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Dissecting neural function using targeted genome engineering technologies
- ACS Chem. Neurosci
, 2012
"... ABSTRACT: Designer DNA-binding proteins based on transcriptional activator-like effectors (TALEs) and zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) are easily tailored to recognize specific DNA sequences in a modular manner. They can be engineered to generate tools for targeted genome perturbation. Here, we review re ..."
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ABSTRACT: Designer DNA-binding proteins based on transcriptional activator-like effectors (TALEs) and zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) are easily tailored to recognize specific DNA sequences in a modular manner. They can be engineered to generate tools for targeted genome perturbation. Here, we review recent advances in these versatile technologies with a focus on designer nucleases for highly precise, efficient, and scarless gene modification. By generating double stranded breaks and stimulating cellular DNA repair pathways, TALE and ZF nucleases have the ability to modify the endogenous genome. We also discuss current applications of designer DNA-binding proteins in synthetic biology and disease modeling, novel effector domains for genetic and epigenetic regulation, and finally perspectives on using customizable DNA-binding proteins for interrogating neural function.
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"... Early mammalian embryos exhibit remarkable plasticity, as highlighted by the ability of separated early blastomeres to produce a whole organism. Recent work in the mouse implicates a network of transcription factors in governing the establishment of the primary embryonic lineages. A combination of g ..."
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Early mammalian embryos exhibit remarkable plasticity, as highlighted by the ability of separated early blastomeres to produce a whole organism. Recent work in the mouse implicates a network of transcription factors in governing the establishment of the primary embryonic lineages. A combination of genetics and embryology has uncovered the organisation and function of the components of this network, revealing a gradual resolution from ubiquitous to lineage-specific expression through a combination of defined regulatory relationships, spatially organised signalling, and biases from mechanical inputs. Here, we summarise this information, link it to classical embryology and propose a molecular framework for the establishment and regulation of developmental plasticity.
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"... en ea mfrom androgenetic blastocysts. These cells, desig-nated as AG-haESCs, partially maintain paternal imprints, express classical ESC pluripotency markers, and contribute to various tissues, including the germline, upon injection into diploid blastocysts. Strikingly, livemice can be obtained upon ..."
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en ea mfrom androgenetic blastocysts. These cells, desig-nated as AG-haESCs, partially maintain paternal imprints, express classical ESC pluripotency markers, and contribute to various tissues, including the germline, upon injection into diploid blastocysts. Strikingly, livemice can be obtained upon injection of AG-haESCs into MII oocytes, and these mice bear haESC-carried genetic traits and develop into fertile adults. Furthermore, gene targeting via homologous recombination is feasible in the AG-haESCs. Our results demonstrate that AG-haESCs can be used as a genetically tractable fertilization agent for the production of live animals via injection into oocytes.
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"... en ea mfrom androgenetic blastocysts. These cells, desig-nated as AG-haESCs, partially maintain paternal imprints, express classical ESC pluripotency markers, and contribute to various tissues, including the germline, upon injection into diploid blastocysts. Strikingly, livemice can be obtained upon ..."
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en ea mfrom androgenetic blastocysts. These cells, desig-nated as AG-haESCs, partially maintain paternal imprints, express classical ESC pluripotency markers, and contribute to various tissues, including the germline, upon injection into diploid blastocysts. Strikingly, livemice can be obtained upon injection of AG-haESCs into MII oocytes, and these mice bear haESC-carried genetic traits and develop into fertile adults. Furthermore, gene targeting via homologous recombination is feasible in the AG-haESCs. Our results demonstrate that AG-haESCs can be used as a genetically tractable fertilization agent for the production of live animals via injection into oocytes.
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"... en ea mfrom androgenetic blastocysts. These cells, desig-nated as AG-haESCs, partially maintain paternal imprints, express classical ESC pluripotency markers, and contribute to various tissues, including the germline, upon injection into diploid blastocysts. Strikingly, livemice can be obtained upon ..."
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en ea mfrom androgenetic blastocysts. These cells, desig-nated as AG-haESCs, partially maintain paternal imprints, express classical ESC pluripotency markers, and contribute to various tissues, including the germline, upon injection into diploid blastocysts. Strikingly, livemice can be obtained upon injection of AG-haESCs into MII oocytes, and these mice bear haESC-carried genetic traits and develop into fertile adults. Furthermore, gene targeting via homologous recombination is feasible in the AG-haESCs. Our results demonstrate that AG-haESCs can be used as a genetically tractable fertilization agent for the production of live animals via injection into oocytes.
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"... d Transcriptome profiling establishes a reference map for early mouse development d Lineage-specific RNA-seq captures the full dynamic range of gene expression d ESCs and diapaused and preimplantation epiblasts share common pluripotency circuitry d Primate early ICM utilizes additional signaling pat ..."
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d Transcriptome profiling establishes a reference map for early mouse development d Lineage-specific RNA-seq captures the full dynamic range of gene expression d ESCs and diapaused and preimplantation epiblasts share common pluripotency circuitry d Primate early ICM utilizes additional signaling pathways for lineage specification
