General Information
Strain Name | ICR-Tg(CAG-EGFP)/Vst |
Common Name | ICR-EGFP; EGFP; GFP |
Origin | Beijing Vitalstar Biotechnology Co., Ltd. |
Background | CD-1(ICR)/Crl |
Coat color | Albino |
Development
This transgenic mouse line has an ‘enhanced’ GFP (EGFP) cDNA under the control of the CAG promoter that causes green fluorescence in all tissues except red blood cells and hair. The viability of the pure mice was normal.
ICR-EGFP Mice Applications
1. Mouse cells or tissue tracing
2. Cells isolated from EGFP transgenic mice may be easier to culture than wild-type mouse primary cells
Reference
1. Okabe M, Ikawa M, Kominami K, et al. 'Green mice' as a source of ubiquitous green cells. FEBS Lett. 1997, 407(3):313-319.