A TI{CRIMIC.TG4.1} DNA cassette has been inserted into Kul, in a coding intron, and is predicted to gene trap all annotated transcripts of the gene. The TI{CRIMIC.TG4.1} cassette was inserted using the CRISPR/Cas9 technique together with a donor plasmid to drive homology directed repair. The sgRNA sequence used to target the gene was: TCAGAAGATGAAGTCAGCACAGG. The homology arms of the donor vector overlapped by 9 bp. It is unknown whether the insertion is precise or if there is a small deletion or duplication. The insertion site coordinate is the Cas9 cut site predicted for the CRISPR guide RNA.
KulCR00477-TG4.1 embryos do not show blood-brain barrier or trachea barrier as, like in controls, dye injected into the body cavity does not diffuses into the ventral nerve cord of into the tracheal tubes; the trachea also presents a normal morphology and normal distribution of the septate junction protein, NrxIV.