Tg(Thy1-GLRA1*R271Q)300Wha
Transgene Detail

Summary

• Symbol: Tg(Thy1-GLRA1*R271Q)300Wha
• Name: transgene insertion 300, Hans Weiher
• MGI ID: MGI:5086230
• Synonyms: Tg271Q, tg271Q-300, Tg(Thy1-Glra1*R271Q)300Wha
• Transgene: Tg(Thy1-GLRA1*R271Q)300Wha Location: unknown
• Alliance: Tg(Thy1-GLRA1*R271Q)300Wha page

Transgene origin

• Strain of Origin: (C57BL/6 X DBA/2)F1 x C57BL/6

Transgene description

• Transgene Type: Transgenic (Humanized sequence, Inserted expressed sequence)
• Mutation: Insertion
• Tg(Thy1-GLRA1*R271Q)300Wha expresses 1 gene
  Transgene expresses:
  

  Organism

  Expressed Gene

  Homolog in Mouse

  Note

  human

  GLRA1 (2741)

  Glra1

  (MGI:95747)

• Mutation details: This transgene contains a cDNA encoding a mutant human glycine receptor alpha 1 subunit in which the arginine at amino acid position 271 has been replaced by glutamine (R271Q); this mutation is associated with a dominant hereditary hyperekplexia (human startle disease). The human cDNA has replaced, in an expression vector, a segment of the mouse thymus antigen 1 gene whose deletion limits expression to neurons. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis using primers that amplify both mouse and human Glra1/GLRA1 cDNA demonstrates elevated mRNA expression in the spinal cord and forebrain of transgenic versus wild-type mice. In situ hybridization analysis confirms higher expression in transgenic brains and reveals sites of ectopic expression. Expression in mice of this line is significantly higher than (roughly two-fold) that in mice bearing Tg(Thy1-GLRA1*R271Q)382Wha. While competition between endogenous and transgene-derived alpha 1 receptor subunits for endogenous beta subunits confounds quantitative ligand-binding analysis, presence of complete receptors at sites of ectopic GLRA1 mRNA expression in transgenic, but not wild-type, brains is shown by competitive and non-competitive ligand binding to frozen brain sections. (J:76009)
• Inheritance: Semidominant

Disease models

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Notes

This is the highest expressing of four transgenic mouse lines derived from founder mice bearing this transgene construct, which the authors designate tg271Q-300, tg271Q-331, tg271Q354 and tg271Q-382 ( J:76009).

References

• Original: J:76009 Becker L, et al., Disease-specific human glycine receptor alpha1 subunit causes hyperekplexia phenotype and impaired glycine- and GABA(A)-receptor transmission in transgenic mice. J Neurosci. 2002 Apr 1;22(7):2505-12
• All: 3 reference(s)