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Phenotypes associated with this allele
Allele Symbol
Allele Name
Allele ID
Htr2ctm2Jke
targeted mutation 2, Joel K Elmquist
MGI:5569357
Summary 6 genotypes
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cn1
Htr2ctm2Jke/Y
Tg(Pomc1-cre)16Lowl/0
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm14(CAG-tdTomato)Hze/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * FVB/N MGI:5569627
cn2
Htr2ctm2Jke/Y
Tg(Zp3-cre)93Knw/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J MGI:5569622
cn3
Htr2ctm2Jke/Htr2ctm2Jke
Tg(Pomc-cre/ERT2)#Jke/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J MGI:5569625
cn4
Htr2ctm2Jke/Y
Tg(Pomc-cre/ERT2)#Jke/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J MGI:5569626
cn5
Htr2ctm2Jke/Y
Tg(Pomc1-cre)16Lowl/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J * FVB/N MGI:5569623
cn6
Htr2ctm2Jke/Htr2ctm2Jke
Tg(Pomc1-cre)16Lowl/0
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J * FVB/N MGI:5569624


Genotype
MGI:5569627
cn1
Allelic
Composition
Htr2ctm2Jke/Y
Tg(Pomc1-cre)16Lowl/0
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm14(CAG-tdTomato)Hze/Gt(ROSA)26Sor+
Genetic
Background
involves: 129S6/SvEvTac * 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6 * FVB/N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm14(CAG-tdTomato)Hze mutation (5 available); any Gt(ROSA)26Sor mutation (944 available)
Htr2ctm2Jke mutation (0 available); any Htr2c mutation (12 available)
Tg(Pomc1-cre)16Lowl mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
nervous system
• ability of the serotonin receptor 2C agonist mCPP to depolarized Pomc-expressing neurons is abolished in mutants




Genotype
MGI:5569622
cn2
Allelic
Composition
Htr2ctm2Jke/Y
Tg(Zp3-cre)93Knw/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Htr2ctm2Jke mutation (0 available); any Htr2c mutation (12 available)
Tg(Zp3-cre)93Knw mutation (2 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
• a high rate of seizure-induced mortality is observed from 6 weeks through 17 weeks
• Background Sensitivity: with further backcrossing to enrich the C57BL/6J background content, the mortality phenotype is almost eliminated

growth/size/body
• on an obesogenic (high fat,high sugar) diet, higher rate of obesity is observed compared to controls

behavior/neurological
• mice exhibit seizure-induced death

homeostasis/metabolism
• on an obesogenic (high fat,high sugar) diet, higher rate of obesity is observed compared to controls
• mice show enhanced hyperglycemia incidence when fed an obesogenic (high fat,high sugar) diet

nervous system
• mice exhibit seizure-induced death




Genotype
MGI:5569625
cn3
Allelic
Composition
Htr2ctm2Jke/Htr2ctm2Jke
Tg(Pomc-cre/ERT2)#Jke/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Htr2ctm2Jke mutation (0 available); any Htr2c mutation (12 available)
Tg(Pomc-cre/ERT2)#Jke mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• daily food intake is increased in chow-fed mice given tamoxifen at 11 weeks and monitored from 12-20 weeks

growth/size/body
N
• mice given tamoxifen at 11 weeks and switched to a high fat, high sugar (HFHS) diet 1 week after exhibit higher body weights after 6 weeks on the HFHS diet
• mice given tamoxifen at 11 weeks and switched to a high fat, high sugar (HFHS) diet 1 week later exhibit higher body weights after 6 weeks on the HFHS diet

homeostasis/metabolism
N
• chow-fed mutants receiving tamoxifen at 11 weeks do not show changes in respiratory exchange ratio or physical activity from 12-20 weeks
• tamoxifen-treated mutants that are switched to a high fat, high sugar (HFHS) diet exhibit hyperphagia but do not show a further increase in VO2 and VCO2
• two weeks after tamoxifen treatment, chow-fed mutants have elevated levels
• two weeks after tamoxifen treatment, chow-fed mutants have elevated levels
• hyperinsulinemia is observed 4 weeks after tamoxifen treatment in chow-fed mutants




