Model Description: These mice carry loxP sites flanking target exons of Cdkal1 gene. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, this strain is useful in eliminating tissue-specific conditional expression of Cdkal1 gene.
Official Symbol: Cdkal1
NCBI ID: 68916
MGI ID: 1921765
Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000006191
Pubmed: Cdkal1
Human Ortholog: CDKAL1
Nomenclature
C57BL/6JSmoc-Cdkal1em1(flox)Smoc
Exon
Exon s
Disease
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Disease
Cardio-metabolic Disease
KI/KO Gene
Cdkal1
Notes
Note: The expected phenotype(s) may be observed in the above-mentioned mice that bred with Ins2-cre mice.
Wei FY, Suzuki T, Watanabe S, Kimura S, Kaitsuka T, Fujimura A, Matsui H, Atta M, Michiue H, Fontecave M, Yamagata K, Suzuki T, Tomizawa K, Deficit of tRNA(Lys) modification by Cdkal1 causes the development of type 2 diabetes in mice. J Clin Invest. 2011 Sep 1;121(9):3598-608