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ArticleScientific reports2018

PrismPlus: a mouse line expressing distinct fluorophores in four different brain cell types.

Janak Gaire, Heui Chang Lee, Ray Ward, Seth Currlin, Andrew J Woolley, Jason E Coleman, Justin C Williams, Kevin J Otto

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Janak GaireDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Heui Chang LeeJ. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Ray WardJ. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Seth CurrlinDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Andrew J WoolleyWeldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
Jason E ColemanDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health Research Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Justin C WilliamsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8710-7497
Kevin J OttoDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. kevin.otto@bme.ufl.edu.
University of Florida · USPurdue University West Lafayette · USUniversity of Florida Health · USUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To screen the complex central nervous system (CNS) injury responses, we created a quadruple-labelled 'PrismPlus' mouse line with a genetically encoded distinct fluorescent tag in oligodendrocytes, microglia, neurons, and astrocytes. Cx3cr1-gfp and Prism mice originally developed by Jung et al., 2000 and Dougherty et al., 2012, respectively, were cross-bred. First, we confirmed the presence of fluorophores in appropriate cell types in PrismPlus mice. PrismPlus mice were then used to examine the cellular responses to brain implanted micro-devices. We observed an increase in microglial response at earlier time points as compared to 4 weeks, a progressive astrocytic response, and fewer neurons at the vicinity of an implanted device. These results are similar to what has been described in literature using other rodent strains, previously attainable only through time-consuming and variable immunohistochemistry methods. Finally, we demonstrate the compatibility of PrismPlus brain tissue with CLARITY, an advanced tissue clearing technique, opening the door to future thick tissue imaging studies. This report confirms PrismPlus transgenic fluorescence and highlights the utility of these mice to study CNS injuries. The work herein seeks to establish a novel transgenic mouse line to improve experimental scope, consistency, and efficiency for CNS researchers.

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Founder EffectAnimalsAstrocytesBacterial ProteinsBrainBrain Injuries, TraumaticCrosses, GeneticCX3C Chemokine Receptor 1Disease Models, AnimalElectrodes, ImplantedFemaleGene ExpressionGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsMaleMiceBacterial ProteinsCX3C Chemokine Receptor 1Cx3cr1 protein, mouseCyan Fluorescent Proteinfluorescent protein 583Green Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsPRDM6, protein, mouseRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRepressor Proteinsyellow fluorescent protein, Bacteria

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PMID29739975
PMCPMC5940666
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