Comparing robotic and manual injection methods in zebrafish embryos for high-throughput RNA silencing using CRISPR-RfxCas13d

In this study, the authors compared the efficiency of automated robotic and manual injection methods for the CRISPR-RfxCas13d (CasRx) system for mRNA knockdown and Cas9-mediated DNA targeting in zebrafish embryos. They targeted the no tail (TBXTA) gene as a proof-of-principle, evaluating the induced embryonic phenotypes. Both Cas9 and CasRx systems caused loss of function phenotypes for TBXTA. Cas9 protein exhibited a higher percentage of severe phenotypes compared with mRNA, while CasRx protein and mRNA showed similar efficiency. Both robotic and manual injections demonstrated comparable phenotype percentages and mortality rates. The findings highlight the potential of RNA-targeting CRISPR effectors for precise gene knockdown and endorse automated microinjection at a speed of 1.0 s per embryo as a high-throughput alternative to manual methods.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

Enthalten in:

BioTechniques - 76(2024), 5 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 183-191

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Del Prado, Joaquin Abugattas-Nuñez [VerfasserIn]
Ding, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Sonneville, Jan de [VerfasserIn]
der Kolk, Kees-Jan van [VerfasserIn]
Moreno-Mateos, Miguel A [VerfasserIn]
Málaga-Trillo, Edward [VerfasserIn]
Spaink, Herman P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CasRx
Comparative Study
High throughput
Journal Article
Knockdown
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Robot microinjector
Zebrafish
Zebrafish Proteins

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Date Completed 26.04.2024

Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2144/btn-2023-0062

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369108558