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Mup-luc

Overview


Mup-luc Xen
(P/N 119334) Breeding Pair or Mup-luc Xen (P/N 119349) Individual Animal

Light producing animal model (LPTA®) FVB/N-Tg(Mup-luc)-Xen, commonly called Mup-luc, carries a 2.5 kb major urinary protein (Mup) promoter and modified firefly luciferase cDNA (Promega pGL-3). Basal expression of the reporter was observed in the preputial glands. Luminometer assays of organ lysates prepared from adult males and females quantify Mup-luc expression in organs. Mup synthesis is under multi-hormonal regulation and has been shown to be down-regulated in male mice treated with estrogens and up-regulated in castrated males and females treated with androgens. This LPTA® animal model is available from Xenogen Biosciences, Cranbury, New Jersey, USA.


Model: Endocrine Disruptor Model
Mouse Strain: FVB/N-Tg(Mup-luc)-Xen
Common Name: Mup-luc
Genotype: Hemizygous
Background Strain: FVB/N
Coat Color: Albino



Applications

The Mup-luc LPTA® animal model is useful in studying Mup gene regulation, androgenic hormonal regulation and endocrine disruption.