Characterization of a novel transgenic mouse line expressing Cre recombinase under the control of theCdx2neural specific enhancer

Coutaud B, Pilon N. Genesis. 2013 Aug 2:1-8. doi : 10.1002/dvg.22421. [Epub ahead of print] Several genetically modified mouse models have been generated in order to drive expression of the Cre recombinase in the neuroectoderm. However, none of them specifically targets the posterior neural plate during neurulation. To fill this gap, we have generated a new transgenic mouse line in which Cre expression is controlled by a neural specific enhancer (NSE) from the Caudal-related homeobox 2 (...)