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| Stock Number |
Strain Name Strain Description |
Standard Supply |
| 000664 | C57BL/6J | Level 1 |
| C57BL/6 is the most widely used inbred strain. It is commonly used as a general purpose strain and background strain for the generation of congenics carrying both spontaneous and induced mutations. Although this strain is refractory to many tumors, it is a permissive background for maximal expression of most mutations. C57BL/6J mice are used in a wide variety of research areas including cardiovascular biology, developmental biology, diabetes and obesity, genetics, immunology, neurobiology, and sensorineural research. C57BL/6J mice are also commonly used in the production of transgenic mice. Overall, C57BL/6 mice breed well, are long-lived, and have a low susceptibility to tumors. Primitive hematopoietic stem cells from C57BL/6J mice show greatly delayed senescence relative to BALB/c and DBA/2J. This is a dominant trait. Other characteristics include: 1) a high susceptibility to diet-induced obesity, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis; 2) a high incidence of microphthalmia and other a
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| 001800 | FVB/NJ | Level 1 |
| FVB/NJ was inbred for the Fv1b allele which confers sensitivity to the Friend leukemia virus B strain. Due to the prominent pronuclei in their fertilized eggs and the large litter size, FVB/NJ mice are commonly used for transgenic injection. Compared to many other inbred strains, FVB/NJ is highly susceptible to asthma-like airway responsiveness with significant generation of antigen-specific IgE. Despite having the H2q MHC haplotype, FVB/NJ are resistant to collagen-induced arthritis. This resistance stems from coding polymorphisms in Tcra-V11.1 and a genomic deletion of some Tcrb-V genes that includes Tcrb-V8.2. FVB/NJ have higher than average activity, anxiety, and basal body temperature, low stress-induced hyperthermia, and are homozygous for the Pde6brd1 allele, which results in early onset retinal degeneration. Although FVB/N typically do not develop spontaneous tumors, they are highly susceptible to chemic
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| 002448 | 129S1/SvImJ | Level 2 |
| Historically, the 129 inbred mice are known for the high incidence of spontaneous testicular teratomas, though the incidence differs between substrains.(1-3% in 129 parental substrains; 30% in teratoma substrains.) More recently, 129 mice are widely used in the production of targeted mutations due to the availability of multiple embryonic stem cell lines derived from them. There is major genetic variation within the 129 "family", which has led to an update of the nomenclature and a division of the substrains into three major groups: parental substrains (129P), steel substrains (129S) and "teratoma" substrains (129T). Investigators using 129 substrains for targeted mutagenesis should be careful in the selection of the appropriate 129 substrain to match the embryonic stem cell line. For a complete history of the numerous 129 substrains, see Simpson, et al., 1997.
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| 000691 | 129X1/SvJ | Level 2 |
| Historically, the 129 inbred mice are known for the high incidence of spontaneous testicular teratomas, though the incidence differs between substrains. (1-3% in 129 parental substrains; 30% in teratoma substrains.) More recently 129 mice are widely used in the production of targeted mutations due to the availability of multiple embryonic stem cell lines derived from them. There is major genetic variation within the 129 "family", which has led to an update of the nomenclature and a division of the substrains into three major groups: parental substrains (129P), steel substrains (129S) and "teratoma" substrains (129T). Investigators using 129 substrains for targeted mutagenesis should be careful in the selection of the appropriate 129 substrain to match the embryonic stem cell line. For a complete history of the numerous 129 substrains, see Simpson et al. 1997.
In response to challenge, 129S1/SvImJ mice develop immune-mediated nephritis characterized by proteinuria, glomeru
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| 000406 | B6.PL-Thy1a/CyJ | Level 2 |
| This C57BL/6J congenic strain is useful because it carries the T lymphocyte specific Thy1a (Thy1.1) allele. Donor T cells can be easily distinguished from recipient T cells by both flow cytometric and histological analysis using appropriate antibodies. | ||
| 002014 | B6.SJL-Ptprca Pepcb/BoyJ | Level 2 |
| This is a congenic strain used in transplant studies because it carries the differential B cell antigen originally designated Ly5.1 and CD45.1 The current use of the Ptprc designation for Cd45 and Ly5 was based on work in humans following the report of Charbonneau and colleagues who first showed that a protein-tyrosine phosphatase (human placental protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B) was homologous to the CD45 protein. Ptprc is one of a family of protein-tyrosine phosphatase genes involved in the regulation of cell growth. The b allele is normally present in the BALB and C57BL inbred strains. | ||
| 100012 | B6SJLF1/J | Level 2 |
| 000928 | CAST/EiJ | Level 3 |
| 000690 | 129P3/J | Level 4 |
| Historically, the 129 inbred mice are known for the high incidence of spontaneous testicular teratomas, though the incidence differs between substrains. (1-3% in 129 parental substrains; 30% in teratoma substrains.) More recently, 129 mice are widely used in the production of targeted mutations due to the availability of multiple embryonic stem cell lines derived from them. There is major genetic variation within the 129 "family", which has led to an update of the nomenclature and a division of the substrains into three major groups: parental substrains (129P), steel substrains (129S) and "teratoma" substrains (129T). Investigators using 129 substrains for targeted mutagenesis should be careful in the selection of the appropriate 129 substrain to match the embryonic stem cell line. For a complete history of the numerous 129 substrains, see Simpson et al. 1997. | ||
| 003474 | B6.129S4-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Sor/J | Level 4 |
| Homozygous mice are viable and fertile, with a loxP-flanked DNA STOP sequence preventing expression of the downstream lacZ gene. When crossed with a cre transgenic strain, the STOP sequence is removed and lacZ is expressed in cells/tissues where cre is expressed. These mutant mice may be used as a Cre-reporter strain; to test the tissue/cellular expression pattern of cre transgenic mice. | ||
| 003291 | C57BL/6-Tg(CAG-EGFP)1Osb/J | Level 4 |
| This transgenic mouse line with an "enhanced" GFP (EGFP) cDNA under the control of a chicken beta-actin promoter and cytomegalovirus enhancer makes all of the tissues, with the exception of erythrocytes and hair, appear green under excitation light. Note that mice homozygous for this transgene die within the first two weeks following birth. | ||
| 004353 | C57BL/6-Tg(UBC-GFP)30Scha/J | Level 4 |
| These transgenic mice express Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) under the direction of the human ubiqutin C promoter. Mice homozygous for the transgene are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These mice express GFP in all tissues examined. Certain hematapoetic cell types display distinct expression levels of GFP, allowing identification of different cells types by FACS analysis. GFP expression is uniform within a cell type lineage and remains constant throughout development. T cells have a 2-fold higher GFP expression than CD19+B220+ B cells or peripheral blood cells. Leukocytes and red blood cells from homozygous mice fluoresce at approximately twice the level of cells from hemizygous mice. This mutant mouse strain represents a useful tool in studies related to hematopoetic cell differentiation and in vivo tracking of leukocytes. | ||
| 000726 | RBF/DnJ | Level 4 |
| The RBF inbred strain arose from crosses with wild mice, originally known as "tobacco mouse", captured in Valle di Poschiavo in S.E. Switzerland. The wild mice originally known as 'tobacco mouse' because of the coat colour. The strain was transferred to Dr. M. Davisson (Dn) in 1981 and subsequently to the production colony of The Jackson Laborotory (J). Mice are homozygous for Robertsonian translocation Rb(1.3)1Bnr, Rb(8.12)5Bnr and Rb(9.14)6Bnr. This strain is useful for production of antibody producing hybridomas. | ||
| 003658 | STOCK Tg(TIE2GFP)287Sato/J | Level 4 |
| This strain expresses Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) under the direction of the endothelial-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (Tek, formerly, Tie2) promoter. Endothelial cells expressing GFP can be visualized via fluorescent microscopy or purified by FACS. | ||
| 004337 | 129(Cg)-Foxg1tm1(cre)Skm/J | Repository- Live |
| This strain expresses Cre recombinase from the endogenous Foxg1 locus. Forkhead box G1 is required for telencephalon development and is expressed specifically in the telencephalon and discrete head structures. When crossed with a strain containing loxP site flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination results in tissue-specific deletion of the target. Recombination occurs in the telencephalon, anterior optic vesicle (developing lens and retina), otic vesicle, facial and head ectoderm, olfactory epithelium, mid-hindbrain junction and pharyngeal pouches. Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation die perinatally. Heterozygous mutant mice are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. This mutant mouse strain represents a model that may be useful in studies of telencephalic development. | ||
| 002292 | 129-Gt(ROSA)26Sor/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice heterozygous or homozygous for the ROSA26 retroviral insertion display no distinguishing phenotype. lacZ is expressed in all tissues of the developing embryo and in most tissues of the adult mouse. Formerly named TgR(ROSA26)26Sor. | ||
| 006053 | 129-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Luo/J | Repository- Live |
| MADM-GG mice are viable with no gross behavioral or observable abnormalities. Regardless of Cre-recombination, these mice express EGFP as their N- and C-terminal coding sequences are interrupted by the beta-actin intron in-frame. High EGFP expression in every cell can be visualized in vivo and in fixed samples. These mutant mice are a control EGFP-expressing strain for use with MADM (mosaic analysis with double markers) mice (see Stock No. 006041 [MADM-GR (EGFP/Dsred2)] and Stock No. 006067 [MADM-RG (Dsred2/EGFP)]). Using the MADM system, a researcher can generate genetic mosaics in which an individual organism contains somatic cells of different genotypes. This allows the researcher to ascertain lineal relationships and pleiotropic gene function in multicellular organisms. These mice may also be useful in studies of cell differentiation and mitosis.
