Therapeutic Use
Use of tTG as a form of surgical glue is still experimental. It is also being studied as an attenuator of metastasis in certain tumors.
| Mouse Mutant Alleles for Tgm2 | |
|---|---|
| Marker Symbol for Mouse Gene. This symbol is assigned to the genomic locus by the MGI | Tgm2 |
| Mutant Mouse Embryonic Stem Cell Clones. These are the known targeted mutations for this gene in a mouse. | Tgm2tm1a(KOMP)Wtsi |
| Example structure of targeted conditional mutant allele for this gene | |
| These Mutant ES Cells can be studied directly or used to generate mice with this gene knocked out. Study of these mice can shed light on the function of Tgm2: see Knockout mouse | |
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