Strain Name:
C.FVB-Tg(Tcra3a.56,Tcrb3a.56)1Dorf/Mmmh
Stock Number:
031760-MU
Citation ID:
RRID:MMRRC_031760-MU

Strain Information

Tcrb
Name: T cell receptor beta chain
Synonyms: Tib, TCRbeta
Type: Gene
Species: Mus musculus (mouse)
Chromosome: 6
Tcra
Name: T cell receptor alpha chain
Synonyms: Tcr alpha, Tcralpha
Type: Gene
Species: Mus musculus (mouse)
Chromosome: 14
Tg(Tcra3a.56,Tcrb3a.56)1Dorf
Name: transgene insertion 1, Martin E Dorf
Type: Transgene
Species: Mus musculus (mouse)
Chromosome: unknown
Alteration at locus: Transgenic
Genetic Alterations
Transgenic TCR is expressed in >95% of CD4 T cells.
Genotype Determination
Phenotype
Homozygous: Similar to hemizygous phenotype.

Hemizygous: TCR tg mice develop experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis upon immunization with MBP, while control mice do not.
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Antigen Presentation
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Central Nervous System/cytology
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Cytokines/metabolism
  • Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/blood
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Exons
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Heterozygote
  • Homozygote
  • Inflammation
  • Interferon-gamma/genetics
  • Interferon-gamma/metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Myelin Basic Protein/physiology
  • Neutrophils/metabolism
  • Peptides/chemistry
  • Phenotype
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Ribonucleases/metabolism
  • T-Lymphocytes/pathology
  • Time Factors
  • Clone Cells
  • Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/immunology
  • Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/metabolism
  • Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental/pathology
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Immunophenotyping
  • Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
  • Interleukin-17/biosynthesis
  • Interleukin-17/genetics
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Myelin Basic Protein/immunology
  • Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, Group F, Member 3
  • Receptors, Retinoic Acid/biosynthesis
  • Receptors, Retinoic Acid/genetics
  • Receptors, Thyroid Hormone/biosynthesis
  • Receptors, Thyroid Hormone/genetics
  • T-Box Domain Proteins/biosynthesis
  • T-Box Domain Proteins/genetics
  • T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
  • T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/metabolism
Strain Development
A T cell receptor (TCR) transgenic strain that develops experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis upon immunization with myelin basic protein peptide. The rearranged T cell receptor alpha/beta chains derive from the encephalitogenic T cell clone 3a.56 specific for the 26-mer encoded by exon 2 of myelin basic protein.
Suggested Control Mice

Wildtype littermates

MMRRC Genetic QC Summary
The MMRRC Centers have developed a genetic QC pipeline using MiniMUGA array genotyping to provide additional information on strain backgrounds for MMRRC congenic and inbred strains. For more information on when data may be available, or to request genotyping for a strain of interest, please contact mmrrc@missouri.edu. Older strains may not have this information.
  • Immunology and Inflammation
  • Models for Human Disease
Donor
Martin E. Dorf, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
Primary Reference

Abromson-Leeman S, Bronson R, Luo Y, Berman M, Leeman R, Leeman J, Dorf M. T-cell properties determine disease site, clinical presentation, and cellular pathology of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Am J Pathol. 2004 Nov;165(5):1519-33. (Medline PMID: 15509523)

Abromson-Leeman S, Bronson RT, Dorf ME. Encephalitogenic T cells that stably express both T-bet and ROR gamma t consistently produce IFNgamma but have a spectrum of IL-17 profiles. J Neuroimmunol. 2009 Oct 30;215(1-2):10-24. Epub 2009 Aug 18. (Medline PMID: 19692128)

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MMRRC Item # Description Distribution Fee / Unit (US $)
*Shipping & Handling not included*
Units Notes
031760-MU-SPERM Cryo-preserved spermatozoa $437.00 / Non-Profit Aliquot Approximate quantity3
031760-MU-RESUS Litter recovered from cryo-archive $2,697.00 / Non-Profit Litter Recovered litter4; additional fees for any special requests.
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