Genotype
MGI:5569626
cn4
Allelic
Composition
Htr2ctm2Jke/Y
Tg(Pomc-cre/ERT2)#Jke/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Htr2ctm2Jke mutation (0 available); any Htr2c mutation (12 available)
Tg(Pomc-cre/ERT2)#Jke mutation (0 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
growth/size/body
N
• mice given tamoxifen at 11 weeks and switched to a high fat, high sugar (HFHS) diet 1 week later exhibit higher body weights after 6 weeks on the HFHS diet
• mice given tamoxifen at 11 weeks and switched to a high fat, high sugar (HFHS) diet 1 week after exhibit higher body weights after 6 weeks on the HFHS diet

homeostasis/metabolism
N
• chow-fed mutants receiving tamoxifen at 11 weeks do not show changes in respiratory exchange ratio or physical activity from 12-20 weeks
• tamoxifen-treated mutants that are switched to a high fat, high sugar (HFHS) diet exhibit hyperphagia but do not show a further increase in VO2 and VCO2
• two weeks after tamoxifen treatment, chow-fed mutants have elevated levels
• two weeks after tamoxifen treatment, chow-fed mutants have elevated levels
• hyperinsulinemia is observed 4 weeks after tamoxifen treatment in chow-fed mutants

behavior/neurological
• daily food intake is increased in chow-fed mice given tamoxifen at 11 weeks and monitored from 12-20 weeks




Genotype
MGI:5569623
cn5
Allelic
Composition
Htr2ctm2Jke/Y
Tg(Pomc1-cre)16Lowl/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J * FVB/N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Htr2ctm2Jke mutation (0 available); any Htr2c mutation (12 available)
Tg(Pomc1-cre)16Lowl mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
behavior/neurological
• daily food intake is elevated relative to controls when fed a regular chow diet; when diet is transitioned to a high fat, high sugar (HFHS) diet for 1 week, food intake is significantly increased relative to controls
• 20 week-old mutants which had been fed an HFHS diet for 12 weeks show a higher food intake compared to controls
• administration of d-flenfluaramine or the more specific serotonin 2C receptor agonist mCPP strongly suppresses food intake in control mice, but mutants are not affected
• total activity due to increased dark cycle activity is increased compared to controls when fed a regular chow diet
• 20 week-old mutants which had been fed an HFHS diet for 12 weeks show increased total physical activity compared to controls; this increase is restricted to the dark phase
• when animals are switched to a high fat high sugar diet for 1 week, physical activity does not increase relative to the chow diet

growth/size/body
N
• when fed a regular chow diet, body weights of mutants are similar to controls at weaning and between 8 and 20 weeks of age
• HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals have significantly increased body weights at 4 weeks after introduction of this diet; at 20 weeks on the HFHS-diet, mutants are 25% heavier than controls due to adiposity
• 20 week-old mutants which had been fed an HFHS diet for 12 weeks have increased body weights compared to controls
• HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals have significantly increased body weights at 4 weeks after introduction of this diet
• chow-fed mutants transitioned acutely to HFHS food display similarly increased body weights after 1 week of the new diet

homeostasis/metabolism
N
• on a regular chow diet, mutants and controls have similar respiratory exchange ratios when fed a regular chow diet
• chow-fed or HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals have similar circulating leptin levels
• HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals have significantly increased body weights at 4 weeks after introduction of this diet
• chow-fed mutants transitioned acutely to HFHS food display similarly increased body weights after 1 week of the new diet
• at the beginning of the light phase (7 am), chow-fed mice show modestly higher glucose levels than controls; levels are significantly elevated in postabsorptive (4-5 hour morning-fasted animals) but not in overnight (12-24 h) fasted mice
• high fat, high sugar (HFHS) fed mutants also have elevated glucose levels in the postabsorptive period compared to HFHS-fed controls
• higher plasma glucagon levels are detected in postabsorptive chow-fed mutants (4-5 hour morning-fasted); levels are comparable to controls with overnight fasting
• HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals do not show additionally increased plasma glucagon levels compared to chow-fed mutants
• higher plasma insulin levels are detected in postabsorptive chow-fed mutants (4-5 hour morning-fasted); levels are comparable to controls with overnight fasting
• HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals have a greater increase in plasma insulin compared to chow-fed mutants
• increased energy intake and expenditure are observed when fed a regular chow diet
• 20 week-old mutants which had been fed an HFHS diet for 12 weeks have lower oxygen consumption relative to body weight compared to controls on the same diet while carbon dioxide production is similar to controls
• VO2 (and VCO2) are increased compared to controls when fed a regular chow diet
• when animals are switched to a high fat high sugar diet for 1 week, oxygen consumption/ C02 production does not increase relative to the chow diet
• on the high fat high sugar diet for 1 week, respiratory exchange ratio (RER) is slightly decreased in mutants and controls compared to animals on a regular chow diet, but over a 24 hour period, mutants show a modest increase relative to controls
• 20 week-old mutants which had been fed an HFHS (high fat, high sugar) diet for 12 weeks have a higher RER during the dark phase
• hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp experiments in postabsorptive and overnight-fasted 8-9 week old mice show reduced insulin sensitivity

mortality/aging
N
• animals are born at Mendelian frequency and show no increased mortality compared to controls




