IMAGE cDNA clones

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IMAGE cDNA clones are a collection of DNA vectors containing cDNAs from various organisms including human, mouse, rat, non-human primates, zebrafish, pufferfish, Xenopus (frogs), and cow. [1] Together they represent a more or less complete set of expressed genes from these organisms. IMAGE stands for integrated molecular analysis of genomes and their expression.

[edit] Curators

From 1993 to 2007, the cDNA library was maintained by the IMAGE Consortium, a joint effort of four academic groups. At the end of 2007, the consortium handed over operations and stocks to a company associated with Open Biosystems.

[edit] See also

• complementary DNA (cDNA)
• cDNA library
• expressed sequence tags (EST)
• vector (molecular biology)
• cloning vector

[edit] External links

• IMAGE Consortium homepage
• Lennon et al. publication introducing IMAGE, Genomics 33 1996
• article in The Scientist  about the IMAGE library (1999)