Model Description: These mice carry loxP sites flanking exon 15 of Apc gene. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, this strain is useful in eliminating tissue-specific conditional expression of Apc gene.
Official Symbol: Apc
NCBI ID: 11789
MGI ID: 88039
Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000005871
Pubmed: Apc
Human Ortholog: APC
Nomenclature
C57BL/6JSmoc-Apctm2(flox)Smoc
Exon
Exon 15
Application
Intestinal Tumor Research
Disease
Colorectal Cancer
Disease
Spontaneous Tumor
KI/KO Gene
Apc
Notes
Note: The expected phenotype(s) may be observed in the above-mentioned mice that bred with Vil1-cre/ERT2 mice.
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