| Mouse | Approach | Location | Predominant cell types labeled | Original reference | Example papers for intravital imaging of myeloid cells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cx3cr1GFP | Knock-In | Soluble GFP, cytosolic | Ly6CLow Monocytes, Mac/DC > Ly6CHi Monocytes | Jung et al., 2000 | Athero: Huo et al., 2003, Other: Geissmann et al., 2003 |
| Cd11cYFP | Transgenic | Soluble YFP, cytosolic | Mac/DC (YFPhi) | Lindquist et al., 2004 | Athero: Li et al., 2010 , Other: Coppieters et al., 2010 |
| LysmGFP | Knock-In | Soluble GFP, cytosolic | Neutrophils > Macrophages, Monocytes | Faust et al., 2000 | Athero: Drechsler et al., 2010 , Other: Egen et al., 2008 |
| MacGreen (c-fms) | Transgenic | Cytosolic GFP | Mac/DC > monocytes neutrophils | Sasmono et al., 2003 | Athero: Yu et al., 2007 Other: Looney et al., 2011 |
| MafiaGFP (c-fms) | IRES Transgenic | Cytosolic GFP + membrane suicide construct | Mac/DC > monocytes, neutrophils | Burnett et al., 2004 | Athero: Chèvre et al., 2014, Other: Peters et al., 2008 |
| MacBlue (c-fms) | Transgenic | Cytosolic CFP | Mac/DC > monocytes | Ovchinnikov et al., 2008 | Athero: None Other: Sauter et al., 2014 |
| Nr4a1GFP | BAC transgenic | GFP-Cre fusion, mostly nuclear | T cells, Ly6CLow Monocytes | Soriano, 1999 | Athero: None Other: Lassailly et al., 2010 |
| MHCIIGFP | Knock-in | Fusion Basal-intracellular Activated-surface | Antigen-presenting cells | Boes et al., 2002 | Athero: None Other: Varol et al., 2009 |
| CCR2RFP | Knock-in | Cytosolic RFP | Ly6CHi monocytes | Saederup et al., 2010 | Athero: None Other: Jacquelin et al., 2013 |
| Mouse | Approach | Location | Predominant cell types labeled | Original reference | Example papers for intravital imaging of myeloid cells |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knock-In | Soluble GFP, cytosolic | Ly6CLow Monocytes, Mac/DC > Ly6CHi Monocytes | Athero: | ||
| Transgenic | Soluble YFP, cytosolic | Mac/DC (YFPhi) | Athero: | ||
| Knock-In | Soluble GFP, cytosolic | Neutrophils > Macrophages, Monocytes | Athero: | ||
| MacGreen | Transgenic | Cytosolic GFP | Mac/DC > monocytes neutrophils | Athero: | |
| IRES Transgenic | Cytosolic GFP + membrane suicide construct | Mac/DC > monocytes, neutrophils | Athero: | ||
| MacBlue | Transgenic | Cytosolic CFP | Mac/DC > monocytes | Athero: None | |
| BAC transgenic | GFP-Cre fusion, mostly nuclear | T cells, Ly6CLow Monocytes | Athero: None | ||
| Knock-in | Fusion Basal-intracellular Activated-surface | Antigen-presenting cells | Athero: None | ||
| Knock-in | Cytosolic RFP | Ly6CHi monocytes | Athero: None |
The genetic approach, cellular location, major cell types labeled, and examples of their use in intravital imaging of atherosclerotic plaques or other tissues are listed.