As mice embryos develop, they undergo a stage of development called gastrulation [7]. The hallmark of vertebrate gastrulation [7] is the reorganization of the inner cell mass [8] (ICM) into the three germ layers [9]: ectoderm [10], mesoderm [11], and endoderm [12]. Mammalian embryogenesis [13] occurs within organisms; therefore, gastrulation [7] was originally described in species with easily o...

As mice embryos develop, they undergo a stage of development called gastrulation [7]. The hallmark of vertebrate gastrulation [7] is the reorganization of the inner cell mass [8] (ICM) into the three germ layers [9]: ectoderm [10], mesoderm [11], and endoderm [12]. Mammalian embryogenesis [13] occurs within organisms; therefore, gastrulation [7] was originally described in species with easily o...

Chemical communication is mediated by signal production and signal perception and in house mice (Mus musculus), both processes involve lipocalin proteins (OBP,MUP, LCN) that transport volatiles and protect them in tissues where they are produced. However, potential roles of lacrimal, nasal, and salivary lipocalins are still not well known. We aimed to determine the expression of the recently de...

'The Mouse (Mus musculus) T cell Receptor Beta Variable (TRBV), Diversity (TRBD), and Joining (TRBJ) Genes', the 14th report of the 'IMGT Locus in Focus' section, comprises 8 tables entitled: (1) 'Number of mouse (Mus musculus) germline TRBV genes at 6A-C and potential repertoire'; (2) 'Mouse (Mus musculus) germline TRBV genes at 6A-C'; (3) 'Mouse (Mus musculus) TRBV allele table'; (4) 'Mouse (...

'The Mouse (Mus musculus) T Cell Receptor Delta Variable (TRDV), Diversity (TRDD) and Joining (TRDJ) Genes', the 15th report of the 'IMGT Locus in Focus' section, comprises 7 tables entitled: (1) 'Number of mouse (Mus musculus) germline TRDV genes at 14D1-D2 and potential repertoire'; (2) 'Mouse (Mus musculus) germline TRDV genes at 14D1-D2'; (3) 'Mouse (Mus musculus) TRDV allele table'; (4) 'M...

As mice embryos develop, they undergo a stage of development called gastrulation [7]. The hallmark of vertebrate gastrulation [7] is the reorganization of the inner cell mass [8] (ICM) into the three germ layers [9]: ectoderm [10], mesoderm [11], and endoderm [12]. Mammalian embryogenesis [13] occurs within organisms; therefore, gastrulation [7] was originally described in species with easily o...

The 'Mouse (Mus musculus) Immunoglobulin Kappa Variable (IGKV) Genes and Joining (IGKJ) Segments', third report of the 'IMGT Locus on Focus' section, comprises four tables entitled: (1) 'Mouse (Mus musculus) germline IGKV gene table'; (2) 'Correspondence between Mouse (Mus musculus) IMGT IGKV subgroups and previous designations'; (3) 'Mouse (Mus musculus) germline IGKJ table', and (4) 'Mouse (M...

Theory predicts that naturally occurring hybrid zones between genetically distinct taxa can move over space and time as a result of selection and/or demographic processes, with certain types of hybrid zones being more or less likely to move. Determining whether a hybrid zone is stationary or moving has important implications for understanding evolutionary processes affecting interactions in hyb...

The house mouse (Mus musculus) is considered the most difficult rodent species to eradicate from islands. Eradication projects require careful planning and execution of an ‘over-engineering’ approach ensure every individual targeted population encountered removed. Aerial broadcasting rodenticides has been method choice for island eradications since 1990s methods parameters continue be refined.

One approach to understanding the genetic basis of speciation is to scan the genomes of recently diverged taxa to identify highly differentiated regions. The house mouse, Mus musculus, provides a useful system for the study of speciation. Three subspecies (M. m. castaneus, M. m. domesticus, and M. m. musculus) diverged ∼350 KYA, are distributed parapatrically, show varying degrees of reproducti...