Tg(Fabp4-cre)1Abel
Transgene Detail

Summary

• Symbol: Tg(Fabp4-cre)1Abel
• Name: transgene insertion 1, E Dale Abel
• MGI ID: MGI:2182103
• Synonyms: aP2-Cre, aP2-Cre2, aP2-Cre^BI
• Transgene: Tg(Fabp4-cre)1Abel Location: unknown
• Alliance: Tg(Fabp4-cre)1Abel page

Transgene origin

• Strain of Origin: FVB

Transgene description

• Transgene Type: Transgenic (Recombinase)
• Mutation: Insertion
• Tg(Fabp4-cre)1Abel expression driven by 1 gene
  Transgene expression driven by:
  

  Organism	Driver Gene	Note
  Not Specified	Fabp4

• Mutation details: This transgene expresses Cre recombinase under the control of a fatty acid binding protein 4, adipocyte (aP2) promoter. This transgene is expressed strongly in brown adipose tissue and weakly in white adipose tissue. (J:67292)

Recombinase activity

Activity:	Tissue activity of this recombinase allele
Driver:	Fabp4 (species not specified) Summary of all recombinase alleles driven by Fabp4. Comparative matrix view of recombinase activities

Expression

In Mice Carrying this Mutation:

2 RNA-Seq or microarray experiment(s)

Find Mice (IMSR)

• 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

References

• Original: J:67292 Abel ED, et al., Adipose-selective targeting of the GLUT4 gene impairs insulin action in muscle and liver. Nature. 2001 Feb 8;409(6821):729-33
• All: 27 reference(s)