The National BioResource Project for the Rat in Japan

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NBRP Rat No: 0589
Strain name: TM-Il2rgem5Kyo
Commmon Name: X-SCID
Principal Investigator:
Tomoji Mashimo The University of Tokyo, The Institute of Medical Science
Preservation Status:
Coat Color
Inbred Generations
N3
Usage Restrictions
The recipient of BIOLOGICAL RESOURCE shall obtain a prior written consent on use of it from the DEPOSITOR.
The recipient must obey regulations stipulated in the liscence agreement of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Genetic Status
Comercial Availability
Research Category
Gene Affected
interleukin 2 receptor gamma (Il2rg)
Origin
This strain was established by ZFN method targeting rat Il2rg gene. Background strain: TM/Kyo
Strain characteristics
This strain shows severe combined immunodeficiency caused by a 653-bp deletion in Il2rg gene and grow normally under SPF condition.
Breeding Conditions
maintained by mating between hemizygous male and homozygous female
Genotyping
primers: TCTCCCAGGGGACTTAGCTTA, TGGGACCTGGTGTTAGGTTT. product size: wild 1509-bp, mutant 856-bp
References
Additional strain information (Japanese only)