Molecular scissors and their application in genetically modified farm animals

Transgenic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 381-396

  Petersen, Bjoern ^a,b   Niemann, Heiner ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

CRISPR Cas9; Gene targeting; Genome editing; Meganucleases; Molecular scissors; Transcription activator like endonucleases; Transgenic animals; Zinc finger nucleases

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; NEMATODA;

ENDONUCLEASE; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEAT; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; LIVESTOCK; METABOLISM; PIG; PROCEDURES; SHEEP; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CATTLE; CLUSTERED REGULARLY INTERSPACED SHORT PALINDROMIC REPEATS; ENDONUCLEASES; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIVESTOCK; SHEEP; SUS SCROFA; ZINC FINGERS;

EID: 84929833997     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: 15739368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-015-9862-z     Document Type: Review

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