Heritable genome editing in C. elegans via a CRISPR-Cas9 system

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作者
Friedland, Ari E. [1 ]
Tzur, Yonatan B. [1 ]
Esvelt, Kevin M. [2 ]
Colaiacovo, Monica P. [1 ]
Church, George M. [1 ,2 ]
Calarco, John A. [3 ]
机构
[1] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Wyss Inst Biol Inspired Engn, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Fac Arts & Sci, Ctr Syst Biol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
CAENORHABDITIS-ELEGANS; GENE;
D O I
10.1038/nmeth.2532
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We report the use of clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated endonuclease Cas9 to target genomic sequences in the Caenorhabditis elegans germ line using single-guide RNAs that are expressed from a U6 small nuclear RNA promoter. Our results demonstrate that targeted, heritable genetic alterations can be achieved in C. elegans, providing a convenient and effective approach for generating loss-of-function mutants.
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页数:5
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