CRISPR-Cas9 介导的无饲养层条件下培养的人类多能干细胞中的基因缺失。

CRISPR-Cas9 Mediated Gene Deletion in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Cultured Under Feeder-Free Conditions.

机构信息

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University.

Columbia Stem Cell Initiative, Stem Cell Core, Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

出版信息

J Vis Exp. 2024 Nov 1(213). doi: 10.3791/67296.

Abstract

The CRISPR-Cas9 system for genome editing has revolutionized gene function studies in mammalian cells, including stem cells. However, the practical application of this technique, particularly in pluripotent stem cells, presents certain challenges, such as being time- and labor-intensive and having low editing efficiency. Here, we describe the generation of a CRISPR-mediated gene knockout in a human embryonic stem cell (hESC) line stably expressing sgRNAs for the L2HGDH gene, using a highly efficient and stable lentiviral-mediated gene delivery system. The sgRNAs targeting exon 1 of the L2HGDH gene were chemically synthesized and cloned into the lentiCRISPR v2-puro vector, which combines the constitutive expression of sgRNAs with Cas9 in a highly efficient single-vector system to achieve higher lentiviral titers for hESC infection and stable selection using puromycin. Puromycin-selected cells were further expanded, and single-cell clones were obtained using the limited dilution method. The single clones were expanded, and several homozygous knockout clones for the L2HGDH gene were obtained, as confirmed by a 100% reduction in L2HGDH expression using Western blot analysis. Furthermore, using MSBSP-PCR, the CRISPR mutation site was mapped upstream of the PAM recognition sequence of Cas9 in the selected homozygous clones. Sanger sequencing was performed to analyze the exact insertions/deletions, and functional characterization of the clones was conducted. This method produced a significantly higher percentage of homozygous deletions compared to previously reported non-viral gene delivery methods. Although this report focuses on the L2HGDH gene, this robust and cost-effective approach can be used to create homozygous knockouts for other genes in pluripotent stem cells for gene function studies.

摘要

CRISPR-Cas9 基因组编辑系统彻底改变了哺乳动物细胞中的基因功能研究,包括干细胞。然而,该技术的实际应用,特别是在多能干细胞中,存在一定的挑战,例如耗时耗力和编辑效率低。在这里,我们描述了使用高效稳定的慢病毒介导的基因传递系统,在稳定表达 sgRNAs 的人胚胎干细胞(hESC)系中产生 L2HGDH 基因的 CRISPR 介导的基因敲除。针对 L2HGDH 基因外显子 1 的 sgRNAs 被化学合成并克隆到 lentiCRISPR v2-puro 载体中,该载体将 sgRNAs 的组成型表达与 Cas9 结合在一个高效的单载体系统中,以实现更高的慢病毒滴度用于 hESC 感染和使用嘌呤霉素进行稳定选择。嘌呤霉素选择的细胞进一步扩增,并使用有限稀释法获得单细胞克隆。单细胞克隆被扩增,并获得了几个 L2HGDH 基因的纯合敲除克隆,这通过 Western blot 分析证实 L2HGDH 表达降低了 100%。此外,使用 MSBSP-PCR,在选定的纯合克隆中,CRISPR 突变位点被映射到 Cas9 的 PAM 识别序列上游。进行 Sanger 测序以分析确切的插入/缺失,并对克隆进行功能表征。与之前报道的非病毒基因传递方法相比,这种方法产生了更高比例的纯合缺失。虽然本报告重点介绍了 L2HGDH 基因,但这种稳健且具有成本效益的方法可用于在多能干细胞中创建其他基因的纯合敲除体,以进行基因功能研究。

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