A single reporter mouse line for Vika, Flp, Dre, and Cre-recombination

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Abstract

Site-specific recombinases (SSR) are utilized as important genome engineering tools to precisely modify the genome of mice and other model organisms. Reporter mice that mark cells that at any given time had expressed the enzyme are frequently used for lineage tracing and to characterize newly generated mice expressing a recombinase from a chosen promoter. With increasing sophistication of genome alteration strategies, the demand for novel SSR systems that efficiently and specifically recombine their targets is rising and several SSR-systems are now used in combination to address complex biological questions in vivo. Generation of reporter mice for each one of these recombinases is cumbersome and increases the number of mouse lines that need to be maintained in animal facilities. Here we present a multi-reporter mouse line for loci-of-recombination (X) (MuX) that streamlines the characterization of mice expressing prominent recombinases. MuX mice constitutively express nuclear green fluorescent protein after recombination by either Cre, Flp, Dre or Vika recombinase, rationalizing the number of animal lines that need to be maintained. We also pioneer the use of the Vika/vox system in mice, illustrating its high efficacy and specificity, thereby facilitating future designs of sophisticated recombinase-based in vivo genome engineering strategies.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number14453
JournalScientific reports
Volume8
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 27 Sept 2018
Peer-reviewedYes

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PubMedCentral PMC6160450
Scopus 85054082564

Keywords

Keywords

  • Animals, DNA Nucleotidyltransferases/genetics, Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics, Genes, Reporter, Green Fluorescent Proteins/biosynthesis, Integrases/genetics, Mice, Mice, Transgenic/genetics, Recombinases/genetics