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| TH-Cre transgenic mice have the rat tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) promoter directing expression of Cre recombinase to catecholaminergic cells, and may be useful for generating conditional mutations in these cells for studying dopaminergic cell function, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders. | |||||||||||||||
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Description
Strain Information
Type Congenic; Transgenic; Additional information on Genetically Engineered and Mutant Mice. Visit our online Nomenclature tutorial. Additional information on Congenic nomenclature. Mating System Noncarrier x Hemizygote (Female x Male) 09-JUN-09 Species laboratory mouse Generation N6+ (08-JUN-09) Donating Investigator Ted Dawson, Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine Description
Mice hemizygous for the TH-Cre transgene are viable and fertile, with the rat tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) promoter directing expression of Cre recombinase to catecholaminergic cells. Using crosses to reporter strains, cre activity is confirmed in catecholaminergic cells and is present in many of the projection areas of these neuronal populations. A mosaic of cre activity is noted in TH-positive neurons. Several other areas that are not typically thought to have active TH expression, including the lateral septal nucleus, accessory olfactory bulb, suparafascicular thalamus, and pretectal area, also exhibit Cre recombinase activity (possibly as a result of TH promoter activity in precursor cell populations or ectopic expression from the exogenous TH promoter). Some TH-negative cells closely clustered around and within TH-positive nuclei demonstrate cre activity. When bred with mice containing a loxP-flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination will result in deletion of the floxed sequence(s) in the offspring. These TH-Cre transgenic mice are a tool for generating conditional mutations in catecholaminergic cells and may be useful for studying dopaminergic cell function, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative disorders.Development
The TH-Cre transgene was designed with a 9.0 kb fragment of the rat tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) promoter, synthetic 5' UTR intron, cre cDNA, and SV40 late region polyadenylation site. The transgene was microinjected into the pronuclei of fertilized B6/SJLF2 oocytes. Chimeric mice were bred to C57BL/6NCrl to confirm germline transmission and establish founder line 1 (TH-Cre 1). The resulting TH-Cre 1 transgenic mice were subsequently maintained by backcrossing to C57BL/6NCrl mice for greater than 5 generations prior to arrival at The Jackson Laboratory Repository. Upon arrival, transgenic mice were bred to C57BL/6NJ inbred mice (Stock No. 005304) to establish the colony.
Control Information
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| Noncarrier | ||
| 005304 C57BL/6NJ | (approximate) | |
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Phenotype
Phenotype Information
This mouse can be used to support research in many areas including:
cre relatedNeurobiology Research
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Genes & Alleles
Gene & Allele Information
| Allele Symbol | Tg(Th-cre)1Tmd | ||
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| Allele Name | transgene insertion 1, Ted M Dawson | ||
| Allele Type | Transgenic (Cre/Flp) | ||
| Common Name(s) | TH-cre; | ||
| Mutation Made By | Ted Dawson, Johns Hopkins Univ School of Medicine | ||
| Strain of Origin | (C57BL/6 x SJL)F2 | ||
| Site of Expression | dopaminergic neurons | ||
| 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 | Th, tyrosine hydroxylase, rat | ||
| Driver Note | Th | ||
| Molecular Note | Cre recombinase is expressed under the control of the rat tyrosine hydroxylase promoter. Cre recombinase activity is detected in catecholaminergic cells. This is a representative record representing TH-cre1 - TH-cre5 all of which have identical activity.The authors state that TH-cre4 appears to be X-linked. [MGI Ref ID J:99848] | ||
| Gene Symbol and Name | Tg(Th-cre)1Tmd, transgene insertion 1, Ted M Dawson | ||
| Chromosome | UN | ||
| Gene Common Name(s) | TH-cre; | ||
Genotyping
Genotyping Information
Genotyping Protocols
Generic Cre Melt Curve Analysis, Melt Curve Analysis
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References
References
Selected Reference(s)
Savitt JM; Jang SS; Mu W; Dawson VL; Dawson TM. 2005. Bcl-x is required for proper development of the mouse substantia nigra. J Neurosci 25(29):6721-8. [PubMed: 16033881] [MGI Ref ID J:99848]
Additional References
Daher JP; Ying M; Banerjee R; McDonald RS; Dumas Hahn M; Yang L; Beal MF; Thomas B; Dawson VL; Dawson TM; Moore DJ. 2009. Conditional transgenic mice expressing C-terminally truncated human alpha-synuclein (alphaSyn119) exhibit reduced striatal dopamine without loss of nigrostriatal pathway dopaminergic neurons. Mol Neurodegener 4(1):34. [PubMed: 19630976] [MGI Ref ID J:150777]
Tg(Th-cre)1Tmd relatedDaher JP; Ying M; Banerjee R; McDonald RS; Dumas Hahn M; Yang L; Beal MF; Thomas B; Dawson VL; Dawson TM; Moore DJ. 2009. Conditional transgenic mice expressing C-terminally truncated human alpha-synuclein (alphaSyn119) exhibit reduced striatal dopamine without loss of nigrostriatal pathway dopaminergic neurons. Mol Neurodegener 4(1):34. [PubMed: 19630976] [MGI Ref ID J:150777]
Health & husbandry
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Colony Maintenance
Breeding & Husbandry When maintaining a live colony, hemizygous mice may be bred to wildtype (noncarrier) siblings or to C57BL/6NJ (Stock No. 005304) inbred mice. The donating investigator reports that homozygous mice are viable. Mating System Noncarrier x Hemizygote (Female x Male) 09-JUN-09 Diet Information LabDiet® 5K52/5K67
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| 005304 C57BL/6NJ | (approximate) | |
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