Primary Identifier | MGI:3831089 | Allele Type | Transgenic |
Attribute String | Recombinase | Gene | Tg(Il17f-cre)1Awai |
Strain of Origin | C57BL/6 x DBA | Is Recombinase | true |
Is Wild Type | false |
molecularNote | A bacterial artificial chromosome containing the Il17f locus was used to construct a transgene vector. Exons 1 and 2 of the locus were replaced with a cre recombinase expression cassette and a neomycin selection cassette. Founder mice were obtained after injection of linearized vector into the pronuclei of fertilized eggs. When transgenic mice were crossed to mice carrying the cre-reporter allele Gt(ROSA)26Sortm1(EYFP)Cos, cre expression was detected in CD8+ T cells and, to a lesser extent, CD4+ T cells after culturing in vitro under Th17-polarizing conditions. Cre expression was also detected in vivo by CD4+ T cells after induction of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. |