Model Description: These mice carry loxP sites flanking exon 2 of Prox1 gene. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, this strain is useful in eliminating tissue-specific conditional expression of Prox1 gene.
Official Symbol: Prox1
NCBI ID: 19130
MGI ID: 97772
Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000010175
Pubmed: Prox1
Human Ortholog: PROX1
Nomenclature
C57BL/6JSmoc-Prox1tm1(flox)Smoc
Exon
Exon 2
Disease
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Disease
Cardio-metabolic Disease
KI/KO Gene
Prox1
Notes
Note: The expected phenotype(s) may be observed in the above-mentioned mice that bred with Nkx2-5-Cre mice.
Petchey LK, Risebro CA, Vieira JM, Roberts T, Bryson JB, Greensmith L, Lythgoe MF, Riley PR, Loss of Prox1 in striated muscle causes slow to fast skeletal muscle fiber conversion and dilated cardiomyopathy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Jul 1;111(26):9515-20