Real-time imaging of ?-lactoglobulin-targeted luciferase activity in the mammary glands of transgenic mice

2001 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itamar Barash ◽  
Moshe Reichenstein
Keyword(s):  
Transgenic Mice ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Luciferase Activity ◽  
Mammary Glands ◽  
Real Time Imaging

scholarly journals A transgenic reporter mouse model for in vivo assessment of retinoic acid receptor transcriptional activation

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Harald Carlsen ◽  
Kanae Ebihara ◽  
Nobuyo H. Kuwata ◽  
Kazuhisa Kuwata ◽  
Gamze Aydemir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retinoic Acid ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
Transgenic Mice ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Luciferase Activity ◽  
Retinoic Acid Receptor ◽  
Acid Receptor ◽  
Deficient Mice ◽  
In Vivo Assessment

Abstract. Background: Vitamin A is essential for a wide range of life processes throughout embryogenesis to adult life. With the aim of developing an in vivo model to monitor retinoic acid receptor (RAR) transactivation real-time in intact animals, we generated transgenic mice carrying a luciferase (luc) reporter gene under the control of retinoic acid response elements (RAREs) consisting of three copies of a direct repeat with five spacing nucleotides (DR5). Methods: Transgenic mice carrying a RARE dependent luciferase reporter flanked with insulator sequence were generated by pronuclear injection. RARE dependent luciferase activity was detected by in vivo imaging or in tissue extracts following manipulations with RAR/retinoid X receptor (RXR) agonists, RAR antagonists or in vitamin A deficient mice. Results: We found a strong induction of luciferase activity in a time and dose dependent manner by retinoic acid as well as RAR agonists, but not by the RXR agonist (using n=4–6 per group; 94 mice). In addition, luciferase activity was strongly reduced in vitamin A-deficient mice (n=6–9; 30 mice). These observations confirm that luciferase activity was controlled by RAR activation in the RARE-luc mouse. Luciferase activity was detectable in various organs, with high activity especially in brain and testis, indicating strong retinoid signalling in these tissues. Conclusion: The RARE-luc transgenic mice, which enabled real-time in vivo assessment of RAR activation, will be useful in understanding the normal physiology of vitamin A, the role of retinoid signalling in pathologies as well as to evaluate pharmacological ligands for RARs.

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