Strain Data Sheet

RBRC01828

Strain Information

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BRC No.RBRC01828
TypeTransgene CongenicCartagena
SpeciesMus musculus
Strain nameB6.Cg-Tg(CAG-Cre)CZ-MO2Osb
Former Common nameCAG-cre
H-2 Haplotype
ES Cell line
Background strainC57BL/6
Appearanceblack [a/a B/B C/C]
Strain developmentDeveloped by Masaru Okabe, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University in 2003. The transgene was injected into the pronuclei of B6D2F2 fertilized eggs. The mice were backcrossed C57BL/6N.
Strain descriptionThese transgenic mice express Cre recombinase gene under the control of CAG promoter. This strain can be used to make an inducible knock-out by crossing with the other genetically-engineered mice that have a loxP site-flanked sequence of interest. The recombination occurs in all over the body.
Colony maintenanceCarrier x Noncarrier [C57BL/6NCrSlc]
References
Efficient selection for high-expression transfectants with a novel eukaryotic vector.
H Niwa, K Yamamura, J Miyazaki
Gene, 108(2):193-9 (1991). 1660837

Lineage-specific cell disruption in living mice by Cre-mediated expression of diphtheria toxin A chain.
Hiroyuki Matsumura, Hidetoshi Hasuwa, Naokazu Inoue, Masahito Ikawa, Masaru Okabe
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 321, 275-279 (2004). 15358172

Health Report

Examination Date / Room / Rack2026-08-31Room:3-BRack:LSentinel mouse program
2026-06-22Room:3-BRack:LSentinel mouse program
2026-04-06Room:3-BRack:LSentinel mouse program
2026-02-02Room:3-CRack:HSentinel mouse program
2025-11-17Room:3-CRack:HSentinel mouse program
2025-09-08Room:3-CRack:HSentinel mouse program
2025-06-30Room:3-CRack:HSentinel mouse program
2025-04-21Room:3-CRack:HSentinel mouse program
2025-01-20Room:3-CRack:HSentinel mouse program
2024-10-21Room:3-CRack:HSentinel mouse program

Gene

Gene SymbolGene NameChr.Allele SymbolAllele NameCommon NamesPromoterDiseases Related to This Gene
cre Phage P1 Cre recombinaseUNcre CAG promoter (CMV-IE enhancer, chicken beta-actin promoter, rabbit beta-globin genomic DNA)
nls SV40 large T antigen nuclear localization signal (NLS)UNnls

Phenotype

Phenotype annotation from literatures by Mammalian phenotype ontology
  • normal phenotype (MP:0002873)
  • Detailed phenotype data

    Ordering Information

    Donor DNACAG promoter (CMV-IE enhancer, chicken beta-actin promoter, rabbit beta-globin genomic DNA), SV40 nls, phage P1 Cre recombinase
    Research applicationCre/loxP system
    Cre driver
    Specific Term and ConditionsThe RECIPIENT of BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE shall obtain a prior written consent on use of it from the DEPOSITOR. In publishing the research results obtained by use of the BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE, a citation of the following literature(s) designated by the DEPOSITOR is requested. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 321, 275-279 (2004).RECIPIENT which wants to use the BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE for the purpose other than education or not-for-profit research is requested to enter into a Material Transfer Agreement with Osaka University (https://www.ccb.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/). The RECIPIENT which wants to use the BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE even after five years must obtain a written consent from the DEPOSITOR again.
    DepositorMasaru Okabe (The University of Osaka)
    Strain Statusan icon for Live miceLive mice
    an icon for Frozen embryosFrozen embryos
    an icon for Frozen spermFrozen sperm
    Strain AvailabilityCryopreserved sperm (within 1 month)
    Cryopreserved embryos (within 1 month)
    Live mouse (3 to 6 months)
    Additional Info.Necessary documents for ordering:
    1. Approval form (Japanese / English)
    2. Order form (Japanese / English)
    3. Category I MTA: MTA for distribution with RIKEN BRC (Japanese / English)
    4. CAGGS MTA (English)
    5. Acceptance of responsibility for living modified organism (Japanese / English)
    Lab HP, Co-creation Bureau, Osaka University HP
    Genotyping protocol -PCR-

