This strain expresses Cre recombinase from the endogenous Lyzs locus in myeloid cells. When crossed with a strain containing loxP site-flanked sequence, Cre-mediated recombination results in deletion of the flanked region in the myeloid cell lineage, including monocytes, mature macrophages, and granulocytes. Mice that are homozygous for the targeted mutation are viable, and fertile. This strain represents an effective tool for generating myeloid cell-specific targeted mutants.
In an attempt to offer alleles on well-characterized or multiple genetic backgrounds, alleles are frequently moved to a genetic background different from that on which an allele was first characterized. This is the case for the strain above. It should be noted that the phenotype could vary from that originally described. We will modify the strain description if necessary as published results become available.
