Even more elegant: Single injection CRISPR/Cas9 in C. elegans
Type
Blog Post
Published
July 7, 2015, 3:36 p.m.
...cassette (SEC).
To make it possible fluorescently label proteins in C. elegans, they inserted the SEC into...their Roller phenotype. If SEC is inserted at the 5’ end of a gene, the SEC separates the targeted gene...to remove the SEC and after 5-6 days of growth, wild-type animals that have undergone SEC excision are ...the Genetics Society of America.
To use this SEC-based system, first design and clone 500-700 bp homology...homology arms for your gene of interest into the FP-SEC vector using Gibson assembly. This construct will... attempt for 6/7 genes. The data are clear - the SEC-based system is both simple to use and highly efficient...genome modifications, including targeted mutations. SEC-based systems may prove effective in other species...