Mouse phenogenomics: the fast track to 'systems metabolism'

Authors :: Carmen Argmann
Johan Auwerx
Pierre Chambon
Institut de génétique et biologie moléculaire et cellulaire (IGBMC)
Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I
Source :: Cell Metabolism, Cell Metabolism, Elsevier, 2005, 2 (6), pp.349-60. ⟨10.1016/j.cmet.2005.11.002⟩
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: With the completion of the many genomes, genetics is positioned to meet physiology. In this review, we summarize the coming of "systems metabolism" in mammals through the use of the mouse, as a model system to study metabolism. Building on mouse genetics with increasingly sophisticated clinical and molecular phenotyping strategies has enabled scientists to now tackle complex biomedical questions, such as those related to the pathogenesis of the common metabolic disorders. The ultimate goal of such strategies will be to mimic human metabolism with the click of a mouse.

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