Strain information
 NBRP Rat No: 0773  Strain name: WKY-Gabrb1Tn(pb-Bhr2)1Wmukf  Commmon Name: Gabrb1(Bhr2), WKYO-Gabrb1(Bhr2) Rat Genome Database
Principal Investigator:  Richard R. Behringer  The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center       1515 Holcombe Blvd,Houston, TX 77030    77030 Houston     USA
Tel: 713-834-6327    Fax:  Email: rrb@mdanderson.org
Preservation Status:   Embryo        Sperm       Living Animals
Coat Color  light brown (hooded)
Inbred Generations  F1+９
Usage Restrictions  In publishing, a citation of the following literature(s) designated by the DEPOSITOR is requested. "Insertional mutagenesis by a hybrid piggyBac and sleeping beauty transposon in the rat. Furushima K, Jang CW, Chen DW, Xiao N, Overbeek PA, Behringer RR.
Genetics. 2012 Dec;192(4):1235-48."
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Genetic Status
 Inbred  Segregating  Congenic  Consomic  Recombinant
 Coisogenic  Spont. Mutant  Transgene  Ind. Mutant  Category Other 
Comercial Availability
Research Category
 Diabetes Obesity  Neurobiology  Ophthalmology  Dentistry  Cardio Hypertension
 Cancer  Metabolism  Otorhinology  Immunology  Infectious
 Osteosis  Internal Organ  Dermatology  Reproduction  Development
 Behavior  Hematology  Urology  Pharmacology  Research Area Others 
 Control Strain  Marker Strain
Gene Affected gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor, subunit beta 1
Origin Transposon "Bhr2" was inserted into intron 4 of Gabrb1 gene. Background strain: Wistar Kyoto（NTac:WKY, Taconic Biosciences, Inc. )
Strain characteristics After mating between Gabrb1(Bhr2) heterozygous rat and Albino strain, Gabrb1 heterozygous rats show hooded phenotype. The homozygous mutant rats show darker hair color than heterozygous rats. The homozygous mutant rats grow normally and have normal breeding performance.
Breeding Conditions mating between Gabrb1(Bhr2) heterozygous rat and Wistar/Kyo rat or mating between homozygous mutant rats
Genotyping After mating between Gabrb1(Bhr2) heterozygous rat and Albino strain, Gabrb1 heterozygous rats show hooded phenotype. The homozygous mutant rats show darker hair color than heterozygous rats. wild-type　450bp (Gab-F) 5'-ATTTCATGCAGGACGTGATGGGCAGC-3' (Gab-R) 5'-GGCAAAGCCTTGGTACAATAGCAGGC-3' Mutant　 628bp (Gab-F) 5'-ATTTCATGCAGGACGTGATGGGCAGC-3' (B2-3) 5'-CCCATCTGGTCCATCATGATGAACGG-3'
References Insertional mutagenesis by a hybrid piggyBac and sleeping beauty transposon in the rat.
Furushima K, Jang CW, Chen DW, Xiao N, Overbeek PA, Behringer RR.
Genetics. 2012 Dec;192(4):1235-48.
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