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Efficient TALEN-mediated gene targeting of chicken primordial germ cells.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Mar 2017
Taylor Lorna, Carlson Daniel F, Nandi Sunil, Sherman Adrian, Fahrenkrug Scott C, McGrew Michael J
Abstract excerpt
In this work we use TALE nucleases (TALENs) to target a reporter construct to the DDX4 (vasa) locus in chicken primordial germ cells (PGCs). Vasa is a key germ cell determinant in many animal species and is posited to control avian germ cell formation. We show that TALENs mediate homology-directed repair of the DDX4 locus on the Z sex chromosome at high (8.1%) efficiencies. Large genetic deletions of 30 kb...
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