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Genome Engineering Zebrafish
National facility
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The Zebrafish facility provides an infrastructure and individually tailored support for projects utilizing this popular model system for vertebrate development and disease. Zebrafish embryos are transparent and develop outside the mother’s body, which greatly facilitates manipulation and imaging of biological processes. The facility allows researchers to take advantage of the unique features of the zebrafish model system, and provides initial advice on feasibility and experimental design as well as running support over the course of the project.
SERVICES
- CRISPR/Cas9 induced loss of function zebrafish line generation in our selection of readout models
- Development and analysis of CRISPR/Cas9 induced disease models
- Automated, medioum through-put fluorescent imaging service based on the Vertebrate Automated Screening Technology, Union Biometrica
- Genotyping by fluorescent PCR (fin-clip and embryos)
- Techniques for reverse and forward genetic experiments
- Possibility to involve specialists at all levels in individual projects
- Project planning/management
- Visiting hours, workshops and education
- Access to a well-equipped facility
- Embryo and adult fish production
- High quality animal husbandry and strain maintenance
APPLICATIONS
- Development of disease models by introducing mutations in zebrafish genes homologous to human disease genes
- Target validation of candidate genes and/or small compounds
- Investigation of gene function in the developing zebrafish
- Imaging of organism development and tissue morphology and function
EQUIPMENT
- Fish facility, including tank systems, fish lines, workstations, incubators and injectors
- Large scale robotic expression analysis Intavis InsituPro Vsi
- Microscopy: Variety of microscopy equipment including bright field, fluorescent microscopes and VAST (Vertebrate Automated Screening Technology) BioImager Platform with Large Particle Sampler allowing for sampling and re-dispensing of zebrafish larvae (https://www.unionbio.com/vast/)
RECENT PROJECTS
- Integrative discovery of treatments for high-risk neuroblastoma. Almstedt E, Elgendy R, Hekmati N, ..., Krona C, Nelander S. Nat Commun 11 (1) 71 [2020-01-03; online 2020-01-03]
- TAF1, associated with intellectual disability in humans, is essential for embryogenesis and regulates neurodevelopmental processes in zebrafish. Gudmundsson S, Wilbe M, Filipek-Górniok B, ..., Annerén G, Bondeson ML. Sci Rep 9 (1) - [2019-12-00; online 2019-07-24]
- The ALK-1/SMAD/ATOH8 axis attenuates hypoxic responses and protects against the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Morikawa M, Mitani Y, Holmborn K, ..., Heldin CH, Miyazono K. Sci. Signal. 12 (607) eaay4430 [2019-11-12; online 2019-11-12]
