C12N2015/8545

PORCINE THY1 GENE PROMOTER SPECIFICALLY EXPRESSED IN NEURONS

A Thy1 gene promoter specifically expressed in neurons and a recombinant vector including the Thy1 gene promoter are provided. The Thy1 gene promoter may be utilized to regulate an expression of a target gene in preparation of an animal model similar to a human.

Animal Model With Rapid Onset Of Alzheimer's Amyloid Beta Plaque Pathology
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Provided herein are compositions comprising a nucleic acid encoding amyloid-beta precursor protein and/or a nucleic acid encoding presenilin-1, cells comprising the compositions, animals comprising the compositions, methods of making the cells and animals, methods of modeling Alzheimer's disease, methods of assessing a therapeutic candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease or amelioration of a symptom or phenotype of Alzheimer's disease, and methods of assessing a therapeutic candidate for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease or prevention of a symptom or phenotype of Alzheimer's disease.

EXPRESSION CASSETTE AND VECTOR COMPRISING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE-RELATED MUTANT GENES AND CELL LINE TRANSFORMED BY MEANS OF SAME

The present invention relates to expression cassette and vector comprising Alzheimer's disease-related genes and a cell line transformed by means of same, and more specifically, the expression cassette according to the present invention comprises amyloid precursor protein (APP), Tau protein, and presenilin-1 (PS1) genes associated with Alzheimer's disease so that mutant genes thereof can be simultaneously expressed. Additionally, the present invention relates to a cell line transformed by means of the expression cassette or vector comprising said genes, and further, to an animal model transformed by means of the vector or cell line.