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2 unusual facts about Knockout mouse


ALS2CR8

Knocking out the Carf (Als2cr8) gene in mice results in learning associated deficits.

MRAP2

Knockout of the Mrap2 gene in mice leads to severe obesity.


APLP2

APLP1 and APLP2 double knockout mice display hypoglycemia and hyperinsulinemia indicating that these two proteins are important modulators of glucose and insulin homeostasis.

FOXM1

More recently a study using transgenic/knockout mouse embryonic fibroblasts and human osteosarcoma cells (U2OS) has shown that FOXM1 regulates expression of a large array of G2/M-specific genes, such as Plk1, cyclin B2, Nek2 and CENPF, and plays an important role in maintenance of chromosomal segregation and genomic stability.


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