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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Res Bull. 2011 Nov 28;88(1):3–12. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.11.017

Table 2.

Characteristics of promoters commonly used in AD mouse models.

Promoter Brain Expression Extraneural Expression Timing
Regions Cell Types
PDGF-B Widespread [143] Neurons [143] Heart, Lung (low) [143] Begins by E15 [143]
Thy-1 Widespread [23,56] Neurons [23] None, with ΔIVS3 modification of promoter [175] Begins P7 [23]
Prp Widespread [16,170] Neurons, Astrocytes, Oligodendroyctes, Microglia [16] Liver > Kidney, Spleen, and other organs [7] Begins E12.5 [7]