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GENESIS
Volume 46, Issue 10, Pages 515-522Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20410
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Foxa2; endoderm; lung; liver; pancreas; node; notochord; floorplate; Cre recombinase; progenitor cell population
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Foxa2 is a forkhead transcription factor expressed in the node, notochord, floorplate, and definitive endoderm and is required in the foregut endoderm for the normal development of the endoderm-derived organs, such as the liver, lung and pancreas. To conditionally inactivate genes in these tissues and organs, we have targeted a Cre recombinase into Exon 1 of the Foxa2 gene. We show, upon crossing to the ROSA26 reporter mice, that Cre expression from the Foxa2(iCre) knock-in allele specifically activates P-galactosidase expression in the node, notochord, floorplate, and endoderm. In addition, we detect Cre recombination activity in the endoderm-derived organs including lung, liver, pancreas, and gastrointestinal tract throughout development. These results demonstrate that the Foxa2(iCre) knock-in mice are a valuable tool to analyze gene function in endoderm progenitors and endoderm-derived organs. Moreover, the widespread P-galactosidase reporter activity in the endoderm suggests that Foxa2 marks a progenitor cell population, which gives rise to the majority of cells in endoderm-derived organs. genesis 46:515-522, 2008. (C) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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