PUBLICATION
Zebrafish Genome Engineering Using the CRISPR-Cas9 System
- Authors
- Li, M., Zhao, L., Page-McCaw, P.S., Chen, W.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-161113-8
- Date
- 2016
- Source
- Trends in genetics : TIG 32(12): 815-827 (Review)
- Registered Authors
- Chen, Wenbiao, Li, Mingyu, Page-McCaw, Patrick
- Keywords
- CRISPR–Cas9, genetic screen, genome editing, knock-in, knockout, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- CRISPR-Cas Systems/genetics*
- DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded
- Gene Deletion
- Genetic Engineering*
- Genome
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Zebrafish/genetics*
- PubMed
- 27836208 Full text @ Trends Genet.
Citation
Li, M., Zhao, L., Page-McCaw, P.S., Chen, W. (2016) Zebrafish Genome Engineering Using the CRISPR-Cas9 System. Trends in genetics : TIG. 32(12):815-827.
Abstract
Geneticists have long sought the ability to manipulate vertebrate genomes by directly altering the information encoded in specific genes. The recently discovered clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas9 endonuclease has the ability to bind single loci within vertebrate genomes and generate double-strand breaks (DSBs) at those sites. These DSBs induce an endogenous DSB repair response that results in small insertions or deletions at the targeted site. Alternatively, a template can be supplied, in which case homology-directed repair results in the generation of engineered alleles at the break site. These changes alter the function of the targeted gene facilitating the analysis of gene function. This tool has been widely adopted in the zebrafish model; we discuss the development of this system in the zebrafish and how it can be manipulated to facilitate genome engineering.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping