Tg(APOE3*R224Q)1Her
Transgene Detail
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Tg(APOE3*R224Q)1Her |
Name: |
transgene insertion 1, Joachim Herz |
MGI ID: |
MGI:5927758 |
Transgene: |
Tg(APOE3*R224Q)1Her Location: unknown
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Alliance: |
Tg(APOE3*R224Q)1Her page
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Strain of Origin: |
129 or C57BL/6
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Transgene Type: |
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Transgenic (Humanized sequence, Inserted expressed sequence) |
Mutation: |
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Insertion
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Mutation details: This transgene resulted from random integration of a human APOE expression cassette encoding the E3 variant with an inadvertent mutation resulting in replacement of arginine by glutamine at amino acid position 224 (R224Q). The transgenic construct contained a mouse/human chimeric gene comprising 5.3 kb of strain 129 mouse genomic DNA upstream of the Apoe coding region, including exon 1 and the 5' 376 bp of intron 1; most of the human APOE3 variant allele, including the 3' 723 bp of intron 1, exons 2-4 containing the entire protein coding region, and 1.5 kb of 3'-flanking DNA; a neomycin resistance cassette; and a 1.4-kb mouse genomic fragment containing the 3' part of exon 4 and 3' flanking DNA. This construct was introduced into B6;129 fertilized oocytes. Western blot analysis of plasma and of liver lysates revealed similar levels of endogenous APOE protein in wild-type mice and of human APOE in mice homozygous for both the transgene and a null allele of Apoe (Apoetm1Unc), but hippocampal lysates from the latter mice contained barely detectable levels of human APOE; immunohistochemical analysis of hippocampal sections of transgenic/knockout brains using an anti-APOE antibody showed faint, diffuse interstitial staining, but no staining of cells. Thus, transgene-derived human APOE is expressed normally in the periphery, but is essentially absent in the brain.
(J:41705, J:235715)
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Mouse strains and cell lines
available from the International Mouse Strain Resource
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Carrying this Mutation: |
Mouse Strains: 2 strains available
Cell Lines: 0 lines available
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Original: |
J:235715 Lane-Donovan C, et al., Genetic Restoration of Plasma ApoE Improves Cognition and Partially Restores Synaptic Defects in ApoE-Deficient Mice. J Neurosci. 2016 Sep 28;36(39):10141-50 |
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4 reference(s) |
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