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Novel CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive constructs reveal insights into mechanisms of resistance allele formation and drive efficiency in genetically diverse populations.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jul 2017
Champer Jackson, Reeves Riona, Oh Suh Yeon, Liu Chen, Liu Jingxian, Clark Andrew G, Messer Philipp W
Abstract excerpt
A functioning gene drive system could fundamentally change our strategies for the control of vector-borne diseases by facilitating rapid dissemination of transgenes that prevent pathogen transmission or reduce vector capacity. CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive promises such a mechanism, which works by converting cells that are heterozygous for the drive construct into homozygotes, thereby enabling super-Mendelian...
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