The targeting vector contains (from 5' to 3') a splice acceptor, IRES, Mer-Cre-Mer, a bovine growth hormone 3' UTR, and a Frt-PGKneo-Frt cassette. The MerCreMer double fusion protein has a Cre recombinase cDNA sequence flanked on each end with a mutated murine estrogen receptor (mer) ligand binding domain (amino acids 281-599, G525R); thus rendering Cre expression tamoxifen-inducible yet estrogen-insensitive. (J:101977)
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cx: complex: > 1 genome feature ot: other: hemizygous, indeterminate,... (F): Female
(M): Male
N: normal phenotype
(#): related diseases count