Shaving black fur uncovers hidden issues in p16-3MR mice
Nozomi Hori, Shimpei Kawamoto, Ken Uemura, Yumi Kinugasa‐Katayama, Yumiko Okumura, Kentaro Tanaka, Jeong Hoon Park, Masahiro Wakita, Daisuke Motooka, Naoko Ohtani, Eiji Hara
The paper identifies issues with the p16-3MR mouse model for in vivo bioluminescence imaging, showing that fur shaving is necessary for accurate signal detection and that previous results may be unreliable.
EMBO Reports · May 28, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology