Table 2 Insertion accuracy and germline transmission of N-terminal truncated Tgf2TPases in EGFP-transgenic adult zebrafish at 3-month age.

From: The N-terminal zinc finger domain of Tgf2 transposase contributes to DNA binding and to transposition activity

Injection batches

No. of fish examineda

No. of fish with precise insertion sites

No. of fish with imprecise insertion sites

No. of fish with undetectable insertion sites

Total precise insertion sites

Total imprecise insertion sites

Precise insertion sites/total insertion sites (%)

pTgf2-EF1α-EGFP + S1-Tgf2TPase

21

3 (2)

14 (4)

4 (1)

4

15

21

pTgf2-EF1α-EGFP + S2-Tgf2TPase

15

2 (2)

10 (4)

3 (0)

3

12

20

pTgf2-EF1α-EGFP + L-Tgf2TPase

83

78 (71)

5 (2)

0

136

7

95**

pTgf2-EF1α-EGFP + L-Tgf2TPaseD228N, E648Q

4

0

0

4 (1)

0

0

0

Control

5

0

1 (1)

4 (0)

0

1

0

  1. aThe EGFP-transgenic zebrafish from Table 1 were examined by splinkerette PCR. The number of fish demonstrating germline transmission is indicated in parentheses. Control was injected with pTgf2-EF1α-EGFP plasmid only. **p < 0.01 versus control.