Mice homozygous for the Ptpn6f allele are viable and fertile, with loxP sites flanking exon 1(II) through most of exon 9 of the targeted gene. When bred to mice that express Cre recombinase, the resulting offspring will have this region deleted in cre-expressing tissue(s). These Ptpn6f mice may be useful in generating conditional mutations for studying the role of Ptpn6 (Shp1) in inflammation and immunology research.
For example, when bred to a strain with inducible Cre recombinase expression in liver and lymphocytes (see Stock No. 003556), this mutant mouse strain may be useful in studying the motheaten (me) phenotype; characterized by widespread inflammation and autoimmunity.
When bred to a strain with a Cd19 null allele and expressing Cre recombinase during the B lymphocyte development (Stock No. 004126, Stock No. 006785), this mutant mouse strain may be useful in studies of lymphocyte development.
