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A hyperthermostable bacterial histone-like protein as an efficient mediator for transfection of eukaryotic cells
Gene delivery has shown potential in a variety of applications, including basic research, therapies for inborn genetic defects, cancer, AIDS, tissue engineering1,2, and vaccination3. Most available systems have s...
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Identification of seven loci for static glucokinesis and dynamic glucokinesis in mice
Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is characterized by a breakdown of glucose homeostasis and is responsible for serious complications in various organs and vessels. Most of the genetic factors o...
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An expressed pseudogene regulates the messenger-RNA stability of its homologous coding gene
A pseudogene is a gene copy that does not produce a functional, full-length protein1. The human genome is estimated to contain up to 20,000 pseudogenes2,3. Although much effort has been devoted to understanding t...
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Identification of a new target molecule for a cascade therapy of polycystic kidney
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is a systemic disorder that primary affects the kidney which is characterized by the formation of fluid-filled cysts in both kidneys that leads to progressive renal...
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Addendum: An expressed pseudogene regulates the messenger-RNA stability of its homologous coding gene
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A new role for expressed pseudogenes as ncRNA: regulation of mRNA stability of its homologous coding gene
We have earlier generated a mutant mouse in a course of making a transgenic line that exhibited interesting heterozygote phenotypes, which exhibited failure to thrive, severe bone deformities, and polycystic k...
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Establishment of germline-competent embryonic stem cell lines from the MSM/Ms strain
MSM/Ms is an inbred mouse strain established from the Japanese wild mouse, Mus musculus molossinus, which has been phylogenetically distinct from common laboratory mouse strains for about 1 million years. The nuc...
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Open AccessKbus/Idr, a mutant mouse strain with skeletal abnormalities and hypophosphatemia: Identification as an allele of 'Hyp'
The endopeptidase encoded by Phex (phosphate-regulating gene with homologies to endopeptidases linked to the X chromosome) is critical for regulation of bone matrix mineralization and phosphate homeostasis. PHEX ...
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Development of Linked Open Data for Bioresources
The broad dissemination of information is a key issue in improving access to existing bioresources. We attempted to develop Linked Open Data (LOD) for bioresources available at the RIKEN BioResource Center. Th...
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Open AccessEffects of background mutations and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the Disc1 L100P behavioral phenotype associated with schizophrenia in mice
Disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) is a promising candidate susceptibility gene for psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression. Several previous studies reported th...
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NIG_MoG: a mouse genome navigator for exploring intersubspecific genetic polymorphisms
The National Institute of Genetics Mouse Genome database (NIG_MoG; http://molossinus.lab.nig.ac.jp/msmdb/) primarily comprises the whole-genome sequence data...
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High-throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes
Approximately one-third of all mammalian genes are essential for life. Phenotypes resulting from knockouts of these genes in mice have provided tremendous insight into gene function and congenital disorders. A...
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Correction: Corrigendum: High-throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes
Nature 537, 508–514 (2016); doi:10.1038/nature19356 In this Article, the author Wolfgang Wurst was erroneously omitted from the author list. They are associated with the affiliations: HelmholtzZentrum Munich, ...
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Open AccessReproducibility of CRISPR-Cas9 methods for generation of conditional mouse alleles: a multi-center evaluation
CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology has facilitated the generation of knockout mice, providing an alternative to cumbersome and time-consuming traditional embryonic stem cell-based methods. An earlier study re...
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Open AccessPathogenic POGZ mutation causes impaired cortical development and reversible autism-like phenotypes
Pogo transposable element derived with ZNF domain (POGZ) has been identified as one of the most recurrently de novo mutated genes in patients with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), including autism spectrum di...
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Open AccessReverse genetics reveals single gene of every candidate on Hybrid sterility, X Chromosome QTL 2 (Hstx2) are dispensable for spermatogenesis
F1 hybrid progenies between related subspecies often show hybrid sterility (HS) or inviability. HS is caused by failure of meiotic chromosome synapsis and sex body formation in house mouse. Previous studies id...
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Open AccessEstablishment and application of information resource of mutant mice in RIKEN BioResource Research Center
Online databases are crucial infrastructures to facilitate the wide effective and efficient use of mouse mutant resources in life sciences. The number and types of mouse resources have been rapidly growing due...
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A resource of targeted mutant mouse lines for 5,061 genes
The International Mouse Phenoty** Consortium reports the generation of new mouse mutant strains for more than 5,000 genes, including 2,850 novel null, 2,987 novel conditional-ready and 4,433 novel reporter a...
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Open AccessResponse to correspondence on “Reproducibility of CRISPR-Cas9 methods for generation of conditional mouse alleles: a multi-center evaluation”
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Open AccessMouse resources at the RIKEN BioResource Research Center and the National BioResource Project core facility in Japan
The RIKEN BioResource Research Center (BRC) was established in 2001 as a comprehensive biological resource center in Japan. The Experimental Animal Division, one of the BRC infrastructure divisions, has been d...
