Cre recombinase

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:enzyme
recombinase
gptkbp:catalyzes site-specific recombination
gptkbp:discoveredBy Nat Sternberg
gptkbp:EC_number 2.7.0
gptkbp:encodedBy P1 bacteriophage
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1981
gptkbp:gene cre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cre recombinase
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction tyrosine recombinase
gptkbp:molecularWeight 38 kDa
gptkbp:organismOfOrigin gptkb:bacteriophage_P1
gptkbp:PDB 1XO0
gptkbp:recognizedBy loxP site
gptkbp:sequenceSpecificity 34 bp loxP site
gptkbp:UniProtID P06956
gptkbp:usedFor DNA excision
DNA inversion
DNA translocation
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:biotechnology
cancer research
developmental biology
stem cell research
synthetic biology
plant genetics
brain research
genetic engineering
genome editing
gene therapy
molecular biology research
Drosophila genetics
mouse genetics
zebrafish genetics
transgenic animals
inducible gene expression
chromosomal rearrangement
cell lineage tracing
fate mapping
Cre-Lox system
cell ablation
conditional gene activation
conditional gene knockout
conditional gene silencing
conditional mutagenesis
gene drive systems
reporter gene activation
transgene excision
viral vector systems
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SFM3_line
gptkb:Cre-ERT2_recombinase_systems
gptkb:bacteriophage_P1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8