Delivery of Targeting Constructs into Zygotes Using Electroporation

Zygote electroporation (EP) is a widely used technique for the delivery of targeting constructs into the embryos and has become very popular in the last few years in transgenic facilities all over the world. Zygote electroporation is technically simple, as it does not require equipment for microinjection. Moreover, zygote electroporation is less invasive, resulting in higher survival rates in comparison to pronuclear microinjection, leading to a reduction in the number of animals needed. Another advantage of zygote electroporation is a higher number of zygotes that can be targeted simultaneously, which minimizes the time required for zygote manipulation. Zygote electroporation is easily combined with the use of the CRISPR-Cas9 system.