Species: Mouse
Genes: PSEN1
Modification: PSEN1: Knock-In
Disease Relevance: Alzheimer's Disease
Strain Name: N/A
Summary
Last Updated: 06 Mar 2018
Further Reading
No Available Further Reading
Species: Mouse
Genes: APP
Modification: APP: Knock-In
Disease Relevance: Alzheimer's Disease
Strain Name: N/A
Summary
Last Updated: 25 Nov 2019
Further Reading
No Available Further Reading
Species: Mouse
Genes: BACE1
Modification: BACE1: Transgenic
Disease Relevance: Alzheimer's Disease
Strain Name: N/A
Summary
Last Updated: 06 Mar 2018
Further Reading
No Available Further Reading
Species: Mouse
Genes: MAPT
Modification: MAPT: Transgenic
Disease Relevance: Alzheimer's Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia
Strain Name: N/A
Modification Details
Human 4-repeat tau driven by the PDGF-β promoter. Tagged with myc and Flag on the N- and C-terminals respectively.
Neuropathology
SDS-insoluble tau aggregates in hippocampus. Degenerating neurons in the hippocampus containing phosphorylated and ubiquitinated tau aggregates with β-sheet structure (Tanemura et al., 2002).
Phenotype Characterization
When visualized, these models will distributed over a 18 month
timeline
demarcated at the following intervals: 1mo, 3mo, 6mo,
9mo, 12mo, 15mo, 18mo+.
Tangles
Fibrillar staining in the hippocampus of 11 month old animals by Congo red birefringence. Absent in 4 month old mice, indicating the formation of these neurofilament-like structures occurs between 4 and 11 months (Tanemura et al., 2001).
Neuronal Loss
Evidence of hippocampal neuronal degeneration in 10 month old animals: irregularly shaped neurons with tau pathology that stained with propidium iodide. As characteristics of apoptosis were not observed, the neurons were thought to be undergoing non-apoptotic atrophic degeneration (Tanemura et al., 2002).
Changes in LTP/LTD
In hippocampal slices there was an attenuation of the amplitude of Schaffer collateral evoked hippocampal depolarization (Tanemura et al., 2002).
Cognitive Impairment
Behavioral abnormalities measured in 11 month-old mice. They spent more time in the open arms of the elevated plus maze and had greater overall locomoter activity. No differences in the Morris water maze compared with non-transgenic mice, suggesting the transgenic animals retain spatial recognition abilities (Tanemura et al., 2002).
Last Updated: 06 Mar 2018
Further Reading
No Available Further Reading
Species: Mouse
Genes: MAPT
Modification: MAPT: Transgenic
Disease Relevance: Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease
Strain Name: N/A
Modification Details
Transgene containing human 4-repeat tau cDNA with the R406W mutation containing myc and FLAG tags at N-and C-terminal ends, respectively, and driven by the CaMK-II promoter.
Phenotype Characterization
When visualized, these models will distributed over a 18 month
timeline
demarcated at the following intervals: 1mo, 3mo, 6mo,
9mo, 12mo, 15mo, 18mo+.
Tangles
Congophilic tau inclusions in a subset of forebrain neurons around 18 months of age. Detected by Congo red, thioflavin S, and Gallyas silver stain.
Cognitive Impairment
Impairments in the contextual and cued fear conditioning test at 16–23 months compared with wild-type littermates. No detectable sensorimotor deficits.
Last Updated: 06 Mar 2018
Further Reading
No Available Further Reading
Species: Mouse
Genes: BACE1
Modification: BACE1: Transgenic
Disease Relevance: Alzheimer's Disease
Strain Name: N/A
Summary
Last Updated: 06 Mar 2018
Further Reading
No Available Further Reading
Species: Mouse
Genes: APP, PSEN1
Modification: APP: Transgenic; PSEN1: Knock-In
Disease Relevance: Alzheimer's Disease
Strain Name: N/A
Modification Details
This animal is a cross between a PSEN1 knock-in line and an APP over-expressing line. The PS1 knock-in line was generated by introducing two point mutations in the wild-type mouse PSEN1, corresponding to the mutations M233T and L235P. APP751SL overexpresses human APP751 carrying the London (V717I) and Swedish (K670N/M671L) mutations under the control of the Thy1 promoter (Blanchard et al., 2003).
Phenotype Characterization
When visualized, these models will distributed over a 18 month
timeline
demarcated at the following intervals: 1mo, 3mo, 6mo,
9mo, 12mo, 15mo, 18mo+.
Plaques
Aβ deposition at 2.5 months compared to 6 months in APPSL mice. At 6 months, numerous compact Aβ deposits in the cortex, hippocampus, and thalamus, whereas in age-matched APPSL mice only very few deposits restricted mainly to the subiculum and deeper cortical layers. At 10 months, deposits increased in distribution, density, and size in both models (Casas et al., 2004).
Synaptic Loss
At 6 months, levels of pre- and post-synaptic markers are reduced (Breyhan et al., 2009).
Neuronal Loss
Some cell loss detectable as early as 6 months in female mice. At 10 months extensive neuronal loss (>50%) is present in the CA1/2 hippocampal pyramidal cell layer. SNeuronal loss also occurs in the frontal cortex and cholinergic system (Casas et al., 2004; Christensen et al., 2008; Christensen et al., 2010).
Gliosis
Astrogliosis occurs in parallel with Aβ deposition, starting around 2.5 months, and in proximity to Aβ-positive neurons (Wirths et al., 2010).
Changes in LTP/LTD
At 6 months there is a large reduction of long-term potentiation and disrupted paired pulse facilitation. No deficit at 4 months (Breyhan et al., 2009).
Cognitive Impairment
Age-dependent impairments in working memory as measured by the Y maze and T-maze continuous alternation task. No deficit at 2 months, but deficits at 6 and 12 months compared to PS1KI littermates (Wirths et al., 2008).
Last Updated: 25 Nov 2019
Further Reading
No Available Further Reading
COMMENTS / QUESTIONS
Boston University School of Medicine
Important clarification in an ongoing debate.
View all comments by Benjamin WolozinVery interesting knock-in transgenic mice models where neither APP nor PS were overexpressed.
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