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Strain Detail: C57BL/6-Tg(Colα2-Cre)Kyo mice

Strain information
Resource No. nbio228
Strain name C57BL/6-Tg(Colα2-Cre)Kyo
Strain Nomenclature C57BL/6-Tg(Colα2-Cre)Kyo
Common name/Synonyms Colα2-Cre Tg
Strain types mutant
Background strain
Institution Department of Animal Development and Physiology, Kyoto University
Developer
Depositor Kazuhiro Sakamaki
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Animal Health Report
Strain description

Colα2-Cre Tg mice are transgenic mice expressing Cre recombinase under the control of mouse Col1α2 promoter. This strain is used to generate conditional knockout mice for mesenchymal tissues.

Reference(s)
  1. Florin L, Alter H, Gröne HJ, Szabowski A, Schütz G, and Angel P. (2004) Cre recombinase-mediated gene targeting of mesenchymal cells. Genesis 38(3):139-44. [PMID:15048811]
Resource information
Cryopreserved sperm In-house Genotype
Medium
From other institutions Genotype
Medium
Cryopreserved embryo In-house Mating System
Genotype
Medium EFS40
From other institutions Mating System
Genotype
Method
Strain status / Availability Cryopreserved sperm Within 1 month
Cryopreserved embryo Within 1 month
Live animals Approx. 2 months
Gene information
Mutation types transgenic
Gene symbol Col1a2, Cre
Gene name [collagen, type I, alpha 2], Cre recombinase
Genotyping information