    BRC mice in Publications

    Nakashiba T, Sugiyama T, Iwano S, Iwama M, Yoshiki A, Miyawaki A, Abe K.
    Assessing leaky expression of Cre-dependent DNA constructs in the mouse genome using sensitive bioluminescent reporters.
    Cell Rep Methods 101369(2026) 41916303
    Nagata H, Nagayoshi Y, Chujo T, Kaneko H, Nishiguchi K, Kakizoe Y, Ijima H, Sakakida K, Masuda T, Ohtsuki S, Wei FY, Takahashi Y, Fukuda T, Jinnouchi H, Adachi Y, Yamamura R, Matsushita K, Adachi M, Yokoi H, Nakamura K, Nakazato H, Tomizawa K.
    CDKAL1 dysfunction impairs lysine codon translation in podocytes and accelerates chronic kidney disease.
    EMBO J (2026) 41904323
    Hashiuchi E, Inaba Y, Sugimoto H, Kimura K, Watanabe H, Kajino M, Asahara SI, Kobayashi M, Kikuchi O, Hayashi Y, Horike SI, Daikoku T, Mieda M, Sakurai T, Sakai M, Matsumoto M, Kitamura T, Sato M, Ravnskjaer K, Kasuga M, Tanida M, Kuroda S, Inoue H.
    Vagal activation inhibits insulin release through neuronal nitric oxide synthase in obese male mice.
    Sci Signal 19(939) eadz8805(2026) 42189938
    Yamada S, Ogawa H, Funato M, Kato M, Nakadate K, Mizukoshi T, Kawakami K, Kobayashi R, Horii T, Hatada I, Sakakibara SI.
    Induction of MASH-like pathogenesis in the Nwd1-/- mouse liver.
    Commun Biol 8(1) 348(2025) 40069352
    Barés G, Beà A, Sancho-Balsells A, Valero JG, Aluja D, Inserte J, García-Carpi S, Miró-Casas E, Borràs-Pernas S, Hernández S, Martínez-Val A, Olsen JV, Tebar F, Cañas X, Comella JX, Pérez-Galán P, Ruiz-Meana M, Giralt A, Llovera M, Sanchis D.
    Mammalian TatD DNase domain containing 1 (TATDN1) is a proteostasis-responsive gene with roles in ventricular structure and neuromuscular function.
    FEBS J (2025) 40123200
    Toyonaga K, Kishikawa S, Nagao JI, Iwanuma A, Iwai S, Tanaka Y.
    Adaptor protein CARD9 is required for systemic host defense against Candida auris.
    iScience 28(11) 113864(2025) 41362778
    Deminami M, Hashimoto M, Takahashi H, Harada N, Minami Y, Kitakaze T, Masuda W, Takenaka S, Inui H, Yamaji R.
    Androgens suppress the sialyltransferases ST3GAL1 and ST3GAL4 and modulate mucin 10 glycosylation in the submandibular gland, related to sex differences in commensal microbiota composition in mice.
    Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2024) 39572079
    Nozawa A, Abe T, Niihori T, Ozeki M, Aoki Y, Ohnishi H.
    Lymphatic endothelial cell-specific NRAS p.Q61R mutant embryos show abnormal lymphatic vessel morphogenesis.
    Hum Mol Genet (2024) 38743908
    Nakata Y, Nagasawa S, Sera Y, Yamasaki N, Kanai A, Kobatake K, Ueda T, Koizumi M, Manabe I, Kaminuma O, Honda H.
    PTIP epigenetically regulates DNA damage-induced cell cycle arrest by upregulating PRDM1.
    Sci Rep 14(1) 17987(2024) 39097652
    Yamada S, Tokunaga A, Sakakibara SI.
    Inka2 expression in smooth muscle cells and its involvement in cell migration.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 643 55-60(2023) 36586159
