Model Description: These mice carry loxP sites flanking target exons of Psen1 gene. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, this strain is useful in eliminating tissue-specific conditional expression of Psen1 gene.
Official Symbol: Psen1
NCBI ID: 19164
MGI ID: 1202717
Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000019969
Pubmed: Psen1
Human Ortholog: PSEN1
Nomenclature
C57BL/6JSmoc-Psen1em1(flox)Smoc
Exon
Exon s
Disease
Alzheimer's Disease 3
Disease
Nervous System Disease
KI/KO Gene
Psen1
Notes
Note: The expected phenotype(s) may be observed in the above-mentioned mice that bred with Thy1-cre mice.
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