| First Author | Terada M | Year | 2010 |
| Journal | Circ J | Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 1 | Pages | 203-6 |
| PubMed ID | 19966504 | Mgi Jnum | J:303096 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:6511435 | Doi | 10.1253/circj.cj-09-0589 |
| Citation | Terada M, et al. (2010) Double transgenic mice crossed GFP-LC3 transgenic mice with alphaMyHC-mCherry-LC3 transgenic mice are a new and useful tool to examine the role of autophagy in the heart. Circ J 74(1):203-6 |
| abstractText | BACKGROUND: The involvement of autophagy in heart disease has been reported. Transgenic mice expressing GFP-LC3 have been a useful tool in detecting autophagosomes systemically. It is difficult to differentiate increased formation of autophagosomes from decreased clearance of autophagosomes in the heart using GFP-LC3 mice. METHODS AND RESULTS: We generated transgenic mice expressing mCherry-LC3 under alphaMyHC promoter and crossed the mice with transgenic mice expressing GFP-LC3. The deference of resistance to acidic conditions between GFP and mCherry overcame the limitation. CONCLUSIONS: This method is an innovative approach to examine the role of autophagy and to analyze autophagosome maturation in cardiomyocytes. (Circ J 2010; 74: 203 - 206). |
