Description

Strain Information

Type Congenic; Mutant Strain; Transgenic; Mating System Noncarrier x Hemizygote         (Female x Male) Species laboratory mouse Generation N3 (20-DEC-07)   Donating Investigator IMR Colony,   The Jackson Laboratory

Description
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 expressed. This strain provides a Tet-On tool that allows the inducible expression of genes in the developing and adult lung and respiratory epithelium.

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 this strain. 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.

Development
A transgenic construct containing 3.7kb sequence of the human SFTPC, surfactant, pulmonary-associated protein C, gene promoter, the reverse tetracycline regulatable transactivator protein (rtTA) gene, and SV40 polyadenylation signal sequence was injected into mixed C57BL/6 and 129 background embryos. Founder mice were bred to FVB/N animals. Upon arrival at The Jackson Laboratory, these mice were backcrossed to C57BL/6J mice for at least 5 generations.

Control Information

	Control
	Noncarrier
	000664 C57BL/6J
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Related Strains

Strains carrying   Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)5Jaw allele

006245	C.Cg-Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)5Jaw/J
006225	FVB.Cg-Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)5Jaw/J

View Strains carrying   Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)5Jaw     (2 strains)

Strains carrying other alleles of rtTA

005670	B6.Cg-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA,EGFP)Nagy/J
006232	B6.Cg-Tg(Scgb1a1-rtTA)1Jaw/J
007678	B6;SJL-Tg(KRT14-rtTA)208Jek/J
006242	C.Cg-Tg(Scgb1a1-rtTA)1Jaw/J
008099	FVB-Tg(KRT14-rtTA)F42Efu/J
004127	FVB-Tg(Nes-rtTA)306Rvs/J
006222	FVB.Cg-Tg(Scgb1a1-rtTA)1Jaw/J
008202	FVB/N-Tg(NPHS2-rtTA2*M2)1Jbk/J
006875	FVB/N-Tg(Tagln-rtTA)E1Jwst/J
004602	NOD.Cg-Tg(Ins2-rtTA)2Doi/DoiJ
005734	NOD/Lt-Tg(Ins2-rtTA)1Ach/AchJ
005572	STOCK Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA,EGFP)Nagy/J
008250	STOCK Tg(Ins2-rtTA)2Efr/J
005493	STOCK Tg(Tek-rtTA,TRE-lacZ)1425Tpr/J
003273	STOCK Tg(rtTAhCMV)4Bjd/J

View Strains carrying other alleles of rtTA     (15 strains)

Additional Web Information

Congenic Nomenclature
Tet Expression Systems

Phenotype

Phenotype Information

Research Applications

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

Developmental Biology Research
Internal/Organ Defects (lung)

Immunology and Inflammation Research
Cystic Fibrosis

Internal/Organ Research
Lung Defects

Mouse/Human Gene Homologs
cystic fibrosis

Research Tools
Cancer Research (Tetop Tet System)
Developmental Biology Research
Genetics Research (Mutagenesis and Transgenesis: Tetop Tet System)
Immunology and Inflammation Research
Internal/Organ Research
Tet Expression Systems (tTA/rtTA Expressing Strains)

Genes & Alleles

Gene & Allele Information

Allele Symbol		Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)5Jaw
Allele Name		transgene insertion 5, Jeffrey A Whitsett
Common Name(s)		SP-C-rtTAtg; SP-CrtTA; SPC-rtTA; Sp-c-rtta; Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)1Jaw; hSPC-rtTA+;
Mutation Made By		Jeffrey Whitsett,   Children's Hospital Medical Center
Site of Expression		Expresses rtTA in developing and adult lung.
Expressed Gene		rtTA, reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator, E. coli
		The tetracycline repressor gene (Tetr), arose from chemically mutated Escherichia coli genome which was screened for tetracycline dependence (Gossen and Bujard, 1992). One mutant with a four amino acid residue change (rTetR) exhibited dependence on tetracycline for induction of the targeted gene and was used in the rtTA construct (Gossen et al, 1995). rTetr was fused at the C-terminus with the viral co-activator, virion protein 16 of the herpes simplex virus (VP-16).
Promoter		SFTPC, surfactant protein C, human
Molecular Note		The transgene is composed of 3.7 kb of human SFTPC promoter, a reverse tetracycline responsive transactivator gene (rt-TA), and a 0.45 kb SV40 polyadenylation signal. Transgene expression was confirmed by RT-PCR analysis. The human SFTPC promoter is active in respiratory epithelial cells. [MGI Ref ID J:61736]

