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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Sod2tm1Shs
targeted mutation 1, Takuji Shirasawa
MGI:2447406
Summary 7 genotypes
Jump to Allelic Composition Genetic Background Genotype ID
cn1
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs involves: C57BL/6 * DBA MGI:4440334
cn2
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Tg(TNNI2-icre)1Vrmn/0
involves: C57BL/6 MGI:4418358
cn3
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2+
Tg(Cdh16-cre)91Igr/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6CrSlc MGI:5432218
cn4
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Tg(Cdh16-cre)91Igr/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6CrSlc MGI:5432217
cn5
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Tg(CAG-cre)13Miya/0
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6CrSlc MGI:2653364
cn6
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Tg(Ckmm-cre)5Khn/0
involves: C57BL/6CrSlc * FVB MGI:5907992
cn7
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Tg(Ckmm-cre)5Khn/0
involves: FVB MGI:5907999


Genotype
MGI:4440334
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * DBA
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Mouse lines carrying:
Sod2tm1Shs mutation (0 available); any Sod2 mutation (24 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
liver/biliary system
N
• mutant mice exhibit normal liver histology relative to controls
• no increase in lipid peroxidation is observed following measurement of malondialdehyde (MDA) or 4-hydroxyalkenals (4-HAE) in mutant liver extracts, indicating absence of oxidative liver injury




Genotype
MGI:4418358
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Tg(TNNI2-icre)1Vrmn/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6
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Mouse lines carrying:
Sod2tm1Shs mutation (0 available); any Sod2 mutation (24 available)
Tg(TNNI2-icre)1Vrmn mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
muscle
N
• gastrocnemius and soleus muscle mass are not different from wild type
• no differences in muscle fiber morphology or in number of centrally located myofiber nuclei in gastrocnemius muscle compared to wild type
• lipid oxidative damage is elevated in TA muscles of young mice
• mitochondria isolated from glycolytic skeletal muscle of young mice release greater than two-fold more superoxide than those from glycolytic muscle of wild type controls
• lactate levels differ from wild type significantly after 40 minutes of running
• blood glucose levels are not significantly different up to 40 minutes of running but mutant mice utilize glucose at a fourfold faster rate than wild type from 40 minutes of running until exhaustion
• glycolytic muscle function and running capacity are reduced in young mice compared to wild type
• maximum contractile force production in glycolytic and oxidative muscle is not different from wild type, while a significant decline in force during repeated contractions of the extensor digitorum longus or gastrocnemius is observed beyond that measured in wild type mice
• average minimum force produced by gastrocnemius muscle is 10% less than that in wild type, but that produced by the soleus muscle is not different from wild type

growth/size/body
N
• body mass in young female (5- to 8-month old) and male (3- to 4-month old) mice are not different from wild type; lean body mass is not different from wild type

cellular
• mitochondria isolated from glycolytic skeletal muscle of young mice release greater than two-fold more superoxide than those from glycolytic muscle of wild type controls
• blood glucose levels are not significantly different up to 40 minutes of running but mutant mice utilize glucose at a fourfold faster rate than wild type from 40 minutes of running until exhaustion
• rate of peroxide (H2O2) production is reduced by about 33% with complex II-linked substrate (succinate+rotenone) but increased (by 56%) in the presence of a complex III inhibitor

adipose tissue
N
• no differences in body fat are detected compared with wild type

homeostasis/metabolism
N
• blood lactate and glucose fasting levels and nonfasted levels before exercise are not different from wild type
• distance run on the treadmill is 55% less than the distance run by wild type
• average time of exhaustion in treadmill running is about 63 minutes compared to about 139 minutes in wild type animals
• the manganese-superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) intensity/fiber type area in type IIB muscle fibers is reduced by 70% relative to wild type
• aconitase protein in homogenates of glycolytic skeletal muscle from young female mice is reduced by 50%, whereas levels in soleus muscle is not different from controls
• aconitase activity in homogenates of glycolytic skeletal muscle is reduced by 56% and 52% in young male and female mice compared to wild type, whereas levels in soleus muscle is not different from controls

behavior/neurological
• distance run on the treadmill is 55% less than the distance run by wild type
• average time of exhaustion in treadmill running is about 63 minutes compared to about 139 minutes in wild type animals

limbs/digits/tail




Genotype
MGI:5432218
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2+
Tg(Cdh16-cre)91Igr/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6CrSlc
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Mouse lines carrying:
Sod2tm1Shs mutation (0 available); any Sod2 mutation (24 available)
Tg(Cdh16-cre)91Igr mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
renal/urinary system
• mice show prominent epithelial cell swelling in the dilated distal tubules

cellular
• mice display a significant increase in oxidative stress (tyrosine nitration) in dilated renal tubules




