Extrachromosomal markers for bacteriophage phiC31 recombinase actions on C. elegans genome.

Abstract

We report on the experimental implementation of the transgenic phiC31 recombinase C. elegans intron-split system. The three-component plasmid-based phiC31 recombinase system consists of i) two intron-split segments of the C. briggsae-unc-119 gene, and ii) the plasmid that provides phiC31 recombinase activity. Described results constitute the proof-of-concept assay for the implementation of bacteriophage phiC31 integrase in C. elegans.