Strain Name: |
B6.Cg-Tg(CAG-cre/Esr1)5Amc/J |
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Stock Number: |
004682 |
Availability: | Repository- Live |
Price and Supply Information | |
General Terms and Conditions |
| Former Name |
B6.Cg-Tg(cre/Esr1)5Amc/J (Changed: 14-JUL-08
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| Genes & Alleles | ACTB; Esr1; cre; Tg(CAG-cre/Esr1)5Amc; |
Product Information
Strain Details
Type JAX® GEMM® Strain - Congenic Additional information on JAX® GEMM® Strains. Type JAX® GEMM® Strain - Mutant Strain Type JAX® GEMM® Strain - Transgenic Mating System Inbred x Hemizygote (Female x Male) Species laboratory mouse Donating Investigator IMR Colony, The Jackson Laboratory Generation N6F1N7 (19-DEC-07) Strain Description
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. Heterozygous mutant mice are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities.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.
Strain Development
A transgenic construct containing sequence encoding cre/Esr1 under the control of a chicken beta actin promoter/enhancer coupled with the cytomegalovirus (CMV) immediate-early enhancer, was introduced into B6CBF1 donor eggs.
Mammalian Phenotype Terms assigned by genotype |
Gene & Allele Details
| Allele Symbol | Tg(CAG-cre/Esr1)5Amc | ||
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| Allele Name | transgene insertion 5, Andrew P McMahon | ||
| Common Name(s) | CAG-CreERT2; CAGG-CreERT2; CAGGCre-ER; CAGGCre-ERTM; CAGGCre-ERtm line 5.8; CAGGS-CreER; Cre-ER; Cre-ERTM; Tg(cre/Esr1)5Amc; | ||
| Mutation Made By | Shigemi Hayashi, Columbia University | ||
| Strain of Origin | (C57BL/6 x CBA)F1 | ||
| Site of Expression | tamoxifen-inducible cre; widespread pattern of expression; tamoxifen administration will also induce Cre recombination in developing embryos of treated mothers and in cultured cells derived from transgenic mice | ||
| Expressed Gene | Esr1, estrogen receptor 1 (alpha), mouse, laboratory | ||
| Expressed Gene | cre, cre recombinase, bacteriophage P1 | ||
| Cre recombinase is an enzyme derived from the bacteriophage P1 that specifically recognizes loxP sites. Cre has been shown to effectively mediate the excision of DNA located between loxP sites. After the excision event, the DNA ends recombine leaving a single loxP site in place of the intervening sequence. | |||
| Promoter | ACTB, actin, beta, chicken | ||
| General Note |
Homozygous transgenic mice are not viable or fertile. Hemizygous transgenic mice are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. In transgenic mice 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 fusion protein can only gain access to the nuclear compartment after exposure to tamoxifen. When crossed with a strain containing loxP sites flanking a sequence of interest, tamoxifen induced, Cre-mediated targeted deletions are generated in the offspring. Tamoxifen administration will induce Cre recombination in developing embryos of treated mothers and in cultured cells derived from transgenic mice. | ||
| Molecular Note | This transgene expresses a fusion protein consisting of Cre recombinase joined to the ligand-binding domain of a mouse estrogen receptor modified to bind to 4-hydroxytamoxifen, but not to endogenous estrogen. The CAG promoter, containing a chicken beta actin promoter/enhancer coupled with the cytomegalovirus immediate-early (CMV-IE) enhancer, drives high levels of expression in most tissues. In the presence of tamoxifen, the fusion protein is transported into the nucleus, where Cre can excise loxP-flanked segments from conditionally modified genes. [MGI Ref ID J:76130] | ||
Control Information
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| Noncarrier | ||
| Considerations for Choosing Controls | ||
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Genotyping Protocols
Generic Cre
Colony Maintenance
| Breeding & Husbandry | The resulting male transgenic mice were backcrossed for 2 generations on the SWR background, and then backcrossed onto the C57BL/6J background for 5 generations. The strain is maintained as a hemizygote.Expected coat color is black nonagouti. |
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| Diet Information | LabDiet® 5K52/5K67 |
Related Strains
Strains carrying Tg(CAG-cre/Esr1)5Amc allele
004453 STOCK Tg(CAG-cre/Esr1)5Amc/J View Strains carrying Tg(CAG-cre/Esr1)5Amc (1 strain)
006403 129S.B6-Tg(KRT14-Esr1/HRAS)1Pkha/J 004744 B6.129P2-Esr1tm1Ksk/J 005657 B6.Cg-Tg(Myh6-cre/Esr1)1Jmk/J 005650 B6129-Tg(Myh6-cre/Esr1)1Jmk/J 006774 FVB-Tg(Col2a1-cre/ESR1)KA3Smac/J 006822 FVB-Tg(KRT14-MAP2K1/Esr1)12Pkha/J 008122 STOCK Tg(Ins2-cre/Esr1)1Dam/J 005107 STOCK Tg(KRT14-cre/Esr1)20Efu/J 008119 STOCK Tg(Neurog3-cre/Esr1)1Dam/J
Additional Web Information
Congenic Nomenclature
Cre-lox or FLP-FRT Systems
Animal Health Reports
Room Number AX12
Research Applications
This mouse can be used to support research in many areas including:
cre relatedResearch Tools
Cre-lox System (Cre-Recombinase Expression: Inducible)
Genetics Research (Mutagenesis and Transgenesis: Cre-lox System)
Research Tools
Cre-lox System
Genetics Research (Mutagenesis and Transgenesis: Cre-lox System)
References
Selected Reference(s)
Additional ReferencesHayashi S; McMahon AP. 2002. Efficient recombination in diverse tissues by a tamoxifen-inducible form of cre: a tool for temporally regulated gene activation/inactivation in the mouse. Dev Biol 244(2):305-18. [PubMed: 11944939] [MGI Ref ID J:76130]
Price and Supply Information
| Strain Name: | B6.Cg-Tg(CAG-cre/Esr1)5Amc/J |
| Stock Number: | 004682 |
Price Details
IMPORTANT NOTE: Prices are based on shipping destination. The shipping destinations are:
- USA, Canada and Mexico
- International
*Pricing for Shipping Destination selected:
International
| Price(s) in US dollars ($) | Genotype(s) Provided | ||||
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| Individual Mouse Price | $307.40 | Hemizygous for Tg(CAG-cre/Esr1)5Amc | |||
| Pair | $329.30 | C57BL/6J (000664) x Hemizygous for Tg(cre/Esr1)5Amc | |||
| Pair | $327.50 | Hemizygous for Tg(cre/Esr1)5Amc x C57BL/6J (000664) | |||
| Pair | $375.30 | Noncarrier x Hemizygous for Tg(cre/Esr1)5Amc | |||
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| Supply Notes |
Histology and Tissue Collection Services are available for all JAX® Mice strains. For more information, please contact Customer Service at orderquest@jax.org or 1-207-288-5845. Usually shipped between four and eight weeks of age. 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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