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| 006067 | 129-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm2Luo/J | Repository- Live |
| MADM-RG mice are viable with no gross behavioral or observable abnormalities. Homozygous females produce less pups to weaning age compared to heterozygotes. These mutants are designed for MADM (mosaic analysis with double markers), and must be crossed to mice harboring a reciprocal mutation at the same locus (see Stock No. 006041 or Stock No. 006075, MADM-GR (EGFP/Dsred2)). The resulting offspring have one copy of each reciprocal mutation on homologous chromosomes ("trans-heterozygous") and must next be bred to a Cre-expressing strain for fluorescent protein expression. Prior to Cre-recombination, double mutant mice do not have colored cells: the chimeric genes do not produce functional proteins because their coding sequences are interrupted by the beta-actin intron in different reading frames. After DNA replication (G2 phase) in double mutant mice, Cre-recombinase introducti
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| 003328 | 129-Tg(Prm-cre)58Og/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for this PrmCre transgene are viable and fertile. Embryonic stem cells containing recombinase transgenes that are expressed in the male germ line, but not in other tissues or in the embryonic stem cells themselves, substantially simplify the production of subtle or conditional mutations in mice. This strain shows that transgenes comprised of the mouse protamine 1 promoter and the Cre recombinase coding sequence mediate the efficient recombination of a cre target transgene in the male germ line, but not in other tissues. This system can be used for reducing the time, effort, and resources required to produce homologously recombined alleles in mice that have been secondarily rearranged by site-specific recombinase. | ||
| 001137 | 129P1/ReJ | Repository- Live |
| For a complete history of the numerous 129 substrains please refer to Simpson, et al., 1997. Historically, the 129 inbred mice are known for the high incidence of spontaneous testicular teratomas, though the incidence differs between substrains. Most recently 129 mice are widely used strain in the production of targeted mutations due to the availability of several lines of embryonic stem cells. There is major genetic variation within the 129 "family", which has led to an update of the nomenclature and a division of substrains into three major groups: parental substrains, steel substrains and "ter" substrains. Investigators using 129 substrains for targeted mutagenesis should be careful in the selection of the appropriate 129 substrain to match the embryonic stem cell line. | ||
| 007199 | 129S-Sgpl1Gt(ROSA)78Sor/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for this mutant allele have reduced size and weight gains after birth and do not survive past 8 weeks of age. Homozygotes occur at a lower than Mendelian ratio (19%) from heterozygote X heterozygote crosses. No gene product is detected in homozygous embryos aged ED9.5-12.5 or in adult gonad. Beta-galactosidase staining pattern mimics the endogenous gene expression pattern in adult intestinal epithelial cells. Homozygous embryos E11.5 to E18.5 exhibit hemorrhages and microaneurisms. Vascular defects persist into adulthood. At 6 weeks of age, mutant mice are anemic (low hemoglobin concentration, reduced red blood cell count, low hematocrit). Mutants exhibit polychromasia (abnormally high number of immature blood cells), kidney defects (blood urea nitrogen level abnormally high, kidney size smaller than wildtype, swollen blood filled glomeruli, reduced number of vascular smooth muscle cells) and abnormalities in palate bone fusion. Homozygotes are infertile. Heterozygote
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| 003946 | 129S4/SvJaeSor-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(FLP1)Dym/J | Repository- Live |
| This knock-in strain expresses a variant of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae FLP1 recombinase gene under the direction of the Gt(ROSA)26Sor promoter. The FLPe recombinase variant exhibits enhanced thermostability with recombination activity being four-fold and ten-fold that of wild type FLP at 37C and 40C, respectively. Homozygous mice for the knock-in allele are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. The Gt(ROSA)26Sor promoter drives expression in a constitutive fashion from preimplantation onward. Extensive target gene recombination can be achieved in most tissue types, including cells of the developing germ line. This mutant strain is suitable for use as a deleter strain and serves as a source of FLP1-expressing primary cell lines. | ||
| 002065 | 129T2/SvEmsJ | Repository- Live |
| Historically, the 129 inbred mice are known for the high incidence of spontaneous testicular teratomas, though the incidence differs between substrains. (1-3% in 129 parental substrains; 30% in teratoma substrains.) More recently 129 mice are widely used in the production of targeted mutations due to the availability of multiple embryonic stem cell lines derived from them. There is major genetic variation within the 129 "family", which has led to an update of the nomenclature and a division of the substrains into three major groups: parental substrains (129P), steel substrains (129S) and "teratoma" substrains (129T). Investigators using 129 substrains for targeted mutagenesis should be careful in the selection of the appropriate 129 substrain to match the embryonic stem cell line. For a complete history of the numerous 129 substrains, see Simpson, et al., 1997. | ||
| 002655 | Mus pahari/EiJ | Repository- Live |
| 001673 | AXB1/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form | ||
| 001681 | AXB10/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form | ||
| 001683 | AXB12/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form | ||
| 001826 | AXB13/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| Through high density SNP analysis, some AXB and BXA recombinant inbred strains were shown to be the same or nearly the same genetically. AXB13/PgnJ and AXB14/PgnJ are considered ?sister strains? being identical throughout much of the genome but differing in large regions of Chromosomes 11, 12, 13, and in small regions of a few other Chromosomes. Because these two strains are "near congenics" a nomenclature change has been made to update AXB14/PgnJ to AXB13a/PgnJ. In general, 'sister" strains (those with suffixes of a or b) should not be used for primary screening/QTL mapping. However, if a QTL is located in a region of difference in a sister recombinant inbred then this strain can serve as a ?near congenic? for additional analysis. The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their suscepti
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| 001685 | AXB15/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form | ||
| 001687 | AXB19/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| Through high density SNP analysis, some AXB and BXA recombinant inbred strains were shown to be the same or nearly the same genetically. AXB18/Pgn, AXB19/Pgn, and AXB20/Pgn were found to be highly similar in their overall genomes, but with particular Chromosomes differing between them. Two of these "sister" strains were renamed. AXB19/Pgn was designated the primary strain since it has the best traceable history, and therefore its name remained unchanged. AXB18/Pgn was renamed AXB19a/Pgn and AXB20/Pgn was renamed AXB19b/Pgn. In general, the "sister" strains (those with suffixes of a or b) should not be used for primary screening/QTL mapping. However, if a QTL is located in a region of difference in a sister recombinant inbred then this strain can serve as a "near congenic" for additional analysis. The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalu ..... For more information please see the full descriiption on the strain data sheet | ||
| 001686 | AXB19a/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| Through high density SNP analysis, some AXB and BXA recombinant inbred strains were shown to be the same or nearly the same genetically. AXB18/Pgn, AXB19/Pgn, and AXB20/Pgn were found to be highly similar in their overall genomes, but with particular Chromosomes differing between them. Two of these "sister" strains were renamed. AXB19/Pgn was designated the primary strain since it has the best traceable history, and therefore its name remained unchanged. AXB18/Pgn was renamed AXB19a/Pgn and AXB20/Pgn was renamed AXB19b/Pgn. In general, the "sister" strains (those with suffixes of a or b) should not be used for primary screening/QTL mapping. However, if a QTL is located in a region of difference in a sister recombinant inbred then this strain can serve as a "near congenic" for additional analysis. The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalu ..... For more information please see the full descriiption on the strain data sheet | ||
| 001688 | AXB19b/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| Through high density SNP analysis, some AXB and BXA recombinant inbred strains were shown to be the same or nearly the same genetically. AXB18/Pgn, AXB19/Pgn, and AXB20/Pgn were found to be highly similar in their overall genomes, but with particular Chromosomes differing between them. Two of these "sister" strains were renamed. AXB19/Pgn was designated the primary strain since it has the best traceable history, and therefore its name remained unchanged. AXB18/Pgn was renamed AXB19a/Pgn and AXB20/Pgn was renamed AXB19b/Pgn. In general, the "sister" strains (those with suffixes of a or b) should not be used for primary screening/QTL mapping. However, if a QTL is located in a region of difference in a sister recombinant inbred then this strain can serve as a "near congenic" for additional analysis. The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalu ..... For more information please see the full descriiption on the strain data sheet | ||
| 001674 | AXB2/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form | ||
| 001690 | AXB23/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form. | ||
| 001691 | AXB24/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form. | ||
| 001676 | AXB4/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form | ||
| 001677 | AXB5/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form | ||
| 001678 | AXB6/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form | ||
| 001679 | AXB8/PgnJ | Repository- Live |
| The AXB and BXA set of RI strains are useful in the genetic analysis of several complex diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, cleft palate, and hydrocephalus. The individual strains within the RI set also differ in their susceptibility to infectious diseases and in their responses to alcohol, stress, and endotoxin. The strain distribution pattern (SDP) for both the AXB and BXA RI strains is available through the Mouse Genome Informatics Recombinant Inbred Strain Distribution Patterns Query Form | ||
| 006102 | B10.Cg-H2k Tg(Il2/NFAT-luc)83Rinc/J | Repository- Live |
| Hemizygous transgenic mice are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. The donating investigator reports that homozygous females in their colony are subfertile. These transgenic mice express luciferase under the regulation of the Il2 minimal promoter and 3 binding sites for the NFAT inducible nuclear factor involved in the regulation of interleukin-2 and other cytokine expression. Luciferase activity in these transgenic mice identifies NFAT-mediated transcription. These NFAT-luc transgenic mice may be useful be useful as reporters for NFAT-mediated expression during thymocyte development and selection and in studies related to signal transduction, apoptosis, and transcriptional regulation. | ||
| 006100 | B10.Cg-H2k Tg(NFkB/Fos-luc)26Rinc/J | Repository- Live |
| Hemizygous mice are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Mutant mice have the luciferase gene driven by two copies of the NF-kappaB (NF-kB or NFkB) regulatory element. The presence of nuclear NF-kB DNA binding activity (as detected by electrophoretic mobility shift assay [EMSA]) is consistent with luciferase reporter activity; these reporter mice identify NF-kB transcriptional activity in any tissue. These transgenic mice may be useful in studies of immunology, cellular signaling, signal transduction, apoptosis, and transcription factor function. | ||
| 008118 | B6(Cg)-Snord116tm1Uta/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for this 2-loxP (floxed) allele are viable and fertile, with loxP sites flanking the Snord116 small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) gene cluster. When bred to mice that express Cre recombinase, the resulting offspring will have this gene cluster deleted in the cre-expressing tissue(s). Because the Snord116 gene cluster is imprinted and only expressed from the paternal allele, breeding 2-loxP males with cre-expressing females may be required to generate deleted offspring with the knockout phenotype. The donating investigator reports that the distance between the two loxP sites (~140 kb) may reduce the recombination efficiency in somatic cells. As deletions of the Snord116 cluster are associated with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), mice carrying the 2-loxP (floxed) allele may be useful in generating conditional mutations for studying the role of Snord116 in growth and feeding regulation, mechanisms of obesity, and patho
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| 004178 | B6.129(Cg)-Tg(CAG-Bgeo/GFP)21Lbe/J | Repository- Live |
| These Z/EG transgenic mice constitutively express lacZ under the control of the CMV enhancer/chicken actin promoter. Expression is widespread with notable exceptions being liver and lung tissue. Expression is observed throughout all embryonic and adult stages. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, lacZ expression is replaced with enhanced GFP expression in tissues expressing Cre. This double reporter system makes it possible to distinguish a lack of reporter expression from a lack of Cre recombinase expression while providing a means to assess Cre excision activity in live animals and cells.
