Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Stem Cell Res. 2024 Jun;77:103384. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2024.103384. Epub 2024 Mar 11.
The T-box family transcription factor gene TBX20 plays a crucial role in cardiac development and function. TBX20 mutations are associated with congenital heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, and heart failure. To further study the role of TBX20 in human heart, here we generated a homozygous TBX20 knockout (TBX20-KO) human embryonic stem cell line using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. This TBX20-KO cell line maintains normal morphology, pluripotency, and karyotype, making it a valuable tool for investigating TBX20's role in cardiac biology.
T 盒家族转录因子基因 TBX20 在心脏发育和功能中发挥着关键作用。TBX20 突变与先天性心脏病、扩张型心肌病、心律失常和心力衰竭有关。为了进一步研究 TBX20 在人类心脏中的作用,我们使用 CRISPR/Cas9 系统生成了纯合 TBX20 敲除(TBX20-KO)人胚胎干细胞系。该 TBX20-KO 细胞系保持正常的形态、多能性和核型,使其成为研究 TBX20 在心脏生物学中作用的有价值工具。