Primary Identifier | MGI:3053819 | Allele Type | Transgenic |
Attribute String | Recombinase | Gene | Tg(Vil1-cre)20Syr |
Strain of Origin | (C57BL/6 x DBA/2) | Is Recombinase | true |
Is Wild Type | false |
molecularNote | A 9 kb segment of the regulatory region of the mouse Vil gene drives expression of cre recombinase. Only 1 copy of the transgene integrated in this line. Uniform cre expression is seen in epithelial cells all along the crypt-villus axis and in undifferentiated progenitor cells in the crypt region. |