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Assessment of two CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing protocols for rapid generation of Trypanosoma cruzi gene knockout mutants.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Jul 2018
Burle-Caldas Gabriela Assis, Soares-Simões Melissa, Lemos-Pechnicki Laiane, DaRocha Wanderson Duarte, Teixeira Santuza M R
Abstract excerpt
CRISPR/Cas9 technology has been used to edit genomes in a variety of organisms. Using the GP72 gene as a target sequence, we tested two distinct approaches to generate Trypanosoma cruzi knockout mutants using the Cas9 nuclease and in vitro transcribed single guide RNA. Highly efficient rates of disruption of GP72 were achieved either by transfecting parasites stably expressing Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 with...
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