Production of knockout mouse lines with Cas9

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Knockout mice are used extensively to explore the phenotypic effects of mammalian gene dysfunction. With the application of RNA-guided Cas9 nuclease technology for the production of knockout mouse lines, the time, as well as the resources needed, to progress from identification of a gene of interest to production of a knockout line is significantly reduced. Here we present our standard methodology to produce knockout mouse lines by the electroporation of Cas9 ribonucleoprotein (RNP) into mouse zygotes. Using this protocol, we have obtained an 80% success rate in the generation of founders for null alleles with a subsequent 93% germline transmission rate. These methods rely on equipment already present in the majority of transgenic facilities and should be straightforward to implement where appropriate embryo handling expertise exists.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:191

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Methods (San Diego, Calif.) - 191(2021) vom: 05. Juli, Seite 32-43

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gertsenstein, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Nutter, Lauryl M J [VerfasserIn]

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EC 3.1.-
Endonucleases
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 04.01.2022

Date Revised 21.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ymeth.2021.01.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM320856038