Primary Identifier | MGI:2429315 | Allele Type | Targeted |
Attribute String | Null/knockout | Gene | Lpl |
Transmission | Germline | Strain of Origin | 129P2/OlaHsd |
Is Recombinase | false | Is Wild Type | false |
molecularNote | Exon 8, encoding the COOH-terminal domain that is essential for catalytic activity, was disrupted by the insertion of a neomycin selection cassette. Biochemical assays of heart tissue showed lipoprotein lipase activity to be significantly reduced in heterozygous and essentially absent in homozygous mutant mice. |