Genotype
MGI:5569624
cn6
Allelic
Composition
Htr2ctm2Jke/Htr2ctm2Jke
Tg(Pomc1-cre)16Lowl/0
Genetic
Background
involves: 129X1/SvJ * C57BL/6J * FVB/N
Find Mice Using the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Mouse lines carrying:
Htr2ctm2Jke mutation (0 available); any Htr2c mutation (12 available)
Tg(Pomc1-cre)16Lowl mutation (1 available)
phenotype observed in females
phenotype observed in males
N normal phenotype
mortality/aging
N
• animals are born at Mendelian frequency and show no increased mortality compared to controls

growth/size/body
N
• when fed a regular chow diet, body weights of mutants are similar to controls at weaning and between 8 and 20 weeks of age
• HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals have significantly increased body weights at 4 weeks after introduction of this diet; at 20 weeks on the HFHS-diet, mutants are 25% heavier than controls due to adiposity
• 20 week-old mutants which had been fed an HFHS diet for 12 weeks have increased body weights compared to controls
• HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals have significantly increased body weights at 4 weeks after introduction of this diet
• chow-fed mutants transitioned acutely to HFHS food display similarly increased body weights after 1 week of the new diet

behavior/neurological
• daily food intake is elevated relative to controls when fed a regular chow diet; when diet is transitioned to a high fat, high sugar (HFHS) diet for 1 week, food intake is significantly increased relative to controls
• 20 week-old mutants which had been fed an HFHS diet for 12 weeks show a higher food intake compared to controls
• administration of d-flenfluaramine or the more specific serotonin 2C receptor agonist mCPP strongly suppresses food intake in control mice, but mutants are not affected
• total activity due to increased dark cycle activity is increased compared to controls when fed a regular chow diet
• 20 week-old mutants which had been fed an HFHS diet for 12 weeks show increased total physical activity compared to controls; this increase is restricted to the dark phase
• when animals are switched to a high fat high sugar diet for 1 week, physical activity does not increase relative to the chow diet

homeostasis/metabolism
N
• on a regular chow diet, mutants and controls have similar respiratory exchange ratios when fed a regular chow diet
• chow-fed or HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals have similar circulating leptin levels
• HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals have significantly increased body weights at 4 weeks after introduction of this diet
• chow-fed mutants transitioned acutely to HFHS food display similarly increased body weights after 1 week of the new diet
• at the beginning of the light phase (7 am), chow-fed mice show modestly higher glucose levels than controls; levels are significantly elevated in postabsorptive (4-5 hour morning-fasted animals) but not in overnight (12-24 h) fasted mice
• high fat, high sugar (HFHS) fed mutants also have elevated glucose levels in the postabsorptive period compared to HFHS-fed controls
• higher plasma glucagon levels are detected in postabsorptive chow-fed mutants (4-5 hour morning-fasted); levels are comparable to controls with overnight fasting
• HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals do not show additionally increased plasma glucagon levels compared to chow-fed mutants
• higher plasma insulin levels are detected in postabsorptive chow-fed mutants (4-5 hour morning-fasted); levels are comparable to controls with overnight fasting
• HFHS-fed (high fat, high sugar) animals have a greater increase in plasma insulin compared to chow-fed mutants
• increased energy intake and expenditure are observed when fed a regular chow diet
• 20 week-old mutants which had been fed an HFHS diet for 12 weeks have lower oxygen consumption relative to body weight compared to controls on the same diet while carbon dioxide production is similar to controls
• VO2 (and VCO2) are increased compared to controls when fed a regular chow diet
• when animals are switched to a high fat high sugar diet for 1 week, oxygen consumption/ C02 production does not increase relative to the chow diet
• on the high fat high sugar diet for 1 week, respiratory exchange ratio (RER) is slightly decreased in mutants and controls compared to animals on a regular chow diet, but over a 24 hour period, mutants show a modest increase relative to controls
• 20 week-old mutants which had been fed an HFHS (high fat, high sugar) diet for 12 weeks have a higher RER during the dark phase
• hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp experiments in postabsorptive and overnight-fasted 8-9 week old mice show reduced insulin sensitivity





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