Primary Identifier | MGI:1857266 | Allele Type | Targeted |
Attribute String | Null/knockout | Gene | Uox |
Transmission | Germline | Strain of Origin | 129S7/SvEvBrd-Hprt1<+> |
Is Recombinase | false | Is Wild Type | false |
molecularNote | The insertion of a neomycin cassette into exon 3 disrupted the open reading frame at codon 107. Western blot analysis revealed an absence of encoded protein in liver extracts from homozygous mutant mice. Spectrographic analysis showing a lack of urate oxidase activity in liver extracts, confirmed functional ablation in homozygous mutant mice. |