A method for the generation of TCR retrogenic mice

Methods Mol Biol. 2014:1193:117-26. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1212-4_12.

Abstract

Retrogenic mice provide a unique system for rapidly analyzing the function of genes in the hematopoietic system. Here, we provide a detailed protocol for the production of retrogenic mice expressing genes coding for T cell receptor (TCR) for antigen. This technology should be easy to establish in any laboratory and should allow for a rapid progress in our understanding of the functional roles of TCR repertoires in immunity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adoptive Transfer / methods
  • Animals
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Gene Transfer Techniques*
  • Hematopoiesis / genetics
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / cytology
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells / metabolism
  • Immunity, Cellular / genetics*
  • Immunity, Cellular / immunology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / genetics*
  • Retroviridae / immunology

Substances

  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell