To knockout in 129 or in C57BL/6: that is the question

Autor: Eunju Seong, Colin L Stewart, Margit Burmeister, Thomas L. Saunders
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Trends in Genetics. 20:59-62
ISSN: 0168-9525
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2003.12.006
Popis: Traditionally, knockout experiments are performed in ES cells derived from the 129 mouse strain, followed by backcrossing with the more robust C57BL/6 strain. C57BL/6-derived ES cells have only occasionally been used in this process. We compared C57BL/6- with 129-derived ES cells directly and reviewed the literature. We found that, although some steps are less efficient, the advantages of C57BL/6 mice more than compensate for these drawbacks.
Databáze: OpenAIRE