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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
In caudal regions of the CNS, glycine constitutes the major inhibitory neurotransmitter. Here, we describe a mouse line that expresses Cre recombinase under the control of a BAC transgenic glycine transporter 2 (GlyT2) promoter fragment. Mating of GlyT2-Cre mice with the Cre reporter mouse lines Rosa26/LacZ and Rosa26/YFP and analysis of double transgenic offsprings revealed strong transgene activity in caudal regions of the central nervous system, i.e., brain stem and spinal cord. Some additional Cre expression was observed in cortical and cerebellar regions. In brain stem and spinal cord, Cre expressing cells were identified as glycinergic interneurons by staining with GlyT2- and glycine-immunoreactive antibodies; here, >80% of the glycine-immunoreactive cells expressed the Cre reporter protein. These data indicate that GlyT2-Cre mice are a useful tool for the genetic manipulation of glycinergic interneurons.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1526-968X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
437-45
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Generation of a mouse line expressing Cre recombinase in glycinergic interneurons.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurochemistry, Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research, Deutschordenstrasse 46, 60529 Frankfurt, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't