• FcRn is a specific receptor for IgG and albumin, composed of MHC class I-related molecules and β2-microglobulin. FcRn binds to IgG and albumin in a pH-dependent manner, maintaining the concentration of IgG and albumin in the plasma and facilitating their transmembrane transport. Cells internalize IgG from the serum through a process known as endocytosis. Proteins that do not bind to FcRn are degraded in lysosomes, while IgG bound to FcRn is released back into the bloodstream, thereby extending its half-life.
• The CDS that encodes full-length human FCGRT, followed by the mouse 3’UTR-STOP, is inserted right after the mouse Fcgrt ATG to replace the exons 2-4 of the mouse Fcgrt gene. The FcRn protein expression will be driven by the endogenous mouse Fcgrt promoter, while the mouse Fcgrt gene transcription and translation will be disrupted.  
• Mouse FcRn was only detectable in wild-type CB-17 SCID mice. Human FcRn was exclusively detectable in the liver and kidney of homozygous B-hFcRn mice(CB-17 SCID).
• Application: This product is used for pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and safety evaluation of human immunoglobulin G (IgG) and is based on the Fc domain therapeutics.

Gene targeting strategy for B-hFcRn mice(CB-17 SCID). The CDS that encodes full-length human FCGRT, followed by the mouse 3’UTR-STOP, is inserted right after the mouse Fcgrt ATG to replace the exons 2-4 of the mouse Fcgrt gene. The FcRn protein expression will be driven by the endogenous mouse Fcgrt promoter, while the mouse Fcgrt gene transcription and translation will be disrupted.

Western blot analysis of FcRn protein expression in homozygous B-hFcRn mice(CB-17 SCID). Various tissue lysates were collected from wild-type CB-17 SCID mice (+/+) and homozygous B-hFcRn mice(CB-17 SCID) (H/H), and then analyzed by western blot with species-specific anti-mouse FcRn antibody (R&D, AF6775) and anti-human FcRn antibody (Novus Biologicals, NBP1-89128). 40 μg total proteins were loaded for western blotting analysis. Mouse FcRn was only detectable in wild-type CB-17 SCID mice. Human FcRn was exclusively detectable in liver and kidney of homozygous B-hFcRn mice(CB-17 SCID).