EXPERIMENTAL MODELS

Contributor Information
- Name Ben Emery
- Institute Oregon Health & Science University
Tool Details
- Tool name: iCKO-Myrf mouse
- Tool type: Experimental models
- Tool sub-type: Mouse
- Disease: Tamoxifen inducible knockout of Myrf in mature oligodendrocytes
- Model: Conditional KO
- Conditional: Yes
- Conditional description: inducible conditional myelin regulatory factor knockout mouse
- Genetic background and cross history: MyrfFl/Fl male + PLP-Cre/MyrfFl/Fl female or PLP-Cre/MyrfFl/Fl male + MyrfFl/Fl female. Provides iCKO-Myrf pups at 50%
- Phenotype: iCKO-Myrf
- Strain: C57BL/6
- Description: inducible knockout of Myrf in oligodendrocytes, critical for myelin formation in CNS.
- Research area: Neurobiology
- Breeding information: MyrfFl/Fl male + PLP-Cre/MyrfFl/Fl female or PLP-Cre/MyrfFl/Fl male + MyrfFl/Fl female. Provides iCKO-Myrf pups at 50%
- For Research Use Only
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References
- • Koenning et al. 2012. J Neurosci. 32(36):12528-42. PMID: 22956843.
- • Emery et al. 2009. Cell. 138(1):172-85. PMID: 19596243.
- • Doerflinger et al. 2003. Genesis. 35(1):63-72. PMID: 12481300.