Mouse Models SCA11 Publication

conditional Ttbk2 KO (Ttbk2pcp2)

Identification

Causal gene(s)
TTBK2
Repeat size or mutation
Conditional Ttbk2 knockout specifically in the Purkinje cells
Animal model
Mouse

Model Details

Type of model
knockout

Transgenic Construct

Transgenic construct: details
a conditional allele of Ttbk2 from the European Mutant Mouse Cell Repository (Ttbk2tm1c(EUCOMM)Hmgu) was crossed with a mouse line expressing tamoxifen-inducible Cre recombinase driven by a Pcp2 promoter
Promoter: gene
Pcp2
Promoter: species
Mouse

Phenotype

Hallmark features
lower number of primary cilia, loss of VGLUT2 synapses in cerebellum, locomotor deficiencies

Source & Publications

Originating lab / institution
Duke University

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