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A Chimeric Egfr Protein Reporter Mouse Reveals Egfr Localization and Trafficking In Vivo.

Yu-Ping Yang,Haiting Ma,A. Starchenko,A. Starchenko,W. J. Huh,Wei Li,F. E. Hickman,Qin Zhang,J. Franklin,D. Mortlock,Sabine Fuhrmann,Sabine Fuhrmann,B. Carter,Rebecca A. Ihrie,Rebecca A. Ihrie,R. Coffey

Published 2017 in Cell Reports

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EGF receptor (EGFR) is a critical signaling node throughout life. However, it has not been possible to directly visualize endogenous Egfr in mice. Using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, we appended a fluorescent reporter to the C terminus of the Egfr. Homozygous reporter mice appear normal and EGFR signaling is intact in vitro and in vivo. We detect distinct patterns of Egfr expression in progenitor and differentiated compartments in embryonic and adult mice. Systemic delivery of EGF or amphiregulin results in markedly different patterns of Egfr internalization and trafficking in hepatocytes. In the normal intestine, Egfr localizes to the crypt rather than villus compartment, expression is higher in adjacent epithelium than in intestinal tumors, and following colonic injury expression appears in distinct cell populations in the stroma. This reporter, under control of its endogenous regulatory elements, enables in vivo monitoring of the dynamics of Egfr localization and trafficking in normal and disease states.

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