Specific and efficient gene knockout and overexpression in mouse interscapular brown adipocytes in vivo

Summary: The classical Cre-LoxP system is time consuming. Here we detail a protocol that leverages Rosa26-LSL-Cas9;Adiponectin-Cre mice to restrict Cas9 expression in adipocytes. This enables specific deletion of target genes in brown adipocytes within 6 weeks by local injection of AAV-sgRNA into in...

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Main Authors: Kaili Xue, Dongmei Wu, Yifu Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:STAR Protocols
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166722007754