Tg(Sod1*G86R)M1Jwg

The entire mouse Sod1 gene with an engineered point mutation in exon 4 resulting in a glycine to arginine substitution at residue 86 (G86R) was used as the transgene. Mutation G86R corresponds to the SOD1 G86R mutation found in some cases of human amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. RT-PCR analysis detected expression of the transgene in brain, spinal cord, and other tissues. The missense mutation is a point mutation in exon 4 resulting in a glycine-86 to arginine substitution, which corresponds to amino acid position 86 in the human SOD1 protein. Transgenics exhibit widespread high expression of the transgene and do not exhibit diminished SOD1 activity. . (J:22628)