Transgenic mice are essential research tools in developmental biology studies. The 2A peptide allows multiple genes to be
expressed simultaneously at comparable levels in somatic cells, but there are no reports of it being used successfully in
germ cells. We constructed a Cre/loxP-based conditional vector containing the 2A peptide to significantly enhance the
expression of a reporter and target gene from a constitutive promoter in oocytes. Mice with a transgene insertion containing
the chicken β-actin promoter, floxed EGFP-polyA cassette, mCherry reporter, 2A peptide and target gene DNA methyltransferase
3A2 (Dnmt3a2) were crossed with TNAP- or Vasa-Cre mice to produce offspring, in which mCherry and DNMT3A2
proteins were highly expressed in oocytes upon Cre-mediated removal of EGFP-polyA. This novel transgenic mouse line based on
the 2A expression system can serve as a useful tool for examining gene function during oogenesis.
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