The International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR): cataloging worldwide mouse and ES cell line resources.

Authors

Janan T. Eppig, The Jackson LaboratoryFollow
Howie Motenko, The Jackson LaboratoryFollow
Joel E Richardson, The Jackson LaboratoryFollow
Beverly Richards-Smith, The Jackson LaboratoryFollow
Cynthia Smith, The Jackson LaboratoryFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-2015

JAX Source

Mamm Genome 2015 Oct; 26(9-10):448-55.

Volume

26

Issue

9-10

First Page

448

Last Page

455

ISSN

1432-1777

PMID

26373861

Abstract

The availability of and access to quality genetically defined, health-status known mouse resources is critical for biomedical research. By ensuring that mice used in research experiments are biologically, genetically, and health-status equivalent, we enable knowledge transfer, hypothesis building based on multiple data streams, and experimental reproducibility based on common mouse resources (reagents). Major repositories for mouse resources have developed over time and each has significant unique resources to offer. Here we (a) describe The International Mouse Strain Resource that offers users a combined catalog of worldwide mouse resources (live, cryopreserved, embryonic stem cells), with direct access to repository sites holding resources of interest and (b) discuss the commitment to nomenclature standards among resources that remain a challenge in unifying mouse resource catalogs. Mamm Genome 2015 Oct; 26(9-10):448-55.

Recommended Citation

Eppig JT, Motenko H, Richardson J, Richards-Smith B, Smith C. The International Mouse Strain Resource (IMSR): cataloging worldwide mouse and ES cell line resources. Mamm Genome 2015 Oct; 26(9-10):448-55.