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    Mutat Res. 2000 Nov 20;455(1-2):191-215.

    Recent advances in the protocols of transgenic mouse mutation assays.

    Nohmi T, Suzuki T, Masumura K.

    Division of Genetics and Mutagenesis, National Institute of Health Sciences, 1-18-1 Kamiyoga, Setagaya-ku, 158-8501, Tokyo, Japan. nohmi@nihs.go.jp

    Transgenic mutation assays were developed to detect gene mutations in multiple organs of mice or rats. The assays permit (1) quantitative measurements of mutation frequencies in all tissues/organs including germ cells and (2) molecular analysis of induced and spontaneous mutations by DNA sequencing analysis. The protocols of recently developed selections in the lambda phage-based transgenic mutation assays, i.e. cII, Spi(-) and 6-thioguanine selections, are described, and a data set of transgenic mutation assays, including those using Big Blue and Muta Mouse, is presented.

    PMID: 11113476 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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