    Nomura M, Ohuchi M, Sakamoto Y, Kudo K, Yaku K, Soga T, Sugiura Y, Morita M, Hayashi K, Miyahara S, Sato T, Yamashita Y, Ito S, Kikuchi N, Sato I, Saito R, Yaegashi N, Fukuhara T, Yamada H, Shima H, Nakayama KI, Hirao A, Kawasaki K, Arai Y, Akamatsu S, Tanuma SI, Sato T, Nakagawa T, Tanuma N.
    Niacin restriction with NAMPT-inhibition is synthetic lethal to neuroendocrine carcinoma.
    Nat Commun 14(1) 8095(2023) 38092728
    Tsuchikawa Y, Kamei N, Sanada Y, Nakamae T, Harada T, Imaizumi K, Akimoto T, Miyaki S, Adachi N.
    Deficiency of MicroRNA-23-27-24 Clusters Exhibits the Impairment of Myelination in the Central Nervous System.
    Neural Plast 2023 8938674(2023) 37006814
    Yamaguchi Y, Maekawa Y, Kabashima K, Mizuno T, Tainaka M, Suzuki T, Dojo K, Tominaga T, Kuroiwa S, Masubuchi S, Doi M, Tominaga K, Kobayashi K, Yamagata S, Itoi K, Abe M, Schwartz WJ, Sakimura K, Okamura H.
    An intact pituitary vasopressin system is critical for building a robust circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 120(43) e2308489120(2023) 37844254
    Wang J, Maeda E, Tsujimura Y, Abe T, Kiyonari H, Kitaguchi T, Yokota H, Matsumoto T.
    In situ FRET measurement of cellular tension using conventional confocal laser microscopy in newly established reporter mice expressing actinin tension sensor.
    Sci Rep 13(1) 22729(2023) 38123655
    Takahashi-Kanemitsu A, Lu M, Knight CT, Yamamoto T, Hayashi T, Mii Y, Ooki T, Kikuchi I, Kikuchi A, Barker N, Susaki EA, Taira M, Hatakeyama M.
    The Helicobacter pylori CagA oncoprotein disrupts Wnt/PCP signaling and promotes hyperproliferation of pyloric gland base cells.
    Sci Signal 16(794) eabp9020(2023) 37463245
    Harada N, Kubo K, Onishi T, Kitakaze T, Goto T, Inui H, Yamaji R.
    Androgen receptor suppresses β-adrenoceptor-mediated CREB activation and thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue of male mice.
    J Biol Chem 298(12) 102619(2022) 36272644
    Sasaki L, Hamada Y, Yarimizu D, Suzuki T, Nakamura H, Shimada A, Pham KTN, Shao X, Yamamura K, Inatomi T, Morinaga H, Nishimura EK, Kudo F, Manabe I, Haraguchi S, Sugiura Y, Suematsu M, Kinoshita S, Machida M, Nakajima T, Kiyonari H, Okamura H, Yamaguchi Y, Miyake T, Doi M.
    Intracrine activity involving NAD-dependent circadian steroidogenic activity governs age-associated meibomian gland dysfunction.
    Nat Aging 2(2) 105-114(2022) 37117756
    Gleixner AM, Verdone BM, Otte CG, Anderson EN, Ramesh N, Shapiro OR, Gale JR, Mauna JC, Mann JR, Copley KE, Daley EL, Ortega JA, Cicardi ME, Kiskinis E, Kofler J, Pandey UB, Trotti D, Donnelly CJ.
    NUP62 localizes to ALS/FTLD pathological assemblies and contributes to TDP-43 insolubility.
    Nat Commun 13(1) 3380(2022) 35697676
    Yamada S, Mizukoshi T, Tokunaga A, Sakakibara SI.
    Inka2, a novel Pak4 inhibitor, regulates actin dynamics in neuronal development.
    PLoS Genet 18(10) e1010438(2022) 36301793
    Verdone BM, Cicardi ME, Wen X, Sriramoji S, Russell K, Markandaiah SS, Jensen BK, Krishnamurthy K, Haeusler AR, Pasinelli P, Trotti D.
