Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2024
Original Citation
Agca Y,
Amos-Landgraf J,
Araiza R,
Brennan J,
Carlson C,
Ciavatta D,
Clary D,
Franklin C,
Korf I,
Lutz C,
Magnuson T,
de Villena F,
Mirochnitchenko O,
Patel S,
Port D,
Reinholdt L,
Lloyd K.
The mutant mouse resource and research center (MMRRC) consortium: the US-based public mouse repository system. Mamm Genome. 2024;35(4):524-36.
Keywords
JMG, Animals, Mice, United States, Cryopreservation, Humans, Mice, Mutant Strains, Disease Models, Animal, Biomedical Research, National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
JAX Source
Mamm Genome. 2024;35(4):524-36.
ISSN
1432-1777
PMID
39304538
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-024-10070-3
Grant
CL and LR (U42OD010921)
Abstract
Now in its 25th year, the Mutant Mouse Resource and Research Center (MMRRC) consortium continues to serve the United States and international biomedical scientific community as a public repository and distribution archive of laboratory mouse models of human disease for research. Supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the MMRRC consists of 4 regionally distributed and dedicated vivaria, offices, and specialized laboratory facilities and an Informatics Coordination and Service Center (ICSC). The overarching purpose of the MMRRC is to facilitate groundbreaking biomedical research by offering an extensive repertoire of mutant mice that are essential for advancing the understanding of human physiology and disease. The function of the MMRRC is to identify, acquire, evaluate, characterize, cryopreserve, and distribute mutant mouse strains to qualified biomedical investigators around the nation and the globe. Mouse strains accepted from the research community are held to the highest scientific standards to optimize reproducibility and enhance scientific rigor and transparency. All submitted strains are thoroughly reviewed, documented, and validated using extensive scientific quality control measures. In addition, the MMRRC conducts resource-related research on cryopreservation, mouse genetics, environmental conditions, and other topics that enhance operations of the MMRRC. Today, the MMRRC maintains an archive of mice, cryopreserved embryos and sperm, embryonic stem (ES) cell lines, and murine hybridomas for nearly 65,000 alleles. Since its inception, the MMRRC has fulfilled more than 20,000 orders from 13,651 scientists at 8441 institutions worldwide. The MMRRC also provides numerous services to assist researchers, including scientific consultation, technical assistance, genetic assays, microbiome analysis, analytical phenotyping, pathology, cryorecovery, husbandry, breeding and colony management, infectious disease surveillance, and disease modeling. The ICSC coordinates MMRRC operations, interacts with researchers, and manages the website (mmrrc.org) and online catalogue. Researchers benefit from an expansive list of well-defined mouse models of disease that meet the highest scientific standards while submitting investigators benefit by having their mouse strains cryopreserved, protected, and distributed in compliance with NIH policies.
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