Description

The genotypes of the animals provided may not reflect those discussed in the strain description or the mating scheme utilized by The Jackson Laboratory prior to cryopreservation. Please inquire for possible genotypes for this specific strain.

Strain Information

Type Congenic; Mutant Strain; Targeted Mutation; Additional information on Genetically Engineered and Mutant Mice. Visit our online Nomenclature tutorial. Additional information on Congenic nomenclature. Species laboratory mouse Background Strain C57BL/10 Donor Strain 129S2 via D3 ES cell line Generation N6F11p   Donating Investigator Dan Littman,   New York University Medical Center

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Description
Mice homozygous for the Cd4^tm1 targeted mutation have a significant block in CD4⁺ T-cell development; 90% of their circulating T-cells are CD8⁺. Homozygous mutant mice also show a Class II restricted deficit in helper T-cell activity and other T-cell responses.

Control Information

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	000665 C57BL/10J
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Related Strains

Strains carrying other alleles of Cd4

002663	B6.129S2-Cd4tm1Mak/J
002269	B6.129S6-Cd4tm1Knw/J
002664	B6;129S-Cd4tm1Mak Cd8atm1Mak/J
002268	B6;129S6-Cd4tm1Knw/J
006483	CBy.129S2(B6)-Cd4tm1Mak/J
003090	NOD.129S6(B6)-Cd4tm1Knw/DvsJ
005328	NOD/ShiLt-Tg(Cd4-DsRed)4Lt/J

View Strains carrying other alleles of Cd4     (7 strains)

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Congenic Nomenclature

Phenotype

Phenotype Information

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Mammalian Phenotype Terms

      assigned by genotype

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

Cd4^tm1Litt/Cd4^tm1Litt

        involves: 129S2/SvPas

• immune system phenotype
• abnormal CD4-positive T cell physiology (MGI Ref ID J:50435)
  • antibody production by B cells in response to the T cell dependent antigen TNP-KLH is 10-fold less than in controls
• absent CD4-positive T cells (MGI Ref ID J:50435)
  • CD4 T cells are absent from both the thymus and the periphery
• decreased T cell proliferation (MGI Ref ID J:50435)
  • CD4 T cells have decreased levels of proliferation in mixed lymphocyte cultures with cells expressing class II alloantigen
• increased CD8-positive T cell number (MGI Ref ID J:50435)
  • 90% of peripheral alphabeta T cell are CD8-positive
  • 93% of thymocytes are CD8-positive
• hematopoietic system phenotype
• absent CD4-positive T cells (MGI Ref ID J:50435)
  • CD4 T cells are absent from both the thymus and the periphery
• decreased T cell proliferation (MGI Ref ID J:50435)
  • CD4 T cells have decreased levels of proliferation in mixed lymphocyte cultures with cells expressing class II alloantigen
• increased CD8-positive T cell number (MGI Ref ID J:50435)
  • 90% of peripheral alphabeta T cell are CD8-positive
  • 93% of thymocytes are CD8-positive

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Research Applications

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

Cd4^tm1Litt related

Immunology and Inflammation Research
CD Antigens, Antigen Receptors, and Histocompatibility Markers

Genes & Alleles

Gene & Allele Information

Allele Symbol		Cd4tm1Litt
Allele Name		targeted mutation, Dan R Littman
Allele Type		Targeted (knock-out)
Common Name(s)		CD4-; Cd4tm1Drl;
Mutation Made By		Dan Littman,   New York University Medical Center
Strain of Origin		129S2/SvPas
ES Cell Line Name		D3
ES Cell Line Strain		129S2/SvPas
Gene Symbol and Name		Cd4, CD4 antigen
Chromosome		6
Gene Common Name(s)		CD4mut; L3T4; Ly-4; W3/25; lymphocyte antigen 4; p55;
Molecular Note		A neomycin resistance gene was inserted into exon 5. No cell surface expression of the encoded protein was detected in T cells and thymocytes derived from homozygous mice (data not shown). [MGI Ref ID J:50435]

