Species: Quail (Coturnix japonica)

Country of 1st Author: United States
Year: 2019

Breed Strain	Japanese
Institute	Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 43210 US
Editing Method	Other
SDN Type	SDN-1
Delivery	adenoviral CRISPR/Cas9 vector was directly injected into the quail blastoderm in newly laid eggs.
Foreign DNA	No
Undergone Regulatory Process	No

Target Gene(s)

Gene Name	Gene Trait	Trait Category	NGT	Methods/Remarks
MLPH melanophilin	The MLPH gene provides instructions for making a protein called melanophilin. This protein is found in pigment-producing cells called melanocytes, where it helps transport structures called melanosomes.	Colour	CRISPR Cas9 (spCas9)

References, Documents, and Links

• Direct delivery of adenoviral CRISPR/Cas9 vector into the blastoderm for generation of targeted gene knockout in quail