Physical Biology, BMLS, CEF-MC, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Elife. 2018 Mar 15;7:e31677. doi: 10.7554/eLife.31677.
Diploid transgenic organisms are either hemi- or homozygous. Genetic assays are, therefore, required to identify the genotype. Our AGameOfClones vector concept uses two clearly distinguishable transformation markers embedded in interweaved, but incompatible Lox site pairs. Cre-mediated recombination leads to hemizygous individuals that carry only one marker. In the following generation, heterozygous descendants are identified by the presence of both markers and produce homozygous progeny that are selected by the lack of one marker. We prove our concept in by systematically creating multiple functional homozygous transgenic lines suitable for long-term fluorescence live imaging. Our approach saves resources and simplifies transgenic organism handling. Since the concept relies on the universal Cre-Lox system, it is expected to work in all diploid model organisms, for example, insects, zebrafish, rodents and plants. With appropriate adaptions, it can be used in knock-out assays to preselect homozygous individuals and thus minimize the number of wasted animals.
二倍体转基因生物要么是半合子,要么是纯合子。因此,需要进行遗传检测来确定基因型。我们的 AGameOfClones 载体概念使用两个明显可区分的转化标记物,嵌入交织但不兼容的 Lox 位点对中。Cre 介导的重组导致仅携带一个标记物的半合子个体。在下一代中,通过存在两个标记物来鉴定杂合子后代,并通过缺乏一个标记物来选择纯合子后代。我们在[1]中通过系统地创建多个适用于长期荧光活体成像的功能纯合转基因系来证明我们的概念。我们的方法节省了资源并简化了转基因生物的处理。由于该概念依赖于普遍的 Cre-Lox 系统,预计它将适用于所有二倍体模式生物,例如昆虫、斑马鱼、啮齿动物和植物。通过适当的改编,它可以用于敲除实验中预先选择纯合子个体,从而最大限度地减少浪费的动物数量。
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