Strain Name: |
B6.129-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(HD*103Q)Xwy/J |
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Stock Number: |
007708 |
Availability: | Repository- Live |
General Terms and Conditions |
| Genes & Alleles | Gt(ROSA)26Sor; Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(HD*103Q)Xwy; |
Type JAX® GEMM® Strain - Congenic Additional information on JAX® GEMM® Strains. Type JAX® GEMM® Strain - Mutant Strain Type JAX® GEMM® Strain - Targeted Mutation Mating System Heterozygote x +/+ sibling (Female x Male) Species laboratory mouse Donating Investigator X. William Yang, University of California Los Angeles Generation N12+F1 (17-JUL-08) Strain Description
Mice heterozygous for the RosaHD mutant allele are viable and fertile. These mice have the neuropathogenic polyQ-mutant variant of the human Huntingtin protein (mhtt-exon1; 103Q) inserted into the Gt(ROSA)26Sor locus. Expression of mhtt-exon1 is blocked by an upstream loxP-flanked transcriptional STOP sequence. When bred to mice with a Cre recombinase gene under the control of a promoter of interest, the STOP sequence is deleted in the tissue of interest, and mhtt-exon1 expression is observed. As these RosaHD mutant mice allow cre-conditional expression of the neuropathogenic mhtt-exon1 protein, they may be useful in studying Huntington's disease (HD) or other polyQ disorders. Of note, sequencing of the polyQ region (using mice from the 11th backcross) indicate the actual number of repeats to be 98.For example, when bred to strains expressing cre in brain tissues (such as Nestin-Cre (see Stock No. 003771) or Emx1-Cre (see Stock No. 005628), bi-transgenic offspring show pathological cell-cell interactions critically contribute to cortical pathogenesis of HD.
Strain Development
A targeting vector was designed with a loxP-flanked transcriptional STOP sequence immediately upstream of a polyQ-mutant form of the human Huntingtin protein exon 1 (mhtt-exon1) sequence (containing 103 mixed CAA-CAG repeats, each encoding glutamine), all followed by a polyadenylation sequence. This targeting construct was incorporated into the Gt(ROSA)26Sor locus via electroporation into (129X1/SvJ x 129S1/Sv)F1-derived R1 embryonic stem (ES) cells. Correctly targeted ES cells were microinjected into C57BL/6J blastocysts. The resulting "RosaHD" mutant mice were subsequently backcrossed to C57BL/6J mice for at least 11 generations prior to arrival at The Jackson Laboratory. Of note, sequencing of the polyQ region (using mice from the 11th backcross) indicate the actual number of repeats to be 98.
Related Disease (OMIM) Terms |
Mammalian Phenotype Terms assigned by genotype |
| Allele Symbol | Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(HD*103Q)Xwy | ||
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| Allele Name | targeted mutation 1, X William Yang | ||
| Common Name(s) | RosaHD; mhtt-exon1 (103Q); | ||
| Strain of Origin | (129X1/SvJ x 129S1/Sv)F1-Kitl+ | ||
| ES Cell Line Name | R1 | ||
| ES Cell Line Strain | (129X1/SvJ x 129S1/Sv)F1-Kitl<+> | ||
| Gene Symbol and Name | Gt(ROSA)26Sor, gene trap ROSA 26, Philippe Soriano | ||
| Chromosome | 6 | ||
| Gene Common Name(s) | AV258896; Gtrgeo26; Gtrosa26; R26; ROSA26; beta geo; expressed sequence AV258896; gene trap ROSA 26; gene trap ROSA b-geo 26; | ||
| Molecular Note | A targeting vector was designed with a loxP-flanked transcriptional STOP sequence immediately upstream of a neuropathogenic polyQ-mutant form of the human Huntingtin protein exon 1 (mhtt-exon1) sequence (containing 103 mixed CAA-CAG repeats, each encoding glutamine), all followed by a polyadenylation sequence. When these mice are bred with animals expressing cre under the control of a promoter of interest, The STOP signal is deleted in tissue of interest allowing conditional expression of mhtt1-exon1. [MGI Ref ID J:123199] [MGI Ref ID J:99759] | ||
| Control | ||
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| Wild-type from the colony | ||
| 000664 C57BL/6J | ||
| Considerations for Choosing Controls | ||
Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(HD*103Q)Xwy
| Breeding & Husbandry | When maintaining a live colony, heterozygous mice may be bred to wildtype siblings or to C57BL/6J inbred mice. While presumed to be viable and fertile, the phenotype of homozygous mice has not been reported (Aug-2007). |
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| Diet Information | LabDiet® 5K52/5K67 |
Strains carrying other alleles of Gt(ROSA)26Sor
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Congenic Nomenclature
Cre-lox or FLP-FRT Systems
Room Number AX12
Mouse/Human Gene Homologs
Huntington's disease (chorea)
Neurobiology Research
Behavioral and Learning Defects
Huntington's disease
Research Tools
Cre-lox System (loxP-flanked Sequences)
Selected Reference(s)
Additional ReferencesGu X; Li C; Wei W; Lo V; Gong S; Li SH; Iwasato T; Itohara S; Li XJ; Mody I; Heintz N; Yang XW. 2005. Pathological cell-cell interactions elicited by a neuropathogenic form of mutant Huntingtin contribute to cortical pathogenesis in HD mice. Neuron 46(3):433-44. [PubMed: 15882643] [MGI Ref ID J:99759]
| Strain Name: | B6.129-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(HD*103Q)Xwy/J |
| Stock Number: | 007708 |
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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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