Mt1 Expression Artifacts: A Caution to Cre Users

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Mt1 Expression Artifacts: A Caution to Cre Users Get access Paula Stein , Paula Stein Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2040-4593 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Cherise R Glodowski , Cherise R Glodowski Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USABiological & Biomedical Sciences Program, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5734-5550 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Carmen J Williams , Carmen J Williams Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6440-7086 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Miranda L Bernhardt Miranda L Bernhardt Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA Correspondence: PO Box 647521, Center for Reproductive Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA. Tel: 509-335-8158; E-mail: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5424-5685 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Biology of Reproduction, ioaf200, https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioaf200 Published: 30 August 2025 Article history Received: 02 June 2025 Revision received: 15 August 2025 Accepted: 28 August 2025 Published: 30 August 2025