Mice harboring the p2.5P-Cre transgene are viable and fertile, with expression of Cre recombinase directed to podocytes within kidney glomeruli by the human podocin (NPHS2) promoter/enhancer region. Cre-recombinase activity is reported in podocytes during late capillary loop stage of glomerular development and persists in podocytes of mature glomeruli, with no evidence for cre expression detected in other tissues examined. Embryonic Cre-recombinase activity is also reported as early as 8.5 dpc. When bred with mice containing a loxP-flanked sequence, Cre-mediated recombination will result in deletion of the sequence. These 2.5P-Cre transgenic mice may be useful in generating conditional knockouts for studying the role of podocyte nephrobiology in renal disorders.

These 129S6 Podocin-Cre mice (harboring the p2.5P-Cre transgene) have expression of Cre recombinase directed to podocytes within kidney glomeruli by the human podocin (NPHS2) promoter/enhancer region and may be useful in generating Cre-lox conditional knockouts for studying the role of podocyte nephrobiology in renal disorders.

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