PUBLICATION

Conditional gene-trap mutagenesis in zebrafish

Authors
Maddison, L.A., Li, M., and Chen, W.
ID
ZDB-PUB-140101-16
Date
2014
Source
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)   1101: 393-411 (Chapter)
Registered Authors
Chen, Wenbiao, Li, Mingyu
Keywords
zebrafish, mutagenesis, gene-trap, Cre, Flp
MeSH Terms
  • Alleles
  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Transposable Elements
  • Embryo Culture Techniques
  • Female
  • Genetic Vectors
  • Male
  • Microinjections
  • Mutagenesis, Insertional*
  • Organ Specificity
  • Phenotype
  • Zebrafish/genetics*
PubMed
24233792 Full text @ Meth. Mol. Biol.
Abstract

Zebrafish has become a widely used model for analysis of gene function. Several methods have been used to create mutations in this organism and thousands of mutant lines are available. However, all the conventional zebrafish mutations affect the gene in all cells at all time, making it difficult to determine tissue-specific functions. We have adopted a FlEx Trap approach to generate conditional mutations in zebrafish by gene-trap mutagenesis. Combined with appropriate Cre or Flp lines, the insertional mutants not only allow spatial- and temporal-specific gene inactivation but also permit spatial- and temporal-specific rescue of the disrupted gene. We provide experimental details on how to generate and use such mutations.

Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping