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Uncovering Hidden Phenotypes in NEX-Cre Mice: Behavioral and Cellular Alterations Demand Re-Evaluation of a Widely Used Transgenic Line.
Journal of neurochemistry - 1 Mar 2026
Renken Kim, Masseck Olivia Andrea
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Transgenic mouse strains are essential tools in neuroscience, enabling targeted genetic manipulations to investigate brain function and neurological diseases. The NEX-Cre mouse line, which targets glutamatergic principal neurons in the neocortex and hippocampus by expressing Cre-recombinase under the NEX (NeuroD6) promoter, has been widely used for conditional gene manipulation. Contrary to previous reports...
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