The pronuclear injection (PI)-based targeted transgenesis (PITT) method allows the generation of targeted transgenic (Tg) mice wherein a single copy of a transgene is integrated into the Rosa26 locus following PI. The Rosa26 locus allows unbiased ubiquitous expression of integrated transgenes; however, it remains little known whether tissue-specific promoters retain their functional properties when placed at the Rosa26 locus. We evaluated tissue-specific activity and reproducibility of exogenous tissue-specific promoters targeted to the Rosa26 locus by generating Dre reporter mice (Thy1-Dre) using PITT and assessed spatial expression patterns of the transgenes. The Thy1 promoter targeted to the Rosa26 locus appeared active in virtually all Purkinje cells in the cerebellum and hippocampus. However, mosaic expression of the transgene under the Thy1 promoter was observed in many other organs. This phenomenon was consistent in all the Tg lines generated by PITT, indicating a high degree of reproducibility for this experiment.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.