Strain Name: |
B6.FVB(129X1)-Tg(Sim1-cre)1Lowl/J |
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Stock Number: |
006451 |
Availability: | Repository- Live |
General Terms and Conditions |
| Genes & Alleles | Sim1; cre; Tg(Sim1-cre)1Lowl; |
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 Noncarrier x Hemizygote (Female x Male) Species laboratory mouse Donating Investigator Bradford Lowell, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Generation N6 (23-JUL-08) Strain Description
Hemizygous mice are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. Transgene expression is observed in all areas that endogenously express Sim1, including paraventricular hypothalamus and other parts of the brain. When these Sim1-Cre mice are bred with mice containing a loxP-flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination will result in deletion of the flanked sequences in Sim1-expressing tissues (including hypothalamus). As such, Sim1-Cre transgenic mice may be useful in studying body weight homeostasis, obesity, leptin metabolism, or as a reporter strain for Sim1-transcription factor activity.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. 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 bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) was modified by inserting a Cre recombinase sequence into the translational start site of the mouse Sim1 gene (removing the first 31 basepairs of Sim1. Correctly transformed and targeted bacteria had the selection cassette transiently removed (leaving a single frt site downstream of the Cre recombinase). The resulting construct, called "Sim1-Cre," was used for pro-nuclear injection into fertilized one-cell stage FVB embryos. Transgenic offspring (founder line 1) were established and maintained on a mixed genetic background (C57BL/6, 129/SvJ, and FVB) prior to arrival at The Jackson Laboratory (as Stock No. 006395). Upon arrival, mice were backcrossed to C57BL/6J for at least 5 generations to establish this congenic strain.
Gene & Allele Details
| Allele Symbol | Tg(Sim1-cre)1Lowl | ||
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| Allele Name | transgene insertion 1, Bradford B Lowell | ||
| Common Name(s) | Sim1-Cre; | ||
| Mutation Made By | Bradford Lowell, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | ||
| Strain of Origin | FVB | ||
| Site of Expression | all areas that endogenously express Sim1, including paraventricular hypothalamus and other parts of the brain | ||
| 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 | Sim1, single-minded homolog 1 (Drosophila), mouse, laboratory | ||
| Molecular Note | The cre ATG was inserted via recombineering techniques, into the Sim1 ATG site of a BAC containing 137.1 kb of genomic C57BL/6 Sim1 sequences up to and including exon 8. The inserted cre sequence deleted the first 31 bp of the Sim1 gene. [MGI Ref ID J:115192] | ||
Control Information
| Control | ||
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| Noncarrier | ||
| 000664 C57BL/6J | ||
| Considerations for Choosing Controls | ||
Genotyping Protocols
Generic Cre
Colony Maintenance
| Breeding & Husbandry | When maintaining a live colony, hemizygous mice are bred to C57BL/6J or wildtype siblings. |
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| Diet Information | LabDiet® 5K52/5K67 |
Related Strains
Strains carrying Tg(Sim1-cre)1Lowl allele
006395 STOCK Tg(Sim1-cre)1Lowl/J View Strains carrying Tg(Sim1-cre)1Lowl (1 strain)
007570 STOCK Sim1tm1.2Az/J
Additional Web Information
Congenic Nomenclature
Cre-lox or FLP-FRT Systems
Animal Health Reports
Room Number AX11
Research Applications
This mouse can be used to support research in many areas including:
cre relatedEndocrine Deficiency Research
Hypothalamus/Pituitary Defects
Neurobiology Research
Cre-lox System (Cre Recombinase expression in neural tissue)
Research Tools
Cre-lox System (Cre Recombinase Expression)
Diabetes and Obesity Research
Genetics Research (Mutagenesis and Transgenesis: Cre-lox System)
Metabolism Research
Research Tools
Cre-lox System
Genetics Research (Mutagenesis and Transgenesis: Cre-lox System)
References
Selected Reference(s)
Balthasar N; Dalgaard LT; Lee CE; Yu J; Funahashi H; Williams T; Ferreira M; Tang V; McGovern RA; Kenny CD; Christiansen LM; Edelstein E; Choi B; Boss O; Aschkenasi C; Zhang CY; Mountjoy K; Kishi T; Elmquist JK; Lowell BB. 2005. Divergence of melanocortin pathways in the control of food intake and energy expenditure. Cell 123(3):493-505. [PubMed: 16269339] [MGI Ref ID J:115192]
Price and Supply Information
| Strain Name: | B6.FVB(129X1)-Tg(Sim1-cre)1Lowl/J |
| Stock Number: | 006451 |
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Supply Details
| Standard Supply | Repository-Live. A collection of over 1000 strains maintained as live colonies. Individual colonies are sized to meet current customer demand. Delivery for orders of 10 mice or less ranges on average from one to eight weeks; mice are generally shipped between four to six weeks of age with a maximum shipping age of ~nine weeks. Colony sizes do not generally support stringent age specifications for large volumes of mice; however custom orders and larger quantities of mice are easily arranged. Estimated ship dates for all orders provided within 48 hours of order placement. |
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| Supply Notes |
Usually shipped between four and eight weeks of age. This strain is included in the Induced Mutant Resource Colony collection. |
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| Control Information | View Control Information in Strain Details. |
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