Model Description: These mice carry loxP sites flanking exon 16 of Met gene. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, this strain is useful in eliminating tissue-specific conditional expression of Met gene.
Official Symbol: Met
NCBI ID: 17295
MGI ID: 96969
Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000009376
Pubmed: Met
Human Ortholog: MET
Nomenclature
C57BL/6JSmoc-Metem1(flox)Smoc
Exon
Exon 16
Disease
Gilles De La Tourette Syndrome
Disease
Cardio-metabolic Disease
KI/KO Gene
Met
Notes
Note: The expected phenotype(s) may be observed in the above-mentioned mice that bred with Mi56i-cre mice.
Martins GJ, Shahrokh M, Powell EM, Genetic disruption of Met signaling impairs GABAergic striatal development and cognition. Neuroscience. 2011 Mar 10;176:199-209