Article
Inherently confinable split-drive systems in Drosophila.
Nature communications - 5 Mar 2021
Terradas Gerard, Buchman Anna B, Bennett Jared B, Shriner Isaiah, Marshall John M, Akbari Omar S, Bier Ethan
Abstract excerpt
CRISPR-based gene-drive systems, which copy themselves via gene conversion mediated by the homology-directed repair (HDR) pathway, have the potential to revolutionize vector control. However, mutant alleles generated by the competing non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway, resistant to Cas9 cleavage, can interrupt the spread of gene-drive elements. We hypothesized that drives targeting genes essential for...
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