Lyz2-IRES-CreERT2 mice were generated using gene editing technology to integrate the tamoxifen-inducible CreERT2 recombinase expression element into the 3’UTR of the mouse Lyz2 gene. This mimics the expression pattern of the endogenous gene while maintaining Lyz2 expression. When bred with mice carrying a loxP site-flanked sequence, Cre recombinase-mediated recombination of the flanked sequence occurs in myeloid cells, including monocytes, mature macrophages, and granulocytes, following tamoxifen induction.