Model Description: These mice carry loxP sites flanking exon3 of Sirt1 gene. When crossed with a Cre recombinase-expressing strain, this strain is useful in eliminating tissue-specific conditional expression of Sirt1 gene.
Official Symbol: Sirt1
NCBI ID: 93759
MGI ID: 2135607
Ensembl ID: ENSMUSG00000020063
Pubmed: Sirt1
Human Ortholog: SIRT1
Nomenclature
C57BL/6JSmoc-Sirt1tm1(flox)Smoc
Exon
Exon 3
Application
Epigenetic
Disease
Fatty Liver Disease
Disease
Cardio-metabolic Disease
KI/KO Gene
Sirt1
Notes
Note: The expected phenotype(s) may be observed in the above-mentioned mice that bred with Alb1-cre mice.
Synonyms
Sir2, Sir2a, SIR2L1, AA673258, Sir2alpha
Reference
Wang RH, Li C, Deng CX, Liver steatosis and increased ChREBP expression in mice carrying a liver specific SIRT1 null mutation under a normal feeding condition. Int J Biol Sci. 2010;6(7):682-90