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Strain information
Resource No. nbio230
Strain name Tg-Alpha-beta Crystallin(Arg120Gly)
Strain Nomenclature
Common name/Synonyms HSPB5 R120G Tg
Strain types mutant
Background strain
Institution Department of Pharmacotherapeutics, School of Pharmacy, Iwate Medical University
Developer Atsushi Sanbe
Depositor Atsushi Sanbe
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Strain description

This strain is desmin-related cardiomyopathy model mice and cardiomyocyte-specifically expressing CryAB (R120G) which is a point mutant of CryAB (also called HSPB), which is one of the low-molecular-weight stress proteins (ref.1). It shows that these mice are palliated symptoms of desmin-related cardiomyopathy and prolonged survival by antianginal drug nicorandil which is a ATP-sensitive potassium channel opener (ref.2).
References
  1. Wang X, Osinska H, Klevitsky R, Gerdes AM, Nieman M, Lorenz J, Hewett T, Robbins J. Expression of R120G-alphaB-crystallin causes aberrant desmin and alphaB-crystallin aggregation and cardiomyopathy in mice. Circ Res. 2001 Jul 6;89(1):84-91.
  2. Sanbe A, Marunouchi T, Yamauchi J, Tanonaka K, Nishigori H, Tanoue A. Cardioprotective effect of nicorandil, a mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channel opener, prolongs survival in HSPB5 R120G transgenic mice. PLoS One. 2011 Apr 25;6(4):e18922.
Resource information
Cryopreserved sperm In-house Genotype
Medium FERTIUP
From other institutions Genotype
Medium
Cryopreserved embryo In-house Mating System
Genotype
Medium EFS40
From other institutions Mating System
Genotype
Medium
Strain status / Availability Cryopreserved sperm Within 1 month
Cryopreserved embryo Within 1 month
Live mouse
 Approx. 2 months
Gene information
Mutation types transgenic
Gene symbol Cryab
Gene name crystallin, alpha B
Genotyping information