LIU De hong,SHEN Li ping,CAI Lei,et al.Establishment of testicle leydig cells specific Cre transgenic mice[J].Journal of Clinical Pediatric Surgery,,12():201-204.[doi:10.3969/j.issn.1671—6353.2013.03.011]
Establishment of testicle leydig cells specific Cre transgenic mice
- Keywords:
- Testis; Stromai Cells; Animai Experimentation; Gene Expression
- Abstract:
- Objetive Amhr2 protein is the specific protein of testicle tissue. We generated a new transgenic line expressing Cre recombinase under the control of an Amhr2 gene promoter (Amhr2Cre) to investigate sexual development.MethodsMicroinjection was employed to introduce the 7.1 kb transgenic fragment into oocytes,and progenies were obtained. PCR detected expression of Amhr2Cre transgene within testicle tissue containing leydig cells. Transgenic line was crossed with ROSA26 report line, the activity of Cre recombinase was revealed by LacZ staining in ROSA26; Amhr2Cre double transgenic mice.ResultsPCR products revealed that the Amhr2 gene was deleted by Cre mediated recombination in the leydig cells. LacZ staining of the Amhr2Cre and ROSA26 double transgenic mice showed that Cre recombinase activity was detected in leydig cells.ConclusionAll these data indicated that the Cre recombinase has been expressed in the testicle tissues of the Amhr2Cre transgenic mice.The mice generated could serve as a useful tool for generating testicle specific geneknockout mice.
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基金项目:国家自然科学基金项目(编号:30700830)