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 timeMicroinjectionMorpholinoCRISPRBiologySpeciesDNAMRNAOocytesFertilizationObtaining Xenopus tropicalis Eggs.
Lane M, Mis EK, Khokha MK. Obtaining Xenopus tropicalis Eggs. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols 2021, 2022: pdb.prot106344. PMID: 34031209, DOI: 10.1101/pdb.prot106344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevelopmental biologyGene manipulation toolsPowerful model systemCell biological studiesCell-free systemTetraploid genomeDiploid genomeThousands of eggsEgg extractsGenetic studiesXenopusGenomePremier systemModel systemEggsBiological studiesBiologyEmbryosFrogsManipulation toolsTiming of stepsSpeciesHormoneFemalesCells
2018
RPSA, a candidate gene for isolated congenital asplenia, is required for pre-rRNA processing and spleen formation in Xenopus
Griffin JN, Sondalle SB, Robson A, Mis EK, Griffin G, Kulkarni SS, Deniz E, Baserga SJ, Khokha MK. RPSA, a candidate gene for isolated congenital asplenia, is required for pre-rRNA processing and spleen formation in Xenopus. Development 2018, 145: dev166181. PMID: 30337486, PMCID: PMC6215398, DOI: 10.1242/dev.166181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-rRNA processingSmall ribosomal subunitCommon disease-associated mutationDisease-associated mutationsRpsA mRNARibosome biogenesisRibosome productionRibosome functionRibosomal subunitCandidate genesHuman mRNAsProtein componentsImpairs expressionSpleen developmentMolecular patterningRPSASpleen anlageMutationsXenopusGenesFirst animal modelUniversal requirementMRNA