Improving the suppressive power of homing gene drive by co-targeting a distant-site female fertility gene
Nicky R. Faber, Xuejiao Xu, Jingheng Chen, Shibo Hou, Jie Du, Bart A. Pannebakker, Bas J. Zwaan, Joost van den Heuvel, Jackson Champer
This paper introduces a two-target gene drive design that improves suppression efficiency by combining homing and fitness cost elements, showing success in Drosophila but highlighting remaining challenges.
Nature Communications · Oct 26, 2024Peer-reviewedGenetics