INDUCIBLE GENE TARGETING IN MICE

被引:1515
作者
KUHN, R [1 ]
SCHWENK, F [1 ]
AGUET, M [1 ]
RAJEWSKY, K [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ZURICH, INST MOLEC BIOL 1, CH-8093 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
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10.1126/science.7660125
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A method of gene targeting that allows the inducible inactivation of a target gene in mice is presented. The method uses an interferon-responsive promoter to control the expression of Cre recombinase, Here, Cre was used to delete a segment of the DNA polymerase beta gene flanked by loxP recombinase recognition sites. Deletion was complete in liver and nearly complete in lymphocytes within a few days, whereas partial deletion was obtained in other tissues. This method can be used for the inducible inactivation of any other gene in vivo.
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页码:1427 / 1429
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