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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Myh6tm1Jse
targeted mutation 1, Jonathan G Seidman
MGI:2182704
Summary 7 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
hm1
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6tm1Jse involves: 129X1/SvJ MGI:3531467
hm2
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6tm1Jse involves: 129X1/SvJ * Black Swiss MGI:3664078
ht3
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+ 129S.129X1-Myh6tm1Jse MGI:3718111
ht4
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+ involves: 129X1/SvJ MGI:3531468
cx5
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+
Postntm1Jmol/Postntm1Jmol
involves: 129S/SvEv * 129X1/SvJ MGI:4837387
cx6
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+
Tg(Myh6-TNNI3*G203S)1Chs/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 MGI:5907166
cx7
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+
Tg(Myh6/tetO-Tnnc1*I61Q)1Jmol/0
Tg(Myh6-tTA)55Rbns/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * FVB MGI:5897392


Genotype
MGI:3531467
hm1
Allelic
Composition
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6tm1Jse
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ
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Mouse lines carrying:
Myh6tm1Jse mutation (2 available); any Myh6 mutation (206 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• all died by 7 days of age




Genotype
MGI:3664078
hm2
Allelic
Composition
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6tm1Jse
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * Black Swiss
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Mouse lines carrying:
Myh6tm1Jse mutation (2 available); any Myh6 mutation (206 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cellular
• by P6, all homozygotes exhibit myocardial necrosis
• myocardial necrosis is moderate to severe in 14 of 15 homozygotes

mortality/aging
• homozygotes are liveborn but show a progressive decline in survival after P5
• no homozygotes live beyond P8

cardiovascular system
• at P0, homozygotes show normal myocardial histology and prevalence of mitoses; by P6, mutants show diffuse mild-to-moderate cardiomyocyte hypertrophy with lesions of focal necrosis involving several contiguous myocytes or multifocal, confluent, and transmural necrosis
• at P6, mutant hearts display normal ultrastructural architecture intermixed with focal myofibrillar disarray
• focal myofibrillar disarray at P6
• by P6, all homozygotes exhibit myocardial necrosis
• myocardial necrosis is moderate to severe in 14 of 15 homozygotes
• at P6, homozygotes display dilation of both atria
• at P4, homozygotes display LV wall thinning
• at P6, homozygotes exhibit LV dilation and discoloration
• at P4-P6, homozygotes develop a rapidly progressive and lethal dilated cardiomyopathy
• by P6, 87% of homozygotes exhibit secondary dystrophic calcification
• dystrophic calcification is moderate to severe in 9 of 13 homozygotes
• no homozygotes display calcification in the absence of necrosis
• by P6, all homozygotes display a global reduction of systolic contraction and/or LV dilation
• 45-MHz echocardiography revealed biventricular failure in 50% of homozygotes with LA, LV, and RV dilatation and pericardial effusion

homeostasis/metabolism
• at P6, homozygotes with LV dilation and contractile dysfunction exhibit thrombus formation in the dilated left atrium

muscle
• at P0, homozygotes show normal myocardial histology and prevalence of mitoses; by P6, mutants show diffuse mild-to-moderate cardiomyocyte hypertrophy with lesions of focal necrosis involving several contiguous myocytes or multifocal, confluent, and transmural necrosis
• focal myofibrillar disarray at P6
• at P6, mutant hearts display normal ultrastructural architecture intermixed with focal myofibrillar disarray
• myocardial necrosis is moderate to severe in 14 of 15 homozygotes
• by P6, all homozygotes exhibit myocardial necrosis
• at P4-P6, homozygotes develop a rapidly progressive and lethal dilated cardiomyopathy
• by P6, all homozygotes display a global reduction of systolic contraction and/or LV dilation
• 45-MHz echocardiography revealed biventricular failure in 50% of homozygotes with LA, LV, and RV dilatation and pericardial effusion




Genotype
MGI:3718111
ht3
Allelic
Composition
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+
Genetic
Background
129S.129X1-Myh6tm1Jse
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Mouse lines carrying:
Myh6tm1Jse mutation (2 available); any Myh6 mutation (206 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype

