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Table 1 Eight out of ten constructs successfully modified for expression-pattern characterization in mice

From: Non-coding-regulatory regions of human brain genes delineated by bacterial artificial chromosome knock-in mice

Brain region(s)

Gene

Plea

Parental BAC name

Construct size (bp)

Reporter

BAC name

Retrofitting status

Thalamus

AMOTL1

5

RP11-936P10

211,681

lacZ

bEMS90

Successful

Brainstem, pons, medulla

GLRA1

91

RP11-602K10

188,541

N/A

bEMS89

Failedb

Hippocampus, dentate gyrus

LCT

126

RP11-406M16

156,570

EGFP

bEMS75

Successful

Locus coeruleus

MAOA

127

RP11-475M12

197,191

lacZ

bEMS84

Successful

Hippocampus, Ammon’s horn

NEUROD6

132

RP11-463M14

N/A

N/A

N/A

Failedc

Basal nucleus of Meynert

NGFR

133

RP11-158L10

175,851

lacZ

bEMS88

Successful

Amygdala, basolateral complex

NOV

134

RP11-840I14

202,342

lacZ

bEMS91

Successful

Neurogenic regions

NR2E1

142

RP11-144P8

138,165

lacZ

bEMS86

Successful

Amygdala, basolateral complex

NR2F2

143

RP11-134D15

213,112

lacZ

bEMS85

Successful

Subthalamic nucleus

PITX2

158

RP11-268I1

200,209

lacZ

bEMS87

Successful

  1. aPleiades (Ple) promoter design number.
  2. bGLRA1 failed retrofitting with Hprt homology arms.
  3. cNEUROD6 failed BAC isolation from the library.
  4. BAC bacterial artificial chromosome, N/A not applicable.