Model Description: These mice carry loxP sites flanking exon 11 of Brca2 gene. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, this strain is useful in eliminating tissue-specific conditional expression of Brca2 gene.
Official Symbol: Brca2
NCBI ID: 12190
MGI ID: 109337
Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000041147
Pubmed: Brca2
Human Ortholog: BRCA2
Nomenclature
C57BL/6JSmoc-Brca2tm1(flox)Smoc
Exon
Exon 11
Application
Breast Cancer Research
Disease
Breast Cancer
KI/KO Gene
Brca2
Notes
Note: The expected phenotype(s) may be observed in the above-mentioned mice that bred with Wap-cre mice.
Ludwig T, Fisher P, Murty V, Efstratiadis A, Development of mammary adenocarcinomas by tissue-specific knockout of Brca2 in mice. Oncogene. 2001 Jul 5;20(30):3937-48