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Teng F, Guo F, Feng J, Lu Y, Qi Y. Distribution analysis of TRH in Bactrocera dorsalis using a CRISPR/Cas9-mediated reporter knock-in strain. Insect Mol Biol 2024; 33:283-292. [PMID: 38411032 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
Abstract
Although the study of many genes and their protein products is limited by the availability of high-quality antibodies, this problem could be solved by fusing a tag/reporter to an endogenous gene using a gene-editing approach. The type II bacterial CRISPR/Cas system has been demonstrated to be an efficient gene-targeting technology for many insects, including the oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis. However, knocking in, an important editing method of the CRISPR/Cas9 system, has lagged in its application in insects. Here, we describe a highly efficient homology-directed genome editing system for B. dorsalis that incorporates coinjection of embryos with Cas9 protein, guide RNA and a short single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide donor. This one-step procedure generates flies carrying V5 tag (42 bp) in the BdorTRH gene. In insects, as in other invertebrates and in vertebrates, the neuronal tryptophan hydroxylase (TRH) gene encodes the rate-limiting enzyme for serotonin biosynthesis in the central nervous system. Using V5 monoclonal antibody, the distribution of TRH in B. dorsalis at different developmental stages was uncovered. Our results will facilitate the generation of insects carrying precise DNA inserts in endogenous genes and will lay foundation for the investigation of the neural mechanisms underlying the serotonin-mediated behaviour of B. dorsalis.
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- Feiyue Teng
- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Sobol RW. Mouse models to explore the biological and organismic role of DNA polymerase beta. Environ Mol Mutagen 2024; 65 Suppl 1:57-71. [PMID: 38619421 PMCID: PMC11027944 DOI: 10.1002/em.22593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Gene knock-out (KO) mouse models for DNA polymerase beta (Polβ) revealed that loss of Polβ leads to neonatal lethality, highlighting the critical organismic role for this DNA polymerase. While biochemical analysis and gene KO cell lines have confirmed its biochemical role in base excision repair and in TET-mediated demethylation, more long-lived mouse models continue to be developed to further define its organismic role. The Polb-KO mouse was the first of the Cre-mediated tissue-specific KO mouse models. This technology was exploited to investigate roles for Polβ in V(D)J recombination (variable-diversity-joining rearrangement), DNA demethylation, gene complementation, SPO11-induced DNA double-strand break repair, germ cell genome stability, as well as neuronal differentiation, susceptibility to genotoxin-induced DNA damage, and cancer onset. The revolution in knock-in (KI) mouse models was made possible by CRISPR/cas9-mediated gene editing directly in C57BL/6 zygotes. This technology has helped identify phenotypes associated with germline or somatic mutants of Polβ. Such KI mouse models have helped uncover the importance of key Polβ active site residues or specific Polβ enzyme activities, such as the PolbY265C mouse that develops lupus symptoms. More recently, we have used this KI technology to mutate the Polb gene with two codon changes, yielding the PolbL301R/V303R mouse. In this KI mouse model, the expressed Polβ protein cannot bind to its obligate heterodimer partner, Xrcc1. Although the expressed mutant Polβ protein is proteolytically unstable and defective in recruitment to sites of DNA damage, the homozygous PolbL301R/V303R mouse is viable and fertile, yet small in stature. We expect that this and additional targeted mouse models under development are poised to reveal new biological and organismic roles for Polβ.
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- Robert W. Sobol
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School & Legorreta Cancer Center, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912
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Lu X, Guo Y, Gu S, Tan D, Cheng B, Li Z, Huang W. An efficient and precise method for generating knockout cell lines based on CRISPR-Cas9 system. Eng Life Sci 2020; 20:585-593. [PMID: 33304232 PMCID: PMC7708952 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.202000032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Although the efficiency and versatility of CRISPR-Cas9 system has been greatly improved over conventional genome editing methods such as zinc finger or TALEN, it is still time-consuming and labor-intensive for screening knockout/knock-in cell clones due to differences of the targeted location or efficacies of guide RNAs (gRNAs). Here, we adapted a targeted knock-in strategy with CRISPR-Cas9 system and characterized the efficiency for generating single or double knockout cell lines. Specifically, a homology-arm based donor cassette consisting of genes encoding a fluorescence protein and antibiotic selection marker driven by a constitutive promoter was co-transfected with a gRNA expressing unit. Based on FACS sorting and antibiotic drug selection, positive cell clones were confirmed by genotyping and at the protein expression level. The results indicated that more than 70% of analyzed clones identified by cell sorting and selection were successfully targeted in both single and double knockout experiments. The procedure takes less than three weeks to obtain knockout cell lines. We believe that this methodology could be applicable and versatile in generating knockout cell clones with high efficiency in most cell lines.
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- Xibin Lu
- Core Research FacilitiesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenP. R. China
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- Forward Pharmaceuticals Limited CoShenzhenP. R. China
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- Department of BiologySouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenP. R. China
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- Department of BiologySouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenP. R. China
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- Department of BiologySouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenP. R. China
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- Core Research FacilitiesSouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenP. R. China
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- Department of BiologySouthern University of Science and TechnologyShenzhenP. R. China
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Lin YC, Pecetta S, Steichen JM, Kratochvil S, Melzi E, Arnold J, Dougan SK, Wu L, Kirsch KH, Nair U, Schief WR, Batista FD. One-step CRISPR/Cas9 method for the rapid generation of human antibody heavy chain knock-in mice. EMBO J 2018; 37:embj.201899243. [PMID: 30087111 PMCID: PMC6138433 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201899243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Here, we describe a one-step, in vivo CRISPR/Cas9 nuclease-mediated strategy to generate knock-in mice. We produced knock-in (KI) mice wherein a 1.9-kb DNA fragment bearing a pre-arranged human B-cell receptor heavy chain was recombined into the native murine immunoglobulin locus. Our methodology relies on Cas9 nuclease-induced double-stranded breaks directed by two sgRNAs to occur within the specific target locus of fertilized oocytes. These double-stranded breaks are subsequently repaired via homology-directed repair by a plasmid-borne template containing the pre-arranged human immunoglobulin heavy chain. To validate our knock-in mouse model, we examined the expression of the KI immunoglobulin heavy chains by following B-cell development and performing single B-cell receptor sequencing. We optimized this strategy to generate immunoglobulin KI mice in a short amount of time with a high frequency of homologous recombination (30-50%). In the future, we envision that such knock-in mice will provide much needed vaccination models to evaluate immunoresponses against immunogens specific for various infectious diseases.
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- Ying-Cing Lin
- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science and IAVI Neutralizing Antibody Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Genome Modification Facility, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.,Department of Immunology and Microbial Science and IAVI Neutralizing Antibody Center, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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