Strain Name:

B6.Cg-Tg(Th-cre)1Tmd/J

Stock Number:

008601

Availability:

Under Development for Distribution Colony

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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.

Description

Strain Information

Type Congenic; Transgenic;
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Mating SystemNoncarrier x Hemizygote         (Female x Male)   09-JUN-09
Specieslaboratory mouse
GenerationN6+ (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

  Control
   Noncarrier
   005304 C57BL/6NJ (approximate)
 
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008877   B6.129P2-Hprt1tm12(Ple177-EGFP/cre)Ems/J
008709   B6.129P2-Hprt1tm9(Ple178-EGFP/cre)Ems/J
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005628   B6.129S2-Emx1tm1(cre)Krj/J
003755   B6.129S4-Meox2tm1(cre)Sor/J
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006149   B6.Cg-Tg(ACTA1-cre)79Jme/J
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009350   B6.Cg-Tg(CDX2-cre)101Erf/J
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008844   B6;C3-Tg(Ctgf-cre)2Aibs/J
008839   B6;C3-Tg(Cyp39a1-cre)1Aibs/J
009117   B6;C3-Tg(Cyp39a1-cre)7Aibs/J
008848   B6;C3-Tg(Mybpc1-cre)2Aibs/J
009111   B6;C3-Tg(Scnn1a-cre)1Aibs/J
009112   B6;C3-Tg(Scnn1a-cre)2Aibs/J
009103   B6;C3-Tg(Wfs1-cre/ERT2)3Aibs/J
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008533   B6;FVB-Tg(Cspg4-cre)1Akik/J
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006297   FVB.Cg-Tg(Eno2-cre)39Jme/J
008244   FVB.Cg-Tg(tetO-cre)1Jaw/J
003376   FVB/N-Tg(ACTB-cre)2Mrt/J
003314   FVB/N-Tg(EIIa-cre)C5379Lmgd/J
006143   FVB/N-Tg(Thy1-cre)1Vln/J
003377   FVB/N-Tg(Zp3-cre)3Mrt/J
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004986   NOD/ShiLt-Tg(Ins2-cre)3Lt/Lt
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002527   STOCK Tg(Mx1-cre)1Cgn/J
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002858   STOCK Tg(Nes-cre)1Wme/J
002859   STOCK Tg(Nes-cre)2Wme/J
005667   STOCK Tg(Neurog3-cre)C1Able/J
008119   STOCK Tg(Neurog3-cre/Esr1)1Dam/J
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008208   STOCK Tg(Stra8-cre)1Reb/J
004746   STOCK Tg(Tagln-cre)1Her/J
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007807   STOCK Tg(Wnt1-cre)11Rth/MileJ
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Phenotype

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Research Applications
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Genes & Alleles

Gene & Allele Information

 
Allele Symbol Tg(Th-cre)1Tmd
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 Expressiondopaminergic 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

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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 related

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]

Health & husbandry

Health & Colony Maintenance Information

Colony Maintenance

Breeding & HusbandryWhen 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 SystemNoncarrier x Hemizygote         (Female x Male)   09-JUN-09
Diet Information LabDiet® 5K52/5K67

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Estimated Available for Sale Date: 21-DEC-09

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   005304 C57BL/6NJ (approximate)
 
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