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CYP19-luc

Overview


Cyp19-luc Xen (Aromatase)
(P/N 119282) Breeding Pair or CYP19-luc (aromatase) (P/N 119304) Individual Animal

The light producing animal model (LPTA®) CD-1-Tg(Cyp19-luc)-Xen, commonly called Cyp19-luc carries a 400 bp murine Aromatase promoter (contains ovary specific exon 1 and putative response elements for interaction with aromatase transcription modulators such as GR, PR, PPAR) and modified firefly luciferase cDNA (Promega pGL-3). Aromatase converts testosterone to estrogens in a variety of tissues resulting in locally elevated levels of estrogen. This LPTA® animal model is available from Xenogen Biosciences, Cranbury, New Jersey, USA.


Model: Drug Metabolism/Toxicity Model
Mouse Strain: CD-1-Tg(Cyp19-luc)Xen
Common Name: Cyp19-luc or Aromatase
Genotype: Hemizygous
Background Strain: CD-1
Coat Color: Albino



Applications

The model provides for the study of the transcriptional regulation of the Aromatase gene in breast, uterus, adipose, and a variety of other tissues.

Validation