Production of single- and multiple-gene-modified mice via maternal SpCas9-based gene editing

摘要

Maternally and transiently accumulated SpCas9 (maternal SpCas9) in a zygote derived from a systemically SpCas9-expressing transgenic mouse strain was used to generate single- and multiple-gene-modified mice. Maternal SpCas9-based gene editing allows for high indel and knockin mutation efficiency, low mosaicism, increased pup delivery rate, and simultaneous induction of mutations at multiple loci in contrast to conventional CRISPR/SpCas9-based gene editing.