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Myh9flox mutant mice possess loxP sites flanking exon 1. Genome wide association studies associate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in MYH9 with chronic kidney disease in African-Americans. These mice may be useful in generating conditional mutations to study hemostasis, glomerulosclerosis and kidney disease.
Homozygous: Myh9 (myosin, heavy chain 9, non-muscle) encodes a nonmuscle myosin IIA heavy chain involved in several functions including cytokinesis, cell motility and maintenance of cell shape. Genome wide association studies associate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Myh9 with chronic kidney disease in African-Americans. Myh9flox mutant mice possess loxP sites flanking exon 1. Homozygous mice are viable and fertile. When Myh9flox mice are crossed with Pod::Cre mice resulting offspring will have exon 1 deleted in kidney podocytes. Double mutant mice on the C57BL/6 background do not develop spontaneous proteinuria or renal insufficiency, however, when subjected to environmental stress via doxyrubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), Myh9 podocyte-deleted mice develop albuminuria, focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis, foot process fusion and foot process effacement. When crossed to mice with widespread Cre recombinase expression, deletion of Myh9 is lethal.
This strain is unpublished on the FVB background at the time of donation. The donating investigator indicates that FVB mice are more sensitive to glomerular disease than C57BL/6 mice
Heterozygous: Heterozygous mice are viable and fertile.
Leon C, Eckly A, Hechler B, Aleil B, Freund M, Ravanat C, Jourdain M, Nonne C, Weber J, Tiedt R, Gratacap MP, Severin S, Cazenave JP, Lanza F, Skoda R, Gachet C. Megakaryocyte-restricted MYH9 inactivation dramatically affects hemostasis while preserving platelet aggregation and secretion. Blood 2007 Nov 1;110(9):3183-91. (Medline PMID: 17664350).
Cryo-recovered strains distributed by the MMRRC at JAX are shipped to the customer from the Pathogen & Opportunistic-Free Animal Room G200 - see https://www.jax.org/jax-mice-and-services/customer-support/customer-service/animal-health/health-status-reports.
Limited quantities of breeder mice (recovered litter) are available from a cryoarchive; recovered litter usually available to ship in 3 to 4 months.
Cryopreserved material may be available upon request, please inquire to csmmrrc@jax.org for more information.
Distribution of this strain requires submission of the MMRRC Conditions of Use (COU). A link to the COU web form will be provided via email after an order has been placed; the form should be completed then or the email forwarded to your institutional official for completion.
Additional charges may apply for any special requests. Shipping costs are in addition to the basic distribution/resuscitation fees. Information on shipping costs and any additional charges will be provided by the supplying MMRRC facility.
1 The distribution fee covers the expense of rederiving mice from a live mouse; you will receive the resulting litter. The litter will contain at minimum one mutant carrier; the actual number of animals and the gender and genotype ratios will vary. (Typically, multiple breeder pairs can be established from the recovered litter.) Prior to shipment, the MMRRC will provide information about the animals recovered. If you anticipate or find that you need to request specific genotypes, genders or quantities of mice in excess of what is likely from a resuscitated litter, you may discuss available options and pricing with the supplying MMRRC facility.
2 An aliquot contains a sufficient number of embryos (in one or more vials or straws and based on the transfer success rate of the MMRRC facility) to transfer into one to three recipients. The MMRRC makes no guarantee concerning embryo transfer success experienced in the recipient investigator's laboratory. Neither gender nor genotype ratios are guaranteed.
3 An aliquot is one straw or vial with sufficient sperm to recover at least one litter of mice, as per provided protocols, when performed at the MMRRC facility. The MMRRC makes no guarantee concerning the success of these procedures when performed outside the MMRRC facilities.
4 The distribution fee covers the expense of resuscitating mice from the cryo-archive; you will receive the resulting litter. The litter will contain at minimum one mutant carrier; the actual number of animals and the gender and genotype ratios will vary. (Typically, multiple breeder pairs can be established from the recovered litter.) Prior to shipment, the MMRRC will provide information about the animals recovered. If you anticipate or find that you need to request specific genotypes, genders or quantities of mice in excess of what is likely from a resuscitated litter, you may discuss available options and pricing with the supplying MMRRC facility.