MGI phenotypes (allele matching)
- abnormal cell morphology / MGI
B6.129P2-Flot2tm1Mak/Cnbc
| Status | Available to order |
| EMMA ID | EM:06369 |
| International strain name | B6.129P2-Flot2tm1Mak/Cnbc |
| Alternative name | Flot 2 C57Bl 6 |
| Strain type | Targeted Mutant Strains : Knock-out |
| Allele/Transgene symbol | Flot2tm1Mak, |
| Gene/Transgene symbol | Flot2 |
Information from provider
| Provider | Tak W Mak |
| Provider affiliation | Mak Lab, Campbell Family Breast Cancer reseach Institute |
| Genetic information | Targeted mutation (intragenic deletion) in the Flot2 gene. |
| Phenotypic information | Flot2 deficiency leads to reduction in lung metastasis formation in the MMTV - PyMT mouse breast cancer model. |
| Breeding history | Backcrossed 10 times to C57BL/6. |
| References |
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| Homozygous fertile | yes |
| Homozygous viable | yes |
| Homozygous matings required | no |
| Immunocompromised | no |
Information from EMMA
| Archiving centre | CNB-CSIC, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia, Madrid, Spain |
| Animals used for archiving | homozygous C57BL/6J, wild-type C57BL/6J |
| Stage of embryos | 2-cell |
Disease and phenotype information
Literature references
- Lipocalin 2-deficient mice exhibit increased sensitivity to Escherichia coli infection but not to ischemia-reperfusion injury.;Berger Thorsten, Togawa Atsushi, Duncan Gordon S, Elia Andrew J, You-Ten Annick, Wakeham Andrew, Fong Hannah E H, Cheung Carol C, Mak Tak W, ;2006;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America;103;1834-9; 16446425
- Disruption of the Lcn2 gene in mice suppresses primary mammary tumor formation but does not decrease lung metastasis.;Berger Thorsten, Cheung Carol C, Elia Andrew J, Mak Tak W, ;2010;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America;107;2995-3000; 20133630