Mouse Strain information
APB ID 7232
Added 28/11/2012
Last Edited 09/06/2014
Strain nomenclature: C57BL/6-Tg(H2-Kb-Tcra,-Tcrb)9Cbn/Apb
Nickname: PbT-I-9 ; C57BL/6-Tg(TCRaB4-46TcrbB4-46)9Cbn
Genetics
Strain Types Mutant strain
Recombinant inbred
Genetic Details Transgenic
Mode of Inheritance Dominant
1.   Transgene: transgene insertion 9, Francis Carbone  
Mutant Construction Technique None
Phenotype
Phenotype Homozygous State Majority of CD8 T cells express the transgenic T cell recepter Va8Vb10 specific for Plasmodium berghei (Pb) parasites.
Phenotype Heterozygous State As for homozygous
Original Genetic Background C57BL/6
Genetic Background Currently Maintained C57BL/6
Coat Colour Black
Eye Colour Black
Strain identification
How is this strain characterised? Phenotyping
Phenotyping by FACs
PbT-I FACS
Fertility and Strain maintenance
Fertility and Strain maintenance
Relevant bibliographic / database references
General information
Associated IP rights? Unknown
Does it Model a Human Condition? Yes
Description of human condition: Used to model cerebral/severe malaria
Research value of this Strain Understanding the role of CD8 T cells in blood stage malaria infections
Applicable Research Areas Immunology and inflammation
Keywords
  • malaria
  • Plasmodium berghei
  • CD8 TCR transgenic
Additional Information These mice are unpublished and have not been significantly characterised but would be expected to have a similar phenotype to the related PbT-I-25 strain (ID #5235)
Is the strain available in any form to other researchers Yes
APB stock stored as: Cryopreserved sperm (from 5 mice)
Are live mice available? Limited
MTA needs to be signed? Yes


     

 


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