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Francois Vautier

National Institute on Drug Abuse

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Generation and characterization of a tamoxifen-inducible, Cre driver rat for transgene expression in microglia

Elliot J. Glotfelty, Lamarque M. Coke, Evan E. Hart, Cole Rivell, Amy Phan, Braxton D. Greer, Reinis Svarcbahs, Elizabeth Fielding, Julie Necarsulmer, Lowella V. Fortuno, Francois Vautier, Patricia J. Gearhart, Geoffrey M. Schoenbaum, Christopher T. Richie, Brandon K. Harvey

The paper describes the generation of a tamoxifen-inducible Cre driver rat for microglial transgene expression and validates its specificity and functionality.

Scientific Reports · Dec 9, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Effect of selective lesions of nucleus accumbens μ-opioid receptor-expressing cells on heroin self-administration in male and female rats: a study with novel Oprm1-Cre knock-in rats

Jennifer M. Bossert, Carlos A. Mejías-Aponte, Thomas L. Saunders, Lindsay Altidor, Michael A. Emery, Ida Fredriksson, Ashley Batista, Sarah M. Claypool, Kiera E. Caldwell, David J. Reiner, Jonathan J. Chow, Matthew Foltz, Vivek Kumar, Audrey F. Seasholtz, Elizabeth Hughes, , Yavin Shaham

This study introduces a CRISPR-based Oprm1-Cre knock-in rat to investigate the role of nucleus accumbens MOR-expressing cells in heroin self-administration, finding sex-specific effects on acquisition and effort.

Journal of Neuroscience · Jan 30, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience