Sn. Vogel et al., CONSTRUCTION OF A BALB C CONGENIC MOUSE, C.C3H-LPS(D), THAT EXPRESSESTHE LPS(D) ALLELE - ANALYSIS OF CHROMOSOME-4 MARKERS SURROUNDING THE LPS GENE/, Infection and immunity, 62(10), 1994, pp. 4454-4459
Development of a congenic BALB/c mouse strain that contains a segment
of chromosome 4 including the Lps(d) allele of the lipopolysaccharide
(LPS)-hyporesponsive C3H/HeJ strain is presented. On the basis of LPS-
induced spleen cell mitogenesis, macrophage tumor necrosis factor secr
etion, and tyrosine-phosphorylation in vitro and lethality in galactos
amine-sensitized mice in vivo, the C.C3H-Lps(d) strain provides a mode
l of LPS hyporesponsiveness that is comparable to that of the parental
C3H/HeJ strain. Analysis of markers in this region indicates that len
gth of the donor fragment is similar to 5.5 centimorgans. Thus, the C.
C3H-Lps(d) strain provides an important genetic tool for analysis of m
arkers in this region and for examining functional effects of Lps(d) e
xpression on the BALB/c background.