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Nature Methods 5, 299–302 (1 April 2008) | doi:10.1038/nmeth.1190

Genetic control of neuronal activity in mice conditionally expressing TRPV1

Benjamin R Arenkiel , Marguerita E Klein , Ian G Davison , Lawrence C Katz & Michael D Ehlers

Here we describe a knock-in mouse model for Cre-loxP–based conditional expression of TRPV1 in central nervous system neurons. Expression of Cre recombinase using biolistics, lentivirus or genetic intercrosses triggered heterologous expression of TRPV1 in a cell-specific manner.