Genotyping

Genotyping Information

Genotyping Protocols

Generic Cd4, STD PCR, vers. 1

Helpful Links

Optimizing PCR Protocols

References

References

Selected Reference(s)

Killeen N; Sawada S; Littman DR. 1993. Regulated expression of human CD4 rescues helper T cell development in mice lacking expression of endogenous CD4. EMBO J 12(4):1547-53. [PubMed: 8467804]  [MGI Ref ID J:50435]

Additional References

Cd4^tm1Litt related

Adleman LM; Wofsy D. 1996. Blind T-cell homeostasis in CD4-deficient mice. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol 11(4):334-40. [PubMed: 8601219]  [MGI Ref ID J:34682]

Ali M; Weinreich M; Balcaitis S; Cooper CJ; Fink PJ. 2003. Differential regulation of peripheral CD4+ T cell tolerance induced by deletion and TCR revision. J Immunol 171(11):6290-6. [PubMed: 14634147]  [MGI Ref ID J:132828]

Blair PJ; Bultman SJ; Haas JC; Rouse BT; Wilkinson JE; Godfrey VL. 1994. CD4+CD8- T cells are the effector cells in disease pathogenesis in the scurfy (sf) mouse. J Immunol 153(8):3764-74. [PubMed: 7930593]  [MGI Ref ID J:20865]

Boyer O; Marodon G; Cohen JL; Lejeune L; Irinopoulou T; Liblau R; Bruneval P; Klatzmann D. 2002. Human CD4 expression at the late single-positive stage of thymic development supports T cell maturation and peripheral export in CD4-deficient mice. J Immunol 169(8):4347-53. [PubMed: 12370367]  [MGI Ref ID J:120171]

Bry L; Brenner MB. 2004. Critical role of T cell-dependent serum antibody, but not the gut-associated lymphoid tissue, for surviving acute mucosal infection with Citrobacter rodentium, an attaching and effacing pathogen. J Immunol 172(1):433-41. [PubMed: 14688352]  [MGI Ref ID J:87077]

Bry L; Brigl M; Brenner MB. 2006. CD4+-T-cell effector functions and costimulatory requirements essential for surviving mucosal infection with Citrobacter rodentium. Infect Immun 74(1):673-81. [PubMed: 16369024]  [MGI Ref ID J:104251]

Burrer R; Buchmeier MJ; Wolfe T; Ting JP; Feuer R; Iglesias A; von Herrath MG. 2007. Exacerbated pathology of viral encephalitis in mice with central nervous system-specific autoantibodies. Am J Pathol 170(2):557-66. [PubMed: 17255324]  [MGI Ref ID J:117906]

Cao L; Deleo JA. 2008. CNS-infiltrating CD4(+) T lymphocytes contribute to murine spinal nerve transection-induced neuropathic pain. Eur J Immunol 38(2):448-458. [PubMed: 18196515]  [MGI Ref ID J:131283]

Chan S; Correia-Neves M; Dierich A; Benoist C; Mathis D. 1998. Visualization of CD4/CD8 T cell commitment. J Exp Med 188(12):2321-33. [PubMed: 9858518]  [MGI Ref ID J:113263]

Chesnutt MS; Finck BK; Killeen N; Connolly MK; Goodman H; Wofsy D. 1998. Enhanced lymphoproliferation and diminished autoimmunity in CD4-deficient MRL/lpr mice. Clin Immunol Immunopathol 87(1):23-32. [PubMed: 9576007]  [MGI Ref ID J:47163]

Elhage R; Gourdy P; Brouchet L; Jawien J; Fouque MJ; Fievet C; Huc X; Barreira Y; Couloumiers JC; Arnal JF; Bayard F. 2004. Deleting TCR alpha beta+ or CD4+ T lymphocytes leads to opposite effects on site-specific atherosclerosis in female apolipoprotein E-deficient mice. Am J Pathol 165(6):2013-8. [PubMed: 15579444]  [MGI Ref ID J:94976]

