Wirth D, Gama-Norton L, Riemer P, Sandhu U, Schucht R, Hauser H. Road to precision: recombinase-based targeting technologies for genome engineering.
Curr Opin Biotechnol 2007;
18:411-9. [PMID:
17904350 DOI:
10.1016/j.copbio.2007.07.013]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2007] [Revised: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 07/31/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
In the past years, recombinase-based approaches for integrating transgenes into defined chromosomal loci of mammalian cells have gained increasing attention. This method is attractive since it enables to precisely integrate transgenes of interest into pre-defined integration sites, thereby allowing to predict the expression properties of a genetically manipulated cell. This review focuses on the current state of targeting strategies including RMCE employing site-specific recombinases such as Cre, Flp and PhiC31. In particular, applications for protein expression, virus production, transgenic animals and chromosome engineering are described.
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