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Homing gene drives can transfer rapidly between Anopheles gambiae strains with minimal carryover of flanking sequences.
Nature communications - 10 Aug 2024
Pescod Poppy, Bevivino Giulia, Anthousi Amalia, Shepherd Josephine, Shelton Ruth, Lombardo Fabrizio, Nolan Tony
Abstract excerpt
CRISPR-Cas9 homing gene drives are designed to induce a targeted double-stranded DNA break at a wild type allele ('recipient'), which, when repaired by the host cell, is converted to the drive allele from the homologous ('donor') chromosome. Germline localisation of this process leads to super-Mendelian inheritance of the drive and the rapid spread of linked traits, offering a novel strategy for population...
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