A promoter that drives transgene expression in cerebellar Purkinje and retinal bipolar neurons.

Publication/Presentation Date

4-13-1990

Abstract

A genomic clone encoding the Purkinje cell-specific L7 protein has been isolated and utilized to drive the expression of beta-galactosidase in mice. Three independent transgenic lines, germ line transformed with an L7-beta-galactosidase fusion gene, exhibit beta-galactosidase expression in both cerebellar Purkinje cells and retinal bipolar neurons. This distribution is the same as that previously determined for the L7 protein by immunohistochemistry. The transgenic murine lines can be used to obtain populations of marked Purkinje and bipolar neurons. Similar L7 promoter constructs can be used to express other foreign genes specifically in these two classes of neurons.

Volume

248

Issue

4952

First Page

223

Last Page

226

ISSN

0036-8075

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

2109351

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article

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