Primary Identifier | MGI:3033929 | Allele Type | Targeted |
Attribute String | Null/knockout | Gene | Vsx1 |
Transmission | Germline | Strain of Origin | (129X1/SvJ x 129S1/Sv)F1-Kitl<+> |
Is Recombinase | false | Is Wild Type | false |
molecularNote | A genomic fragment, encompassing a portion of exon 1 and all of exons 2 through 4, was replaced with a neomycin selection cassette inserted by homologous recombination. 86 bp of the exon 1 coding region, as well as the coding region of exon 5, were left intact, however no protein was detected in homozygous mutant retinal tissue by immunofluorescence. |