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The mammalian gene function resource: the International Knockout Mouse Consortium.

Allan Bradley¹, Konstantinos Anastassiadis, Abdelkader Ayadi

¹The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1HH, UK. abradley@sanger.ac.uk

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The International Knockout Mouse Consortium (IKMC) generated over 17,400 mutant mouse embryonic stem cell clones and 1,700 mutant strains. These resources significantly advance functional gene annotation and biomedical research.

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Area of Science:

Genomics
Mammalian Genetics
Molecular Biology

Background:

The International Knockout Mouse Consortium (IKMC) was established in 2007 with the goal of creating mutations in nearly every protein-coding gene in the mouse genome.
This initiative aimed to create a comprehensive resource for understanding gene function in mammals.

Purpose of the Study:

To report on the progress and achievements of the IKMC 5 years after its inception.
To highlight the development of high-throughput pipelines for generating mutant mouse models.
To introduce the common IKMC web portal for accessing these valuable research materials.

Main Methods:

Development of high-throughput gene trapping and gene-targeting pipelines.
Generation of a large collection of mutant murine embryonic stem (ES) cell clones.
Creation of numerous mutant mouse strains, with a focus on conditional mutations.

Main Results:

Over 17,400 mutant murine ES cell clones have been generated.
More than 1,700 mutant mouse strains have been created, predominantly conditional.
A centralized IKMC web portal (www.knockoutmouse.org) was established for data accessibility.

Conclusions:

The IKMC has successfully created an unparalleled resource of mutant mouse models.
These materials significantly enhance the functional annotation of the mammalian genome.
The IKMC resources are poised to have a major impact on future biomedical research and discovery.