Basic Information
Description
The Drd2 gene encodes dopamine receptor D2. In this strain, Cre recombinase expression is under the control of Drd2 promoter. When crossed with a strain containing a loxP site-flanked sequence of interest, Cre-mediated recombination results in deletion of the flanked sequence in Drd2 expressing cells.
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Targeting Strategy
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The P2A-NLS-Cre sequence was placed between the coding sequence of exon 3 and 3 ‘UTR of the Drd2 gene. The gene-modified mouse its genetic background was Sprague Dawley
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Details
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Genotyping Information
Primer Sequence (5’-3’) Tm
(℃)Product
size (bp)Drd2 Cre primer 1 ACCTAGTCCAGTCTTTCCTTCGCCT 62 Mut: 407 Drd2 Cre primer 2 CGATCCCTGAACATGTCCATCAG 58 Drd2 Cre primer 1 ACCTAGTCCAGTCTTTCCTTCGCCT 62 Mut: 456
WT: 1551Drd2 Cre primer 3 AGATACCAGTCTCCCTGGCCCTAC 62 Polymerase: Kod-plus
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References
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Gejman, P. V. Synonymous mutations in the human dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) affect
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