Fishing for function: zebrafish BAC transgenics for functional genomics.
Abstract
Transgenics using bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs) offers a great opportunity to look at gene regulation in a developing embryo. The modified BAC containing a reporter inserted just before the translational start site of the gene of interest allows for the visualization of spatio-temporal gene expression. Though this method has been used in the mouse model extensively, its utility in zebrafish studies is relatively new. This review aims to look at the utility of making BAC transgenics in zebrafish and its applications in functional genomics. We look at the various methods to modify the BAC, some limitations and what the future holds.
Keywords
Temporal Gene Expression
Temporal Omics
MeSH terms
Animals
Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial
Genomics
Transgenes
Zebrafish
Authors
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