HOUSTON, June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Institute for Genomic Medicine announced today that the first installation of the OmniBank II library of knockout mouse embryonic stem cell clones has been completed by Lexicon Genetics Incorporated (Nasdaq: LEXG - News). The initial installation contains more than 90,000 clones, each representing an embryonic stem cell line in which a single gene has been disrupted, or knocked out. Knockouts of more than 6,000 distinct genes are included in the initial library delivery and will be accessible to researchers worldwide. The library is designed to contain multiple clones for each gene to ensure the successful creation of knockout mice. The cell lines in the library have been generated in the C57BL/6 mouse genetic background and are engineered for the study of gene function, allowing researchers to study the involvement of specific genes in a wide variety of diseases and conditions. This is the largest collection of C57BL/6 mouse gene knockouts in the world.