Genotype
MGI:5432217
cn4
Allelic
Composition
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Tg(Cdh16-cre)91Igr/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6CrSlc
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Sod2tm1Shs mutation (0 available); any Sod2 mutation (24 available)
Tg(Cdh16-cre)91Igr mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
N
• mice exhibit no overt survival difference up to ~22 months of age relative to controls

growth/size/body
• at 8 weeks of age, mice exhibit a significantly smaller body weight relative to controls
• however, no significant differences in the weight of vital organs (kidney, liver, heart and lungs) are observed

renal/urinary system
N
• mice exhibit no overt decrease in renal function, as measured by serum creatinine levels
• mice show prominent epithelial cell swelling in the dilated distal tubules
• mice exhibit dilated distal tubules within the cortex region relative to controls
• dilated distal tubules show a significant increase in proteinacious casts within the tubular lumen
• acellular casts within distal tubules, collecting ducts, and Loops of Henle display positive staining for tyrosine nitration

cellular
• mice display a significant increase in oxidative stress (tyrosine nitration) in dilated renal tubules
• tyrosine nitration is detected in cortical regions (dilated distal tubules and collecting ducts) as well as medullary regions (including the collecting ducts and Loops of Henle)

homeostasis/metabolism
N
• mice exhibit normal blood glucose levels relative to controls
• no significant difference in serum creatinine levels relative to controls

cardiovascular system
N
• mice exhibit no significant change in systolic blood pressure relative to controls




Genotype
MGI:2653364
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Tg(CAG-cre)13Miya/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6 * C57BL/6CrSlc
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Sod2tm1Shs mutation (0 available); any Sod2 mutation (24 available)
Tg(CAG-cre)13Miya mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• no mutant mice are obtained after natural birth; however, when delivered by C-section mutants are found to be viable, anatomically normal and of normal size at E18, suggesting that death occurs at an early neonatal stage




Genotype
MGI:5907992
cn6
Allelic
Composition
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Tg(Ckmm-cre)5Khn/0
Genetic
Background
involves: C57BL/6CrSlc * FVB
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Sod2tm1Shs mutation (0 available); any Sod2 mutation (24 available)
Tg(Ckmm-cre)5Khn mutation (4 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• some mice begin to die at 8 weeks of age, and all mice die by 22 weeks of age, with a median survival rate of 15.4 weeks

growth/size/body
• all mice show cardiac enlargement at 16 weeks of age
• hearts are 2.1-fold heavier at 2 months and 2.7-fold heavier at 4 months
• mice show a 25% reduction in body weight at 16 weeks of age, without muscle atrophy
• mice begin to exhibit growth retardation at 8 weeks of age

cardiovascular system
• ATP contents in heart and skeletal muscle are decreased to about 30% of those of controls
• interstitial storage of excess glycogen in hearts at 15 weeks of age
• left ventricular wall shows myocardial degeneration, myocyte disarray, vacuolization, and bizarre myocardial cells with irregular myofilaments and pleomorphic nuclei
• left ventricular wall shows myocardial degeneration
• however, apoptotic cell death is not seen in myocardium or skeletal muscle
• some of the fibrotic foci are due to necrotic changes of the myocardium
• all mice show cardiac enlargement at 16 weeks of age
• hearts are 2.1-fold heavier at 2 months and 2.7-fold heavier at 4 months
• left ventricular wall shows small mitochondria associated with scattered abnormal vacuoles
• dilation of both left and right ventricles
• the left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic diameters are increased indicating left ventricular dilation
• diffuse fibrotic scars surround myocardial cells
• the majority of the thin layer of interstitial fibrosis is organized through the dilation of ventricles
• myocardium exhibits pathology indicative of typical idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
• cardiac contractility is depressed in 2 and 4 month old mice as assessed by fractional shortening and ejection fraction
• mice administered the antioxidant manganese 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis (4-benxoic acid) porphyrin (MnTBAP) exhibit improvement in cardiac function but no effect on heart weight
• the left ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic diameters are increased at 2 and 4 months of age indicating left ventricular dilation
• however, diastolic intraventricular septum thickness, diastolic left ventricular posterior wall thickness, and systolic left ventricular posterior wall thickness are not increased
• mice develop progressive congestive heart failure

