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Catalogue Number 153237
Antigen/Gene or Protein Targets Tafazzin (Taz) Gene
Disease Keywords Barth Syndrome
Synonyms Taz1; G4.5; TAZ1; CMD3A; EFE2; LVNCX; EFE; XAP-2; BTHS; 3-Methylglutaconic aciduria type II
Model Conditional KO
Relevance Barth syndrome is a rare X-linked genetic disorder which affects multiple body systems and is almost exclusively only diagnosed in males. The syndrome is characterized by a weakened and enlarged heart, skeletal myopathy, recurrent infections due to neutropenia and short physical stature. Dilated cardiomyopathy associated with Barth syndrome is often present at birth or develops within the first months of life. The heart muscle gradually weakens and becomes less capable to pump blood around the vasculature.

Tafazzin (Taz), a protein encoded by the Taz gene in humans functions as a phospholipid-lysophospholipid transacylase. It is highly expressed in cardiac and skeletal muscle and involved in the metabolism of cardiolipin, a mitochondrial specific phospholipid.
Production Details Cre-mediated recombination excises several introns and exons from the Taz gene
Breeding Information Good breeder - knockout males are sterile
Conditional Yes
Strain C57BL/6
Zygosity Homozygous knock out of Taz gene
Research Area Cardiovascular, Cell Signaling & Signal Transduction, Genetic Studies Tools, Immunology
Notes HM-1 embryonic stem cells were used to construct this mouse model.

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