Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Health Industry, Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Republic of Korea.
Faculty of Biology, Dalat University, 01- Phu Dong Thien Vuong, Dalat, Vietnam.
J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2023 Sep 28;33(9):1228-1237. doi: 10.4014/jmb.2305.05010. Epub 2023 Jun 19.
The CRISPR-Cas system has emerged as the most efficient genome editing technique for a wide range of cells. Delivery of the Cas9-sgRNA ribonucleoprotein complex (Cas9 RNP) has gained popularity. The objective of this study was to develop a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)-based assay to quantify the double-strand break reaction mediated by Cas9 RNP. To accomplish this, the dextransucrase gene () from was selected as the target DNA. The Cas9 protein was produced using recombinant BL21, and two sgRNAs were synthesized through in vitro transcription to facilitate binding with the gene. Under optimized in vitro conditions, the 2.6 kb DNA was specifically cleaved into 1.1 and 1.5 kb fragments by both Cas9-sgRNA365 and Cas9-sgRNA433. By monitoring changes in concentration using qPCR, the endonuclease activities of the two Cas9 RNPs were measured, and their efficiencies were compared. Specifically, the specific activities of 365RNP and 433RNP were 28.74 and 34.48 (unit/μg RNP), respectively. The versatility of this method was also verified using different target genes, uracil phosphoribosyl transferase () gene, of and specific sgRNAs. The assay method was also utilized to determine the impact of high electrical field on Cas9 RNP activity during an efficient electroporation process. Overall, the results demonstrated that the qPCR-based method is an effective tool for measuring the endonuclease activity of Cas9 RNP.
CRISPR-Cas 系统已成为广泛应用于各种细胞的最有效的基因组编辑技术。Cas9-sgRNA 核糖核蛋白复合物(Cas9 RNP)的递送已变得流行起来。本研究的目的是开发一种基于定量聚合酶链反应(qPCR)的测定法,以定量测定 Cas9 RNP 介导的双链断裂反应。为此,选择来自 的葡聚糖蔗糖酶基因()作为靶 DNA。使用重组 BL21 生产 Cas9 蛋白,并通过体外转录合成两种 sgRNA 以促进与 基因结合。在优化的体外条件下,2.6 kb 的 DNA 被 Cas9-sgRNA365 和 Cas9-sgRNA433 特异性切割成 1.1 和 1.5 kb 片段。通过 qPCR 监测 浓度的变化,测量了两种 Cas9 RNP 的内切酶活性,并比较了它们的效率。具体而言,365RNP 和 433RNP 的比活性分别为 28.74 和 34.48(单位/μg RNP)。该方法的多功能性还通过不同的靶基因()和特定的 sgRNA 得到了验证。还利用该测定法来确定在有效的电穿孔过程中高电场对 Cas9 RNP 活性的影响。总体而言,结果表明基于 qPCR 的方法是测量 Cas9 RNP 内切酶活性的有效工具。