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- Title
Generation of an Lpar1-EGFP Fusion Knock-in Transgenic Mouse Line.
- Authors
Rivera, Richard; Williams, Nyssa A.; Kennedy, Grace G.; Sánchez-Pavón, Paloma; Chun, Jerold
- Abstract
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a lysophospholipid that acts as an extracellular signal through the activation of cognate G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). There are six known LPA receptors (LPA1–6). The first such receptor, LPA1, was identified in the embryonic brain and has been studied extensively for gene expression throughout the body, including through studies of receptor-null mice. However, identifying receptor protein expression in situ and in vivo within living cells and tissues has been difficult because of biologically low receptor expression and variable antibody specificity. To visualize native LPA1 receptor expression in situ, we generated a knock-in mouse produced by homologous recombination in murine embryonic stem (ES) cells to replace a wildtype Lpar1 allele with a mutant allele created by in-frame fusion of EGFP to the 4th exon of Lpar1 (Lpar1-EGFP knock-in allele). Homozygous knock-in mice appeared normal and the expected mendelian ratios of knock-in allele transmission were present in females and males. Histological assessments of the fetal and adult central nervous system (CNS) demonstrated expression patterns that were consistent with prior in situ hybridization studies. This new mouse line will be useful for studies of LPA1 in the developing and adult CNS, as well as other tissues, and for receptor assessments in living tissues and disease models.
- Subjects
TRANSGENIC mice; G protein coupled receptors; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPIDS; ANTIBODY specificity; CENTRAL nervous system
- Publication
Cell Biochemistry & Biophysics, 2021, Vol 79, Issue 3, p619
- ISSN
1085-9195
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12013-021-01033-5