Primary Identifier | MGI:5475556 | Allele Type | Transgenic |
Attribute String | Reporter | Gene | Tg(Myh6*-mCherry)2Mik |
Strain of Origin | (C57BL/6J x DBA/2NCrl)F2 | Is Recombinase | false |
Is Wild Type | false |
molecularNote | The alpha-MHC-mCherry transgene contains a cardiac-specific alpha myosin heavy-chain (Myh6) mouse promoter sequence upstream of an mCherry fluorescent protein cDNA sequence. The modified mouse Myh6 promoter sequence is minimally active/attenuated through the ablation of three GATA sites and two thyroid-like response elements, thereby directing cardiac-specific mCherry expression and decreased background expression. Founder line 2 were found to have extremely bright mCherry fluorescence in the heart at all stages of development. |