Authors:
Scott J. Gratz, Alexander M. Cummings, Jennifer N. Nguyen, Danielle C. Hamm, Laura K. Donohue, Melissa M. Harrison, Jill Wildonger, and Kate M. O’Connor-Giles
Summary:
We have adapted a bacterial CRISPR RNA/Cas9 system to precisely engineer the Drosophila genome and report that Cas9-mediated genomic modifications are efficiently transmitted through the germline. This RNA-guided Cas9 system can be rapidly programmed to generate targeted alleles for probing gene function in Drosophila.
Source:
Genetics; Vol. 194, No. 4, 1029-1035 (08/01/13)