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Kittm1(cre/Esr1*)Kkar
Targeted Allele Detail
Summary
Symbol: Kittm1(cre/Esr1*)Kkar
Name: KIT proto-oncogene receptor tyrosine kinase; targeted mutation 1, Klaus Karjalainen
MGI ID: MGI:5818476
Synonyms: KitMercreMer
Gene: Kit  Location: Chr5:75735647-75817382 bp, + strand  Genetic Position: Chr5, 39.55 cM
Alliance: Kittm1(cre/Esr1*)Kkar page
Mutation
origin
Germline Transmission:  Earliest citation of germline transmission: J:233387
Parent Cell Line:  Not Specified (ES Cell)
Strain of Origin:  BALB/c
Mutation
description
Allele Type:    Targeted (Inducible, Recombinase)
Inducer:    tamoxifen
Mutation:    Insertion
 
Kittm1(cre/Esr1*)Kkar expression driven by 1 gene
 
Mutation detailsA codon-optimized IRES-MercreMer (MercreMer: cre recombinase fused to two modified estrogen receptor ligand binding domains at both ends) fused gene and a frt-flanked neomycin selection cassette were inserted into the 3' untranslated region (20 bp after the stop codon) of the Kit gene in embryonic stem cells by homologous recomibination. (J:233387)
Recombinase
activity
Activity:
 Tissue activity of this recombinase allele
Driver: Kit (mouse)
Summary of all recombinase alleles driven by Kit.
 

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Mouse strains and cell lines available from the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
Carrying this Mutation:  Mouse Strains: 0 strains available      Cell Lines: 0 lines available
Carrying any Kit Mutation:  182 strains or lines available
References
Original:  J:233387 Sheng J, et al., Most Tissue-Resident Macrophages Except Microglia Are Derived from Fetal Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Immunity. 2015 Aug 18;43(2):382-93
All:  8 reference(s)

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last database update
11/12/2024
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