Cd68-P2A-CreERT2
Product ID:
C001734
Background:
C57BL/6JCya
Documents:
Expressing Tissues/Cells:
Monocytes and macrophages
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Basic Information
Model Name
Cd68-P2A-CreERT2
Product ID
C001734
Gene Name
Background
C57BL/6JCya
Gene Alias
Lamp4; gp110; Scard1
Classification
Cre Driver Lines
NCBI ID
Phenotype
Chromosome
11
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Note: When using this mouse strain in a publication, please cite “Cd68-P2A-CreERT2 mice (Catalog C001734) were purchased from Cyagen.”
Strain Description
The CD68 gene encodes a transmembrane glycoprotein primarily expressed on the surface of macrophages and other mononuclear phagocytes, with high expression levels in monocytes and tissue macrophages. The Cd68-P2A-CreERT2 mouse model was constructed using gene editing technology to integrate the tamoxifen-inducible CreERT2 recombinase expression element into the endogenous mouse Cd68 gene. Without tamoxifen treatment, the CreERT2 recombinase remains in the cytoplasm; only upon tamoxifen induction can it translocate to the nucleus and initiate recombination. When Cd68-P2A-CreERT2 mice are crossed with mice containing loxP sites, tamoxifen induction is expected to trigger Cre-mediated recombination between loxP sites in monocytes and macrophages of the offspring.
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