Journal article
Knockin animal models of inherited arrhythmogenic diseases: what have we learned from them?
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, Vol.18(10), pp.1117-1125
09/2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00884.x
PMID: 17573834
Abstract
Mouse models are becoming an increasingly accepted method of studying human diseases. Knockin and knockout techniques have several advantages over traditional transgenic overexpression, and the versatility of the knockin mouse allows the study of both gain of function mutations through targeted mutagenesis, as well as the replacement of one gene by another functional gene. Here, we will review the methods available to generate knockin mice; provide an overview of the techniques used to study electrophysiology in the mice at the cellular, organ, and whole animal level; and highlight knockin mice that have implications for inherited arrhythmias. Specifically, we will focus on models that used knockin mice to clarify gene expression, identify similarities and differences between related genes, and model human arrhythmia syndromes. Our goal is to provide the reader with a general understanding of studies done on knockin mouse models of inherited arrhythmias as well as ideas for future directions.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Knockin animal models of inherited arrhythmogenic diseases: what have we learned from them?
- Creators
- Kathy M Nilles - Cardiovascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USABarry London
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, Vol.18(10), pp.1117-1125
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00884.x
- PMID
- 17573834
- ISSN
- 1045-3873
- eISSN
- 1540-8167
- Grant note
- HL58030 / NHLBI NIH HHS HL66096 / NHLBI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2007
- Academic Unit
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984025328002771
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