic blood pressures remain normal
• homozygotes develop a progressive, mild-to-moderate cardiomyopathy characterized by loss of cardiac myocyte caveolae and myocyte hypertrophy

cellular
• homozygotes display absence of caveolae at the sarcolemma; as expected, caveolae are still present in mutant endothelial cells
• homozygotes exhibit presence of necrotic skeletal muscle fibers

homeostasis/metabolism
• sporadic ~3-4-fold elevations in serum creatine kinase activity

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
rippling muscle disease 2 DOID:0060255 OMIM:606072
J:69965




Genotype
MGI:3625731
cx2
Allelic
Composition
Cav1tm1Mls/Cav1tm1Mls
Cav3tm1Mls/Cav3tm1Mls
Genetic
Background
involves: 129/Sv * C57BL/6J * SJL
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Cav1tm1Mls mutation (2 available); any Cav1 mutation (29 available)
Cav3tm1Mls mutation (0 available); any Cav3 mutation (23 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cellular
• at 2 months, double homozygotes show cardiac interstitial fibrosis
• double homozygotes are viable and fertile but lack morphologically identifiable caveolae in endothelia, adipocytes, smooth muscle cells, skeletal muscle fibers, and cardiac myocytes (first "truly caveolae-deficient" mouse model)
• in addition, double homozygotes are deficient in all three caveolin gene family members (first "caveolin-less" mouse model)

growth/size/body
• at 2 months, double homozygotes show a ~33% increase in heart to body weight ratios relative to wild-type mice
• at 2 months, double homozygotes display concentric cardiac hypertrophy, with increases of ~34% in interventricular septal thickness, posterior wall thickness, and left ventricular wall thickness; no further changes are noted at 4 months
• at 2 months, double homozygotes exhibit significant left ventricular hypertrophy relative to wild-type mice; no further hypertrophy is noted at 4 months
• left ventricular hypertrophy is associated with a switch to fetal programming, as shown by anomalous up-regulation of atrial natriuretic peptide

cardiovascular system
• at 2 months, double homozygotes display significant cardiac myocyte hypertrophy and disarray interspaced with areas of myocytolysis
• at 2 months of age, double homozygotes exhibit a ~34% increase in interventricular septal thickness relative to wild-type mice
• at 2 months, double homozygotes show a ~33% increase in heart to body weight ratios relative to wild-type mice
• at 2 months, double homozygotes display concentric cardiac hypertrophy, with increases of ~34% in interventricular septal thickness, posterior wall thickness, and left ventricular wall thickness; no further changes are noted at 4 months
• at 2 months, double homozygotes exhibit significant left ventricular hypertrophy relative to wild-type mice; no further hypertrophy is noted at 4 months
• left ventricular hypertrophy is associated with a switch to fetal programming, as shown by anomalous up-regulation of atrial natriuretic peptide
• at 2 months, double homozygotes show a ~41% increase in left ventricular wall thickness relative to wild-type mice
• increase in left ventricular wall thickness exceeds that observed in either single homozygote, suggesting a synergistic effect
• at 2 months, double homozygotes show significant left ventricular dilation relative to wild-type mice, as shown by increases in end-diastolic diameter (3.27 0.16 vs 2.71 0.13 mm) and end-systolic diameter (2.02 0.07 vs 1.12 0.13 mm); no further dilation is noted at 4 months
• at 2 months, a notable increase is detected in right ventricular wall thickness
• at 2 months, double homozygotes show cardiac interstitial fibrosis
• at 2 months, double homozygotes show a significant reduction in left ventricular fractional shortening relative to wild-type mice (38.33 2.57 vs. 58.65 5.48 mm); however, no further deterioration is noted at 4 months
• neither significant differences in heart rate nor obvious conduction defects or cardiac arrhythmias are observed
• double homozygotes develop a severe cardiomyopathy with left ventricular hypertrophy and chamber dilation, as assessed by gross morphology, cardiac MRI, and transthoracic echocardiography
• at 2 months, double homozygotes exhibit significant chronic cardiac inflammation characterized by increased cellular infiltrates and fibrosis

muscle
• at 2 months, double homozygotes display significant cardiac myocyte hypertrophy and disarray interspaced with areas of myocytolysis
• at 2 months, double homozygotes exhibit significant left ventricular hypertrophy relative to wild-type mice; no further hypertrophy is noted at 4 months
• left ventricular hypertrophy is associated with a switch to fetal programming, as shown by anomalous up-regulation of atrial natriuretic peptide
• at 2 months, double homozygotes show a significant reduction in left ventricular fractional shortening relative to wild-type mice (38.33 2.57 vs. 58.65 5.48 mm); however, no further deterioration is noted at 4 months
• neither significant differences in heart rate nor obvious conduction defects or cardiac arrhythmias are observed
• double homozygotes develop a severe cardiomyopathy with left ventricular hypertrophy and chamber dilation, as assessed by gross morphology, cardiac MRI, and transthoracic echocardiography

immune system
• at 2 months, double homozygotes exhibit significant chronic cardiac inflammation characterized by increased cellular infiltrates and fibrosis





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last database update
04/30/2024
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