在代谢疾病研究中,Cre-loxP系统被广泛用于在特定组织或细胞类型中进行基因操作,以研究肥胖、糖尿病、脂肪代谢和其他代谢紊乱。以下是一些在代谢疾病研究中常用的重要Cre小鼠品系(依名称字母排序)及相关论文:
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Bae, J.S., et al. (2007). “Muscle-specific knockout of insulin receptor substrate 2 decreases muscle insulin signaling and glucose uptake.” Journal of Biological Chemistry, 282(50), 35330-35337.
Rodda, S.J., et al. (2006). “Transcription factor Osterix (Osx) is required for osteoblast differentiation in the mouse embryo.” Developmental Biology, 289(2), 303-311.
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Ruzankina, Y., et al. (2007). “Decreased attrition of telomeres in mice with disruption of the Nbs1 gene in telomere-associated pathways.” Nature Genetics, 39(6), 783-789.
Madison, B.B., et al. (2002). “Cis elements of the villin gene control expression in restricted domains of the vertical (crypt) and horizontal (duodenum, cecum) axes of the intestine.” Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277(36), 33275-33283.