Mitf^{tm2(EGFP/cre/ERT2)Wtsi}
Targeted Allele Detail

Summary

• Symbol: Mitf^{tm2(EGFP/cre/ERT2)Wtsi}
• Name: melanogenesis associated transcription factor; targeted mutation 2, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
• MGI ID: MGI:5633787
• Synonyms: Mitf^{tm2(EGFP/cre/ERT2)Hmgu}
• Gene: Mitf Location: Chr6:97784013-97998310 bp, + strand Genetic Position: Chr6, 45.05 cM
• Alliance: Mitf^{tm2(EGFP/cre/ERT2)Wtsi} page

Mutation origin

• Mutant Cell Line: CEPD0085_4_C09
• Germline Transmission: Earliest citation of germline transmission: J:204812
• Parent Cell Line: JM8.N4 (ES Cell)
• Strain of Origin: C57BL/6N
• Project Collection: EUCOMMTOOLS

Mutation description

• Allele Type: Targeted (Inducible, Recombinase, Reporter)
• Inducer: tamoxifen
• Mutation: Insertion
• Mitf^{tm2(EGFP/cre/ERT2)Wtsi} expression driven by 1 gene
  Knock-in expression driven by:
  

  Organism	Driver Gene	Note
  mouse	Mitf (MGI:104554)

• Mutation details: According to the allele molecular image presented by the International Knockout Mouse Consortium, this allele has one FRT site, an engrailed 2 splice acceptor sequence, an EGFP and cre/ERT2 expression cassette, and a neomycin resistance cassette inserted in the intron between exons 5 and 6. A single loxP site is inserted in intron 6. (J:155845)

Recombinase activity

Activity:	Tissue activity of this recombinase allele
Driver:	Mitf (mouse) Summary of all recombinase alleles driven by Mitf. Alliance mouse Mitf gene page

Find Mice (IMSR)

• Mouse strains and cell lines available from the International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR)
• Carrying this Mutation: Mouse Strains: 1 strain available Cell Lines: 0 lines available
• Carrying any Mitf Mutation: 74 strains or lines available

References

• Original: J:155845 Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Alleles produced for the EUCOMM and EUCOMMTools projects by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. MGI Direct Data Submission. 2010
• All: 2 reference(s)