Model Description: These mice carry loxP sites flanking exon 17-18 of Tsc1 gene. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, this strain is useful in eliminating tissue-specific conditional expression of Tsc1 gene.
Official Symbol: Tsc1
NCBI ID: 64930
MGI ID: 1929183
Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000026812
Pubmed: Tsc1
Human Ortholog: TSC1
Nomenclature
C57BL/6JSmoc-Tsc1tm1(flox)Smoc
Exon
Exon 17-18
Application
Research On Mtor Signal Transduction And Respiratory Electron Transport, Atp Synthesis Produced By Chemical Permeation Coupling, And Heat Produced By Protein Uncoupling
Disease
Tuberous Sclerosis
Disease
Nervous System Disease
KI/KO Gene
Tsc1
Notes
Note: The expected phenotype(s) may be observed in the above-mentioned mice that bred with Syn1-cre mice.
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