CRISPR-Cas9-mediated generation of obese and diabetic mouse models.
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| Abstract |    :  
                  Mouse models of obesity (ob/ob) and diabetes (db/db) in which the leptin (Lep) and Leptin receptor (Lepr) genes have been mutated, respectively, have contributed to a better understanding of human obesity and type 2 diabetes and to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of these metabolic diseases. In this study, we report the first CRISPR-Cas9-induced Lep and Lepr KO mouse models by co-microinjection of Cas9 mRNA and sgRNAs that specifically targeted Lep or Lepr in C57BL/6J embryos. Our newly established Lep and Lepr knockout (KO) mouse models showed phenotypic disorders nearly identical to those found in ob/ob and db/db mice, such as an increase in body weight, hyperglycemia, and hepatic steatosis. Thus, Cas9-generated Lep and Lepr KO mouse lines will be easier for genotyping, to maintain the lines, and to use for future obesity and diabetes research.  | 
        
| Year of Publication |    :  
                  2018 
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| Journal |    :  
                  Experimental animals 
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| Date Published |    :  
                  2018 
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| ISSN Number |    :  
                  1341-1357 
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| URL |    :  
                  https://dx.doi.org/10.1538/expanim.17-0123 
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| DOI |    :  
                  10.1538/expanim.17-0123 
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| Short Title |    :  
                  Exp Anim 
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