title: High-efficiency FLP and PhiC31 site-specific recombination in mammalian cells.
abstract: DNA site-specific recombinases (SSRs) such as Cre, FLPe, and phiC31, are powerful tools for analyzing gene function in vertebrates. While the availability of multiple high-efficiency SSRs would facilitate a wide array of genomic engineering possibilities, efficient recombination in mammalian cells has only been observed with Cre recombinase. Here we report the de novo synthesis of mouse codon-optimized FLP (FLPo) and PhiC31 (PhiC31o) SSRs, which result in recombination efficiencies similar to Cre.
authors.affiliation: Program in Developmental Biology, Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
authors.forename: Christopher S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soriano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D019426:Integrases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D011995:Recombination, Genetic
chemical_list: C045073:Cre recombinase; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases; C045119:FLP recombinase; D019426:Integrases; C077570:Site-specific recombinase