Hemizygous and homozygous mice are viable, fertile, normal in size, and do not display any gross physical or behavioral abnormalities. These Ksp1.3/Cre transgenic mice express Cre recombinase under the control of the mouse cadherin 16 (Cdh16 or Ksp-cadherin) promoter. Cre recombinase expression follows expression of the endogenous gene and is detected in the epithelial cells of developing nephrons, ureteric bud, mesonephric tubules, Wolffian duct, and Mullerian duct. In the adult mouse expression is limited to the renal tubules especially the collecting ducts, loops of Henle and distal tubules. When crossed with a strain containing loxP site flanked sequence, Cre-mediated recombination results in deletion of the flanked sequence in the offspring. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in kidney-specific gene targeting and cell lineage studies.

These Ksp1.3/Cre transgenic mice express Cre recombinase under the control of the mouse cadherin 16 (Cdh16 or Ksp1.3) promoter. Cre recombinase expression is detected in epithelial cells of the developing kidney and genitourinary tract and in the renal tubules of adult mice. This mutant mouse strain may be useful in kidney-specific gene targeting and cell lineage studies.

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