Strain information  NBRP Rat No: 0470  Strain name: W-Tg(CAG-EGFP)3Ys  Commmon Name: Wistar-Tg(CAG-EGFP)3Ys, Wistar-TgN(CAG-EGFP)3Ys, Wistar GFP Rat Genome Database Principal Investigator:  Masatsugu Ueda  PhoenixBio Co., Ltd.       1198-4, Iwaso, Utsunomiya    321-0973 Tochigi     Japan Tel: 028-683-1153    Fax: 028-664-2410 Email: ystg@phoenixbio.co.jp Preservation Status:   Embryo        Sperm       Living Animals Coat Color  albino (c) Inbred Generations  F14N6 (April 2012) Usage Restrictions  In publishing, a citation of the following literature(s) designated by the DEPOSITOR is requested. (see references) 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 GFP: Green Fluorescent Protein, jellyfish Origin GFP: Green Fluorescent Protein, jellyfish Strain characteristics This transgenic strain contains the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) gene ubiquitously driven by CAG promoter. Breeding Conditions Tg X CrlJ:WI Genotyping Genotyping protocol for EGFP References *Hakamata Y, Tahara K, Uchida H, Sakuma Y, Nakamura M, Kume A, Murakami T, Takahashi M, Takahashi R, Hirabayashi M, Ueda M, Miyoshi I, Kasai N, Kobayashi E. Green fluorescent protein-transgenic rat: a tool for organ transplantation research. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 31;286(4):779-85, 2001. *Hirabayash M, Kato M, Aoto T, Sekimoto A, Ueda M, Miyoshi I, Kasai N, Hochi S. Offspring derived from intracytoplasmic injection of transgenic rat sperm. Transgenic Res. 11(2):221-8, 2002. Additional strain information