Strain Name:

B6.Cg-Tg(GFAP-tTA)110Pop/J

Stock Number:

005964

Availability:

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Description

Strain Information

Type Congenic; Mutant Strain; Transgenic;
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Mating SystemHemizygote x +/+ sibling         (Female x Male)   23-MAY-08
Specieslaboratory mouse
Generation?+N1F8 (18-FEB-09)
 
Donating Investigator Brian Popko,   University of Chicago

Description
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.

Development
A transgenic construct in which tetracycline-responsive transcriptional activator (tTA) is under the control of the human glial fibrillary acidic protein GFAP promoter was injected into fertilized B6D2F1 mouse eggs. The resulting founder line 110 was backcrossed onto the C57BL/6J background for more than 10 generations.

Control Information

  Control
   Noncarrier
   000664 C57BL/6J
 
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Phenotype

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

Neurobiology Research
Astrocyte Defects
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Genetics Research
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      Tissue/Cell Markers: astrocytes
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Genes & Alleles

Gene & Allele Information

 
Allele Symbol Tg(GFAP-tTA)110Pop
Allele Name transgene insertion 110, Brian Popko
Allele Type Transgenic (random, expressed)
Common Name(s) GFAP-tTA; GFAP-tTA line 110; GFAP/tTA;
Mutation Made By Brian Popko,   University of Chicago
Strain of Origin(C57BL/6 x DBA/2)F1
Site of ExpressionExpresses tTA in astrocytes.
Expressed Gene tTA, tetracycline-controlled transactivator, E. coli
The tetracycline-resistance gene (TetR), arose from chemically mutated Escherichia coli genome which was screened for tetracycline dependence (Gossen and Bujard, 1992). TetR was fused at the C-terminus with the viral co-activator, virion protein 16 of the herpes simplex virus (VP-16). The tetracycline-inhibitable transcription factor is a component of a bigenic system that allows doxycycline (a tetracycline analog) regulatable expression of genes that are under the direction of the tetracycline responsive promoter (TetOp)promoter.
Promoter GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein, human
Molecular Note Expression of the tetracycline transactivator protein is under control of the promoter of the human glial fibrillary acidic protein gene. Five lines (67, 78, 96, 98 and 110) were established. [MGI Ref ID J:94092]
 
 

Genotyping

Genotyping Information

Genotyping Protocols

Tg(tTA), Melt Curve Analysis
Tg(tTA), Standard PCR

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References

References

Selected Reference(s)

Wang J; Lin W; Popko B; Campbell IL. 2004. Inducible production of interferon-gamma in the developing brain causes cerebellar dysplasia with activation of the Sonic hedgehog pathway. Mol Cell Neurosci 27(4):489-96. [PubMed: 15555926]  [MGI Ref ID J:109838]

Additional References

Lin W; Harding HP; Ron D; Popko B. 2005. Endoplasmic reticulum stress modulates the response of myelinating oligodendrocytes to the immune cytokine interferon-gamma. J Cell Biol 169(4):603-12. [PubMed: 15911877]  [MGI Ref ID J:99655]

Lin W; Kemper A; McCarthy KD; Pytel P; Wang JP; Campbell IL; Utset MF; Popko B. 2004. Interferon-gamma induced medulloblastoma in the developing cerebellum. J Neurosci 24(45):10074-83. [PubMed: 15537876]  [MGI Ref ID J:94092]

Tg(GFAP-tTA)110Pop related

Lin W; Harding HP; Ron D; Popko B. 2005. Endoplasmic reticulum stress modulates the response of myelinating oligodendrocytes to the immune cytokine interferon-gamma. J Cell Biol 169(4):603-12. [PubMed: 15911877]  [MGI Ref ID J:99655]

Lin W; Kemper A; McCarthy KD; Pytel P; Wang JP; Campbell IL; Utset MF; Popko B. 2004. Interferon-gamma induced medulloblastoma in the developing cerebellum. J Neurosci 24(45):10074-83. [PubMed: 15537876]  [MGI Ref ID J:94092]

Lin W; Kunkler PE; Harding HP; Ron D; Kraig RP; Popko B. 2008. Enhanced integrated stress response promotes myelinating oligodendrocyte survival in response to interferon-gamma. Am J Pathol 173(5):1508-17. [PubMed: 18818381]  [MGI Ref ID J:143347]

Health & husbandry

Health & Colony Maintenance Information

Animal Health Reports

Room Number           AX11

Colony Maintenance

Breeding & HusbandryWhen maintaining a live colony, these mice are bred as hemizygotes. It is not known if homozygotes are viable and fertile.
Mating SystemHemizygote x +/+ sibling         (Female x Male)   23-MAY-08
Diet Information LabDiet® 5K52/5K67

Purchasing information

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Pricing

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Weeks of AgePrice (US dollars $)GenderGenotypes Provided
Individual Mouse $243.50Female or MaleHemizygous for Tg(GFAP-tTA)110Pop
Pairs /Price (US dollars $)Pair Genotype
$297.85Hemizygous for Tg(GFAP-tTA)110Pop x Noncarrier
$297.85Noncarrier x Hemizygous for Tg(GFAP-tTA)110Pop

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Pricing for International shipping destinations View USA Canada and Mexico pricing
Weeks of AgePrice (US dollars $)GenderGenotypes Provided
Individual Mouse $316.60Female or MaleHemizygous for Tg(GFAP-tTA)110Pop
Pairs /Price (US dollars $)Pair Genotype
$387.30Hemizygous for Tg(GFAP-tTA)110Pop x Noncarrier
$387.30Noncarrier x Hemizygous for Tg(GFAP-tTA)110Pop

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   Noncarrier
   000664 C57BL/6J
 
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