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RIP1TAG2

A transgenic mouse line that expresses the simian virus 40 large T antigen (Tag) under the control of the rat insulin II promoter (Rip) in the beta-cells of pancreatic islets of Langerhans. Carcinomas develop in the pancreatic islets by progression through characteristic tumour stages.