Application of the genome editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 in non-human primates

Dongwuxue Yanjiu. 2016 Jul 18;37(4):214-9. doi: 10.13918/j.issn.2095-8137.2016.4.214.

Abstract

In the past three years, RNA-guided Cas9 nuclease from the microbial clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) adaptive immune system has been used to facilitate efficient genome editing in many model and non-model animals. However, its application in nonhuman primates is still at the early stage, though in view of the similarities in anatomy, physiology, behavior and genetics, closely related nonhuman primates serve as optimal models for human biology and disease studies. In this review, we summarize the current proceedings of gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9 in nonhuman primates.

Keywords: Animal ethics; CRISPR/Cas9; Non-human primates; Transgene; paCas9.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • CRISPR-Cas Systems / genetics*
  • Gene Editing / methods*
  • Genomics*
  • Haplorhini / genetics
  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Optogenetics

Grants and funding

the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB13010000) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31130051)