Cre-Lox and Other Site-Specific Recombinases
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...excised, and gene expression proceeds. Gene Knockout: Placing the loxP sites on either side of a gene (called...shRNA expression. Gene Switch: These constructs contain two genes of interest, Genes A and B. When Cre... few popular recombinase-dependent gene expression strategies. Gene Expression: A stop codon flanked with...LSL" cassette) placed upstream of a gene of interest will prevent gene expression in the absence of Cre.... loxP"), will permit gene expression until Cre is present, at which time the gene will be disrupted or...Cre is absent, only Gene A is translated correctly. Cre expression excises Gene A and alters the reading...backbone to regulate your gene of interest. Depending on the construct, gene expression may be activated...