Muscle specific expression of Cre recombinase under two actin promoters in transgenic mice

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genesisVolume 26, Issue 2 p. 136-138 ArticleFree Access Muscle specific expression of Cre recombinase under two actin promoters in transgenic mice Takeshi Miwa, Corresponding Author Takeshi Miwa miwa@gen-info.osaka-u.ac.jp Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanGenome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTohru Koyama, Tohru Koyama Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorManabu Shirai, Manabu Shirai Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanSearch for more papers by this author Takeshi Miwa, Corresponding Author Takeshi Miwa miwa@gen-info.osaka-u.ac.jp Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanGenome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorTohru Koyama, Tohru Koyama Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorManabu Shirai, Manabu Shirai Genome Information Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka, JapanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 23 February 2000 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1526-968X(200002)26:2<136::AID-GENE11>3.0.CO;2-JCitations: 14AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. LITERATURE CITED Biben C, Hadchouel J, Tajbakhsh S, Buckingham M. 1996. Developmental and tissue-specific regulation of the murine cardiac actin gene in vivo depends on distinct skeletal and cardiac muscle-specific enhancer elements in addition to the proximal promoter. Dev Biol 173: 200– 212. Kawada N, Moriyama T, Ando A, Koyama T, Hori M, Miwa T, Imai E. 1999. Role of intron 1 in smooth muscle α-actin transcriptional regulation in activated mesangial cells in vivo. Kidney Int 55: 2338– 2348. Mack CP, Owens GK. 1999. Regulation of smooth muscle alpha-actin expression in vivo is dependent on CArG elements within the 5′ and first intron promoter regions. Circ Res 84: 852– 861. Minty A, Kedes L. 1986. Upstream regions of the human cardiac actin gene that modulate its transcription in muscle cells: Presence of an evolutionarily conserved repeated motif. Mol Cell Biol 6: 2125– 2136. Miwa T, Manabe Y, Kurokawa K, Kamada S, Kanda N, Bruns G, Ueyama H, Kakunaga T. 1991. Structure, chromosome location, and expression of the human smooth muscle (enteric type) γ-actin gene: Evolution of six human actin genes. Mol Cell Biol 11: 3296– 3306. Nakano Y, Nishihara T, Sasayama S, Miwa T, Kamada S, Kakunaga T. 1991. Transcriptional regulatory elements in the 5′ upstream and first intron regions of the human smooth muscle (aortic type) alpha-actin-encoding gene. Gene 99: 285– 289. Sakai K, Miyazaki J. 1997. A transgenic mouse line that retains Cre recombinase activity in mature oocytes irrespective of the Cre transgene transmission. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 237: 318– 324. Shirai M, Miyashita A, Ishii N, Itoh Y, Satokata I, Watanabe YG, Kuwano R. 1996. A gene trap strategy for identifying the gene expressed in the embryonic nervous system. Zool Sci 13: 277– 283. Citing Literature Volume26, Issue2Special Issue: Tissue Specific Expression of Cre Recombinase in MiceFebruary 2000Pages 136-138 ReferencesRelatedInformation