Model Description: These mice carry loxP sites flanking target exons of Prkci gene. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, this strain is useful in eliminating tissue-specific conditional expression of Prkci gene.
Official Symbol: Prkci
NCBI ID: 18759
MGI ID: 99260
Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000037643
Pubmed: Prkci
Human Ortholog: PRKCI
Nomenclature
C57BL/6JSmoc-Prkciem1(flox)Smoc
Exon
Exon s
Disease
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Disease
Cardio-metabolic Disease
KI/KO Gene
Prkci
Notes
Note: The expected phenotype(s) may be observed in the above-mentioned mice that bred with Ckmm-cre mice.
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