Thereareinternationallyacceptedrulestonametransgenicandknock-outmice.Seethefollowinglinks: MouseNomenclatureRulesandGuidelines Thesearesuggestionsabouthowtonamemice,followingtheabovequotedrules: Breedingoftwotransgenicstrainswillbe: Thepromoterandgenenamesmaybecombinedinordertohaveaveryshort,butexplicative4-6letterheADIngStrainhasbeenomitted,becausemostofthemiceusedareoutbred.Inbredlinesmaybeindicatedafterthefounderwithaniforinbred.micearenumberedsequentiallyastheyareborn.Aprogressivenumberingisusedforeachline.Thiswillallowtoeidentificationofmice,andanuniquenumberforeachmouseintheline. TransgenicandKObreeding: IndividualmicewillbereportedasNamingmousestrains
Transgenicmice:
promoterandgenecombinedacronymmutation-founder#-mouse#
example:lckB6-16-123example:eµSVIRTA2tm-2-65
promoterandgenecombinedacronymsmutation-mouse#
example:CD19Cre-CMVHAB6lox-8
Knock-outmice(Targetedmutations):
genemutation-EScellclone-mouse#
example:B6D-T1/8-28
KOnameTGacronymmutation-mouse#
example:p53null-lckB6-123example:B6D-MD4-65
Transgenics:
TGorTG/-orTG/TGwhentransgenics
Knock-out:+/+or+/-or-/-+/+,+/DandD/D