Myocyte disarray and cardiac fibrosis in Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+ mice

cardiovascular system
• myocyte disarray is seen in 29% of young and 40% of adult mutants, usually in the left ventricular wall or interventricular septum
• develop cardiac hypertrophy with increasing age such that by 20-30 weeks of age, hypertrophy is uniformly present
• mutants with inducible arrhythmias have greater left ventricular wall thickness and greater hypercontractility than mutants without inducible arrythmias, however observe no correlation between wall thickness and amount of fibrosis or myocyte disarray
• develop difusse and focal cardiac fibrosis with increasing age; total amount of fibrosis within each heart varies broadly
• end-diastolic left ventricle dimensions are smaller and fractional shortening is increased
• mutants with inducible arrhythmias have greater hypercontractility than mutants without inducible arrythmias
• ventricular tachyarrhythmia is induced in 25% of young and 69% of adults by rapid ventricular pacing at a cycle length of more than or equal to 50 ms; no arrhythmias are induced in wild-type

growth/size/body
• develop cardiac hypertrophy with increasing age such that by 20-30 weeks of age, hypertrophy is uniformly present

muscle
• myocyte disarray is seen in 29% of young and 40% of adult mutants, usually in the left ventricular wall or interventricular septum
• end-diastolic left ventricle dimensions are smaller and fractional shortening is increased
• mutants with inducible arrhythmias have greater hypercontractility than mutants without inducible arrythmias

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 14 DOID:0110320 OMIM:613251
J:104363




Genotype
MGI:3531468
ht4
Allelic
Composition
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Myh6tm1Jse mutation (2 available); any Myh6 mutation (206 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• reduced tolerance for vigorous exercise in swimming tests

cardiovascular system
• histological changes in heart tissue more consistent in males than females
• hypertrophy of myocytes with large hyperchromatic nuclei by 30 weeks of age
• myocardial fiber disarray becoming marked by 30 weeks of age (J:32960)
• slight myocyte disarray is noticeable in tissue from apex of mutant hearts at 10-20 weeks of age (J:95600)
• some individuals with left atrial enlargement at 15 weeks of age, particularly among males
• left atrial enlargement more prevalent by 30 weeks of age, 100% of males and a third of females
• apexes of 2/4 mutant hearts have undergone slight but noticeable fibrosis and myocyte disarray compared to wild-type hearts
• moderate diffuse interstitial fibrosis by 30 weeks of age, starting as early as 15 weeks
• focal replacement granulation tissue at 30 weeks
• discontinuous pressure change with ventricular relaxation (J:32960)
• end diastolic pressure reduced with increased Calcium concentration during heart perfusion although systolic pressure is normal (J:47028)
• longer duration of relaxation (J:32960)
• maximal rate of relaxation reduced (J:47028)
• mutants show marked differences in cross-bridge kinetics of isolated myosin and skinned strips of myocardium
• maximal velocity (V) of regulated thin filament (RTF) in an in vitro motility assay is increased by 8% in mutants vs wild-type
• myosin concentration at half-maximal VRTF is reduced by 30% compared to wild-type
• characteristic frequency for oscillatory work production in skinned strips is 27% lower in mutants vs wild-type
• calcium sensitivity for isometric tension in skinned strips is comparable to wild-type

muscle
• hypertrophy of myocytes with large hyperchromatic nuclei by 30 weeks of age
• myocardial fiber disarray becoming marked by 30 weeks of age (J:32960)
• slight myocyte disarray is noticeable in tissue from apex of mutant hearts at 10-20 weeks of age (J:95600)

homeostasis/metabolism
• isolated myosin from 10-20 week-old mutant hearts shows a 38% increase in Vmax of actin-activated ATP hydrolysis (ATPase) compared to wild-type

cellular
• moderate diffuse interstitial fibrosis by 30 weeks of age, starting as early as 15 weeks
• focal replacement granulation tissue at 30 weeks

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 14 DOID:0110320 OMIM:613251
J:32960 , J:95600




Genotype
MGI:4837387
cx5
Allelic
Composition
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+
Postntm1Jmol/Postntm1Jmol
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S/SvEv * 129X1/SvJ
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Myh6tm1Jse mutation (2 available); any Myh6 mutation (206 available)
Postntm1Jmol mutation (1 available); any Postn mutation (52 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• cyclosporine A-treated mice exhibit reduced myocardial fibrosis than in similarly treated Myh6tm1Jse homozygotes
• cyclosporine A-treated mice exhibit a 2.4-fold reduction in non-myocyte cell proliferation compared with similarly treated Myh6tm1Jse homozygotes but remains higher than in similarly treated wild-type mice

homeostasis/metabolism
• cyclosporine A-treated mice exhibit a modest, but not significantly, reduction in maximal left ventricular wall thickness compared with similarly treated Myh6tm1Jse homozygotes
• cyclosporine A-treated mice exhibit reduced myocardial fibrosis than in similarly treated Myh6tm1Jse homozygotes
• cyclosporine A-treated mice exhibit a 2.4-fold reduction in non-myocyte cell proliferation compared with similarly treated Myh6tm1Jse homozygotes but remains higher than in similarly treated wild-type mice




