Preliminary work towards a homing CRISPR gene drive with Sox9 cargo in Mus musculus - Western Washington University

House mouse

Intended use

Eradicating invasive mouse populations on islands to address biodiversity impacts - with the Southeast Farallon island used as a case study

Readiness of Technology

2a - Gene drive proposed with supporting theoretical work

Project leader

Landis WG

Institution

Western Washington University, USA

Publications

Authors name for system

sox9 CRISPR cas9 gene drive

Class of Technology

Homing gene drive

Field(s) of application

Conservation

Description of system

Homing CRISPR (with Sox9 cargo)

Research in target organism

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Research in model organism

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Intended for release

✖

Intended direct effects

Population suppression/eradication