Primary Identifier | MGI:2429928 | Allele Type | Targeted |
Attribute String | Null/knockout | Gene | Gk |
Transmission | Germline | Strain of Origin | 129S7/SvEvBrd-Hprt1<b-m2> |
Is Recombinase | false | Is Wild Type | false |
molecularNote | Sequence encompassing all of exons 13 and 14 as well as a portion of exon 15 was replaced with a neomycin selection cassette. mRNA was undetected by Northern blot analysis of liver tissue obtained from homozygous mutant mice. A biochemical assay showed glycerol kinase activity to be reduced by over 95% in liver, kidney, and brown fat. |