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Strain Detail: C57BL/6-TgCasp8tm1DED Tg(EGFP)Kyo mice

Strain information
Resource No. nbio225
Strain name C57BL/6-TgCasp8tm1DED Tg(EGFP)Kyo
Strain Nomenclature C57BL/6-TgCasp8tm1DED Tg(EGFP)Kyo
Common name/Synonyms Casp8-KO & EGFP-Tg
Strain types mutant
Background strain
Institution Department of Animal Development and Physiology, Kyoto University
Developer
Depositor Kazuhiro Sakamaki
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Animal Health Report
Strain description

This strain was produced by mating between Caspase-8 knockout mouse (ref.1) and EGFP mouse (ref.2). Caspase-8 homozygous knockout mice are embryonic lethal, thus this strain is maintained by using heterozygous mice.

Reference(s)
  1. Sakamaki K, Inoue T, Asano M, Sudo K, Kazama H, Sakagami J, Sakata S, Ozaki M, Nakamura S, Toyokuni S, Osumi N, Iwakura Y, and Yonehara S. (2002) Ex vivo whole-embryo culture of caspase-8-deficient embryos normalize their aberrant phenotypes in the developing neural tube and heart. Cell Death Differ 9(11):1196-206. [PMID:12404118]
  2. Okabe M, Ikawa M, Kominami K, Nakanishi T, and Nishimune Y. (1997) 'Green mice' as a source of ubiquitous green cells. FEBS Lett 407(3):313-9. [PMID:9175875]
Resource information
Cryopreserved sperm In-house Genotype
Medium
From other institutions Genotype
Medium
Cryopreserved embryo In-house Mating System
Genotype
Medium
From other institutions Mating System
Genotype
Method
Strain status / Availability Cryopreserved sperm Within 1 month
Cryopreserved embryo Within 1 month
Live animals Approx. 2 months
Gene information
Mutation types knockout + transgenic
Gene symbol Casp8, EGFP
Gene name Caspase 8, Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein
Genotyping information