Mouse fetal livers were extracted from E14.5 embryos homozygous for the floxed LDB1 gene with or without CRE under control of the Mx1 gene promoter (Li et al. 2010 (link)). Cells were cultured as described (von Lindern et al. 2001 (link)). CRE expression was induced by 250 U/mL IFN-β (Millipore) in culture medium. Genotyping and Cre-mediated deletion were as described (Li et al. 2010 (link)).