    A mouse model with widespread expression of the C9orf72-linked glycine-arginine dipeptide displays non-lethal ALS/FTD-like phenotypes.
    Sci Rep 12(1) 5644(2022) 35379876
    Murakami T, Takahata Y, Hata K, Ebina K, Hirose K, Ruengsinpinya L, Nakaminami Y, Etani Y, Kobayashi S, Maruyama T, Nakano H, Kaneko T, Toyosawa S, Asahara H, Nishimura R.
    Semaphorin 4D induces articular cartilage destruction and inflammation in joints by transcriptionally reprogramming chondrocytes.
    Sci Signal 15(758) eabl5304(2022) 36318619
    Tanimizu N, Ichinohe N, Sasaki Y, Itoh T, Sudo R, Yamaguchi T, Katsuda T, Ninomiya T, Tokino T, Ochiya T, Miyajima A, Mitaka T.
    Generation of functional liver organoids on combining hepatocytes and cholangiocytes with hepatobiliary connections ex vivo.
    Nat Commun 12(1) 3390(2021) 34099675
    Hayakawa M, Sakata A, Hayakawa H, Matsumoto H, Hiramoto T, Kashiwakura Y, Baatartsogt N, Fukushima N, Sakata Y, Suzuki-Inoue K, Ohmori T.
    Characterization and visualization of murine coagulation factor VIII-producing cells in vivo.
    Sci Rep 11(1) 14824(2021) 34290295
    Harada N, Hanada K, Minami Y, Kitakaze T, Ogata Y, Tokumoto H, Sato T, Kato S, Inui H, Yamaji R.
    Role of gut microbiota in sex- and diet-dependent metabolic disorders that lead to early mortality of androgen receptor-deficient male mice.
    Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 318(4) E525-E537(2020) 32017595
    Harada N, Minami Y, Hanada K, Hanaoka R, Kobayashi Y, Izawa T, Sato T, Kato S, Inui H, Yamaji R.
    Relationship between gut environment, feces-to-food ratio, and androgen deficiency-induced metabolic disorders.
    Gut Microbes 12(1) 1817719(2020) 32991827
    Fuseya Y, Fujita H, Kim M, Ohtake F, Nishide A, Sasaki K, Saeki Y, Tanaka K, Takahashi R, Iwai K.
    The HOIL-1L ligase modulates immune signalling and cell death via monoubiquitination of LUBAC.
    Nat Cell Biol 22(6) 663-673(2020) 32393887
    Masuya T, Suzuki M, Tsujimura J, Kanamori S, Miyasaka Y, Ohno T, Murai A, Horio F, Kobayashi M.
    Ablation of Iah1, a candidate gene for diet-induced fatty liver, does not affect liver lipid accumulation in mice.
    PLoS One 15(5) e0233087(2020) 32407372
    Oichi T, Taniguchi Y, Soma K, Oshima Y, Yano F, Mori Y, Chijimatsu R, Kim-Kaneyama JR, Tanaka S, Saito T.
    Adamts17 is involved in skeletogenesis through modulation of BMP-Smad1/5/8 pathway.
    Cell Mol Life Sci 76(23) 4795-4809(2019) 31201465
    Takahara S, Inoue SI, Miyagawa-Tomita S, Matsuura K, Nakashima Y, Niihori T, Matsubara Y, Saiki Y, Aoki Y.
    New Noonan syndrome model mice with RIT1 mutation exhibit cardiac hypertrophy and susceptibility to β-adrenergic stimulation-induced cardiac fibrosis.
    EBioMedicine 42 43-53(2019) 30898653
    Miyasaka Y, Uno Y, Yoshimi K, Kunihiro Y, Yoshimura T, Tanaka T, Ishikubo H, Hiraoka Y, Takemoto N, Tanaka T, Ooguchi Y, Skehel P, Aida T, Takeda J, Mashimo T.
    CLICK: one-step generation of conditional knockout mice.
