The mouse as a model for human biology: a resource guide for complex trait analysis

LL Peters, RF Robledo, CJ Bult, GA Churchill… - Nature Reviews …, 2007 - nature.com
The mouse has been a powerful force in elucidating the genetic basis of human physiology
and pathophysiology. From its beginnings as the model organism for cancer research and …

[HTML][HTML] Competing E3 ubiquitin ligases govern circadian periodicity by degradation of CRY in nucleus and cytoplasm

SH Yoo, JA Mohawk, SM Siepka, Y Shan, SK Huh… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Period determination in the mammalian circadian clock involves the turnover rate of the
repressors CRY and PER. We show that CRY ubiquitination engages two competing E3 …

A high-resolution association mapping panel for the dissection of complex traits in mice

BJ Bennett, CR Farber, L Orozco, HM Kang… - Genome …, 2010 - genome.cshlp.org
Systems genetics relies on common genetic variants to elucidate biologic networks
contributing to complex disease-related phenotypes. Mice are ideal model organisms for …

Mouse Kif7/Costal2 is a cilia-associated protein that regulates Sonic hedgehog signaling

KF Liem Jr, M He, PJR Ocbina… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Mammalian Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling is essential for embryonic development and
stem cell maintenance and has critical roles in tumorigenesis. Although core components of …

THM1 negatively modulates mouse sonic hedgehog signal transduction and affects retrograde intraflagellar transport in cilia

PV Tran, CJ Haycraft, TY Besschetnova… - Nature …, 2008 - nature.com
Abstract Characterization of previously described intraflagellar transport (IFT) mouse
mutants has led to the proposition that normal primary cilia are required for mammalian cells …

The IFT-A complex regulates Shh signaling through cilia structure and membrane protein trafficking

KF Liem Jr, A Ashe, M He, P Satir, J Moran… - Journal of Cell …, 2012 - rupress.org
Two intraflagellar transport (IFT) complexes, IFT-A and IFT-B, build and maintain primary
cilia and are required for activity of the Sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway. A weak allele of the …

A suppressor screen in Mecp2 mutant mice implicates cholesterol metabolism in Rett syndrome

CM Buchovecky, SD Turley, HM Brown, SM Kyle… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Mutations in MECP2, encoding methyl CpG-binding protein 2, cause Rett syndrome, the
most severe autism spectrum disorder. Re-expressing Mecp2 in symptomatic Mecp2-null …

A high-resolution single nucleotide polymorphism genetic map of the mouse genome

S Shifman, JT Bell, RR Copley, MS Taylor… - PLoS …, 2006 - journals.plos.org
High-resolution genetic maps are required for mapping complex traits and for the study of
recombination. We report the highest density genetic map yet created for any organism …

Histocompatible embryonic stem cells by parthenogenesis

K Kim, P Lerou, A Yabuuchi, C Lengerke, K Ng, J West… - science, 2007 - science.org
Genetically matched pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells generated via nuclear transfer or
parthenogenesis (pES cells) are a potential source of histocompatible cells and tissues for …

Genetic variation and population substructure in outbred CD-1 mice: implications for genome-wide association studies

KA Aldinger, G Sokoloff, DM Rosenberg, AA Palmer… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Outbred laboratory mouse populations are widely used in biomedical research. Since little is
known about the degree of genetic variation present in these populations, they are not …