As an example, when crossed to a strain expressing Cre recombinase in olfactory sensory neurons (see Stock No. 006668), this mutant mouse strain may be useful in lineage tracing. In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved t
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| 004218 | B6.129(ICR)-Tg(CAG-ECFP)CK6Nagy/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice that are hemizygous for the transgenic insert are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. All tissues from hemizygous animals display fluorescence in all cell types under appropriate lighting conditions. Notable exceptions to this phenotype are erythrocytes and adipocytes in which fluorescence is negligible or absent. In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results become available. | ||
| 006071 | B6.129-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1Luo/J | Repository- Live |
| Homozygous and heterozygous mutant mice are viable and fertile, and manifest no gross behavioral or phenotypic abnormalities. These mutant mice carry an EGFP construct in which the N- and C-terminal coding sequences are interrupted by the beta-actin intron in-frame. Despite the presence of this intron, high EGFP expression in every cell can be visualized in vivo and in fixed tissues.
These mutant mice were designed as an EGFP-expressing control strain for use with MADM (mosaic analysis with double markers) mice (See Stock No. 006041 [EGFP/Dsred2] and Stock No. 006067 [Dsred2/EGFP]). Using the MADM system, a researcher can generate genetic mosaics in which an individual organism contains somatic cells of different genotypes. This allows the researcher to ascertain lineal relationships and pleiotropic gene function in multicellular organisms. These mice may also be
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| 006080 | B6.129-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm2Luo/J | Repository- Live |
| MADM-RG mice are viable with no gross behavioral or observable abnormalities. Homozygous females produce less pups to weaning age compared to heterozygotes. These mutants are designed for MADM (mosaic analysis with double markers), and must be crossed to mice harboring a reciprocal mutation at the same locus (see Stock No. 006041 or Stock No. 006075, MADM-GR (EGFP/Dsred2)). The resulting offspring have one copy of each reciprocal mutation on homologous chromosomes ("trans-heterozygous") and must next be bred to a cre-expressing strain for fluorescent protein expression. Prior to Cre recombination, double mutant mice do not have colored cells: the chimeric genes do not produce functional proteins because their coding sequences are interrupted by the beta-actin intron in different reading frames. After DNA replication (G2 phase) in double mutant mice, Cre recombinase int
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| 006075 | B6.129-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm3Luo/J | Repository- Live |
| MADM-GR mice are viable with no gross behavioral or observable abnormalities. Homozygous mice have low fertility, while heterozygous mice have no reported fertility defects. These mutants are designed for MADM (mosaic analysis with double markers), and must be crossed to mice harboring a reciprocal mutation at the same locus (see Stock No. 006067 or Stock No. 006080, MADM-RG (Dsred2/EGFP)). The resulting offspring have one copy of each reciprocal mutation on homologous chromosomes ("trans-heterozygous") and must next be bred to a Cre-expressing strain for fluorescent protein expression. Prior to Cre-recombination, double mutant mice do not have colored cells: the chimeric genes do not produce functional proteins because their coding sequences are interrupted by the beta-actin intron in different reading frames. After DNA replication (G2 phase) in double mutant mice, Cre-recom
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| 006412 | B6.129-Il12btm1Lky/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for this bicistronic "yet40" allele are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. The IRES-EYFP is inserted downstream of the endogenous stop codon, allowing for normal expression of the endogenous gene and simultaneous EYFP reporter expression. ELISA assays confirm that p40 protein is expressed at similar levels in homozygous mutant and wildtype mice. The EYFP reporter marks dendritic cell (DC) and macrophage lineage cells that produce p40 following stimulation with toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands both in vivo and in vitro. These mice may be useful for labeling activated IL12/23 p40 expressing cells in studies of immunology and immunity, TLR signal cascades, cancer immunity, and vaccine development. | ||
| 008233 | B6.129-Nrgntm1Kph/J | Repository- Live |
| Homozygous neurogranin-deficient (Ng-/-) mice are viable and fertile (although the donating investigator reports that homozygous females do not nurse their pups as well as wildtype or heterozygous mothers). Homozygotes have no mRNA or protein from the targeted gene observed in brain tissues. Expression of lacZ is observed in a manner consistent with the endogenous gene. Ng-/- mice exhibit impaired spatial learning, altered hippocampal short- and long-term plasticity (including long-term potentiation induction), and decreased activated CaMKII. Heterozygotes show similar, yet milder, effects. These neurogranin- (Ng or RC3)-mutant mice may be useful for neurological studies involving memory and learning, neuronal signaling pathways (including calmodulin, alpha-CaMKII, protein kinase A, protein kinase C, MAPK, and CREB), attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and schizophrenia. | ||
| 004146 | B6.129-Tg(Pcp2-cre)2Mpin/J | Repository- Live |
| These transgenic mice express a cre gene inserted into exon 4 of a Pcp2 gene. Mice homozygous for the insert are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Recombinase activity is observed in most Purkinje cells and some retinal bipolar neurons. Small amounts of activity are observed in an unidentified population of cells of the central nervous system tissue. Recombination is first observed around postnatal day 6 and is fully established 2 to 3 weeks after birth. | ||
| 008451 | B6.129P(Cg)-Ptprca Cx3cr1tm1Litt/LittJ | Repository- Live |
| Mice that are homozygous for the CX3CR1-GFP targeted mutation are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. RT-PCR analysis of lymphoid tissue from homozygotes detects mutant gene product (mRNA) and no wild type gene product (mRNA). Flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood cells identified a subset of green fluorescent cells not observed in wild type mice. Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein (EGFP), but not the endogenous gene, is expressed in monocytes, dendritic cells, NK cells, and brain microglia, mimicking endogenous gene expression. The same subset of peripheral blood cells isolated from heterozygote mice express detectable levels of EGFP. Immunohistochemical analysis of spleen and peripheral nerve tissue from homozygotes does not detect EGFP. These mice also express the CD45.1 (Ly5.1 or Ptprca) allele, which is atypical for the C57BL/6 congenic background, and this marker may be used to track donor cell popul
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| 005582 | B6.129P-Cx3cr1tm1Litt/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice that are homozygous for the CX3CR1-GFP targeted mutation are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. RT-PCR analysis of lymphoid tissue from homozygotes detects mutant gene product (mRNA) and no wild type gene product (mRNA). Flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood cells identified a subset of green fluorescent cells not observed in wild type mice. Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein (EGFP), but not the endogenous gene, is expressed in monocytes, dendritic cells, NK cells, and brain microglia, mimicking endogenous gene expression. The same subset of peripheral blood cells isolated from heterozygote mice express detectable levels of EGFP. Immunohistochemical analysis of spleen and peripheral nerve tissue from homozygotes does not detect EGFP. These CX3CR1-GFP mutant mice may be useful in studies of leukocyte migration and trafficking, as well as for transplantation studies.
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| 006785 | B6.129P2(C)-Cd19tm1(cre)Cgn/J | Repository- Live |
| Homozygous mutant mice are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Homozygotes have a deficiency in the B-1 subset of B-lymphocytes along with a concomitant reduction in serum IgM. Their ability to respond to T-cell-dependent antigens is severely impaired, and they fail to form splenic germinal centers. In addition to disrupting the targeted gene, the targeting construct also introduced a cre cassette into exon 2 of the targeted gene, effectively placing cre expression under the control of the endogenous promoter. The Cd19 promoter specifically directs cre expression at the earliest stages and throughout B-lymphocyte development and differentiation. Although homozygous mutant mice are Cd19-deficient, heterozygous mice are phenotypically normal, and can be used for specific deletion of loxP-flanked (floxed) targets in B-lymphocytes.
