Table 1. CRISPR mutational interrogation experiments at putative Ubx regulatory regions.
| Species | sgRNA(s) | Inj. EmbryosNinj | L1 larvaeNhat | Pupae orL5 larvae | AdultsNadu | CrispantsNmut | Inj. timeh AEL | Cas9:sgRNA ng/µL | Hatching RateNhat/Ninj | Crispant RateNmut/Ninj |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. coenia | Antp-Ubx_BE | 59 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 6 | 2.5–3.5 | 500 : 250 | 84.7% | 10.2% |
| 118 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 6 | 1.75–2.75 | 250 : 125 | 33.9% | 5.1% | ||
| 89 | 44 | 44 | 39 * | 17 | 2.25–3.5 | 500 : 250 | 49.4% | 19.1% | ||
| Total | 266 | 90 | 134 | 115 | 29 | 33.8% | 10.9% | |||
| V. cardui | IT1_sgRNA1 | 204 | 67 | 50 | 50 | 2 | 1–3 | 250 : 125 | 32.8% | 1.0% |
| 108 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 2–3 | 125 : 62.5 | 45.4% | 2.8% | ||
| 145 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 2.25–3.5 | 500 : 250 | 41.4% | 1.4% | ||
| Total | 457 | 176 | 120 | 120 | 7 | 38.5% | 1.5% | |||
| J. coenia | IT1_sgRNA2 | 59 | 40 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.5–2.5 | 500 : 250 | 67.8% | 0.0% |
| 124 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 4 | 2.25–4.75 | 500 : 250 | 90.3% | 3.2% | ||
| Total | 183 | 152 | 119 | 116 | 4 | 83.1% | 2.2% | |||
| V. cardui | AS5_sgRNA1 | 334 | 183 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 2–3 | 250 : 125 | 54.8% | 1.5% |
| 122 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2–4 | 500 : 250 | 71.3% | 0.0% | ||
| Total | 456 | 270 | 59 | 54 | 5 | 59.2% | 1.1% | |||
| J. coenia | AS5_sgRNA1 | 309 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 8 | 2–4.5 | 500 : 250 | 58.6% | 2.6% |
| J. coenia |
Ubx11a2+3
+c5+6 |
317 | 18 | - | - | 2 | 1–3 | 500 : 75 ea. | 5.7% | 0.6% |
| 203 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5–3.5 | 500 : 75 ea. | 17.2% | 0.0% | ||
| Total | 520 | 53 | - | - | 2 | 10.2% | 0.4% | |||
| V. cardui | Ubx11a2+c5 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4–4.5 | 500 : 500 | 10.0% | 4.0% |
| 151 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2–2.75 | 500:125:125 | 19.2% | 1.3% | ||
| 361 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 0.5–2 | 500:125:125 | 5.0% | 1.7% | ||
| Total | 562 | 52 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 9.3% | 1.8% | |||
| V. cardui | Ubx11c5 | 168 | 99 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 3.75–4.75 | 250 : 125 | 58.9% | 1.8% |
| 62 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0.5–0.75 | 500 : 250 | 35.5% | 3.2% | ||
| 131 | 93 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1.5–3 | 500 : 250 | 71.0% | 2.3% | ||
| 114 | 63 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 3.5–4.5 | 500 : 250 | 55.3% | 5.3% | ||
| Total | 475 | 277 | 64 | 63 | 14 | 58.3% | 2.9% | |||
| V. cardui | Ubx11b9 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1.25–2.25 | 500 : 250 | 56.3% | 3.1% |
| 63 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3.5–4.5 | 500 : 250 | 77.8% | 1.6% | ||
| Total | 95 | 67 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 70.5% | 2.1% | |||
| J. coenia | Ubx11b9 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2.5–4 | 125 : 62.5 | 31.7% | 7.3% |
| 48 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 2–3 | 250 : 125 | 43.8% | 2.1% | ||
| Total | 89 | 34 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 38.2% | 4.5% | |||
| *: upper estimate, includes 16 fifth instars larvae that were dissected for immunostainings, of which 7 were mutants (as evidenced by ectopic UbdA in forewings), and 3 dissected mutant pupae | ||||||||||