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The 6.2hPLP(+)Z\/FL transgene, which uses the first half of the human <jats:italic>PLP1<\/jats:italic> gene to drive expression of a <jats:italic>lacZ<\/jats:italic> reporter gene, recapitulated the developmental pattern observed with the native gene in the intestine, indicating that it can be used as a proxy for <jats:italic>Plp1<\/jats:italic> gene expression. As such, the relative levels of \u03b2-galactosidase (\u03b2-gal) activity emanating from the 6.2hPLP(+)Z\/FL transgene suggest that <jats:italic>Plp1<\/jats:italic> expression is highest in the duodenum, and decreases successively along the segments, toward the colon. Moreover, removal of the wmN1 enhancer region from the transgene (located within <jats:italic>Plp1<\/jats:italic> intron 1) resulted in a dramatic reduction in both transgene mRNA levels and \u03b2-gal activity in the intestine, throughout development, suggesting that this region contains a regulatory element crucial for <jats:italic>Plp1<\/jats:italic> expression. 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