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| 006084 | B6.129P2(Cg)-Foxg1tm1(cre)Skm/J | Repository- Live |
| This strain expresses Cre recombinase from the endogenous Foxg1 locus. Forkhead box G1 is required for telencephalon development and is expressed specifically in the telencephalon and discrete head structures. When crossed with a strain containing loxP site flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination results in tissue-specific deletion of the target. Recombination occurs in the telencephalon, anterior optic vesicle (developing lens and retina), otic vesicle, facial and head ectoderm, olfactory epithelium, mid-hindbrain junction and pharyngeal pouches. Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation die perinatally. Heterozygous mutant mice are viable, fertile, normal in size. On the C57BL/6 background, forebrain volume in heterozygotes is substantially reduced especially in the cerebral cortex (40.7%), striatum (29.7%), and hippocampus (18.6%). In the adult, the thalamus is reduced in volume by 21.6%. This mutant mouse strain represents a model that ma
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| 005693 | B6.129P2-Cxcr6tm1Litt/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for this EGFP "knock-in" are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any behavioral abnormalities when maintained under barrier conditions. Lymph nodes and spleen show no endogenous gene expression. Lymphocytes from heterozygotes, but not homozygotes, show endogenous ligand binding. EGFP expression is restricted to spleen and lymph nodes, specifically activated/memory T cells, with a slightly higher intensity in homozygotes. Homozygous null mice show decreased EGFP+ CD1d-reactive NKT patrolling efficiency and decreased severity of induced acute hepatitis, while heterozygotes and wildtype mice show no differences. This mutant may be useful in studies of hepatitis, HIV, SIV, fluorescent T cell tracking, and various immune responses. | ||
| 004781 | B6.129P2-Lyz2tm1(cre)Ifo/J | Repository- Live |
| This strain expresses Cre recombinase from the endogenous Lyzs locus. When crossed with a strain containing loxP site flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination results in deletion of the targeted gene in the myeloid cell lineage, including monocytes, mature macrophages, and granulocytes. Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. This strain represents an effective tool for generating myeloid cell-specific targeted mutants. | ||
| 005623 | B6.129S-Shhtm2(cre/ESR1)Cjt/J | Repository- Live |
| This strain expresses a fusion product involving Cre recombinase and a mutant form of the human estrogen receptor ligand binding domain from the endogenous Shh locus. The mutant human estrogen receptor does not bind natural ligand at physiological concentrations but will bind the synthetic ligand, 4-hydroxytamoxifen. Restricted to the cytoplasm, the Cre/ESR1 protein can only gain access to the nuclear compartment after exposure to tamoxifen. Tamoxifen administration induces Cre recombinase expression in all cells that express the endogenous gene resulting in the deletion of the first 35 base pairs following the ATG. Homozygous mice are not viable or fertile. Heterozygous mutant mice are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of limb patterning and development. | ||
| 006600 | B6.129S1-Mnx1tm4(cre)Tmj/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice heterozygous for this HB9cre targeted mutation are viable and fertile, with cre expression replacing HB9 (Hlxb9 or Mnx1) expression. Under control of the endogenous upstream elements, cre expression is directed to motor neurons. In heterozygotes, cre expression coincides with HB9 expression. Homozygous HB9cre mice die at or soon after birth, with expression of Cre recombinase likewise directed to motor neurons but no expression of endogenous HB9. When these HB9cre mice are bred with mice containing a loxP-flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination in the resulting offspring leads to deletion of the flanked sequences in Mnx1/HB9 expressing cells; making them useful in neurodevelopmental studies of homeobox genes, motor neuron function and differentiation, and the central nervous system. | ||
| 005763 | B6.129S1-Nod2tm1Flv/J | Repository- Live |
| Homozygous mice are viable and fertile with normal lymphoid and myeloid cellularity and no intestinal inflammation up to 6 months of age. Homozygotes do not express the targeted gene in spleen or intestinal crypts. Null mice, as well as antigen presenting cells derived from them, lack the protective immunity (IgG1, interleukin-6, and NF-kappaB-related responses) normally afforded by endogenous protein recognition of its ligand, bacterial muramyl dipeptide (MDP). Mice homozygous for the mutation have increased susceptibility to oral (intragastric) bacterial challenge and diminished cryptdins. This mouse may be useful in studies of Crohn's disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases, innate immunity, signal transduction, and bacterial susceptibility. | ||
| 005628 | B6.129S2-Emx1tm1(cre)Krj/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. This strain expresses Cre recombinase from the endogenous Emx1 locus. Western blot analysis of cortical brain tissue does not detect reduced endogenous gene product (protein). When crossed with a strain containing a loxP site flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination results in tissue-specific deletion of the target. Recombination occurs in approximately 88% of the neurons of the neocortex and hippocampus, and in the glial cells of the pallium, mimicking the pattern of expression of the endogenous gene. This mutant mouse strain represents a model that may be useful in studies of forebrain development and function. | ||
| 003755 | B6.129S4-Meox2tm1(cre)Sor/J | Repository- Live |
| This strain expresses Cre recombinase under the control of the endogenous Meox2 promoter. Expression of Cre recombinase is observed in epiblast-derived tissues as early as embryonic day 5. The insertion creates a null allele for the Meox2 gene. Homozygous mice are viable on this background but exhibit an overall reduction in muscle mass and the absence of specific muscles resulting in abnormal limb posture and reduced motility. This phenotype is variable. As many as 80% of homozygotes are severely affected, fail to thrive and die before weaning. Some homozygotes (10%) exhibit clefting of the secondary palate. These mice can be utilized as a deleter strain for loxP flanked DNA and provide an alternative to tetraploid embryo analysis. | ||
| 008076 | B6.129S4-Traf1tm1Tsi/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for the TRAF1 mutant allele (TRAF1-/-) are viable and fertile. No protein expression from the targeted gene is observed in CD40-stimulated splenocytes isolated from homozygous mice. Homozygous mice on a C57BL/6 congenic background (B6-TRAF1-/-) have abnormal memory T cell survival and impaired influenza virus CD8 T cell responses. Activated B6-TRAF1-/- T cells accumulate increased levels of proapoptotic BH3-only family member Bim, particularly the most toxic isoform, Bims. The donating investigator reports that B6-TRAF1 mutant mice may be difficult to breed and gain more weight than BALB/c-TRAF1 mutant mice. Homozygous mice on a BALB/c congenic background (BALB/c-TRAF1-/-) exhibit acute liver injury and elevated serum liver enzymes following intratracheal TNF-alpha treatment. Furthermore, activated TRAF1-/- T cells have significantly increased expression of Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13) that el
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| 006878 | B6.129S6-Taglntm2(cre)Yec/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for this SM22alpha-CreKI allele are viable and fertile. These mice have a Cre-recombinase gene inserted into the endogenous transgelin (SM22alpha) locus. The donating investigator reports that this mutation results in a loss of function of the targeted gene. Cre recombinase activity is shown in adult smooth muscle cells (such as arteries, veins, and visceral organs) and cardiac myocytes, but activity is not observed in the same embryonic tissues. These SM22alpha-CreKI mice may be useful for Cre-lox technology applications in studying smooth muscle and cardiac gene function, as well as cardiovascular disease. | ||
| 002192 | B6.129S7-Gt(ROSA)26Sor/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice heterozygous or homozygous for the ROSA26 retroviral insertion display no distinguishing phenotype. lacZ is expressed in all tissues of the developing embryo and in most tissues of the adult mouse. | ||
| 006262 | B6.129X1-Fut2tm1Sdo/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Homozygous mice have a chinchilla (gray) coat color, while heterozygotes have the typical black coat color expected for the C57BL/6J genetic background. Alpha (1,2) fucosylated glycans are not detected in the uterine epithelia from homozygotes at estrus. Beta galactosidase staining is detected in endocervial and uterine gland mucus secreting cells, stomach foveolar pit cells and chief cells, and colon goblet cells. The pattern of beta galactosidase activity mimics the endogenous expression pattern of the endogenous gene. This mutant mouse strain represents a model of the nonsecretor ABH histo-blood group antigen, which confers resistance to Norwalk virus infection, and may be useful in studies of reproductive biology, gastrointestinal tract epithelium, and the function of fucosylated glycans.
