RRC ID 50407
著者 Sasakura Y.
タイトル Germline Transgenesis in Ciona.
ジャーナル Adv Exp Med Biol
Abstract Transgenesis is an indispensable method for elucidating the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying biological phenomena. In Ciona, transgenic lines that have a transgene insertion in their genomes have been created. The transgenic lines are valuable because they express reporter genes in a nonmosaic manner. This nonmosaic manner allows us to accurately observe tissues and organs. The insertions of transgenes can destroy genes to create mutants. The insertional mutagenesis is a splendid method for investigating functions of genes. In Ciona intestinalis, expression of the gfp reporter gene is subjected to epigenetic silencing in the female germline. This epigenetic silencing has been used to establish a novel method for knocking down maternal expression of genes. The genetic procedures based on germline transgenesis facilitate studies for addressing gene functions in Ciona.
巻・号 1029
ページ 109-119
公開日 2018-1-1
DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-7545-2_10
PMID 29542084
MeSH Animals Animals, Genetically Modified / genetics* Ciona intestinalis / embryology Ciona intestinalis / genetics* Ciona intestinalis / growth & development DNA Transposable Elements DNA, Recombinant / administration & dosage DNA, Recombinant / genetics Female Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental Gene Knockdown Techniques* Gene Silencing Gene Transfer Techniques* Genes, Reporter Germ-Line Mutation / genetics* Larva Male Mutagenesis, Insertional* / methods Transgenes*
IF 2.45
引用数 1
リソース情報
カタユウレイボヤ・(ニッポンウミシダ) Wild C. int Tg[MiCiTnIGCipemG]9 Tg[MiCiBraG]2 Tg[MiTFr3dTPOG]45