Description

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Strain Information

Type Chemically Induced Mutation; Congenic; Mutant Strain; Additional information on Genetically Engineered and Mutant Mice. Visit our online Nomenclature tutorial. Additional information on Congenic nomenclature. Species laboratory mouse Background Strain C57BL/6Ros Donor Strain C3Ha.X 25 (Pgk1a Hprta) Generation N13F13p   Donating Investigator Verne Chapman (deceased),   Roswell Park Memorial Institute

Appearance
black
Related Genotype: a/a

Description
Mice carrying the Dmd^mdx-2Cv mutation display a phenotype similar to the original Dmd^mdx mutation. Dmd^mdx-3Cv mutant mice display a faint dystrophin immunofluorescence in skeletal sarcolemma and skeletal muscle in contrast to the other mutants which show no dystrophin reactivity. This is similar to a group of human DMD patients. This mutant has a low frequency of revertants. The Dmd^mdx-4Cv and Dmd^mdx-5Cv strains have 10 times fewer revertants than the Dmd^mdx and Dmd^mdx-2Cv strains as viewed in quadricep cross-sections. This is not attributable to genetic background or viral infections. These reversion rate differences may be attributable to differences in the location of the point mutation. The large number of revertants in Dmd^mdx mutants has complicated the analysis of gene or cell therapies. These mutants are more useful for this purpose. All these strains are also hemizygous for Hprt^a and Pgk1^a (both are on the X chromosome).

Development
This strain was created in the laboratory of Verne M. Chapman. A C57BL/6Ros female was crossed to a male of strain C3Ha.X₂₅, a double congenic strain carrying Pgk1^a (from a wild Mus musculus musculus mouse trapped in Denmark) and Hprt^a (from Mus castaneus) on a C3H/HeHa background. F1 or F2 male progeny of this cross were treated with n-ethylnitrosourea (ENU) and crossed to C57BL/10Sn-Dmd^mdx/+ females. Female offspring of these crosses that exhibited consistently elevated plasma creatine kinase levels and that carried the X-chromosome markers of their mutagenized male progenitors were bred to C57BL/10Sn-Dmd^mdx/Y males. Transmission to male progeny of the elevated plasma CK phenotype and failure of the suspected new mutations at the Dmd locus to complement the classical mdx mutation identified four new mutations of Dmd, called Dmd^mdx-2-5Cv . Each of these new mutations was subsequently backcrossed onto C57BL/6Ros.

Control Information

	Control
	000664 C57BL/6J	(approximate)
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Related Strains

Strains carrying other alleles of Dmd

002377	B6Ros.Cg-Dmdmdx-3Cv/J
002378	B6Ros.Cg-Dmdmdx-4Cv/J
002379	B6Ros.Cg-Dmdmdx-5Cv/J
001801	C57BL/10ScSn-Dmdmdx/J

View Strains carrying other alleles of Dmd     (4 strains)

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Congenic Nomenclature

Phenotype

Phenotype Information

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Mammalian Phenotype Terms

      assigned by genotype

Dmd^mdx-2Cv/Dmd^mdx-2Cv

        B6Ros.Cg-Dmd^mdx-2Cv

• muscle phenotype
• abnormal diaphragm morphology (MGI Ref ID J:23502)
  • mice exhibit fibrosis, fatty infiltration and necrosis in the diaphragm unlike in wild-type mice that increases with age
• other phenotype
• fibrosis (MGI Ref ID J:23502)
  • mice exhibit fibrosis, fatty infiltration and necrosis in the diaphragm unlike in wild-type mice that increases with age

Dmd^mdx-2Cv/Y

        B6Ros.Cg-Dmd^mdx-2Cv

• muscle phenotype
• abnormal diaphragm morphology (MGI Ref ID J:23502)
  • mice exhibit fibrosis, fatty infiltration and necrosis in the diaphragm unlike in wild-type mice that increases with age
• other phenotype
• fibrosis (MGI Ref ID J:23502)
  • mice exhibit fibrosis, fatty infiltration and necrosis in the diaphragm unlike in wild-type mice that increases with age

Dmd^mdx-2Cv/Y

        B6Ros.Cg-Dmd^mdx-2Cv/J

• vision/eye phenotype
• abnormal eye electrophysiology (MGI Ref ID J:53822)
  • derived positive (P2) responses are delayed compared to in wild-type mice

The following phenotype information may relate to a genetic background differing from this JAX^® Mice strain.

