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Strain Detail: PKAchu mice

Strain information
Resource No. nbio185
Strain name PKAchu
Strain Nomenclature B6-Tg(AKAR3EV)pT2A-3901NES
Common name/Synonyms AKAREV mice
Strain types mutant
Background strain C57BL/6J
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

PKAchu mice are transgenic mice expressing cytoplasm-localized förster (or fluorescence) resonance energy transfer (FRET) biosensor AKAR3EV monitoring PKA kinase activity under the control of CAG promoter in whole body. Protein kinase A (PKA, also known as the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase) is activated by cAMP which is raised intracellular concentration by stimuli of hormone or bioactive substance, and relays signal transduction received like hormones. It's possible to measure PKA kinase 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. In the developmental stage, biosensor expression can be observed at almost cells. FRET biosensor generally can't use for fixed samples.

Reference(s)
  1. Kamioka Y, Sumiyama K, Mizuno R, Sakai Y, Hirata E, Kiyokawa E, and Matsuda M. (2012) Live imaging of protein kinase activities in transgenic mice expressing FRET biosensors. Cell Struct Funct 37(1):65-73. [PMID:22277578]
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
Gene name Cyan Fluorescent Protein, Yellow Fluorescent Protein
Genotyping information