RRC ID 47747
著者 Shigeta M, Sakane Y, Iida M, Suzuki M, Kashiwagi K, Kashiwagi A, Fujii S, Yamamoto T, Suzuki KT.
タイトル Rapid and efficient analysis of gene function using CRISPR-Cas9 in Xenopus tropicalis founders.
ジャーナル Genes Cells
Abstract Recent advances in genome editing using programmable nucleases, such as zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs), transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) and the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas system, have facilitated reverse genetics in Xenopus tropicalis. To establish a practical workflow for analyzing genes of interest using CRISPR-Cas9, we examined various experimental procedures and conditions. We first compared the efficiency of gene disruption between Cas9 protein and mRNA injection by analyzing genotype and phenotype frequency, and toxicity. Injection of X. tropicalis embryos with Cas9 mRNA resulted in high gene-disrupting efficiency comparable with that produced by Cas9 protein injection. To exactly evaluate the somatic mutation rates of on-target sites, amplicon sequencing and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis using a restriction enzyme or recombinant Cas9 were performed. Mutation rates of two target genes (slc45a2 and ltk) required for pigmentation were estimated to be over 90% by both methods in animals exhibiting severe phenotypes, suggesting that targeted somatic mutations were biallelically introduced in almost all somatic cells of founder animals. Using a heteroduplex mobility assay, we also showed that off-target mutations were induced at a low rate. Based on our results, we propose a CRISPR-Cas9-mediated gene disruption workflow for a rapid and efficient analysis of gene function using X. tropicalis founders.
巻・号 21(7)
ページ 755-71
公開日 2016-7-1
DOI 10.1111/gtc.12379
PMID 27219625
MeSH Animals CRISPR-Cas Systems / genetics* Embryo, Nonmammalian Embryonic Development / genetics Gene Editing* Gene Targeting Genetic Engineering Mutation Phenotype RNA, Messenger / genetics RNA, Messenger / pharmacology* Xenopus / genetics* Xenopus / growth & development
IF 1.655
引用数 21
WOS 分野 GENETICS & HEREDITY CELL BIOLOGY
リソース情報
ツメガエル・イモリ X. tropicalis