Genotyping

Genotyping Information

Genotyping Protocols

Tg(tTA), MCA, vers. 4
Tg(tTA), QPCR, vers. 3
Tg(tTA), STD PCR, vers. 2

Helpful Links

Optimizing PCR Protocols

References

References

Selected Reference(s)

Tichelaar JW; Lu W; Whitsett JA. 2000. Conditional expression of fibroblast growth factor-7 in the developing and mature lung. J Biol Chem 275(16):11858-64. [PubMed: 10766812]  [MGI Ref ID J:61736]

Additional References

Tg(SFTPC-rtTA)5Jaw related

Akeson AL; Greenberg JM; Cameron JE; Thompson FY; Brooks SK; Wiginton D; Whitsett JA. 2003. Temporal and spatial regulation of VEGF-A controls vascular patterning in the embryonic lung. Dev Biol 264(2):443-55. [PubMed: 14651929]  [MGI Ref ID J:86840]

Basseres DS; Levantini E; Ji H; Monti S; Elf S; Dayaram T; Fenyus M; Kocher O; Golub T; Wong KK; Halmos B; Tenen DG. 2006. Respiratory failure due to differentiation arrest and expansion of alveolar cells following lung-specific loss of the transcription factor C/EBPalpha in mice. Mol Cell Biol 26(3):1109-23. [PubMed: 16428462]  [MGI Ref ID J:105593]

Ceteci F; Ceteci S; Karreman C; Kramer BW; Asan E; Gotz R; Rapp UR. 2007. Disruption of Tumor Cell Adhesion Promotes Angiogenic Switch and Progression to Micrometastasis in RAF-Driven Murine Lung Cancer. Cancer Cell 12(2):145-159. [PubMed: 17692806]  [MGI Ref ID J:124321]

Chen H; Zhuang F; Liu YH; Xu B; Del Moral P; Deng W; Chai Y; Kolb M; Gauldie J; Warburton D; Moses HL; Shi W. 2008. TGF-beta receptor II in epithelia versus mesenchyme plays distinct roles in the developing lung. Eur Respir J 32(2):285-95. [PubMed: 18321928]  [MGI Ref ID J:137996]

Clark JC; Tichelaar JW; Wert SE; Itoh N; Perl AK; Stahlman MT; Whitsett JA. 2001. FGF-10 disrupts lung morphogenesis and causes pulmonary adenomas in vivo. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 280(4):L705-15. [PubMed: 11238011]  [MGI Ref ID J:68525]

Dave V; Childs T; Xu Y; Ikegami M; Besnard V; Maeda Y; Wert SE; Neilson JR; Crabtree GR; Whitsett JA. 2006. Calcineurin/Nfat signaling is required for perinatal lung maturation and function. J Clin Invest 116(10):2597-609. [PubMed: 16998587]  [MGI Ref ID J:114501]

Floyd HS; Farnsworth CL; Kock ND; Mizesko MC; Little JL; Dance ST; Everitt J; Tichelaar J; Whitsett JA; Miller MS. 2005. Conditional expression of the mutant Ki-rasG12C allele results in formation of benign lung adenomas: development of a novel mouse lung tumor model. Carcinogenesis 26(12):2196-206. [PubMed: 16051643]  [MGI Ref ID J:102839]

Gontan C; de Munck A; Vermeij M; Grosveld F; Tibboel D; Rottier R. 2008. Sox2 is important for two crucial processes in lung development: branching morphogenesis and epithelial cell differentiation. Dev Biol 317(1):296-309. [PubMed: 18374910]  [MGI Ref ID J:136180]

Hokuto I; Ikegami M; Yoshida M; Takeda K; Akira S; Perl AK; Hull WM; Wert SE; Whitsett JA. 2004. Stat-3 is required for pulmonary homeostasis during hyperoxia. J Clin Invest 113(1):28-37. [PubMed: 14702106]  [MGI Ref ID J:87622]

Kida H; Mucenski ML; Thitoff AR; Le Cras TD; Park KS; Ikegami M; Muller W; Whitsett JA. 2008. GP130-STAT3 regulates epithelial cell migration and is required for repair of the bronchiolar epithelium. Am J Pathol 172(6):1542-54. [PubMed: 18467707]  [MGI Ref ID J:136187]

Lin S; Ikegami M; Xu Y; Bosserhoff AK; Malkinson AM; Shannon JM. 2008. Misexpression of MIA disrupts lung morphogenesis and causes neonatal death. Dev Biol 316(2):441-55. [PubMed: 18342301]  [MGI Ref ID J:135990]

