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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 6.
Published in final edited form as: Physiol Rev. 2011 Jul;91(3):1023–1070. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00024.2010

Table 1.

Phenotypic effects on the heart for genetic manipulation of AKT

Genotype Phenotype Reference Nos.
AKT1 GKO Viable, reduced size of organs, decreased survival after cardiomyopathic injury. 91, 141
AKT2 GKO Normal cardiac phenotype. Insulin resistance, diabetes, pancreatic β-cell failure. 100, 222
AKT3 GKO Neurological phenotype, reduced brain size. 173
Cardiac AKT1 TG Cardiac hypertrophy. Increased cardiomyocyte cell size. 114, 455, 584
Nuclear AKT1 TG Increased cell number, decreased cell size, increased contractile function. 558, 590
Cardiac AKT3 TG Maladaptive hypertrophy. 622