| Primary Identifier | MGI:4949886 | Allele Type | Targeted |
| Attribute String | Humanized sequence | Gene | Mecp2 |
| Transmission | Germline | Strain of Origin | (129X1/SvJ x 129S1/Sv)F1-Kitl<+> |
| Is Recombinase | false | Is Wild Type | false |
| molecularNote | A targeting construct was designed to insert a loxP site followed by a frt-flanked neomycin (neo) resistance cassette upstream of exon 3 of the methyl CpG binding protein 2 (Mecp2) gene. A second loxP site was inserted in the 3' untranslated region of exon 4. A point mutation was introduced in exon 4, resulting in a missense mutation, A140V, commonly found in humans carrying Rett Syndrome (RTT) X-linked mental retardation. Flp-mediated recombination removed the neo cassette. |
