A versatile two-step CRISPR- and RMCE-based strategy for efficient genome engineering in Drosophila

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2409-2418

  Zhang, Xu ^a   Koolhaas, Wouter H ^a   Schnorrer, Frank ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crispr cas9; Drosophila; Homologous; Muscle; Recombination; RMCE

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 9;

ARTICLE; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EXON; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INSECT CHROMOSOME; INSECT GENETICS; INSECT GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 84916878091     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21601836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/g3.114.013979     Document Type: Article

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