Evel-Kabler K; Song XT; Aldrich M; Huang XF; Chen SY. 2006. SOCS1 restricts dendritic cells' ability to break self tolerance and induce antitumor immunity by regulating IL-12 production and signaling. J Clin Invest 116(1):90-100. [PubMed: 16357940]  [MGI Ref ID J:105256]

Fujimoto M; Tsutsui H; Xinshou O; Tokumoto M; Watanabe D; Shima Y; Yoshimoto T; Hirakata H; Kawase I; Nakanishi K; Kishimoto T; Naka T. 2004. Inadequate induction of suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 causes systemic autoimmune diseases. Int Immunol 16(2):303-14. [PubMed: 14734616]  [MGI Ref ID J:88972]

Harris DP; Koch S; Mullen LM; Swain SL. 2001. B cell immunodeficiency fails to develop in cd4-deficient mice infected with bm5: murine aids as a multistep disease. J Immunol 166(10):6041-9. [PubMed: 11342621]  [MGI Ref ID J:69348]

He X; Park K; Wang H; He X; Zhang Y; Hua X; Li Y; Kappes DJ. 2008. CD4-CD8 lineage commitment is regulated by a silencer element at the ThPOK transcription-factor locus. Immunity 28(3):346-58. [PubMed: 18342007]  [MGI Ref ID J:132996]

Ishikawa H; Hisaeda H; Taniguchi M; Nakayama T; Sakai T; Maekawa Y; Nakano Y; Zhang M; Zhang T; Nishitani M; Takashima M; Himeno K. 2000. CD4(+) v(alpha)14 NKT cells play a crucial role in an early stage of protective immunity against infection with Leishmania major. Int Immunol 12(9):1267-74. [PubMed: 10967021]  [MGI Ref ID J:110502]

Kawakami K; Kinjo Y; Yara S; Koguchi Y; Uezu K; Nakayama T; Taniguchi M; Saito A. 2001. Activation of Valpha14(+) natural killer T cells by alpha-galactosylceramide results in development of Th1 response and local host resistance in mice infected with Cryptococcus neoformans. Infect Immun 69(1):213-20. [PubMed: 11119508]  [MGI Ref ID J:67758]

Killeen N; Littman DR. 1993. Helper T-cell development in the absence of CD4-p56lck association. Nature 364(6439):729-32. [PubMed: 8355789]  [MGI Ref ID J:113011]

Laub R; Brecht R; Dorsch M; Valey U; Wenk K; Emmrich F. 2002. Anti-Human CD4 Induces Peripheral Tolerance in a Human CD4(+), Murine CD4(-), HLA-DR(+) Advanced Transgenic Mouse Model. J Immunol 169(6):2947-55. [PubMed: 12218108]  [MGI Ref ID J:78960]

Laub R; Dorsch M; Meyer D; Ermann J; Hedrich HJ; Emmrich F. 2000. A multiple transgenic mouse model with a partially humanized activation pathway for helper T cell responses. J Immunol Methods 246(1-2):37-50. [PubMed: 11121545]  [MGI Ref ID J:102719]

Leitenberg D; Boutin Y; Constant S; Bottomly K. 1998. CD4 regulation of TCR signaling and T cell differentiation following stimulation with peptides of different affinities for the TCR. J Immunol 161(3):1194-203. [PubMed: 9686579]  [MGI Ref ID J:118762]

Locksley RM; Reiner SL; Hatam F; Littman DR; Killeen N. 1993. Helper T cells without CD4: control of leishmaniasis in CD4-deficient mice. Science 261(5127):1448-51. [PubMed: 8367726]  [MGI Ref ID J:113010]

