Primary Identifier | MGI:5896330 | Allele Type | Targeted |
Attribute String | Epitope tag, No functional change | Gene | Mecp2 |
Transmission | Germline | Strain of Origin | 129 |
Is Recombinase | false | Is Wild Type | false |
molecularNote | The targeting construct is designed to insert a loxP-flanked neomycin (neo) resistance cassette upstream of exon 4 of the gene. A 23 amino acid Tavi tag, which allows MECP2 protein to be biotinylated in the presence of E. coli biotin ligase, BirA, is introduced immediately upstream of Mecp2 stop codon. Cre-mediated recombination removed the floxed neo cassette. |