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ArticleThe Journal of reproduction and development2021

Oocyte-specific gene knockdown by intronic artificial microRNAs driven by Zp3 transcription in mice.

Keisuke Sasaki, Saaya Takaoka, Yayoi Obata

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Article in The Journal of reproduction and development, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Keisuke SasakiDepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan.
Saaya TakaokaDepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan.
Yayoi ObataDepartment of Bioscience, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan.
Tokyo University of Agriculture · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conditional knockout technology is a powerful tool for investigating the spatiotemporal functions of target genes. However, generation of conditional knockout mice involves complicated breeding programs and considerable time. A recent study has shown that artificially designed microRNAs (amiRNAs), inserted into an intron of the constitutively expressed gene, induce knockdown of the targeted gene in mice, thus creating a simpler method to analyze the functions of target genes in oocytes. Here, to establish an oocyte-specific knockdown system, amiRNA sequences against enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) were knocked into the intronic sites of the Zp3 gene. Knock-in mice were then bred with EGFP transgenic mice. Our results showed that Zp3-derived amiRNA successfully reduced EGFP fluorescence in the oocytes in a size-dependent manner. Importantly, knockdown of EGFP did not occur in somatic cells. Thus, we present our knockdown system as a tool for screening gene functions in mouse oocytes.

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AnimalsGene EditingGene Knockdown TechniquesIntronsMiceMicroRNAsOocytesZona Pellucida GlycoproteinsMicroRNAsZona Pellucida GlycoproteinsZp3 protein, mouseArtificial microRNAGenome editingOocyteTransgenicZona pellucida glycoprotein 3

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PMID33716236
PMCPMC8238676
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