Inducible gene targeting in mice

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Inducible gene targeting in mice
Creators Name:	Kühn, R. and Schwenk, F. and Aguet, M. and Rajewsky, K.
Abstract:	A method of gene targeting that allows the inducible inactivation of a target gene in mice is presented. The method uses an interferon-responsive promoter to control the expression of Cre recombinase. Here, Cre was used to delete a segment of the DNA polymerase beta gene flanked by IoxP recombinase recognition sites. Deletion was complete in liver and nearly complete in lymphocytes within a few days, whereas partial deletion was obtained in other tissues. This method can be used for the inducible inactivation of any other gene in vivo.
Keywords:	DNA Nucleotidyltransferases, DNA Polymerase I, GTP-Binding Proteins, Gene Targeting, Genetic Crosses, Genetic Promoter Regions, Genetic Recombination, Genetic Vectors, Integrases, Interferon-alpha, Interferon-beta, Liver, Myxovirus Resistance Proteins, Poly I-C, Proteins, Sequence Deletion, Viral Proteins, Animals, Mice
Source:	Science
ISSN:	0036-8075
Publisher:	American Association for the Advancement of Science
Volume:	269
Number:	5229
Page Range:	1427-1429
Date:	8 September 1995
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7660125
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