Genotype
MGI:5907166
cx6
Allelic
Composition
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+
Tg(Myh6-TNNI3*G203S)1Chs/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Myh6tm1Jse mutation (2 available); any Myh6 mutation (206 available)
Tg(Myh6-TNNI3*G203S)1Chs mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• 100% mortality by 21 days of age, with survival declining rapidly from 16 days of age
• mean life span of males is 16.8 days, while the mean life span of females is 18.3 days

cardiovascular system
• abnormal myofiber alignment
• altered alignment of myofibrils, myocyte atrophy and fragmentation, altered distribution of mitochondria between myofibrils, myofibril disarray and discontinuity, degeneration and loss of myocyte structure, collagen accumulation, greater infiltration of other cells, and enlarged extracellular spaces
• cardiomyocyte hypertrophy
• degeneration and loss of cardiac myocyte structure
• areas of necrosis in left ventricular myocardium
• increase in heart weight to body weight ratio at 14 and 16 days of age
• 4-chamber cardiac enlargement at 14 days of age
• biatrial dilatation
• mice develop severe dilated cardiomyopathy, with enlargement of left ventricular cardiac chambers and a reduction in fractional shortening
• reduction in cardiac function at 16 to 18 days of age, with decreased fractional shortening which is reduced to below 20% in some mice
• increase in left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic diameter
• at 14 days of age
• adrenaline administration induces ventricular arrhythmias in some mice
• first degree atrioventricular block
• at 14 days of age
• increase in P-wave height
• the corrected QT interval is increased

immune system

liver/biliary system

homeostasis/metabolism
• premorbid left atrial thrombus is seen in a subgroup of hearts

muscle
• abnormal myofiber alignment
• altered alignment of myofibrils, myocyte atrophy and fragmentation, altered distribution of mitochondria between myofibrils, myofibril disarray and discontinuity, degeneration and loss of myocyte structure, collagen accumulation, greater infiltration of other cells, and enlarged extracellular spaces
• cardiomyocyte hypertrophy
• degeneration and loss of cardiac myocyte structure
• areas of necrosis in left ventricular myocardium
• mice develop severe dilated cardiomyopathy, with enlargement of left ventricular cardiac chambers and a reduction in fractional shortening
• reduction in cardiac function at 16 to 18 days of age, with decreased fractional shortening which is reduced to below 20% in some mice

respiratory system
• ratio of lung weight to body weight is increased

growth/size/body
• increase in heart weight to body weight ratio at 14 and 16 days of age
• ratio of lung weight to body weight is increased

cellular
• areas of necrosis in left ventricular myocardium

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy DOID:11984 J:153302




Genotype
MGI:5897392
cx7
Allelic
Composition
Myh6tm1Jse/Myh6+
Tg(Myh6/tetO-Tnnc1*I61Q)1Jmol/0
Tg(Myh6-tTA)55Rbns/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * FVB
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Myh6tm1Jse mutation (2 available); any Myh6 mutation (206 available)
Tg(Myh6/tetO-Tnnc1*I61Q)1Jmol mutation (1 available)
Tg(Myh6-tTA)55Rbns mutation (2 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• improved compared with Tg(Myh6/tetO-Tnnc1*I61Q)1Jmol mice

cardiovascular system
• improved compared with Tg(Myh6/tetO-Tnnc1*I61Q)1Jmol mice
• improved compared with Tg(Myh6/tetO-Tnnc1*I61Q)1Jmol mice
• improved compared with Tg(Myh6/tetO-Tnnc1*I61Q)1Jmol mice
• mice exhibit improved fractional shortening compared with Tg(Myh6/tetO-Tnnc1*I61Q)1Jmol mice

muscle
• mice exhibit improved fractional shortening compared with Tg(Myh6/tetO-Tnnc1*I61Q)1Jmol mice

growth/size/body
• improved compared with Tg(Myh6/tetO-Tnnc1*I61Q)1Jmol mice





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