Npr3^{tm2(cre/ERT2)Hze}

The targeting vector contains, from 5' to 3', a partial Npr3 sequence spanning intron 6 up to and including the endogenous stop codon in exon 8 (also with a frt3 site in intron 7), an internal ribosome entry site 2 sequence (IRES2; allows translation initiation in the middle of an mRNA sequence), a cre/ERT2 gene, a bovine growth hormone polyA sequence, an AttB site, a PGK/gb2 promoter-Neomycin resistance gene-PGK polyA cassette, a frt5 site, an mRNA splice acceptor sequence, the 3' portion of the hygromycin gene (Hygro2) with SV40 polyA signal, and an AttP site. (J:101977)