Mallory BP; Mead TJ; Wiginton DA; Kulkarni RM; Greenberg JM; Akeson AL. 2006. Lymphangiogenesis in the developing lung promoted by VEGF-A. Microvasc Res 72(1-2):62-73. [PubMed: 16806288]  [MGI Ref ID J:129289]

Martis PC; Whitsett JA; Xu Y; Perl AK; Wan H; Ikegami M. 2006. C/EBP{alpha} is required for lung maturation at birth. Development 133(6):1155-64. [PubMed: 16467360]  [MGI Ref ID J:106543]

Matsuzaki Y; Xu Y; Ikegami M; Besnard V; Park KS; Hull WM; Wert SE; Whitsett JA. 2006. Stat3 is required for cytoprotection of the respiratory epithelium during adenoviral infection. J Immunol 177(1):527-37. [PubMed: 16785550]  [MGI Ref ID J:134441]

Metzger DE; Stahlman MT; Shannon JM. 2008. Misexpression of ELF5 disrupts lung branching and inhibits epithelial differentiation. Dev Biol 320(1):149-60. [PubMed: 18544451]  [MGI Ref ID J:139210]

Miller LA; Wert SE; Clark JC; Xu Y; Perl AK; Whitsett JA. 2004. Role of Sonic hedgehog in patterning of tracheal-bronchial cartilage and the peripheral lung. Dev Dyn 231(1):57-71. [PubMed: 15305287]  [MGI Ref ID J:91723]

Mucenski ML; Wert SE; Nation JM; Loudy DE; Huelsken J; Birchmeier W; Morrisey EE; Whitsett JA. 2003. beta-Catenin is required for specification of proximal/distal cell fate during lung morphogenesis. J Biol Chem 278(41):40231-8. [PubMed: 12885771]  [MGI Ref ID J:85946]

Nguyen NM; Kelley DG; Schlueter JA; Meyer MJ; Senior RM; Miner JH. 2005. Epithelial laminin alpha5 is necessary for distal epithelial cell maturation, VEGF production, and alveolization in the developing murine lung. Dev Biol 282(1):111-25. [PubMed: 15936333]  [MGI Ref ID J:104565]

Park KS; Wells JM; Zorn AM; Wert SE; Laubach VE; Fernandez LG; Whitsett JA. 2006. Transdifferentiation of ciliated cells during repair of the respiratory epithelium. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 34(2):151-7. [PubMed: 16239640]  [MGI Ref ID J:120191]

Park KS; Wells JM; Zorn AM; Wert SE; Whitsett JA. 2006. Sox17 influences the differentiation of respiratory epithelial cells. Dev Biol 294(1):192-202. [PubMed: 16574095]  [MGI Ref ID J:109303]

Perl AK; Kist R; Shan Z; Scherer G; Whitsett JA. 2005. Normal lung development and function after Sox9 inactivation in the respiratory epithelium. Genesis 41(1):23-32. [PubMed: 15645446]  [MGI Ref ID J:95910]

Perl AK; Tichelaar JW; Whitsett JA. 2002. Conditional gene expression in the respiratory epithelium of the mouse. Transgenic Res 11(1):21-9. [PubMed: 11874100]  [MGI Ref ID J:129109]

Perl AK; Wert SE; Loudy DE; Shan Z; Blair PA; Whitsett JA. 2005. Conditional recombination reveals distinct subsets of epithelial cells in trachea, bronchi, and alveoli. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 33(5):455-62. [PubMed: 16055670]  [MGI Ref ID J:132772]

Perl AK; Wert SE; Nagy A; Lobe CG; Whitsett JA. 2002. Early restriction of peripheral and proximal cell lineages during formation of the lung. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99(16):10482-7. [PubMed: 12145322]  [MGI Ref ID J:78365]

Shaw AT; Meissner A; Dowdle JA; Crowley D; Magendantz M; Ouyang C; Parisi T; Rajagopal J; Blank LJ; Bronson RT; Stone JR; Tuveson DA; Jaenisch R; Jacks T. 2007. Sprouty-2 regulates oncogenic K-ras in lung development and tumorigenesis. Genes Dev 21(6):694-707. [PubMed: 17369402]  [MGI Ref ID J:119477]

