Strain Name: |
C57BL/6-Tg(Ins2-TFRC/OVA)296Wehi/WehiJ |
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Stock Number: |
005431 |
Availability: | Repository- Live |
General Terms and Conditions |
| Former Name |
C57BL/6-Tg(Ins2-TFRC/OV)296Wehi/WehiJ (Changed: 01-FEB-07
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| Genes & Alleles | Ins2; OVA; TFRC; Tg(Ins2-TFRC/OVA)296Wehi; |
Type JAX® GEMM® Strain - Mutant Strain Additional information on JAX® GEMM® Strains. Type JAX® GEMM® Strain - Transgenic Mating System +/+ sibling x Hemizygote (Female x Male) Species laboratory mouse Donating Investigator William Heath, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute H2 Haplotype b Generation N20+N1F4 (05-JAN-08) Appearance
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Related Genotype: a/aStrain Description
Ins2-TFRC/OVA (commonly referred to as RIP-mOVA) line 296-1B hemizygote transgenic mice are viable, fertile, normal in size and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Immunohistochemical analysis detects strong expression in pancreatic beta cells and kidney proximal tubular cells and weak expression in testes.When C57BL/6-Tg(Ins2-TFRC/OVA)296Wehi/WehiJ is mated to C57BL/6-Tg(TcraTcrb)1100Mjb/J (commonly referred to as OT-1 and recognizes OVA specific T-cells, Stock No. 003831) thymic deletion of OT-1 cells is observed in double transgenic mice, suggesting very low levels of thymic expression. OVA specific CD-8+ T-cells activated by cross presentation infiltrate the pancreas causing beta cell destruction resulting in diabetes. However, these cells do not infiltrate the kidney.
Proliferating OT-1 T-cells appeared specifically in the lymph nodes draining the pancreas (PLN's) and kidney (RLN's) on day 3 after adoptive transfer of naive OT-1 cells into adult C57BL/6-Tg(Ins2-TFRC/OVA)296Wehi/WehiJ hosts. In contrast, no proliferating cells were detected in the PLN's after introduction into 10-d-old recipients, although they were observed in significant numbers in the RLNs of these animals.
This transgenic model has been used to study ectopic expression in the thymus and for assessing the requirements for peripheral deletion.
Strain Development
The fusion transgene TFRC/OVA is under the control of the rat insulin promoter (Ins2) and encodes the first 118 residues of the human transferrin receptor (TFRC), which includes the cytoplasmic tail and signal/anchor domain, fused to mature chicken ovalbumin (OVA), residues 139-38, resulting in a membrane bound form of ovalbumin. This transgenic construct was injected into C57BL/6J oocytes and founder, 296-1B, was backcrossed to C57BL/6J for 20 generations (C Kurts, H Kosaka et al, 1996). In 2005, transgenic line 296-1B arrived at The Jackson Laboratory, was backcrossed to C57BL/6J one generation and is maintained Tg/? x Tg/?.
Mammalian Phenotype Terms assigned by genotype |
| Allele Symbol | Tg(Ins2-TFRC/OVA)296Wehi | ||
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| Allele Name | transgene insertion 296, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | ||
| Common Name(s) | RIP-mOVA; | ||
| Mutation Made By | William Heath, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute | ||
| Strain of Origin | C57BL/6 | ||
| Expressed Gene | TFRC, transferrin receptor (p90, CD71), human | ||
| Expressed Gene | OVA, ovalbumin, chicken | ||
| Promoter | Ins2, insulin 2, rat | ||
| General Note | Ovalbumin (OV) is present at high levels in pancreatic beta cells and in kidney proximal tubule cells and at very low levels in testes of transgenic mice. No OV has been detected immunohistologically in any of multiple other tissues examined. Mice expressing both this transgene and Tg(Tcra,Tcrb)1100Mjb (OT-1), which encodes an OV-specific T cell receptor expressed on CD8+ T lymphocytes, exhibit thymic deletion of OT-1 T cells, indicating presence of OV at very low levels in the thymus. Western blot analysis reproducibly measured the pancreatic islet OV content as 2.2 ng/ug of protein. | ||
| Molecular Note | The transgene encodes a fusion protein comprising the carboxy-terminal 118 amino acids of the human transferrin receptor, which include the cytoplasmic tail, membrane-targeting signal and anchor domain of the protein, joined to amino acids 139-385 of mature ovalbumin. Its expression is directed by the rat insulin 2 promoter. [MGI Ref ID J:98589] | ||
| Control | ||
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| Noncarrier | ||
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| Diet Information | LabDiet® 5K52/5K67 |
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005145 C57BL/6-Tg(CAG-OVA)916Jen/J 005432 C57BL/6-Tg(Ins2-OVA)307Wehi/WehiJ 005433 C57BL/6-Tg(Ins2-OVA)59Wehi/WehiJ View Strains carrying other alleles of OVA (3 strains)
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Selected Reference(s)
Additional ReferencesKurts C; Heath WR; Carbone FR; Allison J; Miller JF; Kosaka H. 1996. Constitutive class I-restricted exogenous presentation of self antigens in vivo. J Exp Med 184(3):923-30. [PubMed: 9064352] [MGI Ref ID J:98589]
| Strain Name: | C57BL/6-Tg(Ins2-TFRC/OVA)296Wehi/WehiJ |
| Stock Number: | 005431 |
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| Supply Notes |
Usually shipped between four and eight weeks of age. This strain is included in the Type 1 Diabetes Repository collection. |
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