title: Generation of Osr1 conditional mutant mice.
abstract: The Odd-skipped related 1 (Osr1) gene encodes a zinc finger protein homologous to the Drosophila Odd-skipped transcription factor. During mouse embryogenesis, Osr1 is expressed in multiple tissues, including the developing heart, kidney, limb, lung, and craniofacial structures. Although characterization of targeted mutant mice has revealed essential roles for Osr1 in heart and kidney development, the embryonic lethality of the Osr1 null mice has hindered investigation of its role in many other developmental processes. We report here the generation of conditional mutant mice containing two loxP sites flanking exon 2 of the Osr1 gene. Mice homozygous for this targeted Osr1( fneo) allele are normal and fertile. Crossing the Osr1(fneo/fneo) mice with the EIIa-Cre transgenic mice resulted in Cre-mediated deletion of the loxP-flanked Exon2 in the germ line and mice homozygous for this deletion recapitulated the Osr1 null mutant phenotypes. The Osr1( fneo) conditional mice will be valuable for tissue-specific analysis of the roles of Osr1 in embryonic and postnatal developmental processes. genesis 49:419-422, 2011.
authors.affiliation: Center for Oral Biology and Department of Biomedical Genetics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Catherine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Ovitt
authors.forename: Rulang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018390:Gene Targeting / Q000379:methods*; D006720:Homozygote; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D010641:Phenotype; D013997:Time Factors; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: C121641:Osr1 protein, mouse; D014157:Transcription Factors