YFP-labeled NPC1 (Niemann Pick type C1) protein expression is conditionally directed via a tetracycline-inducible minimal cytomegalovirus (tetO-CMVmin) promoter in this transgenic strain. When bred with mice expressing reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator protein (rtTA) or tetracycline-controlled transactivator protein (tTA), NPC1-YFP expression can be regulated with the tetracycline analog doxycycline (dox) in the resulting double mutant offspring.
Dr. Matthew Scott, Stanford University School of Medicine
Genetic Background | Generation |
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Allele Type |
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Transgenic (Reporter, Inducible, Inserted expressed sequence) |
Loss of NPC1 (Niemann Pick type C1) protein function is a known cause of Niemann-Pick type C disease, a fatal lysosomal storage disorder associated with progressive, widespread neurological deterioration. Symptoms include, but are not limited to, dementia, ataxia, dysarthria, dystonia, and epilepsy.
In this transgenic strain, expression of YFP-labeled and FLAG-tagged NPC1 is conditionally directed via a tetracycline-inducible minimal cytomegalovirus (tetO-CMVmin) promoter. When bred with mice expressing reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator protein (rtTA) or tetracycline-controlled transactivator protein (tTA), NPC1-YFP expression can be regulated with the tetracycline analog doxycycline (dox) in the resulting double mutant offspring. Expression of the transgene is undetectable in heterozygotes in the absence of a tTA/rtTA driver.
Founder lines were test-crossed with Pcp2-tTA (Purkinje cell protein 2 (L7)) driver animals (see Stock No. 005625) to select a transgenic line that best exhibited induction of NPC1-YFP in Purkinje neuron layer of the mouse cerebellum.
When tetO/tTA (or tetO/rtTA) double mutants are further combined with an Npc1 knockout (see Stock No. 021755), cell type-specific rescue of NPC1 loss can be tested. NPC1-YFP produced in cerebellar Purkinje neurons of Npc1 knockout mice prevents neuron degeneration, slows reactive glial activity, and ameliorates disease. These mice show reduced ataxia, increased weight, and prolonged life, but the transgene does not prevent the eventual decline and premature death of knockout mice. Cell types responsible for disease pathogenesis can be traced through the fluorescent signal.
Robust expression of NPC1-YFP in skin and visceral tissue is observed in offspring generated through crosses with B6.Cg-Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(rtTA*M2)Jae (see Stock No. 006965) and treated with dox.
A transgenic vector containing Npc1-6xHis-YFP-2xFLAG driven by a tet operon-cytomegalovirus minimal promoter (tetO-CMVmin) was introduced to FVB/N embryos. Founder animals were test-crossed with FVB-Tg(Pcp2-tTA)3Horr/J driver animals (see Stock No. 005625) to select a transgenic line that best exhibited induction of NPC1-YFP in the Purkinje neuron (PN) layer of the mouse cerebellum. Pcp2-tTA was subsequently bred away from this strain.
Transgenic animals were crossed with FVB.C-Npc1m1N (Stock No. 021755) heterozygotes (background then N5-6 FVB). The compound mutant mice were backcrossed crossed 2-3 times to FVB/NJ. Animals lacking the Npc1m1N knockout mutation were selected from the donating lab's (Tg Homozygous, m1N Heterozygous) colony to generate this single-mutation transgenic line.
The transgenic insertion site was mapped by 3' end genome walking. The 3' end is directly before a PstI restriction enzyme site at Chr4:36,629,314. A HindIII site is located nearby at position Chr4:36,631,149. The 5' integration end is not known, nor is the transgenic copy number.
Expressed Gene | YFP, Yellow Fluorescent Protein, jellyfish |
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Expressed Gene | Npc1, NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1, mouse, laboratory |
Site of Expression | In this transgenic strain, expression of YFP-labeled and FLAG-tagged NPC1 is conditionally directed via a tetracycline-inducible minimal cytomegalovirus (tetO-CMVmin) promoter. When bred with mice expressing reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator protein (rtTA) or tetracycline-controlled transactivator protein (tTA), NPC1-YFP expression can be regulated with the tetracycline analog doxycycline (dox) in the resulting double mutant offspring. For example, bred with mice carrying the Eno2-tTA trans-gene drives reporter expression in neurons throughout the central nervous system. |
Allele Name | transgene insertion 1, Matthew Scott |
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Allele Type | Transgenic (Reporter, Inducible, Inserted expressed sequence) |
Allele Synonym(s) | Tg(tetO-Npc1-YFP) |
Gene Symbol and Name | Tg(tetO-Npc1/YFP)1Mps, transgene insertion 1, Matthew Scott |
Gene Synonym(s) | |
Promoter | tetO, tet operator, |
Expressed Gene | YFP, Yellow Fluorescent Protein, jellyfish |
Expressed Gene | Npc1, NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1, mouse, laboratory |
Site of Expression | In this transgenic strain, expression of YFP-labeled and FLAG-tagged NPC1 is conditionally directed via a tetracycline-inducible minimal cytomegalovirus (tetO-CMVmin) promoter. When bred with mice expressing reverse tetracycline-controlled transactivator protein (rtTA) or tetracycline-controlled transactivator protein (tTA), NPC1-YFP expression can be regulated with the tetracycline analog doxycycline (dox) in the resulting double mutant offspring. For example, bred with mice carrying the Eno2-tTA trans-gene drives reporter expression in neurons throughout the central nervous system. |
Strain of Origin | FVB/N |
Chromosome | 4 |
Molecular Note | The transgenic vector contains a Npc1-6xHis-YFP-2xFLAG driven by a tet operon-cytomegalovirus minimal promoter (tetO-CMVmin). Line 1 was generated. |
Hemizygotes and homozygotes are viable and fertile. When maintaining a live colony, hemizygous mice are bred with wildtype (noncarrier) mice from the colony or with FVB/NJ inbred mice (Stock No. 001800).
When using the FVB(C)-Tg(tetO-Npc1/YFP)1Mps/J mouse strain in a publication, please cite the originating article(s) and include JAX stock #021065 in your Materials and Methods section.
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Frozen Mouse Embryo | FVB(C)-Tg(tetO-Npc1/YFP)1Mps/J Frozen Embryo | $2595.00 |
Frozen Mouse Embryo | FVB(C)-Tg(tetO-Npc1/YFP)1Mps/J Frozen Embryo | $2595.00 |
Frozen Mouse Embryo | FVB(C)-Tg(tetO-Npc1/YFP)1Mps/J Frozen Embryo | $3373.50 |
Frozen Mouse Embryo | FVB(C)-Tg(tetO-Npc1/YFP)1Mps/J Frozen Embryo | $3373.50 |
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