@article {97, title = {Genome-wide generation and systematic phenotyping of knockout mice reveals new roles for many genes.}, journal = {Cell}, volume = {154}, year = {2013}, month = {2013 Jul 18}, pages = {452-64}, abstract = {

Mutations in whole organisms are powerful ways of interrogating gene function in a realistic context. We describe a program, the Sanger Institute Mouse Genetics Project, that provides a step toward the aim of knocking out all genes and screening each line for a broad range of traits. We found that hitherto unpublished genes were as likely to reveal phenotypes as known genes, suggesting that novel genes represent a rich resource for investigating the molecular basis of disease. We found many unexpected phenotypes detected only because we screened for them, emphasizing the value of screening all mutants for a wide range of traits. Haploinsufficiency and pleiotropy were both surprisingly common. Forty-two percent of genes were essential for viability, and these were less likely to have a paralog and more likely to contribute to a protein complex than other genes. Phenotypic data and more than 900 mutants are openly available for further analysis. PAPERCLIP:

}, keywords = {Animals, Disease, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Genes, Essential, Genetic Techniques, Genome-Wide Association Study, Male, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Phenotype}, author = {White, Jacqueline K and Gerdin, Anna-Karin and Karp, Natasha A and Ryder, Ed and Buljan, Marija and Bussell, James N and Salisbury, Jennifer and Clare, Simon and Ingham, Neil J and Podrini, Christine and Houghton, Richard and Estabel, Jeanne and Bottomley, Joanna R and Melvin, David G and Sunter, David and Adams, Niels C and Tannahill, David and Logan, Darren W and Macarthur, Daniel G and Flint, Jonathan and Mahajan, Vinit B and Tsang, Stephen H and Smyth, Ian and Watt, Fiona M and Skarnes, William C and Dougan, Gordon and Adams, David J and Ramirez-Solis, Ramiro and Bradley, Allan and Steel, Karen P} }