This transgene consists of a hybrid Thy1 gene in which a 5.7 kb EcoRI-ApaI mouse Thy1a (Thy1.1) gene fragment containing the first 4 exons (including exons 1a and 1b) and part of exon 4 are fused to a 3.4 kb ApaI-EcoRI human THY1 DNA sequence containing the remaining noncoding part of exon 4 plus 3' human flanking sequence. Four lines were generated; T6, T9, T11, and T12. The T12 line contains multiple copies of the transgene and expresses about 6-10x the normal level of Thy1 in the brain. The mature protein resulting from this transgene is completely Thy1a. High levels of hybrid transgene expression is seen in glomerular podocytes. (J:133943)
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cx: complex: > 1 genome feature ot: other: hemizygous, indeterminate,... (F): Female
(M): Male
N: normal phenotype
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