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Next-generation plasmids for transgenesis in zebrafish and beyond.

ABSTRACT: Transgenesis is an essential technique for any genetic model. Tol2-based transgenesis paired with Gateway-compatible vector collections has transformed zebrafish transgenesis with an accessible modular system. Here, we establish several next-generation transgenesis tools for zebrafish and other species to expand and enhance transgenic applications. To facilitate gene regulatory element testing, we generated Gateway middle entry vectors harboring the small mouse beta-globin minimal promoter coupled to several fluorophores, CreERT2 and Gal4. To extend the color spectrum for transgenic applications, we established middle entry vectors encoding the bright, blue-fluorescent protein mCerulean and mApple as an alternative red fluorophore. We present a series of p2A peptide-based 3' vectors with different fluorophores and subcellular localizations to co-label cells expressing proteins of interest. Finally, we established Tol2 destination vectors carrying the zebrafish exorh promoter driving different fluorophores as a pineal gland-specific transgenesis marker that is active before hatching and through adulthood. exorh-based reporters and transgenesis markers also drive specific pineal gland expression in the eye-less cavefish (Astyanax). Together, our vectors provide versatile reagents for transgenesis applications in zebrafish, cavefish and other models.

SUBMITTER: Kemmler CL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10263156 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Next-generation plasmids for transgenesis in zebrafish and beyond.

Kemmler Cassie L CL Moran Hannah R HR Murray Brooke F BF Scoresby Aaron A Klem John R JR Eckert Rachel L RL Lepovsky Elizabeth E Bertho Sylvain S Nieuwenhuize Susan S Burger Sibylle S D'Agati Gianluca G Betz Charles C Puller Ann-Christin AC Felker Anastasia A Ditrychova Karolina K Bötschi Seraina S Affolter Markus M Rohner Nicolas N Lovely C Ben CB Kwan Kristen M KM Burger Alexa A Mosimann Christian C

Development (Cambridge, England) 20230419 8

Transgenesis is an essential technique for any genetic model. Tol2-based transgenesis paired with Gateway-compatible vector collections has transformed zebrafish transgenesis with an accessible modular system. Here, we establish several next-generation transgenesis tools for zebrafish and other species to expand and enhance transgenic applications. To facilitate gene regulatory element testing, we generated Gateway middle entry vectors harboring the small mouse beta-globin minimal promoter coupl ...[more]

PMID: 36975217

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Next-generation plasmids for transgenesis in zebrafish and beyond.

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Next-generation plasmids for transgenesis in zebrafish and beyond.

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