The transgene contains the promoter region of the mouse actin, alpha 2, smooth muscle, aorta (Acta2) gene, including 1074 bp of 5' flanking region, the transcription start site, the 48-bp first exon, the ~2.5-kb first intron, and 15 bp of exon 2, driving expression of human aldo-keto reductase family 1, member B (also called aldose reductase). Transgenic mice express AKR1B1 specifically in both vascular and nonvascular smooth muscle cells and also in the cone bipolar cells of the retina. (J:43053, J:195671)
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cx: complex: > 1 genome feature ot: other: hemizygous, indeterminate,... (F): Female
(M): Male
N: normal phenotype
(#): related diseases count