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Prolonged Cre expression driven by the α-myosin heavy chain promoter can be cardiotoxic.
Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology - 1 Sept 2015
Pugach Emily K, Richmond Phillip A, Azofeifa Joseph G, Dowell Robin D, Leinwand Leslie A
Abstract excerpt
Studying the importance of genetic factors in a desired cell type or tissue necessitates the use of precise genetic tools. With the introduction of bacteriophage Cre recombinase/loxP mediated DNA editing and promoter-specific Cre expression, it is feasible to generate conditional knockout mice in which particular genes are disrupted in a cell type-specific manner in vivo. In cardiac myocytes, this is often...
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