Table 2. Combined summary of transgenic RNAi injections.
Constructs | Methylation | # Embryos | TG | CP | TG Frequency | CP Frequency | Penetrance | CP, not TG |
Lentivirus plasmid | No | 88 | 16 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | NA | 0 |
empty | ||||||||
U6; GFP | ||||||||
Lentivirus plasmids | No | 248 | 8 | 0* | 0.03 | 0* | 0* | 0 |
nt1266, nt1894 | ||||||||
U6; GFP | ||||||||
Lentivirus plasmid | No | 55 | 26 | 5* | 0.47 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 1 |
nt622 | ||||||||
U6; GFP | ||||||||
SB | Yes | 56 | 32 | 0 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
nt622 scrambled | ||||||||
CpG-free H1; GFP | ||||||||
SB | Yes | 79 | 54 | 0 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
nt622 | ||||||||
CpG-free H1; GFP | ||||||||
SB | No | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Empty | ||||||||
U6; GFP | ||||||||
SB | No | 108 | 5 | 4 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.8 | 0 |
nt1266, nt1894 | ||||||||
U6; GFP | ||||||||
SB | No | 57 | 4 | 3* | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.50* | 1 |
nt1266 | ||||||||
U6; no GFP | ||||||||
SB | Yes | 73 | 12 | 2 | 0.16$ | 0.03 | 0.17$ | 0 |
nt1266 | ||||||||
U6; no GFP | ||||||||
PB | No | 59 | 10 | 1 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0 |
nt622 | ||||||||
U6; no GFP | ||||||||
No PBase control | ||||||||
PB; nt622 | No | 112 | 52 | 12 | 0.46 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0 |
nt622 | ||||||||
U6; no GFP | ||||||||
PBase | ||||||||
PB | No | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.50 | 0 |
nt622 | ||||||||
U6; no GFP | ||||||||
4-5X PBase |
*Denotes one or more transgenic embryos showing early embryonic growth arrest prior to palate fusion.
Three of 24 resorptions were transgenic.
TG, transgenic embryos; CP, cleft palate; Penetrance, number of transgenic embryos with CP.