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A new CreERT2 line for studying B6.Cg-Pdgfra<tm1.1(EGFP/cre/ERT2)Hyma> (RBRC09616)
Courtesy of Takumi Era, M.D., Ph.D. E14.5 (top) and E20.5 (bottom) embryo of PDGFRα-GFP/CreERT2 mice crossed with ROSA26-Tomato (left) or ROSA26-LacZ (right) reporter mice. Cre activity was induced by intraperitoneal injection of 4-hydroxytamoxifen in pregnant female mice at E9.5. |
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Mesoderm and its descendant cells are required for organogenesis, wound repair, and disease pathogenesis. It can be classified into cells positive for vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2 or FLK1) or platelet-derived growth factor receptor α (PDGFRα), representing lateral and paraxial mesoderm, respectively. Era and colleagues generated knock-in mice carrying GFP-Cre-ERT2 at the start codon of Pdgfra [1]. They confirmed Cre activity in mesoderm cells at gastrulation and the mesenchyme of E9.5. Neural crest cells expressing PDGFRα was also confirmed to contribute to the facial mesenchyme. PDGFRα-GFP/CreERT2 mouse strain is a useful tool to investigate novel role of PDGFRα-expressing cells and their descendant cells in vivo. |
| Depositor | : | Takumi Era, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Cell Modulation Institute of Molecular Embryology and Genetics, Kumamoto University |
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| Strain name | : | B6.Cg-Pdgfra<tm1.1(EGFP/cre/ERT2)Hyma> | |
| RBRC No. | : | RBRC09616 | |
| Reference | : | [1] | Miwa H, Era T. Generation and characterization of PDGFRα-GFPCreERT2 knock-In mouse line. Genesis; 53(5):329-36, 2015. |
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