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Journal Articles Biology of Reproduction Year : 2003

Temporally controlled site-specific mutagenesis in the germ cell lineage of the mouse testis

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We have obtained a PrP-Cre-ER(T) transgenic mouse line (28.8) that selectively expresses in testis the tamoxifen-inducible Cre-ER(T) recombinase under the control of a mouse Prion protein (PrP) promoter-containing genomic fragment. Cre-ER(T) is expressed in spermatogonia and spermatocytes, but not in Sertoli and Leydig cells. We also established reporter PrP-L-EGFP-L transgenic mice harboring a LoxP-flanked enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) Cre reporter cassette under the control of the same PrP promoter-containing genomic fragment that exhibits prominent EGFP expression in brain and testis. Using the PrP-L-EGFP-L as well as other Cre-reporter mice, we demonstrate that tamoxifen administration efficiently and selectively induces Cre-mediated recombination in the germ cell lineage. The established PrP-Cre-ER(T) line should provide a valuable tool for studying functions of germ cell-expressed genes involved in spermatogenesis.
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hal-04147718 , version 1 (30-06-2023)

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Philipp Weber, Michael Schuler, Christelle Gérard, Manuel Mark, Daniel Metzger, et al.. Temporally controlled site-specific mutagenesis in the germ cell lineage of the mouse testis. Biology of Reproduction, 2003, 68 (2), pp.553-559. ⟨10.1095/biolreprod.102.005801⟩. ⟨hal-04147718⟩
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