    BMC Genomics 19(1) 318(2018) 29720086
    Maruyama T, Baba T, Maemoto Y, Hara-Miyauchi C, Hasegawa-Ogawa M, Okano HJ, Enda Y, Matsumoto K, Arimitsu N, Nakao K, Hamamoto H, Sekimizu K, Ohto-Nakanishi T, Nakanishi H, Tokuyama T, Yanagi S, Tagaya M, Tani K.
    Loss of DDHD2, whose mutation causes spastic paraplegia, promotes reactive oxygen species generation and apoptosis.
    Cell Death Dis 9(8) 797(2018) 30038238
    Oba D, Inoue SI, Miyagawa-Tomita S, Nakashima Y, Niihori T, Yamaguchi S, Matsubara Y, Aoki Y.
    Mice with an Oncogenic HRAS Mutation are Resistant to High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity and Exhibit Impaired Hepatic Energy Homeostasis.
    EBioMedicine 27 138-150(2018) 29254681
    Kaitsuka T, Kiyonari H, Shiraishi A, Tomizawa K, Matsushita M.
    Deletion of Long Isoform of Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 1Bδ Leads to Audiogenic Seizures and Aversive Stimulus-Induced Long-Lasting Activity Suppression in Mice.
    Front Mol Neurosci 11 358(2018) 30333725
    Takeshita S, Fumoto T, Ito M, Ikeda K.
    Serum CTX levels and histomorphometric analysis in Src versus RANKL knockout mice.
    J Bone Miner Metab 36(3) 264-273(2018) 28589412
    Kiyozumi D, Taniguchi Y, Nakano I, Toga J, Yagi E, Hasuwa H, Ikawa M, Sekiguchi K.
    Laminin γ1 C-terminal Glu to Gln mutation induces early postimplantation lethality.
    Life Sci Alliance 1(5) e201800064(2018) 30456378
    Morooka N, Futaki S, Sato-Nishiuchi R, Nishino M, Totani Y, Shimono C, Nakano I, Nakajima H, Mochizuki N, Sekiguchi K.
    Polydom Is an Extracellular Matrix Protein Involved in Lymphatic Vessel Remodeling.
    Circ Res 120(8) 1276-1288(2017) 28179430
    Fujita Y, Masuda K, Bando M, Nakato R, Katou Y, Tanaka T, Nakayama M, Takao K, Miyakawa T, Tanaka T, Ago Y, Hashimoto H, Shirahige K, Yamashita T.
    Decreased cohesin in the brain leads to defective synapse development and anxiety-related behavior.
    J Exp Med 214(5) 1431-1452(2017) 28408410
    Kawata M, Taniguchi Y, Mori D, Yano F, Ohba S, Chung UI, Shimogori T, Mills AA, Tanaka S, Saito T.
    Different regulation of limb development by p63 transcript variants.
    PLoS One 12(3) e0174122(2017) 28333962
    Naganuma T, Takagi S, Kanetake T, Kitamura T, Hattori S, Miyakawa T, Sassa T, Kihara A.
    Disruption of the Sjögren-Larsson Syndrome Gene Aldh3a2 in Mice Increases Keratinocyte Growth and Retards Skin Barrier Recovery.
    J Biol Chem 291(22) 11676-88(2016) 27053112
    Ogoh H, Tanuma N, Matsui Y, Hayakawa N, Inagaki A, Sumiyoshi M, Momoi Y, Kishimoto A, Suzuki M, Sasaki N, Ohuchi T, Nomura M, Teruya Y, Yasuda K, Watanabe T, Shima H.
    The protein phosphatase 6 catalytic subunit (Ppp6c) is indispensable for proper post-implantation embryogenesis.
    Mech Dev 139 1-9(2016) 26868000
    Ueda T, Nakata Y, Yamasaki N, Oda H, Sentani K, Kanai A, Onishi N, Ikeda K, Sera Y, Honda ZI, Tanaka K, Sata M, Ogawa S, Yasui W, Saya H, Takita J, Honda H.
