Potential Pitfalls of the Mx1-Cre System : Implications for Experimental Modeling of Normal and Malignant Hematopoiesis
(2016) In Stem Cell Reports 7(1). p.11-18- Abstract
Conditional knockout mice are commonly used to study the function of specific genes in hematopoiesis. Different promoters that drive Cre expression have been utilized, with the interferon-inducible Mx1-Cre still being the most commonly used “deleter strain” in experimental hematology. However, different pitfalls associated with this system could lead to misinterpretation in functional studies. We present here two of these issues related to the use of Mx1-Cre: first, a high spontaneous recombination rate when applying commonly used techniques in experimental hematology, and second, undesired short-term consequences of the use of polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid, including changes in cellular phenotypes that, however, resolve within days.... (More)
Conditional knockout mice are commonly used to study the function of specific genes in hematopoiesis. Different promoters that drive Cre expression have been utilized, with the interferon-inducible Mx1-Cre still being the most commonly used “deleter strain” in experimental hematology. However, different pitfalls associated with this system could lead to misinterpretation in functional studies. We present here two of these issues related to the use of Mx1-Cre: first, a high spontaneous recombination rate when applying commonly used techniques in experimental hematology, and second, undesired short-term consequences of the use of polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid, including changes in cellular phenotypes that, however, resolve within days. Our studies emphasize therefore that proper controls are crucial when modeling gene deletion using the Mx1-Cre transgene.
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- Velasco, Talia LU ; Säwén, Petter LU ; Bryder, David LU and Cammenga, Jörg LU
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- 2016-07-12
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- Stem Cell Reports
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- 7
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- 1
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- 8 pages
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- Cell Press
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- pmid:27373927
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- 2213-6711
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- 10.1016/j.stemcr.2016.06.002
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