Mouse Models FXTAS Publication

5’UTR FMR1 (CGG)99

Identification

Causal gene(s)
FMR1
Repeat size or mutation
Full human FMR1 5'UTR with 99 expanded CGG expressing both CGG RNA and FMRpolyG protein
Animal model
Mouse

Model Details

Type of model
transgenic

Transgenic Construct

Transgenic construct: sequence type
Full human FMR1 5'UTR with 99 expanded CGG expressing both CGG RNA and FMRpolyG protein
Transgenic construct: details
Full human FMR1 5'UTR with 99 expanded CGG expressing both CGG RNA and FMRpolyG protein with CAG promoter inserted in Rosa26 locus
Promoter: gene
CAG

Phenotype

Progression
progressive
Hallmark features
Locomotor deficiency, obesity, loss of Purkinje cells, neuroinflammation, premature death

Source & Publications

Originating lab / institution
Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC)

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