Primary Identifier | MGI:6762162 | Allele Type | Targeted |
Attribute String | Null/knockout | Gene | Optn |
Transmission | Germline | Strain of Origin | (C57BL/6NCrlj x CBA/JNCrlj)F1 |
Is Recombinase | false | Is Wild Type | false |
molecularNote | The exon 8â10 of the Optn gene was replaced with a neomycin cassette (Neo) flanked by loxP sites via homologous recombination in ES cells. The absence of Optn protein in the homozygous mice were confirmed by immunoblotting of the lumbar spinal cords. |