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. 2020 Jan 14;10:207. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-57052-z

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Pdx1-Cre-directed, constitutively high expression of the tTA and its responder genes to the pancreas. (A) Diagram of a genetically engineered mouse model carrying 3 transgenes (Pdx1-Cre, EF1-LSL-tTA, and TetO-Luciferase) for a temporally and spatially controlled expression of genes in the pancreas. (B,C) In vivo bioluminescence imaging of a Pdx1-Cre EF1-LSL-tTA TetO-Luc transgenic mouse and a littermate control without the EF1-LSL-tTA knockin allele. (D) Luciferase expression in pancreas, liver, and testis. (E,F) Brightfield and GFP images of unfixed pancreas (E) and liver (F) tissues from Pdx1-Cre/CAG-LSL-GFP double transgenic mice; bars represent 5 mm (E) and 50 µm (F).