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| 006054 | B6.C-Tg(CMV-cre)1Cgn/J | Repository- Live |
| In this transgenic strain, deletion of loxP-flanked genes occurs in all tissues, including germ cells. The cre gene in this strain is under the transcriptional control of a human cytomegalovirus minimal promoter and is likely to be expressed before implantation during early embryogenesis. It also appears that the cre gene is X-linked since transgene transmission through males is restricted to female offspring. In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for the strain above. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results become available. | ||
| 006562 | B6.CBy(Cg)-Gusbmps Gpi1a-m1J/BrkJ | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for the "mps" (mucopolysaccharidosis type VII or MPS VII) mutation are devoid of expression of the lysosomal enzyme beta glucuronidase. Homozygous animals are viable, but females have a deficiency in lactation. Skeletal and connective tissue anomalies in both males and females are believed to prevent successful breeding. As this mutation is recessive, heterozygous mice are phenotypically similar to wildtype. Homozygotes exhibit short and thickened long bones (smaller than heterozygous or wildtype littermates), "pug type" appearance of the nose, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, corneal clouding, and deafness. MPS VII mice are a model of the beta glucuronidase enzyme deficiency in humans called Sly Disease. They may be useful in developing new therapies (enzyme replacement, cell transplantation, gene therapy) broadly applicable to other lysosomal storage diseases. | ||
| 006230 | B6.Cg-Cebpatm1Dgt Tg(Mx1-cre)1Cgn/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for this C/EBPalpha "floxed" allele (C/EBPalphaF) and hemizygous for the Mx1-cre transgene are viable and fertile, and exhibit no abnormalities in the hematopoietic system. In the absence of cre expression, the C/EBPalphaF allele functions similarly to the wildtype allele. Mx1-Cre transgene expression can be induced by administration of either interferon (alpha or beta) or synthetic double-stranded RNA (such as poly I:C), leading to deletion of the "floxed" gene. Following 3-4.5 weeks of poly I:C treatment, deletion efficiency is greater than 95% in hematopoietic tissues, and C/EBPalpha protein is undetectable in bone marrow. These poly I:C-treated, mice have defective myeloid cell development, increased hematopoietic stem cell repopulating activity, and a significantly increased myeloblast population in the bone marrow compartment. These mutant mice may be useful in studies of hematopoietic cell (e.g. myeloid and basophil progenitor cell) d
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| 006366 | B6.Cg-Dicer1tm1Bdh/J | Repository- Live |
| These mice contain loxP sites on either side of exon 23. Homozygous mice are viable and fertile with no gross phenotypic or behavioral abnormalities. Expression of the targeted allele is indistinguishable from wild-type despite the frt-flanked neomycin cassette. Cre-mediated recombination (resulting in deletion of exon 23) in the germline leads to developmental arrest at embryonic day 7.5 (E7.5). Tissue specific deletion has been shown to result in loss of microRNA (miRNA) processing. Mutant mice can be used to generate cell/tissue-specific deletions of the endogenous gene for applications in embryonic development, translation, protein processing and miRNA/siRNA regulation of gene expression. For example, when crossed to a strain expressing Cre recombinase in mesenchyme (see Stock No. 005584), this mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of limb morphogenesis. In an attempt to offer alleles on well-charac
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| 006772 | B6.Cg-Foxp3tm2Tch/J | Repository- Live |
| Homozygous mice are viable and fertile with normal T and B cell development. These "Foxp3EGFP" mice co-express EGFP and the regulatory T cell-specific transcription factor Foxp3 under the control of the endogenous promoter. EGFP expression accurately identifies the Foxp3+ T cell population (more than 97% of Foxp3+ T cells were EGFP+), and Foxp3 mRNA expression strictly segregates with EGFP+ T cells. Due to X-inactivation in females, the number of EGFP+CD4+ T cells found in the peripheral blood of heterozygous females was approximately half that of hemizygote males. CD4+EGFP+ cells also exhibit normal regulatory T cell suppression of effector cell proliferation (following stimulation with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 monclonal antibodies ). Some EGFP expression is noted in a small population of CD8+ thymocytes. These mutant mice may be useful in immunological studies, including studie
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| 006965 | B6.Cg-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA*M2)Jae/J | Repository- Live |
| Homozygotes are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any behavioral abnormalities. These targeted mutant mice have widespread expression of an optimized form of reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator (rtTA-M2) protein. This R26-M2rtTA strain may be useful for doxycycline-inducible studies which utilize rtTA/tet-O (tet-on/TRE) models. | ||
| 005670 | B6.Cg-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA,EGFP)Nagy/J | Repository- Live |
| Homozygous mutant mice are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any behavioral abnormalities. When these gene targeted mice are bred to transgenic strains expressing Cre recombinase, functional rtTA and EGFP activity is observed in the double mutant offspring in the tissues that express cre. These double mutant mice may be bred to transgenic strains carrying genes of interest under the regulation of tetracycline responsive elements (TRE; tetO) to generate triple mutant mice in which the tissue specificity of the cre-transgenic line and doxycycline inducibility of the rtTA/TRE-controlled transgenes can be combined to regulate expression of the target gene. In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify th
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| 001317 | B6.Cg-Igha Thy1a Gpi1a/J | Repository- Live |
| This congenic strain was made by mating together, not backcrossing, three individual congenic strains carrying differential alleles already on a C57BL/6J genetic background (B6.C-Igha, B6.PL-Thy1a, and B6.CAST-Gpi1a). This triple congenic is useful as a cellular marker in transplantation studies in conjunction with C57BL/6J inbred mice (Ighb, Thy1b, Gpi1b). Igh is a B cell specific marker, Thy1 is a T cell specific surface marker, and Gpi1 is an enzyme that is widely expressed in mouse tissues, cultured fibroblasts, and in several types of tumors. | ||
| 005491 | B6.Cg-Mapttm1(EGFP)Klt Tg(MAPT)8cPdav/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice that are homozygous for the targeted allele and hemizygous for the transgene are viable and fertile. Although no endogenous mouse MAPT is detected, all six isoforms (including both 3R and 4R forms) of human MAPT are expressed. Hyperphosphorylated MAPT is detected in cell bodies and dendrites by three months of age. Paired helical filaments of aggregated insoluble MAPT can be isolated from brain tissue as early as two months of age. These mutant mice may be useful in studies examining the relationship between human MAPT and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results become available. | ||
| 007745 | B6.Cg-Mirn155tm1.1Rsky/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for this loss-of-function/reporter allele (bic/mir-155-/-) are viable and fertile. The lacZ reporter allows the detection of bic promoter transcriptional activity using fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS). In homozygotes, miR-155 expression is undetectable in activated splenic B cells. In heterozygotes, approximately 60% of germinal center (GC) B cells express the lacZ reporter whereas the vast majority of the non-GC B cells do not. Homozygous mice exhibit a reduced fraction of GC B cells in the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT; including Peyer's patches (PPs) and mesenteric lymph nodes (mLNs)). In addition, bic/miR-155-/- B cells exhibit deficient tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and lymphotoxin-a (LT-a) cytokine production. Homozygous mice show impaired T cell-dependent antibody responses, and their T cells show a TH2 cytokine bias (an increased percentage of interleukin-4 (IL-4) producing cells and a decreas
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| 005622 | B6.Cg-Shhtm1(EGFP/cre)Cjt/J | Repository- Live |
| This strain expresses a fusion product involving Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein (EGFP) and Cre recombinase from the endogenous Shh locus. EGFP and cre expression are consistent with the endogenous gene. Fluorescence is detected in the distal posterior region of the limb buds of embryos aged embryonic day 10 to 12 and colocalizes with the endogenous gene product (mRNA).
The donating investigator reports that it is not uncommon for a mosaic expression pattern to be exhibited when the allele is inherited through the female germline. It is recommended that this allele be passed through the male germline when conducting experiments involving cre-induced recombination. Mice homozygous for the mutation develop a limited limb skeleton and lack digit 2. Homozygous mice are not viable or fertile. Heterozygous mutant mice are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities.
This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studie
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| 004132 | B6.Cg-Terctm1Rdp/J | Repository- Live |
| Early generation mice that are homozygous null for the Terc gene are phenotypically normal. No Terc transcript or telomerase activity is detected. If null mice are maintained as homozygotes, progressive adverse effects on the reproductive and hematopoietic systems are observed. By the fifth generation of homozygous intercrossing, fertility is significantly diminished. Testes size and weight is reduced by ~80%. Germ cells exhibit decreased rates in proliferation and increased rates of apoptosis resulting in a general state of germ cell depletion. Females exhibit smaller ovaries and diminished uterine horns. The proliferative capacity of hematopoietic cells derived from bone marrow and spleen is significantly compromised. Progressive generations of interbreeding the null mice results in progressive telomere shortening (4.8 +/- 2.4 kb per generation). Cells from the fourth generation onward possess chromosome ends lacking detectable telomere repeats, aneuploidy, and chromoso
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| 005023 | B6.Cg-Thy1a/Cy Tg(TcraTcrb)8Rest/J | Repository- Live |
| This transgenic strain carries a rearranged T cell receptor transgene specific for the mouse homologue (pmel-17) of human SILV (gp100), an enzyme involved in pigment synthesis that is expressed by the majority of malignant melanoma cells including B16 melanoma, as well as by normal melanocytes. The strain is also homozygous for the T lymphocyte specific Thy1a (Thy1.1) allele. CD8+ T cells express a Tcra-V1/Tcrb-V13- transgenic TCR that recognizes an epitope of pmel-17 corresponding to amino acids 25-33 of gp100 presented by H2-Db MHC class I molecules. Greater than 95% of the CD8+ T cells in transgenic mice expressed the transgenic TCR based on the expression of Vbeta13, amounting to about 20% of all splenocytes. T cells in blood and spleen generally expressed baseline levels of the activation/effector markers CD25, CD44, and CD69, indicating that most of the transgenic cells were in the naive state. These transgenic mice in conjunction with the poor
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| 007484 | B6.Cg-Tyrc-2J Tg(Tyr)3412ARpw Tg(Sry-EGFP)92Ei/EiJ | Repository- Live |
| On an albino background Tg(Tyr)3412ARpw permits the identification of gender as early as embryonic day 10.5. This strain is segregating for Tg(Tyr)3412ARpw and homozygous for Tyrc-2J so the individuals not carrying Tg(Tyr3412)ARpw are albino. Because Tg(Tyr)3412ARpw inserted into the X Chromosome, breeding a carrier male with a noncarrier (wild-type) female results in embryos in which all XX individuals develop eye pigment, due to the Tg(Tyr)3412ARpw inherited from their father, while all XY individuals have non-pigmented eyes, having inherited a wild-type X Chromosome from their mother.
