Programmable base editing of zebrafish genome using a modified CRISPR-Cas9 system

The use of base editing enables precise genetic modifications in model animals. Here the authors show high efficient single-base editing in zebrafish using modified Cas9 and its VQR variant with an altered PAM specificity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yihan Zhang, Wei Qin, Xiaochan Lu, Jason Xu, Haigen Huang, Haipeng Bai, Song Li, Shuo Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00175-6