EXPERIMENTAL MODELS

Contributor Information
- Name Fred W. Perrino
- Institute Wake Forest University
Tool Details
- Tool name: Trex1 R114H Mouse
- Tool type: Experimental models
- Tool sub-type: Mouse
- Disease: Lupus
- Model: Mutant
- Model description:
- Conditional: No
- Genetic background and cross history: Mutant mice were generated on a 129S6/SvEvTac background using an allelic replacement strategy.
- Description: TREX1 encodes a DNA exonuclease and mutations in this gene result in multiple autoimmune disorders, including lupus. This particular mouse model mimics Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome, a form of Lupus.
- Research area: Immunology; Neurobiology; Cell signaling and signal transduction; Drug development
- For Research Use Only
References
- • Grieves et al. 2015. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 112(16):5117-22. PMID: 25848017.
- • Exonuclease TREX1 degrades double-stranded DNA to prevent spontaneous lupus-like inflammatory disease.