This strain is also homozygous for Tg(SryEGFP)92Ei. This reporter transgene consists of a 5 prime regulatory segment of the Sry gene driving EGFP. This transgene is expressed in the pre-support cell lineage (pre-sertoli and pre-granulosa cells) of the fetal genital ridge (Albrecht and Eicher, 2001) and in discrete areas the adult male but not female brain (Dewing et al., 20
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| 006149 | B6.Cg-Tg(ACTA1-cre)79Jme/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for this HSA-Cre79 transgene are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These HSA-Cre79 transgenic mice have the cre recombinase gene driven by the human alpha-skeletal actin (HSA or ACTA1) promoter. Cre activity is restricted to adult striated muscle fibers and embryonic striated muscle cells of the somites and heart. When bred with mice containing a loxP-flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination will result in striated muscle-specific deletion of the flanked genome. Specifically, these HSA-Cre79 (or ACTA1-Cre) transgenic mice were originally used to breed with mice heterozygous for a deletion of exon 7 and a loxP-flanked exon 7 mutation on homologous chromosomes of the Smn1 gene (see Stock No. 006138 or Stock No. 006146). The resulting offspring (
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| 005703 | B6.Cg-Tg(ACTFLPe)9205Dym/J | Repository- Live |
| This transgenic strain expresses a variant of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae FLP1 recombinase gene under the direction of the human ACTB promoter. The FLPe recombinase variant exhibits enhanced thermostability with recombination activity being four-fold and ten-fold that of wildtype FLP at 37oC and 40oC, respectively. Mice that are hemizygous for the transgenic allele are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Recombinase activity is detected in a wide variety of tissues (spinal cord, heart, gonad, adrenal) as early as embryonic day 10.5. This deleter strain is a suitable alternative to, and complement with the Cre-loxP system for in vivo genetic engineering.
In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. It should be noted that the phenotype coul
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| 003574 | B6.Cg-Tg(Alb-cre)21Mgn/J | Repository- Live |
| This strain may be maintained as a hemizygote or homozygote and lacks any phenotype related to the transgenic allele. It has been well characterized and shown to be very efficient for performing liver-specific gene knockouts using Cre/loxP system. This line has been shown to be nearly 100% efficient in achieving liver-specific recombination when crossed with at least 5 different floxed alleles. | ||
| 006881 | B6.Cg-Tg(Aqp2-cre)1Dek/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for this AQP2-Cre transgene are viable and fertile. Transgenic cre activity, directed by the mouse aquaporin 2 promoter, is observed in kidney cells (collecting duct) and testes (sperm). When bred with mice containing a loxP-flanked sequence of interest, cre-mediated recombination will result in deletion of the flanked sequence. In such breedings, maternal inheritance of the transgene is recommended for kidney-specific recombinase activity as males express cre in sperm as well as kidney tissues. These AQP2-Cre mice may be used to generate conditional mutations in the renal collecting duct for studying nephrology, physiology, metabolism, or type II diabetes. In addition, cre expression in sperm may be useful in generating conditional mutations in multiple or all tissues in the resulting offspring. | ||
| 005317 | B6.Cg-Tg(BAT-lacZ)3Picc/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for the transgenic insert are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These "BAT-GAL" transgenic mice are a reporter strain that express beta-galactosidase in the presence of activated beta-catenin. The transgene expresses the lacZ gene under the control of a regulatory sequence consisting of seven consensus LEF/TCF-binding motifs upstream of the Xenopus siamois gene minimal promoter. Transgenic mice display beta-galactosidase activity beginning at embryonic day 6.0 in the posterior side of the proximal epiblast. Beta-galactosidase expression is detectable in the posterior primitive streak and node at gastrulation, and progresses to the paraxial mesoderm and notochord. Beta-galactosidase activity in developing and adult nervous tissue mimics the pattern of Wnt signaling. When bred to other mutant strains, this reporter strain may be useful for identifying mutations that affect the Wnt-signalling pa
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| 004682 | B6.Cg-Tg(CAG-cre/Esr1)5Amc/J | Repository- Live |
| These transgenic mice have a tamoxifen-inducible cre-mediated recombination system driven by the chicken beta actin promoter/enhancer coupled with the cytomegalovirus (CMV) immediate-early enhancer. The transgene insert contains a fusion product involving Cre recombinase and a mutant form of the mouse estrogen receptor ligand binding domain. The mutant mouse estrogen receptor does not bind natural ligand at physiological concentrations but will bind the synthetic ligand, 4-hydroxytamoxifen. Restricted to the cytoplasm, the cre/Esr1 protein can only gain access to the nuclear compartment after exposure to tamoxifen. When crossed with a strain containing a loxP site flanked sequence of interest, the offspring are useful for generating tamoxifen-induced, Cre-mediated targeted deletions. Tamoxifen administration will also induce Cre recombination in developing embryos of treated mothers and in cultured cells derived from transgenic mice. Homozygous mice are not viable or fertile. Heterozyg
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| 005884 | B6.Cg-Tg(CAG-mRFP1)1F1Hadj/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for the transgene exhibit robust and widespread expression of monomeric red fluorescent protein-1 (mRFP1) in embryonic stem cells, embryos, and adults. Unlike tetrameric or dimeric fluorescent proteins, high levels of mRFP1 expression do not affect cell morphology, developmental potential, viability, and fertility of homozygous mice. Various optical imaging modalities can be used to visualize mRFP1 expressing cells in culture, in embryos and adult mice. Cells from transgenic mRFP1 mice, sampled along with green and cyan fluorescent cells from other mice, show clearly discernable fluorescence. This mouse may be useful in studies of mRFP1 cell lines, transplantation, embryo chimera experiments, and fluorescent imaging and technology development. In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. It should be noted tha
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| 005359 | B6.Cg-Tg(Camk2a-cre)T29-1Stl/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for the transgenic insert are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These transgenic mice express the Cre recombinase under the control of the mouse calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha promoter. Cre recombinase expression is detected in the forebrain, specifically to the CA1 pyramidal cell layer in the hippocampus. When crossed with a strain containing loxP site flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination occurs in the pyramidal cell layer. | ||
| 006137 | B6.Cg-Tg(Cdh5-cre)7Mlia/J | Repository- Live |
| Hemizygotes are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. In the differentiated endothelium transgene expression is observed as early as E7.5 and progresses to almost full penetrance by E14.5. In adult mice, uniform cre expression is observed in the endothelium of developing and quiescent vessels of all organs examined, as well as within a subset of hematopoietic cells. When bred with any mouse containing a loxP-flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination will result in deletion of the flanked genome. These mice may be useful in studies of the cardiovascular system, including angiogenesis, and endothelial and hematopoietic cell lineages. | ||
| 006368 | B6.Cg-Tg(Cr2-cre)3Cgn/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for this "CD21-cre3a" transgene are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These transgenic mice express Cre recombinase under the control of the mouse complement receptor 2 (CR2) promoter. Cre recombinase expression is detected specifically in mature transitional B cells. When CD21-cre3a mice were crossed to a lacZ-expressing Cre reporter strain, Cre recombinase activity is detected in 65-70% of mature B cells (as determined by FACS analysis of bone marrow cells). When crossed with a strain containing loxP site flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination results in deletion of the targeted gene in mature B lymphocytes and follicular dendritic cells. This strain represents an effective tool for generating tissue specific-targeted mutants that would be useful to study B lymphocyte development. | ||
| 006229 | B6.Cg-Tg(DRE-lacZ)2Gswz/J | Repository- Live |
| Hemizygous mice are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any behavioral abnormalities. Following adult or in utero exposure with xenobiotic ligands (including 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)), lacZ expression is induced in tissues targeted by the toxic compounds; for example, embryonic tissues expressing beta-galactosidase following TCDD treatment in utero include hard and soft palates, genital tubercle, certain facial regions, shoulder, and other tissues). These mice may be useful in studies of toxicology, teratogenic and xenobiotic processes, Per-Arnt-Sim transcription factors, cleft-palate, and as a reporter strain to indicate the temporal and spatial context of transcriptionally active aryl hydrocarbon receptors following agonist exposure in vivo. | ||
| 006663 | B6.Cg-Tg(Eno2-cre)39Jme/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for this NSE39-Cre transgene are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These NSE39-Cre mice harbor a transgenic insert consisting of the cre recombinase gene under the control of the promoter region of the rat neuron specific enolase (NSE or Eno2) gene. As such, Cre recombinase activity is directed to neurons with expression in many tissue types. When bred with mice containing a loxP-flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination will result in deletion of the flanked genome.
Specifically, these NSE39-Cre transgenic mice may also be useful in studies of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) along with mice harboring a conditional (floxed) Smn1 gene (see Stock No. 006138 or Stock No. 006146).
Additional SMA strains expressing cre in striated muscle are av
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| 005069 | B6.Cg-Tg(Fabp4-cre)1Rev/J | Repository- Live |
| These transgenic mice express Cre recombinase under the control of the mouse Fabp4, fatty acid binding protein 4, adipocyte, promoter. Cre recombinase expression is detected in brown and white gonadal and subcutaneous adipose tissue. No expression is detected in skeletal muscle. When crossed with a strain containing a loxP site flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination results in deletion of the targeted gene specifically in adipose tissue. Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable. This strain represents an effective tool for generating tissue-specific targeted mutants. | ||
| 005964 | B6.Cg-Tg(GFAP-tTA)110Pop/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for the transgene are viable fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These mice express a tetracycline-controlled transactivator protein (tTA) driven by the human glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) promoter. When these mice are mated to a second transgenic strain that carries a target gene under the regulation of a tetracycline-responsive promoter element (TRE; tetO), expression of the target gene in astrocytes in the bitransgenic offspring can be induced by withdrawal of the tetracycline analog, doxycycline. Doxycycline may be administered in the animals' water supply. This strain represents an effective tool for generating bitrangenic animals that may be useful to study inducible gene expression in the astrocytes of the central nervous system. | ||
| 005698 | B6.Cg-Tg(Gfap-Tk)7.1Mvs/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for the transgenic insert are viable, normal in size, and do not display any behavioral abnormalities. Transgenic males are infertile. Proliferating cells that express the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-TK) transgene will metabolize ganciclovir (GCV) to toxic nucleotide analogues and undergo cell death. Transgene-derived HSV-TK is present exclusively in cells expressing endogenous Gfap. This coexpression occurs in brain astrocytes and adult neural stem cells, enteric glia, hepatic stellate cells, and unknown cells in heart, lung, kidney, adrenal, and spleen. Chronic GCV treatment for 21 days depletes GFAP-positive adult neural stem cells from forebrain proliferative zones. GCV treatment eliminated growth of primary multipotent neurospheres cultured from the germinal zones of postnatal and adult, but not early embryonic, transgenic mice. Notably, the same treatment prevented growth of secondary multipotent neurospheres from all three developmental stag
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| 004191 | B6.Cg-Tg(HLA-A/H2-D)2Enge/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for the transgenic insert are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These transgenic mice express an interspecies hybrid class I MHC gene, AAD, which contains the alpha-1 and alpha-2 domains of the human HLA-A2.1 gene and the alpha-3 transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains of the mouse H-2Dd gene, under the direction of the human HLA-A2.1 promoter. Immunodetection of the HLA-A2.1 recombinant transgene established that expression was at equivalent levels to endogenous mouse class I molecules. The mouse alpha-3 domain expression enhances the immune response in this system. Compared to unmodified HLA-A2.1, the chimeric HLA-A2.1/H2-Dd MHC Class I molecule mediates efficient positive selection of mouse T cells to provide a more complete T cell repertoire capable of recognizing peptides presented by HLA-A2.1 Class I molecules. The peptide epitopes presented and recognized by mouse T cells in the
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| 005029 | B6.Cg-Tg(Hlxb9-GFP)1Tmj/J | Repository- Live |
| These transgenic mice express Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) under the direction of the mouse Hlxb9 promoter. Mice homozygous for the transgenic insert are viable, fertile, do not display any gross behavioral abnormalities, but are smaller in size than wildtype littermates. Homozygous pups born to homozygous females have a high mortality rate. Transgenic mice display distinct expression of GFP in dendrites, axons and soma of spinal motor neurons, allowing identification, isolation and purification of spinal motor neurons by FACS. GFP expression mimics endogenous HLXB9 expression pattern. Fluorescence is detected in axons, dendrites and processes of spinal motor neurons at embryonic day 9.5 to postnatal day 10 aged mice. This mutant mouse strain represents a model that may be useful for purification and in vivo tracking of spinal motor neurons. | ||
| 006098 | B6.Cg-Tg(Il2/NFAT-luc)83Rinc/J | Repository- Live |
| Hemizygous mice are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Homozygous females are subfertile. These transgenic mice express luciferase under the regulation of the Il2 minimal promoter and 3 binding sites for NFAT, an inducible nuclear factor involved in the regulation of interleukin-2 and other cytokine expression. Luciferase activity in these transgenic mice identifies NFAT-mediated transcription. These mice may be useful as reporters for NFAT-mediated expression during thymocyte development and selection and in studies related to signal transduction, apoptosis, and transcriptional regulation. | ||
| 006864 | B6.Cg-Tg(Ins1-EGFP)1Hara/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for this "MIP-GFP" transgene are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These transgenic mice express Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein (EGFP) under the control of the mouse insulin 1 promoter. Fluorescence is detected in tissues where insulin I is normally expressed; fluorescent protein expression in pancreatic beta-cells is evident from embryonic day (E)13.5 through adulthood. The fluorescence expression pattern is similar to the patterns seen in other stocks (see Stock No. 006784 and Stock No. 006866). MIP-GFP transgenic mice exhibit normal glucose tolerance and pancreatic insulin levels. The human growth hormone (hGH) sequence in the transgenic insert enhances expression of the EGFP, but hGH is not expressed. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of diabetes and pancreatic beta islet
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| 003573 | B6.Cg-Tg(Ins2-cre)25Mgn/J | Repository- Live |
| This strain carries the "RIP-Cre" transgene construct (containing a 668 bp fragment of the rat insulin II promoter, Cre recombinase with a nuclear localization sequence, and a 2.1 kb fragment from the human growth hormone gene). Hemizygous mice carrying this transgene are phenotypically normal and overexpresss cre specifically in pancreatic beta cells. This transgene strain is used in combination with mice carrying floxed targeted mutations to create various pancreatic beta cell-specific gene knockouts using the "Cre-lox" system. Results from several different laboratories have shown that this transgenic strain is at least 85% efficient in achieving pancreatic beta cell-specific recombination. It should also be noted that the transgene in this line has been found to be expressed at a low level in the hypothalamus. In some cases this has resulted in a phenotype due to deletion of the floxed allele in this region of the brain. It has also been shown that these transgenic mice may
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| 008068 | B6.Cg-Tg(Itgax-cre)1-1Reiz/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for the Cd11c-cre transgene are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These transgenic mice express Cre recombinase under the control of the mouse integrin alpha X (Cd11c) promoter. Cre-mediated recombination is detected in more than 95% of conventional CD11chigh dendritic cells both from lymphoid organs and from non-lymphoid tissues such as lung and epidermis, and in 50-80% of plasmacytoid dendritic cells. The dendritic cell compartment of transgenic mice is normal. Relatively low amounts of recombination are detected in lymphocytes (<10%), NK cells (12%), and myeloid cells (<1%). No increase of recombination frequency was observed in CD11clow- activated T cells. These Cd11c-cre transgenic mice (as well as CD11c-Cre-GFP transgenic mice (see Stock No. 007567)) are an effective tool for generating tissue-specific targeted mutants for
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| 003802 | B6.Cg-Tg(Lck-cre)548Jxm/J | Repository- Live |
| Homozygous mice are viable and have no major defects. This strain expresses Cre recombinase in thymocytes. | ||
| 003556 | B6.Cg-Tg(Mx1-cre)1Cgn/J | Repository- Live |
| The Cre recombinase is under the control of the Mx1 promoter. This promoter is silent in healthy mice, but can be induced to high levels of transcription by administration of interferon alpha, interferon beta, or synthetic double-stranded RNA (such as poly I:C). When combined with a mutant carrying a gene that has been flanked by loxP recognition sites, the expression of Cre recombinase causes the flanked gene to be removed. This provides researchers with the capability to induce the "knockout" at any time during development. There was ~1% background recombination seen in mice not treated with interferon. The percent deletion of the targeted gene varied depending on tissue type, presumably due to the amount of interferon-responsive cells present or to the availability of interferon in each organ.
