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Functional Genomics Approach Using Mice

  • Sung, Young-Hoon (Samsung Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Song, Jae-Whan (Department of Food Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Lee, Han-Woong (Samsung Biomedical Research Institute and Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University, School of Medicine)
  • Published : 2004.01.31
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Abstract

The rapid development and characterization of the mouse genome sequence, coupled with comparative sequence analysis of human, has been paralleled by a reinforced enthusiasm for mouse functional genomics. The way to uncover the in vivo function of genes is to analyze the phenotypes of the mutant animals. From this standpoint, the mouse is a suitable and valuable model organism in the studies of functional genomics. Therefore, there have been enormous efforts to enrich the list of the mutant mice. Such a trend emphasizes the random mutagenesis, including ENU mutagenesis and gene-trap mutagenesis, to obtain a large stock of mutant mice. However, since various mutant alleles are needed to precisely characterize the role of a gene in vivo, mutations should be designed. The simplicity and utility of transgenic technology can satisfy this demand. The combination of RNA interference with transgenic technology will provide more opportunities for researchers. Nevertheless, gene targeting can solely define the in vivo function of a gene without a doubt. Thus, transgenesis and gene targeting will be the major strategies in the field of functional genomics.

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