Fgf21 knock-out mice lack exons 1-3 of the fibroblast growth factor 21 (Fgf21) gene. These mice may be useful for studying the role of FGF21 in coordinating metabolic responses to fasting.
David Mangelsdorf, UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Allele Type | Gene Symbol | Gene Name |
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Targeted (Null/Knockout) | Fgf21 | fibroblast growth factor 21 |
Fgf21 knock-out mice lack exons 1-3 of the fibroblast growth factor 21 (Fgf21) gene. FGF21 is an endocrine hormone, expressed in liver and pancreas, which stimulates glucose uptake in adipocytes. FGF21 induction in liver by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor a (PPARa) during fasting induces fatty acid oxidation ketogenesis in liver. Homozygotes are viable and fertile. Livers from these mice have decreased beta-oxidation, ketogenesis, and gluconeogenesis under fasted conditions.
Of note, the floxed version of this allele is available as Stock No. 022361.
A targeting vector was designed to insert a loxP site upstream of exon 1, followed by a second loxP site and a frt-flanked neomycin resistance (neo) cassette downstream of exon 3 of the fibroblast growth factor 21 (Fgf21) gene. The construct was electroporated into 129S6/SvEvTac embryonic stem (ES) cells. Correctly targeted ES cells were injected into C57BL/6J blastocysts and resulting chimeric males were bred to C57BL/6J females. Offspring were bred with B6;SJL-Tg(ACTFLPe)9205Dym/J transgenic mice (Stock No. 003800) to delete the neo cassette, and progeny were crossed to remove the Flp-expressing transgene. The resulting Fgf21loxP mice were bred to C57BL/6 mice for at least 10 generations. Upon arrival, mice were bred to C57BL/6J inbred mice (Stock No. 000664) for at least one generation to establish the Fgf21loxP colony as Stock No. 022361. Subsequently, some of the floxed mice were further crossed to Sox2-cre mice (Stock No. 008454) to remove the floxed exons 1-3, creating this Fgf21 knock-out strain.
Allele Name | targeted mutation 1.1, David J Mangelsdorf |
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Allele Type | Targeted (Null/Knockout) |
Allele Synonym(s) | |
Gene Symbol and Name | Fgf21, fibroblast growth factor 21 |
Gene Synonym(s) | |
Strain of Origin | 129S6/SvEvTac |
Chromosome | 7 |
Molecular Note | Germline, cre mediated recombination removed exons 1 through 3. The absence of transcript expression was confirmed by RT-PCR or QPCR on liver extracts. The absence of plasma Fgf21 concentrations in fasted mice confirmed the lack of protein expression. |
When maintaining a live colony, homozygous mice may be bred together.
When using the Fgf21 KO mouse strain in a publication, please cite the originating article(s) and include JAX stock #033846 in your Materials and Methods section.
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