Dmd^mdx-2Cv/Y

        involves: C3H/HeHa * C57BL/6Ros * C57BL/10Sn * M. m. castaneus * M. m musculus

• muscle phenotype
• abnormal skeletal muscle fiber morphology (MGI Ref ID J:9638)
  • mice exhibit skeletal muscle fiber degeneration, regeneration and sometimes fibrosis unlike in wild-type mice
• impaired muscle relaxation (MGI Ref ID J:9638)
  • electromyograms reveal peudomyotonia unlike in wild-type mice
• muscle degeneration (MGI Ref ID J:9638)
  • mice exhibit skeletal muscle fiber degeneration, regeneration and sometimes fibrosis unlike in wild-type mice
• cardiovascular system phenotype
• cardiac fibrosis (MGI Ref ID J:9638)
  • unlike wild-type, minimal to focal cardiac fibrosis is observed

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Research Applications

This mouse can be used to support research in many areas including:

Dmd^mdx-2Cv related

Mouse/Human Gene Homologs
muscular dystrophy (Duchenne and Becker)

Neurobiology Research
Neuromuscular Defects

Genes & Alleles

Gene & Allele Information

Allele Symbol		Dmdmdx-2Cv
Allele Name		X linked muscular dystrophy 2, Verne Chapman
Allele Type		Chemically induced (ENU)
Common Name(s)		mdx2cv;
Mutation Made By		Verne Chapman (deceased),   Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Strain of Origin		C3Ha.Cg-Hprt1 Pgk1
Gene Symbol and Name		Dmd, dystrophin, muscular dystrophy
Chromosome		X
Gene Common Name(s)		BMD; CMD3B; DNADMD1; DXS142; DXS164; DXS206; DXS230; DXS239; DXS268; DXS269; DXS270; DXS272; Dp427; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; RATDMD; X-linked muscular dystrophy; mdx; pke; pyruvate kinase expression;
Molecular Note		An A to T transversion two nucleotides 5' to the intron 42/exon 43 splice accesptor site. This mutation abolishes splicing at this site and induces aberrant splice products that do not preserve the reading frame. [MGI Ref ID J:34517]

Genotyping

Genotyping Information

This strain will not have a genotyping protocol or one is not currently available.

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References

References

Selected Reference(s)

Chapman VM; Miller DR; Armstrong D; Caskey CT. 1989. Recovery of induced mutations for X chromosome-linked muscular dystrophy in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 86(4):1292-6. [PubMed: 2919177]  [MGI Ref ID J:9638]

Additional References

Danko I; Chapman V; Wolff JA. 1992. The frequency of revertants in mdx mouse genetic models for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Pediatr Res 32(1):128-31. [PubMed: 1635838]  [MGI Ref ID J:23502]

Dmd^mdx-2Cv related

Danko I; Chapman V; Wolff JA. 1992. The frequency of revertants in mdx mouse genetic models for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Pediatr Res 32(1):128-31. [PubMed: 1635838]  [MGI Ref ID J:23502]

Im WB; Phelps SF; Copen EH; Adams EG; Slightom JL; Chamberlain JS. 1996. Differential expression of dystrophin isoforms in strains of mdx mice with different mutations. Hum Mol Genet 5(8):1149-53. [PubMed: 8842734]  [MGI Ref ID J:34517]

Pillers DA; Weleber RG; Green DG; Rash SM; Dally GY; Howard PL ; Powers MR ; Hood DC ; Chapman VM ; Ray PN ; Woodward WR. 1999. Effects of dystrophin isoforms on signal transduction through neural retina: genotype-phenotype analysis of duchenne muscular dystrophy mouse mutants. Mol Genet Metab 66(2):100-10. [PubMed: 10068512]  [MGI Ref ID J:53822]

Health & husbandry

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Cryopreserved. Ready for recovery. Please refer to pricing and supply notes for further information.

Supply Notes

Cryorecovery - Standard. At least two mice that carry the mutation (if it is a mutant strain) will be provided. The total number of animals provided, their gender and genotype will vary. Please inquire if larger numbers of animals with specific genotypes and genders are needed. IMPORTANT NOTE: The genotypes of the animals provided may not reflect the mating scheme utilized by The Jackson Laboratory prior to cryopreservation, or that discussed in the strain description. Please inquire for possible genotypes for this specific strain. Animals typically ship within 13 to 16 weeks from your order. If a second cryorecovery is needed in order to provide the minimum number of animals, animals will typically ship within 25 weeks. Cryorecovery to establish a Dedicated Supply for greater quantities of mice. One to two pairs will be recovered to establish a Dedicated Supply of mice. Price by quotation. For more information on Dedicated Supply, please contact JAX® Services, Tel: 1-800-422-6423 or 1-207-288-5845. This strain is included in the Induced Mutant Resource Colony collection. Genomic DNA is available for this strain from the Mouse DNA Resource.

Control Information

	Control
	000664 C57BL/6J	(approximate)
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