Program for Lung and Vascular Biology, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Cell Rep. 2022 Jan 4;38(1):110196. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110196.
Vascular endothelium plays a crucial role in vascular homeostasis and tissue fluid balance. To target endothelium for robust genome editing, we developed poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether-block-poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PEG-b-PLGA) copolymer-based nanoparticle formulated with polyethyleneimine. A single i.v. administration of mixture of nanoparticles and plasmid DNA expressing Cas9 controlled by CDH5 promoter and guide RNA (U6 promoter) induced highly efficient genome editing in endothelial cells (ECs) of the vasculatures, including lung, heart, aorta, and peripheral vessels in adult mice. Western blotting and immunofluorescent staining demonstrated an ∼80% decrease of protein expression selectively in ECs, resulting in a phenotype similar to that of genetic knockout mice. Nanoparticle delivery of plasmid DNA could induce genome editing of two genes or genome editing and transgene expression in ECs simultaneously. Thus, nanoparticle delivery of plasmid DNA is a powerful tool to rapidly and efficiently alter expression of gene(s) in ECs for cardiovascular research and potential gene therapy.
血管内皮在血管稳态和组织液平衡中起着至关重要的作用。为了针对内皮进行强大的基因组编辑,我们开发了基于聚乙二醇甲基醚-聚(乳酸-共-乙醇酸)(PEG-b-PLGA)共聚物的纳米粒子,该纳米粒子用聚乙烯亚胺进行了配方设计。单次静脉注射载有 Cas9 表达质粒 DNA 的纳米粒子混合物,该 Cas9 由 CDH5 启动子和向导 RNA(U6 启动子)控制,可在成年小鼠的血管内皮细胞(ECs)中诱导高效的基因组编辑。Western blot 和免疫荧光染色显示,蛋白质表达选择性地降低了约 80%,导致与基因敲除小鼠相似的表型。质粒 DNA 的纳米粒子递送可同时诱导内皮细胞中两个基因的基因组编辑或基因组编辑和转基因表达。因此,质粒 DNA 的纳米粒子递送是一种强大的工具,可快速有效地改变 ECs 中基因的表达,用于心血管研究和潜在的基因治疗。