Heritable genome editing in C. elegans via a CRISPR-Cas9 system

Ari E. Friedland, Yonatan B. Tzur, Kevin M. Esvelt, Monica P. Colaiácovo, George M. Church, John A. Calarco

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Abstract

We report the use of clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated endonuclease Cas9 to target genomic sequences in the Caenorhabditis elegans germ line using single-guide RNAs that are expressed from a U6 small nuclear RNA promoter. Our results demonstrate that targeted, heritable genetic alterations can be achieved in C. elegans, providing a convenient and effective approach for generating loss-of-function mutants.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)741-743
Number of pages3
JournalNature Methods
Volume10
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2013
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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