behavior/neurological
• mice show a 51% reduction in food intake
• mice hardly run on a running wheel apparatus when it is placed in their cage
• mice administered MnTBAP show improvement in physical activity
• mice develop signs of fatigue as early as 8 weeks of age when mice begin to die

cellular
• some of the fibrotic foci are due to necrotic changes of the myocardium
• diffuse fibrotic scars surround myocardial cells
• the majority of the thin layer of interstitial fibrosis is organized through the dilation of ventricles
• cristae of mitochondria in the heart left ventricular wall are rough, irregular, abnormally wound, and concentrated in the central zone of the matrix
• however, no abnormal crystals or droplets in mitochondria are seen
• heart left ventricular wall shows small mitochondria
• mice show suppressed oxidative phosphorylation in myocardium with heart mitochondria generating less ATP
• activity of Complex II is hardly detected in cardiac muscle and no enzymatic activity of Complex II is seen in skeletal muscle
• NADH-cytochrome c reductase activity in the heart and skeletal muscle is inhibited and succinate-cytochrome c reductase activity is reduced even more
• mice exhibit enhanced reactive oxygen species (superoxide) generation with increased lipid peroxidation in heart and skeletal muscle mitochondria
• higher levels of malondialdehyde are detected in heart mitochondria, indicating oxidative damage in mitochondria

homeostasis/metabolism
• interstitial storage of excess glycogen in hearts at 15 weeks of age

muscle
• ATP contents in heart and skeletal muscle are decreased to about 30% of those of controls
• interstitial storage of excess glycogen in hearts at 15 weeks of age
• left ventricular wall shows myocardial degeneration, myocyte disarray, vacuolization, and bizarre myocardial cells with irregular myofilaments and pleomorphic nuclei
• left ventricular wall shows myocardial degeneration
• however, apoptotic cell death is not seen in myocardium or skeletal muscle
• some of the fibrotic foci are due to necrotic changes of the myocardium
• myocardium exhibits pathology indicative of typical idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
• cardiac contractility is depressed in 2 and 4 month old mice as assessed by fractional shortening and ejection fraction
• mice administered the antioxidant manganese 5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis (4-benxoic acid) porphyrin (MnTBAP) exhibit improvement in cardiac function but no effect on heart weight
• skeletal muscle of the tibialis anterior muscle shows similar but modest ultrastructural defects as in cardiac muscle
• ATP contents in heart and skeletal muscle are decreased to about 30% of those of controls

Mouse Models of Human Disease
DO ID OMIM ID(s) Ref(s)
congestive heart failure DOID:6000 J:117386




Genotype
MGI:5907999
cn7
Allelic
Composition
Sod2tm1Shs/Sod2tm1Shs
Tg(Ckmm-cre)5Khn/0
Genetic
Background
involves: FVB
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Sod2tm1Shs mutation (0 available); any Sod2 mutation (24 available)
Tg(Ckmm-cre)5Khn mutation (4 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
cardiovascular system
• left ventricle wall shows myocardial degeneration
• treatment with EUK-8, a superoxide dismutase and catalase mimetic, diminishes myocardial degeneration
• left ventricle wall shows myocyte disarray
• EUK-8 treated mice show diminished myocyte disarray
• progressively increasing heart-to-body weight ratio
• treatment with EUK-8, a superoxide dismutase and catalase mimetic, decreases heart weight
• diffuse fibrotic scars surrounding myocardial cells
• EUK-8 treated mice show diminished fibrosis
• heart dilatation
• increase in left ventricular end-diastolic internal dimension (LVIDd)
• EUK-8 treatment for 4 weeks decreases LVIDd
• increase in left ventricular end-diastolic internal dimension (LVIDd)
• EUK-8 treatment for 4 weeks decreases LVIDd

growth/size/body
• progressively increasing heart-to-body weight ratio
• treatment with EUK-8, a superoxide dismutase and catalase mimetic, decreases heart weight

cellular
• diffuse fibrotic scars surrounding myocardial cells
• EUK-8 treated mice show diminished fibrosis
• heart tissue exhibits oxidative DNA damage
• EUK-8 treatment attenuates oxidative DNA damage in heart tissue

homeostasis/metabolism
• telomerase activity is decreased in heart tissues, however telomere length is normal
• EUK-8 treatment restores normal telomerase activity

muscle
• left ventricle wall shows myocardial degeneration
• treatment with EUK-8, a superoxide dismutase and catalase mimetic, diminishes myocardial degeneration
• left ventricle wall shows myocyte disarray
• EUK-8 treated mice show diminished myocyte disarray





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