Shu W; Guttentag S; Wang Z; Andl T; Ballard P; Lu MM; Piccolo S; Birchmeier W; Whitsett JA; Millar SE; Morrisey EE. 2005. Wnt/beta-catenin signaling acts upstream of N-myc, BMP4, and FGF signaling to regulate proximal-distal patterning in the lung. Dev Biol 283(1):226-39. [PubMed: 15907834]  [MGI Ref ID J:99391]

Sun J; Chen H; Chen C; Whitsett JA; Mishina Y; Bringas P Jr; Ma JC; Warburton D; Shi W. 2008. Prenatal lung epithelial cell-specific abrogation of alk3-bone morphogenetic protein signaling causes neonatal respiratory distress by disrupting distal airway formation. Am J Pathol 172(3):571-82. [PubMed: 18258849]  [MGI Ref ID J:132011]

Tian Y; Zhou R; Rehg JE; Jackowski S. 2007. Role of phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase alpha in lung development. Mol Cell Biol 27(3):975-82. [PubMed: 17130238]  [MGI Ref ID J:118292]

Wan H; Dingle S; Xu Y; Besnard V; Kaestner KH; Ang SL; Wert S; Stahlman MT; Whitsett JA. 2005. Compensatory roles of Foxa1 and Foxa2 during lung morphogenesis. J Biol Chem 280(14):13809-16. [PubMed: 15668254]  [MGI Ref ID J:98750]

Wan H; Kaestner KH; Ang SL; Ikegami M; Finkelman FD; Stahlman MT; Fulkerson PC; Rothenberg ME; Whitsett JA. 2004. Foxa2 regulates alveolarization and goblet cell hyperplasia. Development 131(4):953-64. [PubMed: 14757645]  [MGI Ref ID J:88601]

Wan H; Luo F; Wert SE; Zhang L; Xu Y; Ikegami M; Maeda Y; Bell SM; Whitsett JA. 2008. Kruppel-like factor 5 is required for perinatal lung morphogenesis and function. Development 135(15):2563-72. [PubMed: 18599506]  [MGI Ref ID J:138576]

Wan H; Xu Y; Ikegami M; Stahlman MT; Kaestner KH; Ang SL; Whitsett JA. 2004. Foxa2 is required for transition to air breathing at birth. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101(40):14449-54. [PubMed: 15452354]  [MGI Ref ID J:93473]

White AC; Lavine KJ; Ornitz DM. 2007. FGF9 and SHH regulate mesenchymal Vegfa expression and development of the pulmonary capillary network. Development 134(20):3743-52. [PubMed: 17881491]  [MGI Ref ID J:128368]

Xu J; Tian J; Grumelli SM; Haley KJ; Shapiro SD. 2006. Stage-specific effects of cAMP signaling during distal lung epithelial development. J Biol Chem 281(50):38894-904. [PubMed: 17018522]  [MGI Ref ID J:117640]

Yamamoto H; Yun EJ; Gerber HP; Ferrara N; Whitsett JA; Vu TH. 2007. Epithelial-vascular cross talk mediated by VEGF-A and HGF signaling directs primary septae formation during distal lung morphogenesis. Dev Biol 308(1):44-53. [PubMed: 17583691]  [MGI Ref ID J:124125]

Yanagi S; Kishimoto H; Kawahara K; Sasaki T; Sasaki M; Nishio M; Yajima N; Hamada K; Horie Y; Kubo H; Whitsett JA; Mak TW; Nakano T; Nakazato M; Suzuki A. 2007. Pten controls lung morphogenesis, bronchioalveolar stem cells, and onset of lung adenocarcinomas in mice. J Clin Invest 117(10):2929-40. [PubMed: 17909629]  [MGI Ref ID J:127405]

Yin Y; White AC; Huh SH; Hilton MJ; Kanazawa H; Long F; Ornitz DM. 2008. An FGF-WNT gene regulatory network controls lung mesenchyme development. Dev Biol 319(2):426-36. [PubMed: 18533146]  [MGI Ref ID J:137691]

Zhang Y; Goss AM; Cohen ED; Kadzik R; Lepore JJ; Muthukumaraswamy K; Yang J; DeMayo FJ; Whitsett JA; Parmacek MS; Morrisey EE. 2008. A Gata6-Wnt pathway required for epithelial stem cell development and airway regeneration. Nat Genet 40(7):862-70. [PubMed: 18536717]  [MGI Ref ID J:138407]

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Breeding & Husbandry	When maintaining a live colony, these mice are bred as hemizygotes.

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	000664 C57BL/6J
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