Chapter title |
Genetic Manipulation of the Avian Urogenital System Using In Ovo Electroporation
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Chapter number | 11 |
Book title |
Avian and Reptilian Developmental Biology
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7216-6_11 |
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Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7215-9, 978-1-4939-7216-6
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Authors |
Claire E. Hirst, Olivier Serralbo, Katie L. Ayers, Kelly N. Roeszler, Craig A. Smith, Hirst, Claire E., Serralbo, Olivier, Ayers, Katie L., Roeszler, Kelly N., Smith, Craig A. |
Abstract |
One of the advantages of the avian embryo as an experimental model is its in ovo development and hence accessibility for genetic manipulation. Electroporation has been used extensively in the past to study gene function in chicken and quail embryos . Readily accessible tissues such as the neural tube, somites, and limb bud, in particular, have been targeted. However, more inaccessible tissues, such as the embryonic urogenital system , have proven more challenging to study. Here, we describe the use of in ovo electroporation of TOL2 vectors or RCASBP avian viral vectors for the rapid functional analysis of genes involved in avian sex determination and urogenital development . In the context of the developing urogenital system , these vectors have inherent advantages and disadvantages, which will be considered here. Either vector can both be used for mis-expressing a gene and for targeting endogenous gene knockdown via expression of short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs). Both of these vectors integrate into the genome and are hence spread throughout developing tissues. Going forward, electroporation could be combined with CRISPR/Cas9 technology for targeted genome editing in the avian urogenital system . |
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