    ALK(R1275Q) perturbs extracellular matrix, enhances cell invasion and leads to the development of neuroblastoma in cooperation with MYCN.
    Oncogene 35(34) 4447-58(2016) 26829053
    Ueda T, Nakata Y, Nagamachi A, Yamasaki N, Kanai A, Sera Y, Sasaki M, Matsui H, Honda Z, Oda H, Wolff L, Inaba T, Honda H.
    Propagation of trimethylated H3K27 regulated by polycomb protein EED is required for embryogenesis, hematopoietic maintenance, and tumor suppression.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 113(37) 10370-5(2016) 27578866
    Liu T, Yamaguchi Y, Shirasaki Y, Shikada K, Yamagishi M, Hoshino K, Kaisho T, Takemoto K, Suzuki T, Kuranaga E, Ohara O, Miura M.
    Single-cell imaging of caspase-1 dynamics reveals an all-or-none inflammasome signaling response.
    Cell Rep 8(4) 974-82(2014) 25127135
    Inoue S, Moriya M, Watanabe Y, Miyagawa-Tomita S, Niihori T, Oba D, Ono M, Kure S, Ogura T, Matsubara Y, Aoki Y.
    New BRAF knockin mice provide a pathogenetic mechanism of developmental defects and a therapeutic approach in cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome.
    Hum Mol Genet 23(24) 6553-66(2014) 25035421
    Nishibe R, Watanabe W, Ueda T, Yamasaki N, Koller R, Wolff L, Honda Z, Ohtsubo M, Honda H.
    CIZ1, a p21Cip1/Waf1-interacting protein, functions as a tumor suppressor in vivo.
    FEBS Lett 587(10) 1529-35(2013) 23583447
    Sassa T, Ohno Y, Suzuki S, Nomura T, Nishioka C, Kashiwagi T, Hirayama T, Akiyama M, Taguchi R, Shimizu H, Itohara S, Kihara A.
    Impaired epidermal permeability barrier in mice lacking elovl1, the gene responsible for very-long-chain fatty acid production.
    Mol Cell Biol 33(14) 2787-96(2013) 23689133
    Sugimoto M, Kondo M, Hirose M, Suzuki M, Mekada K, Abe T, Kiyonari H, Ogura A, Takagi N, Artzt K, Abe K.
    Molecular identification of t(w5): Vps52 promotes pluripotential cell differentiation through cell-cell interactions.
    Cell Rep 2(5) 1363-74(2012) 23142660
    Kiyozumi D, Takeichi M, Nakano I, Sato Y, Fukuda T, Sekiguchi K.
    Basement membrane assembly of the integrin α8β1 ligand nephronectin requires Fraser syndrome-associated proteins.
    J Cell Biol 197(5) 677-89(2012) 22613833
    Kobayashi M, Sabouri Z, Sabouri S, Kitawaki Y, Pommier Y, Abe T, Kiyonari H, Honjo T.
    Decrease in topoisomerase I is responsible for activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID)-dependent somatic hypermutation.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108(48) 19305-10(2011) 22080610
    Kobayashi N, Miyoshi S, Mikami T, Koyama H, Kitazawa M, Takeoka M, Sano K, Amano J, Isogai Z, Niida S, Oguri K, Okayama M, McDonald JA, Kimata K, Taniguchi S, Itano N.
    Hyaluronan deficiency in tumor stroma impairs macrophage trafficking and tumor neovascularization.
    Cancer Res 70(18) 7073-83(2010) 20823158
    Tamaki T, Uchiyama Y, Okada Y, Tono K, Masuda M, Nitta M, Hoshi A, Akatsuka A.
    Clonal differentiation of skeletal muscle-derived CD34(-)/45(-) stem cells into cardiomyocytes in vivo.
    Stem Cells Dev 19(4) 503-12(2010) 19634996