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2020年3月28日

CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing Reveals Oosp Family Genes are Dispensable for Female Fertility in Mice

Cells
  • Ferheen Abbasi
  • ,
  • Mayo Kodani
  • ,
  • Chihiro Emori
  • ,
  • Daiji Kiyozumi
  • ,
  • Masashi Mori
  • ,
  • Yoshitaka Fujihara
  • ,
  • Masahito Ikawa

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開始ページ
E821
終了ページ
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3390/cells9040821

There are over 200 genes that are predicted to be solely expressed in the oocyte and ovary, and thousands more that have expression patterns in the female reproductive tract. Unfortunately, many of their physiological functions, such as their roles in oogenesis or fertilization, have yet to be elucidated. Previous knockout (KO) mice studies have proven that many of the genes that were once thought to be essential for fertility are dispensable in vivo. Therefore, it is extremely important to confirm the roles of all genes before spending immense time studying them in vitro. To do this, our laboratory analyzes the functions of ovary and oocyte-enriched genes in vivo through generating CRISPR/Cas9 KO mice and examining their fertility. In this study, we have knocked out three Oosp family genes (Oosp1, Oosp2, and Oosp3) that have expression patterns linked to the female reproductive system and found that the triple KO (TKO) mutant mice generated exhibited decreased prolificacy but were not infertile; thus, these genes may potentially be dispensable for fertility. We also generated Cd160 and Egfl6 KO mice and found these genes are individually dispensable for female fertility. KO mice with no phenotypic data are seldom published, but we believe that this information must be shared to prevent unnecessary experimentation by other laboratories.

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https://doi.org/10.3390/cells9040821
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32231122
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  • DOI : 10.3390/cells9040821
  • eISSN : 2073-4409
  • PubMed ID : 32231122
  • SCOPUS ID : 85102322356

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