Light-controlled gene silencing in zebrafish embryos

被引:174
作者
Shestopalov, Ilya A. [1 ]
Sinha, Surajit [1 ]
Chen, James K. [1 ]
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[1] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Chem & Syst Biol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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10.1038/nchembio.2007.30
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Functional genomic studies in zebrafish frequently use synthetic oligonucleotides called morpholinos that block RNA splicing or translation. However, the constitutive activity of these reagents limits their experimental utility. We report here the synthesis of a photoactivatable morpholino targeting the no tail ( ntl) gene. This caged reagent permits spatiotemporal gene regulation in vivo and the photochemical generation of functionally mosaic organisms.
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