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Published Online: 15 June 2008

Zinc Finger–Based Knockout Punches for Zebrafish Genes

Publication: Zebrafish
Volume 5, Issue Number 2

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The ability to manipulate the genome is critical to develop and test hypotheses based on genetics. Knockdown strategies focused on RNAi and/or morpholinos are excellent genetic tools, but they come with substantial technical limitations. A new gene targeting approach employing synthetic zinc finger nuclease (ZFN) technology is a powerful and complementary approach to directly modify genetic loci for many diverse applications, notably enhancing Danio rerio (the zebrafish) as an experimental organism for understanding human disease. This ZFN-based technology to generate targeted knockouts in this aquatic animal opens the door to an array of new biological models of human disease and genetic testing.

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cover image Zebrafish
Zebrafish
Volume 5Issue Number 2June 2008
Pages: 121 - 123
PubMed: 18554175

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Published online: 15 June 2008
Published in print: June 2008

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Stephen C. Ekker
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

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