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ArticleTransgenic research2014

Development and characterization of a new inbred transgenic rat strain expressing DsRed monomeric fluorescent protein.

Sonia Montanari, Xing-Hua Wang, Gustavo Yannarelli, Victor Dayan, Thorsten Berger, Larissa Zocche, Eiji Kobayashi, Sowmya Viswanathan, Armand Keating

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Article in Transgenic research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sonia MontanariCell Therapy Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, montanari.sonia@gmail.com.
Xing-Hua Wang
Gustavo Yannarelli
Victor Dayan
Thorsten Berger
Larissa Zocche
Eiji Kobayashi
Sowmya Viswanathan
Armand Keating
University Health Network · CAPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre · CAJichi Medical University · JPUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The inbred rat is a suitable model for studying human disease and because of its larger size is more amenable to complex surgical manipulation than the mouse. While the rodent fulfills many of the criteria for transplantation research, an important requirement is the ability to mark and track donors cells and assess organ viability. However, tracking ability is limited by the availability of transgenic (Tg) rats that express suitable luminescent or fluorescent proteins. Red fluorescent protein cloned from Discosoma coral (DsRed) has several advantages over other fluorescent proteins, including in vivo detection in the whole animal and ex vivo visualization in organs as there is no interference with autofluorescence. We generated and characterized a novel inbred Tg Lewis rat strain expressing DsRed monomeric (DsRed mono) fluorescent protein under the control of a ubiquitously expressed ROSA26 promoter. DsRed mono Tg rats ubiquitously expressed the marker gene as detected by RT-PCR but the protein was expressed at varying levels in different organs. Conventional skin grafting experiments showed acceptance of DsRed monomeric Tg rat skin on wild-type rats for more than 30 days. Cardiac transplantation of DsRed monomeric Tg rat hearts into wild-type recipients further showed graft acceptance and long-term organ viability (>6 months). The DsRed monomeric Tg rat provides marked cells and/or organs that can be followed for long periods without immune rejection and therefore is a suitable model to investigate cell tracking and organ transplantation.

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AnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedHeart TransplantationLuminescent ProteinsMagnetic Resonance ImagingRatsRats, Inbred StrainsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSkin Transplantationfluorescent protein 583Luminescent Proteins

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PMID25011565
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