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RIKEN BioResource Center Mouse E-mail Message   No. 58
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  The RIKEN BioResource Center (BRC) provides you the most up-to-date
information such as newly deposited mouse strains.


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- Special topic: Mouse of the Month 
                 "MSM: A Japanese wild-derived inbred strain for functional genomics"
- Our recent publications
- Newly deposited mouse strains
- Newly available mouse strains
- Mouse strains for freeze preservation
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|  Special topic: Mouse of the Month    Apr 2009
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  MSM: A Japanese wild-derived inbred strain for functional genomics
  
      RBRC00209   MSM/MsRbrc

    Developer: Dr. Toshihiko Shiroishi (National Institute of Genetics)

    http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/animal/mailnews/nm200904_01.html

    Mouse of the Month archive
    http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/animal/en/mouse_of_month_list.shtml


Our recent publications

Ogonuki, N., Inoue, K., Hirose, M., Miura, I., Mochida, K., Sato, T., 
Mise, N., Mekada, K., Yoshiki, A., Abe, K., Kurihara, H., Wakana, S., 
Ogura, A. (2009)  A high-speed congenic strategy using first-wave male 
germ cells. PLoS ONE. 4(3):e4943. Epub 2009 Mar 31.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19333383?dopt=Abstract

Yoshiki, A., Ike, F., Mekada, K., Kitaura, Y., Nakata, H., Hiraiwa, N.,
Mochida, K., Ijuin, M., Kadota, M., Murakami, A., Ogura, A., Abe, K., 
Moriwaki, K., and Obata, Y. (2009) The Mouse Resources at the RIKEN 
BioResource Center. Exp Anim 58 (2) , 85-96.

Mekada, K., Abe, K., Murakami, A., Nakamura, S., Nakata, H., Moriwaki, K., 
Obata, Y., and Yoshiki, A. (2009)  Genetic Differences among C57BL/6 
Substrains. Exp Anim 58 (2), 141-149.

Moriwaki, K., Miyashita, N., Mita, A., Goto, H., Tsuchiya, K., Kato, H., 
Mekada, K., Noro, C., OOta, S., Yoshiki, A., Obata, Y., and Shiroishi,T. 
(2009) Unique inbred strain MSM/Ms established from the Japanese wild 
mouse. Exp Anim. 58 (2), 123-134.

Miki, H., Hirose, M., Ogonuki, N., Inoue, K., Kezuka, F., Honda, A., Mekada, K., 
Hanaki, K.I., Iwafune, H., Yoshiki, A., Ishino, F., and Ogura, A. 2009.
Efficient production of androgenetic embryos by round spermatid injection. 
Genesis 47, 155-160.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19241381?dopt=Abstract

Araki, K., Takeda, N., Yoshiki, A., Obata, Y., Nakagata, N., Shiroishi,T., 
Moriwaki, K., and Yamamura, K. (2009) Establishment of germline-competent 
embryonic stem cell lines from the MSM/Ms strain. Mamm Genome 20, 14-20.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19082856?dopt=Abstract

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|  Newly deposited mouse strains
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  These mice have been newly deposited to RIKEN BRC. They will be
available soon after rederivation. We appreciate depositors for their
contributions to the scientific community.

    http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/animal/mailnews/new0904e.html


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|  Newly available mouse strains
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  These mice just have been rederived into our barrier facility. These
mice are now available for distribution.

    http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/animal/mailnews/opn0904e.html


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|  Mouse strains for freeze preservation
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  Since enough number of embryos has been preserved, live mice of these
strains will be closed soon. It will take more than 3 months to recover
live mice from frozen stock. Please let us know as soon as possible, if
you plan to use the mice and request them alive.

    http://www.brc.riken.jp/lab/animal/mailnews/freeze0904e.html


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2009.4.28