Table I. Mouse Strains Useful for the Study of Bhlhe40 and Bhlhe41a.
| Mouse strain | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Bhlhe40−/− | Global deletion of Bhlhe40 | [8,10,86] |
| Bhlhe41−/− | Global deletion of Bhlhe41 | [32,87] |
| Cd4-Cre+ Bhlhe40fl/fl | Deletion of Bhlhe40 in T cells | [17,29,60] |
| LysM-Cre+ Bhlhe40fl/fl | Deletion of Bhlhe40 in macrophages, monocytes, and neutrophils | [29, 51] |
| Cd11c-Cre+ Bhlhe40fl/fl | Deletion of Bhlhe40 in DCs and alveolar macrophages | [29] |
| Mrp8-Cre+ Bhlhe40fl/fl | Deletion of Bhlhe40 in neutrophils | [29] |
| Clast5-Tg | Overexpression of Bhlhe40 in B and T cells | [38] |
| Dec1-Tg | Overexpression of Bhlhe40 in T cells | [8] |
| Dec2-Tg | Overexpression of Bhlhe41 in T cells | [88] |
| Bhlhe40GFP | Bhlhe40 BAC transgenic reporter strain | [13] |
| Bhlhe41-Cre-hCD2 | cre-IRES-hCD2 gene expression under control of Bhlhe4l BAC | [39] |
| Bhlhe41Tag | Bhlhe41 with multiple tag epitopes (FLAG and V5) | [39] |
| FLAG-Dec2 | Bhlhe41 with FLAG tag expressed under hCD2 promoter control | [32] |
HHCD2 denotes human CD2.