Design of the hCTLA-4 mouse
The humanized CTLA‑4 mouse model (hCTLA-4) is developed by Knockin at the mouse CTLA‑4 locus, and enables the expression of: a) the full-length chimeric CTLA-4 isoform; and b) the soluble isoform.
The design also gives access to CTLA-4 conditional Knockout mice for a tissue-specific assessment of compounds’ specificity and toxicity.
hCTLA-4 features
- The CTLA-4 extracellular domain is entirely humanized
- Physiological regulation and expression pattern of the human CTLA-4
- Preservation of the target-ligand interaction
- Fully functional mouse immune system
- Lack of expression of the murine target gene, thus avoiding cross-reactivity