Highly efficient targeted mutagenesis in axolotl using Cas9 RNA-guided nuclease
Flowers GP, Timberlake AT, Mclean KC, Monaghan JR, Crews CM. Highly efficient targeted mutagenesis in axolotl using Cas9 RNA-guided nuclease. Development 2014, 141: 2165-2171. PMID: 24764077, PMCID: PMC4011087, DOI: 10.1242/dev.105072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbystoma mexicanumAnimalsBase SequenceClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsDeoxyribonucleasesEmbryo, NonmammalianGene TargetingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsINDEL MutationMolecular Sequence DataMutagenesis, Site-DirectedRegenerationRNA, Small UntranslatedSequence Homology, Nucleic AcidConceptsUnique regenerative abilityReverse genetics approachUrodele salamandersAxolotl genomeMolecular toolkitCas9 RNADevelopmental phenotypesGenetic approachesNuclease systemLimb regenerationAxolotl Ambystoma mexicanumTransgenic animalsMolecular biologyAmbystoma mexicanumEGFP expressionRegenerative abilityAxolotlRNAMutation frequencySalamandersNucleaseTissue repairIndividual animalsInvaluable insightsVertebrates