1. The UCSF Mouse Inventory Database Application, an Open Source Web App for Sharing Mutant Mice Within a Research Community
- Author
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Diana J. Laird, Carlo Quinonez, Jeffrey O. Bush, Adriane Joo, Gail R. Martin, Jonathan Scoles, Ophir D. Klein, and Estelle Wall
- Subjects
0106 biological sciences ,Databases, Factual ,Mutant allele ,Biology ,Database application ,QH426-470 ,Software and Data Resources ,01 natural sciences ,World Wide Web ,03 medical and health sciences ,Mice ,Resource (project management) ,Research community ,mutant allele ,Genetics ,Web application ,Animals ,Transgenes ,Molecular Biology ,Genetics (clinical) ,Alleles ,mouse ,030304 developmental biology ,0303 health sciences ,University community ,Internet ,business.industry ,transgene ,web application ,Mobile Applications ,Open source ,business ,inbred strain ,Relevant information ,010606 plant biology & botany - Abstract
The UCSF Mouse Inventory Database Application is an open-source Web App that provides information about the mutant alleles, transgenes, and inbred strains maintained by investigators at the university and facilitates sharing of these resources within the university community. The Application is designed to promote collaboration, decrease the costs associated with obtaining genetically-modified mice, and increase access to mouse lines that are difficult to obtain. An inventory of the genetically-modified mice on campus and the investigators who maintain them is compiled from records of purchases from external sources, transfers from researchers within and outside the university, and from data provided by users. These data are verified and augmented with relevant information harvested from public databases, and stored in a succinct, searchable database secured on the university network. Here we describe this resource and provide information about how to implement and maintain such a mouse inventory database application at other institutions.
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- 2020