Keywords: vertebrates
Gene Drive: Past, Present and Future Roads to Vertebrate BiocontrolG. R. McFarlane, C. B. A. Whitelaw and S. G. Lillico, Applied Biosciences, 2:52-70. 2023.Scientists have long sought a technology to humanely control populations of damaging invasive pests in a species-specific manner. Gene drive technology could see this become a reality. This review charts the twists and turns on the road to developing gene drives in vertebrates. ... Keywords: fertility control, Gene-silencing, genetic biocontrol, interfering RNA, RNAi, toxicant, vertebrates |
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Progress Toward Zygotic and Germline Gene Drives in MiceC. Pfitzner, M. A. White, S. G. Piltz, M. Scherer, F. Adikusuma, J. N. Hughes and P. Q. Thomas, The CRISPR Journal, 3:388-397. 2020.Here, we investigated the efficiency of CRISPR-Cas9-based gene drives in Mus musculus by constructing "split drive" systems where gRNA expression occurs on a separate chromosome to Cas9, which is under the control of either a zygotic (CAG) or germline (Vasa) promoter. Keywords: fertility control, Gene-silencing, genetic biocontrol, interfering RNA, RNAi, toxicant, vertebrates |
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Development of zygotic and germline gene drives in miceC. Pfitzner, J. N. Hughes, M. A. White, M. Scherer, S. G. Piltz and P. Q. Thomas, bioRxiv, 2020.Here we investigated the efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9-based gene drives in Mus musculus by constructing "split drive" systems with Cas9 under the control of zygotic (CAG) or germline (Vasa) promoters. Keywords: fertility control, Gene-silencing, genetic biocontrol, interfering RNA, RNAi, toxicant, vertebrates |
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RNAi: Applications in Vertebrate Pest ManagementK. E. Horak, Trends in Biotechnology, 38:1200-1202. 2020.the development of novel control technologies must be focused on species specificity and low environmental impact. Sequence-specific gene silencing via RNAi holds promise for effective management of pest wildlife. Keywords: fertility control, Gene-silencing, genetic biocontrol, interfering RNA, RNAi, toxicant, vertebrates |
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