Model Description: These mice carry loxP sites flanking exon 2 of Nf2 gene. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, this strain is useful in eliminating tissue-specific conditional expression of Nf2 gene.
Official Symbol: Nf2
NCBI ID: 18016
MGI ID: 97307
Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000009073
Pubmed: Nf2
Human Ortholog: NF2
Nomenclature
C57BL/6JSmoc-Nf2tm1(flox)Smoc
Exon
Exon 2
Application
Cancer Research
Disease
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Disease
Spontaneous Tumor
KI/KO Gene
Nf2
Notes
Note: The expected phenotype(s) may be observed in the above-mentioned mice that bred with Vil1-cre mice.
Synonyms
merlin
Reference
Morris ZS, McClatchey AI, Aberrant epithelial morphology and persistent epidermal growth factor receptor signaling in a mouse model of renal carcinoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Jun 16;106(24):9767-72