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ArticleTransgenic research2015

Perinatal induction of Cre recombination with tamoxifen.

Benoit Lizen, Melissa Claus, Lucie Jeannotte, Filippo M Rijli, Françoise Gofflot

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Article in Transgenic research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Benoit LizenInstitut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Melissa ClausInstitut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
Lucie JeannotteDepartment of Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Pathology, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
Filippo M RijliFriedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058, Basel, Switzerland.
Françoise GofflotInstitut des Sciences de la Vie, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Francoise.Gofflot@uclouvain.be.
UCLouvain · BEFriedrich Miescher Institute · CHUniversité Laval · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temporal control of site-specific recombination is commonly achieved by using a tamoxifen-inducible form of Cre or Flp recombinases. Although powerful protocols of induction have been developed for gene inactivation at adult stages or during embryonic development, induction of recombination at late gestational or early postnatal stages is still difficult to achieve. In this context, using the ubiquitous CMV-CreER(T2) transgenic mice, we have tested and validated two procedures to achieve recombination just before and just after birth. The efficiency of recombination was evaluated in the brain, which is known to be more problematic to target. For the late gestation treatment with tamoxifen, different protocols of complementary administration of progesterone and estrogen were tested. However, delayed delivery and/or mortality of pups due to difficult delivery were always observed. To circumvent this problem, pups were collected from tamoxifen-treated pregnant dams by caesarian section at E18.5 and given to foster mothers. For postnatal treatment, different dosages of tamoxifen were administered by intragastric injection to the pups during 3 or 4 days after birth. The efficiency of these treatments was analyzed at P7 using a transgenic reporter line. They were also validated with the Hoxa5 conditional allele. In conclusion, we have developed efficient procedures that allow achieving efficient recombination of floxed alleles at perinatal stages. These protocols will allow investigating the late/adult functions of many developmental genes, whose characterization has been so far restricted to embryonic development.

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Recombination, GeneticAnimalsAnimals, NewbornEstrogen AntagonistsFemaleHomeodomain ProteinsIntegrasesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred CBAMice, TransgenicPerinatal CarePhosphoproteinsPregnancyReceptors, EstrogenCre recombinaseEstrogen AntagonistsHomeodomain ProteinsHoxa5 protein, mouseIntegrasesPhosphoproteinsReceptors, EstrogenTamoxifenTranscription FactorsConditional mutagenesisCreERT2Hoxa5Site-specific recombinaseTomato reporter line

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PMID26395370
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