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28 October 2024 CRISPR/Cas9- and Single-Stranded ODN-Mediated Knock-In in Silkworm Bombyx mori
Masami Nakata, Masumi Ueno, Yusuke Kikuchi, Masafumi Iwami, Seika Takayanagi-Kiya, Taketoshi Kiya
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Abstract

Although genome editing techniques have made significant progress, introducing exogenous genes into the genome through knock-in remains a challenge in many organisms. In silkworm Bombyx mori, TALEN-mediated knock-in methods have been established. However, difficulties in construction and limitations of the target sequence have hindered the application of these methods. In the present study, we verified several CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in methods to expand the application of gene knock-in techniques and found that the short single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide (ssODN)-mediated method is the most effective in silkworms. Using ssODN-mediated methods, we established knock-in silkworm strains that harbor an attP sequence, a 50 bp phiC31 integrase recognition site, at either the BmHr38 (Hormone receptor 38) or Bmdsx (doublesex) locus. Additionally, we found that the long ssODN (lsODN)-mediated method successfully introduced the GAL4 gene at the doublesex locus in embryos. The present study provides valuable information on CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in methods in silkworms, expanding the utility of genome editing techniques in insects and paving the way for analyzing gene and genome function in silkworms.

Masami Nakata, Masumi Ueno, Yusuke Kikuchi, Masafumi Iwami, Seika Takayanagi-Kiya, and Taketoshi Kiya "CRISPR/Cas9- and Single-Stranded ODN-Mediated Knock-In in Silkworm Bombyx mori," Zoological Science 41(6), (28 October 2024). https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240019
Received: 18 March 2024; Accepted: 12 August 2024; Published: 28 October 2024
KEYWORDS
attP
CRISPR/Cas9
knock-in
phiC31
silkworm
ssODN
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