2022
Dual in Utero Electroporation in Mice to Manipulate Two Specific Neuronal Populations in the Developing Cortex
Zhang L, Getz SA, Bordey A. Dual in Utero Electroporation in Mice to Manipulate Two Specific Neuronal Populations in the Developing Cortex. Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology 2022, 9: 814638. PMID: 35096799, PMCID: PMC8790278, DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.814638.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Microinjection of Xenopus tropicalis Embryos.
Lane M, Mis EK, Khokha MK. Microinjection of Xenopus tropicalis Embryos. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2021, 2022: pdb.prot107644. PMID: 34244348, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot107644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryo sizeLarger embryo sizeTargeted gene manipulationEmbryo development timeSmall embryo sizeXenopus tropicalis embryosDevelopmental biologyEarly embryosMicroinjection protocolGene manipulationGenetic studiesFirst divisionXenopusEmbryosImportant modelDevelopment timeMicroinjectionMorpholinoCRISPRBiologySpeciesDNAMRNAOocytesFertilizationUsing the dCas9-KRAB system to repress gene expression in hiPSC-derived NGN2 neurons
Li A, Cartwright S, Yu A, Ho SM, Schrode N, Deans PJM, Matos MR, Garcia MF, Townsley KG, Zhang B, Brennand KJ. Using the dCas9-KRAB system to repress gene expression in hiPSC-derived NGN2 neurons. STAR Protocols 2021, 2: 100580. PMID: 34151300, PMCID: PMC8188621, DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2021.100580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCRISPR inhibitionGene expressionDCas9-KRAB systemEndogenous gene expressionMultiple target genesGene repressionGene activationTarget genesGene manipulationFusion proteinComplete detailsPluripotent stemExpressionGlutamatergic neuronsRepressionGenesPhenotypicProteinStemNeuronsActivationBrain diseasesInhibitionApplying stem cells and CRISPR engineering to uncover the etiology of schizophrenia
Michael Deans P, Brennand K. Applying stem cells and CRISPR engineering to uncover the etiology of schizophrenia. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2021, 69: 193-201. PMID: 34010781, PMCID: PMC8387340, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2021.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCell type-specific fashionStem cell biologyType-specific fashionDisease-Associated VariantsNeural cell typesCommon genetic variantsMore genesCell biologyCRISPR engineeringGene manipulationGene targetsCRISPR technologyMolecular geneticsInvaluable advancesCell typesHiPSC technologyGenetic variantsStem cellsIndividual variantsEtiology of diseasePolygenic disorderVariantsComplex interactionsRecent advancesEtiology of schizophrenia
2018
Altered Splicing from a Mutated Alternate Branch Point Is Common in Severe Alpha-Spectrin Linked Inherited Anemia
Lezon-Geyda K, Schulz V, Maksimova Y, Gallagher P. Altered Splicing from a Mutated Alternate Branch Point Is Common in Severe Alpha-Spectrin Linked Inherited Anemia. Blood 2018, 132: 503. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-117752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMRNA transcriptsTermination codonK562 cellsMinigene assayIntron 30Precise genetic basisAcceptor sitesInsertion/deletion mutationsHereditary pyropoikilocytosisWhole-genome sequencingNMD inhibitorsAcceptor splice siteDiagnostic gene panelsGenome databaseMRNA splicingWild-type minigeneConsensus sitesAltered splicingExon 31Genetic basisTranscript productionErythroid cellsGene manipulationGenetic analysisWT backgroundAn expanded toolkit for gene tagging based on MiMIC and scarless CRISPR tagging in Drosophila
Li-Kroeger D, Kanca O, Lee P, Cowan S, Lee M, Jaiswal M, Salazar J, He Y, Zuo Z, Bellen H. An expanded toolkit for gene tagging based on MiMIC and scarless CRISPR tagging in Drosophila. ELife 2018, 7: e38709. PMID: 30091705, PMCID: PMC6095692, DOI: 10.7554/elife.38709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew genetic toolsDouble headerTagged alleleGene taggingPrecise gene manipulationEndogenous genesGenetic toolsProtein functionProtein localizationMultiple downstream applicationsArtificial exonCassette exchangeProtein trappingEmbryo injectionNull allelesExpression patternsGene manipulationGene expressionDNA fragmentsDominant markersGenesCRISPRIntegration efficiencyDownstream applicationsAlleles
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