In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an
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| 007742 | B6.Cg-Tg(Myh11-cre,-EGFP)2Mik/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for the smMHC/Cre/eGFP transgene (smMHCCre/eGFP) are viable and fertile, with the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (smMHC or Myh11) promoter directing bicistronic Cre and EGFP protein expression to smooth muscle cells during development as well as in the adult mouse. Hemizygotes from founder line SMCG2 (SM2Cre/GFP) display intense EGFP fluorescence restricted to vascular and nonvascular smooth muscle, with strong concordance between cre expression and EGFP fluorescence (verifying the use of fluorescence as a marker for conditional gene recombination). When bred with mice containing a loxP-flanked sequence of interest, the resulting offspring can have Cre-mediated recombination of the flanked sequence in smooth muscle. Homozygotes are viable and fertile, with smaller litter sizes and a higher incidence of perinatal mortality. These smMHC/Cre/eGFP transgenic mice may be useful in studies utilizing "Cre-lox" technology or fluoresc
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| 005657 | B6.Cg-Tg(Myh6-cre/Esr1)1Jmk/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice that are homozygous for this "MerCreMer" double fusion protein are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Cre expression in heart tissue is confirmed by western blot. Southern blot confirmed heart cell specificity compared to brain, kidney, lung, liver, and skeletal muscle. Insertion of this transgene and its protein show no changes in echocardiography, heart mass or pathology, or hypertrophy marker genes compared to nontransgenic littermates. Of note, this double fusion protein has substantially greater Cre recombinase activity with less promiscuity compared with a single CreMer fusion protein. As the cre is flanked on each end with a mutated murine estrogen receptor ligand binding domain (amino acids 281-599, G525R); Cre expression is tamoxifen inducible yet estrogen insensitive. Inducible expression of cre in cardiac cells makes this strain suitable for creating bitransgenic mice for use in studies of te
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| 003771 | B6.Cg-Tg(Nes-cre)1Kln/J | Repository- Live |
| These transgenic mice express Cre recombinase under the control of the rat nestin promoter and enhancer. Mice that are hemizygous for the transgenic insert are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Initial studies utilizing a reporter strain carrying a beta galactosidase transgene whose expression is dependent on Cre-mediated recombination indicate that cre is primarily expressed in the central and peripheral nervous system with a few isolated kidney and heart cells also expressing activity. The donating investigator indicates that Cre recombinase activity is present in nervous tissue by embryonic day 11. | ||
| 005975 | B6.Cg-Tg(Plp1-cre/ESR1)3.16Pop/J | Repository- Live |
| These transgenic mice have a tamoxifen inducible Cre-mediated recombination system driven by the mouse Plp1, proteolipid protein (myelin) 1 promoter. The transgene insert contains a fusion product involving Cre recombinase and a mutant form of the mouse estrogen receptor ligand binding domain. The mutant mouse estrogen receptor does not bind natural ligand at physiological concentrations but will bind the synthetic ligand, 4-hydroxytamoxifen. Restricted to the cytoplasm, the Cre/Esr1 protein can only gain access to the nuclear compartment after exposure to tamoxifen. When crossed with a strain containing a loxP site flanked sequence of interest, the offspring are useful for generating tamoxifen-induced, Cre-mediated targeted deletions. Tamoxifen administration allows for ablation of predetermined genes in oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells, and will also induce Cre recombination in developing embryos of treated mothers and in cultured cells derived from transgenic mice. M
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| 005584 | B6.Cg-Tg(Prrx1-cre)1Cjt/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice homozygous for the transgenic insert are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These transgenic mice express Cre recombinase under the control of the paired related homeobox 1 promoter. Cre recombinase expression closely patterns endogenous gene expression and is detectable by embryonic day 9.5. Some recombination occurs in the female germline. When crossed with a strain containing a loxP site-flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination results in deletion of the flanked sequence in early limb bud mesenchyme. This strain represents an effective tool for generating tissue specific-targeted mutants useful in studies of limb bud development and patterning. | ||
| 007902 | B6.Cg-Tg(RP23-268L19-EGFP)2Mik/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for the ChAT(BAC)-eGFP (ChATBAC-eGFP) transgene are viable and fertile, with the endogenous choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) transcriptional regulatory elements (cholinergic gene locus) directing enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) protein expression during development as well as in the adult mouse. As such, EGFP is expressed in central and peripheral cholinergic neurons, including cell bodies and processes of the somatic motor, somatic sensory, and parasympathetic nervous system in gastrointestinal, respiratory, urogenital, cardiovascular, and other peripheral organ systems and neuromuscular junctions. These ChAT(BAC)-eGFP transgenic mice allow fluorescent visualization of cholinergic elements of the central and peripheral nervous system and may be useful for studying cholinergic neurotransmission and neuromuscular coupling. | ||
| 007894 | B6.Cg-Tg(Rgs4-EGFP)4Lvt/J | Repository- Live |
| Hemizygous RGS4 BAC transgenic mice are viable and fertile. As the RGS4 BAC transgene has an IRES2-eGFP construct inserted into the 3' UTR of the regulator of G-protein signaling 4 (Rgs4) locus, transgenic RGS4 transcripts and EGFP protein expression is observed in a pattern consistent with endogenous Rgs4. While the transgene is designed to co-express EGFP and RGS4, over-expression of RGS4 is not reported to result in unfaithful reporting of endogenous RGS4 expression. Under the control of the RGS4 promoter/enhancer elements, transgene expression reports dynamic developmental, regional, and cellular specific expression in developing and mature cerebral cortex neurons across all cortical domains, as well as developing and mature subcortical regions (telencephalon, diencephalon, and brainstem). While immunostaining against the transgenic product ("RGS4-GFP") allows detailed cellular resolution of neuronal cell bodies and processes, the subcellular localization of EGFP cann
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| 006235 | B6.Cg-Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)5Jaw/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice that are hemizygous for this transgenic insert are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These transgenic mice express the reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator (rtTA) protein under the control of the human SFTPC, surfactant, pulmonary-associated protein C, promoter. In situ hybridization detects rtTA gene product (mRNA) in lung peripheral epithelial cells from adult mice and 15 postconception day aged embryos from doxycycline treated dams. Induction of transgene expression is detected as early as postconception day 12.5 when the pregnant female is treated with doxycycline. When mated to a second transgenic strain carrying a gene of interest under the regulatory control of a tetracycline-responsive promoter element (tetO), expression of the target gene may be regulated by the tetracycline analog, doxycycline (dox); in the presence of dox, transcription of the target gene is induced in cells where rtTA is
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| 006232 | B6.Cg-Tg(Scgb1a1-rtTA)1Jaw/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for the CCSP-rtTA transgene are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These transgenic mice express the reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator (rtTA) protein under the control of the rat Scgb1a1, secretoglobin, family 1A, member 1 (uteroglobin), gene promoter. rtTA activity detected in bronchial and type II epithelial cells of lung tissue from adult transgenic mice and in embryos from pregnant females treated with the tetracycline analog doxycycline (dox). In the latter, rtTA-induced expression of a luciferase reporter under the regulation of a tetracycline-responsive promoter (TRE; tetO) has been detected as early as embryonic day 12.5. When hemizygotes are mated to a second transgenic strain carrying a gene of interest under the regulatory control of a TRE, expression of the target gene in the bitransgenic offspring can be regulated by dox; in the presence of dox, transcription of the target
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| 006361 | B6.Cg-Tg(Sp7-tTA,tetO-EGFP/cre)1Amc/J | Repository- Live |
| Mice hemizygous for this Osx1-GFP::Cre transgene are viable and fertile.
The transgene carries both tTA under the regulation of the osterix (Sp7) promoter and, just downstream, a tetracycline responsive element (TRE; tetO)-controlled GFP/Cre fusion protein. In the absence of the tetracycline analog doxycycline, EGFP-Cre fusion protein expression is restricted to the osteoblast lineage throughout embryonic and early postnatal development. Fusion protein activity is largely absent from chondrocytes. When these transgenic animals are mated to transgenic strains that carry loxP-flanked (floxed) conditional alleles, Cre-mediated recombination of the floxed allele in the double mutant animals is placed under the regulation of doxycycline (dox) such that dox adminstration prevents fusion protein expression and recombination. The donating investigator suggests that the mice be maintained on dox-treated water to avoid incidental effects of tTA expression. These Osx1-GFP::Cre mut
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| 004659 | B6.Cg-Tg(TIE2GFP)287Sato/1J | Repository- Live |
| This strain expresses Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) under the direction of the endothelial-specific receptor tyrosine kinase (Tek, formerly, Tie2) promoter. Endothelial cells expressing GFP can be visualized via fluorescent microscopy or purified by FACS. In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results become available. | ||
| 004128 | B6.Cg-Tg(Tek-cre)12Flv/J | Repository- Live |
| These transgenic mice express Cre recombinase under the direction of the receptor tyrosine kinase Tek promoter/enhancer, which has been shown to provide uniform expression in endothelial cells during embryogenesis and adulthood. Mice that are hemizygous for the transgenic insert are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Recombinase activity results in the deletion of loxP flanked targets in the female germline as well as in endothelial cells and hematopoietic cells. A low frequency of deletion events are also observed by inheritance from the male germline. | ||
| 007901 | B6.Cg-Tg(Thy1-Brainbow1.0)HLich/J | Repository- Live |
| These Thy1-Brainbow 1.0 (line H) transgenic mice are viable and fertile. The mice possess multiple fluorescent protein sequences uniquely flanked with pairs of incompatible Lox sites alternated to create mutually exclusive recombination events; allowing stochastic expression of multiple fluorescent proteins from a single transgene. Prior to Cre-mediated recombination, the fluorescent protein immediately adjacent to the promoter, tdimer2(12) (RFP), is expressed in peripheral and central neurons. When bred to Cre recombinase expressing mice, the resulting offspring can have one of three expression outcomes for each transgene in each cell of the cre expressing tissue(s): tdimer2(12) (RFP) (no recombination), mYFP, or mCerulean (CFP). A palmitoylation sequence tethers the mYFP and mCerulean (CFP) to the membrane, allowing clear labeling of axonal processes, while cytoplasmic tdimer2(12) (RFP) better labeled neuronal cell bodies and dendrites. Integration of tandem transgen
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| 007911 | B6.Cg-Tg(Thy1-Brainbow1.1)MLich/J | Repository- Live |
| These Thy1-Brainbow 1.1 (line M) transgenic mice are viable and fertile. The mice possess multiple fluorescent protein sequences uniquely flanked with pairs of incompatible Lox sites alternated to create mutually exclusive recombination events; allowing stochastic expression of multiple fluorescent proteins from a single transgene. Although the fluorescent protein immediately adjacent to the promoter, Kusabira-Orange (kOFP), was designed to be expressed prior to Cre-mediated recombination, basal kOFP expression is not observed in mouse tissues. When bred to Cre recombinase expressing mice, however, the resulting offspring can have one of three expression outcomes for each transgene in each cell of the cre expressing tissue(s): mCerulean (CFP), mYFP, or mCherry (RFP). The resulting fluorescent protein expression is observed in astrocytes of all areas of the brain and spinal cord, as well as dentate gyrus granule cells. A palmitoylation sequence tethers the mCherry (RFP),
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| 007921 | B6.Cg-Tg(Thy1-Brainbow2.1)RLich/J | Repository- Live |
| These Thy1-Brainbow 2.1 (line R) transgenic mice are viable and fertile. The mice possess two invertible DNA segments (four fluorescent protein sequences in total) uniquely positioned in tandem and flanked with LoxP sites to generate a larger number of recombination outcomes; allowing stochastic expression of multiple fluorescent proteins from a single transgene. Although the fluorescent protein immediately adjacent to the promoter, hrGFPII (with nuclear localization signal), was designed to be expressed prior to Cre-mediated recombination, basal hrGFPII expression may not be observed in mouse tissues. When bred to Cre recombinase expressing mice, however, the resulting offspring can have one of three different inversions for each transgene in each cell of the cre expressing tissue(s). In addition, two excision events may reduce the construct to one of two single invertible DNA segments which can continue to invert as long as cre is present. These different recomb
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| 007606 | B6.Cg-Tg(Thy1-cre/ESR1,-EYFP)AGfng/J | Repository- Live |
| These transgenic mice ("SLIC | ||
