Abstract
The close physiological similarity between the mouse and human has provided tools to understanding the biological function of particular genes in vivo by introduction or deletion of a gene of interest. Using a mouse as a model has provided a wealth of resources, knowledge, and technology, helping scientists to understand the biological functions, translocation, trafficking, and interaction of a candidate gene with other intracellular molecules, transcriptional regulation, posttranslational modification, and discovery of novel signaling pathways for a particular gene. Most importantly, the generation of the mouse model for a specific human disease has provided a powerful tool to understand the etiology of a disease and discovery of novel therapeutics. This chapter describes in detail the step-by-step generation of the transgenic mouse model, which can be helpful in guiding new investigators in developing successful models. For practical purposes, we will describe the generation of a mouse model using pituitary tumor transforming gene (PTTG) as the candidate gene of interest.
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This work was supported by NCI grant CA124630 to S.S.K.
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Kakar, S.S., Kakar, C. (2015). Generation of Transgenic Mouse Model Using PTTG as an Oncogene. In: Eferl, R., Casanova, E. (eds) Mouse Models of Cancer. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1267. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2297-0_20
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