Maldonado MA; MacDonald GC; Kakkanaiah VN; Fecho K; Dransfield M; Sekiguchi D; Cohen PL; Eisenberg RA. 1999. Differential control of autoantibodies and lymphoproliferation by Fas ligand expression on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in vivo. J Immunol 163(6):3138-42. [PubMed: 10477580]  [MGI Ref ID J:119603]

Marschner S; Hunig T; Cambier JC; Finkel TH. 2002. Ligation of human CD4 interferes with antigen-induced activation of primary T cells. Immunol Lett 82(1-2):131-9. [PubMed: 12008044]  [MGI Ref ID J:113525]

Matechak EO; Killeen N; Hedrick SM; Fowlkes BJ. 1996. MHC class II-specific T cells can develop in the CD8 lineage when CD4 is absent. Immunity 4(4):337-47. [PubMed: 8612128]  [MGI Ref ID J:88852]

Miyazaki T; Dierich A; Benoist C; Mathis D. 1996. LAG-3 is not responsible for selecting T helper cells in CD4-deficient mice. Int Immunol 8(5):725-9. [PubMed: 8671660]  [MGI Ref ID J:33272]

Muller KP; Kyewski BA. 1995. Intrathymic T cell receptor (TcR) targeting in mice lacking CD4 or major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II: rescue of CD4 T cell lineage without co-engagement of TcR/CD4 by MHC class II. Eur J Immunol 25(4):896-902. [PubMed: 7737291]  [MGI Ref ID J:24487]

Rajan TV; Nelson FK; Killeen N; Shultz LD; Yates JA; Bailis JM; Littman DR; Greiner DL. 1994. CD4+ T-lymphocytes are not required for murine resistance to the human filarial parasite, Brugia malayi. Exp Parasitol 78(4):352-60. [PubMed: 7911434]  [MGI Ref ID J:110741]

Santori FR; Arsov I; Lilic M; Vukmanovic S. 2002. Editing autoreactive TCR enables efficient positive selection. J Immunol 169(4):1729-34. [PubMed: 12165493]  [MGI Ref ID J:120705]

Saunders BM; Frank AA; Orme IM; Cooper AM. 2002. CD4 is required for the development of a protective granulomatous response to pulmonary tuberculosis. Cell Immunol 216(1-2):65-72. [PubMed: 12381351]  [MGI Ref ID J:115550]

Serpe CJ; Coers S; Sanders VM; Jones KJ. 2003. CD4+ T, but not CD8+ or B, lymphocytes mediate facial motoneuron survival after facial nerve transection. Brain Behav Immun 17(5):393-402. [PubMed: 12946661]  [MGI Ref ID J:105952]

Strong J; Wang Q; Killeen N. 2001. Impaired survival of T helper cells in the absence of CD4. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 98(5):2566-71. [PubMed: 11226279]  [MGI Ref ID J:67872]

Sun JC; Bevan MJ. 2004. Cutting edge: long-lived CD8 memory and protective immunity in the absence of CD40 expression on CD8 T cells. J Immunol 172(6):3385-9. [PubMed: 15004136]  [MGI Ref ID J:88609]

Tatari-Calderone Z; Brogdon JL; Tinsley KW; Ramezani A; Leitenberg D. 2005. CD4-dependent signaling is required for a late checkpoint during Th2 development associated with resistance to activation-induced cell death. J Immunol 175(9):5629-36. [PubMed: 16237052]  [MGI Ref ID J:119360]

Zhou X; Robertson AK; Rudling M; Parini P; Hansson GK. 2005. Lesion development and response to immunization reveal a complex role for CD4 in atherosclerosis. Circ Res 96(4):427-34. [PubMed: 15662027]  [MGI Ref ID J:106869]

von Herrath MG; Yokoyama M; Dockter J; Oldstone MB; Whitton JL. 1996. CD4-deficient mice have reduced levels of memory cytotoxic T lymphocytes after immunization and show diminished resistance to subsequent virus challenge. J Virol 70(2):1072-9. [PubMed: 8551565]  [MGI Ref ID J:30536]

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

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

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	000665 C57BL/10J
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