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Strain Detail: lox-Picchu(F0-#1) mice

Strain information
Resource No. nbio221
Strain name lox-Picchu(F0-#1)
Strain Nomenclature B6C3F1-Tg(pT2A-lox-tdKeima-Picchu-734)#1
Common name/Synonyms
Strain types mutant
Background strain
Institution Laboratory of Bioimaging and Cell Signaling, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
Developer Michiyuki Matsuda
Depositor Michiyuki Matsuda
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Animal Health Report
Strain description

The lox-Picchu(F0-#1) mice are transgenic mice expressing the probe which is consisted of förster (or fluorescence) resonance energy transfer (FRET) biosensor (Picchu) monitoring the phosphorylation of Crk added with lox-tdKeima. Crk, an intracellular signal transduction molecule, is a adaptor molecule consisted of only SH2 and SH3 domains. It transduces the signal from tyrosine kinase to downstream and it's related to cell proliferation and cancer. This strain expresses Keima fluorescent protein under the control of CAG promoter in almost all tissues. These mice are able to switch expression tissue-specifically from Keima fluorescent protein to FRET biosensor by mating with tissue-specific Cre-expressed mouse. It's possible to measure Rac1 activity spatially and temporally in fetal or adult various tissues by live imaging observation of this strain in the two-photon microscopy. This strain expects not only to analyze the signal transduction cascade in live animals, but also apply drug development such as the pharmacodynamic analysis targeting signal molecules, because these mice are showed rich expression in primary cultured cells derived from various tissues. FRET biosensor generally can't use for fixed samples.

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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
Method
Strain status / Availability Cryopreserved sperm Within 1 month
Cryopreserved embryo Within 1 month
Live animals Approx. 2 months
Gene information
Mutation types transgenic
Gene symbol CFP, YFP, tdKeima
Gene name Cyan Fluorescent Protein, Yellow Fluorescent Protein, tandem dimer of Keima
Genotyping information