Primary Identifier | MGI:5619504 | Allele Type | Transgenic |
Attribute String | Reporter | Gene | Tg(Ucp1-luc2,-tdTomato)1Kajim |
Strain of Origin | FVB/N | Is Recombinase | false |
Is Wild Type | false |
description | The transgene is thought to have inserted into the Y chromosome as only male mice are carriers. |
molecularNote | The 98.6 kb mouse bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) bMQ353d13 containing the entire Ucp1 gene, was modified by inserting a a luciferase2-T2A-tdTomato reporter cassette into Ucp1 exon 1 at the initiation codon. Luciferase2 is a modified version of firefly luciferase. |