Simplified footprint-free Cas9/CRISPR editing of cardiac-associated genes in human pluripotent stem cells

Modelling disease with hPSCs is hindered because the impact on cell phenotype from genetic variability between individuals can be greater than from the pathogenic mutation. While ‘footprint-free’ Cas9/CRISPR editing solves this issue, existing approaches are inefficient or lengthy. Here, a simplifie...

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Main Authors: Kondrashov, Alexander, Hoang, Minh Duc, Smith, James G.W., Bhagwan, Jamie R., Duncan, Gary, Mosqueira, Diogo, Barbadillo Munoz, Maria, Vo, Nguyen T.N., Denning, Chris
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author Kondrashov, Alexander
Hoang, Minh Duc
Smith, James G.W.
Bhagwan, Jamie R.
Duncan, Gary
Mosqueira, Diogo
Barbadillo Munoz, Maria
Vo, Nguyen T.N.
Denning, Chris
author_facet Kondrashov, Alexander
Hoang, Minh Duc
Smith, James G.W.
Bhagwan, Jamie R.
Duncan, Gary
Mosqueira, Diogo
Barbadillo Munoz, Maria
Vo, Nguyen T.N.
Denning, Chris
author_sort Kondrashov, Alexander
building Nottingham Research Data Repository
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description Modelling disease with hPSCs is hindered because the impact on cell phenotype from genetic variability between individuals can be greater than from the pathogenic mutation. While ‘footprint-free’ Cas9/CRISPR editing solves this issue, existing approaches are inefficient or lengthy. Here, a simplified PiggyBac strategy shortened hPSC editing by 2 weeks and required one round of clonal expansion and genotyping rather than two, with similar efficiencies to the longer conventional process. Success was shown across 4 cardiac-associated loci (ADRB2, GRK5, RYR2, ACTC1) by genomic cleavage and editing efficiencies of 8-93% and 8-67%, respectively, including mono- and/or bi-allelic events. Pluripotency was retained, as was differentiation into high purity cardiomyocytes (CMs; 88-99%). Using the GRK5 isogenic lines as an exemplar, chronic stimulation with the beta-adrenoceptor agonist, isoprenaline, reduced beat rate in hPSC-CMs expressing GRK5-Q41 but not GRK5-L41; this was reversed by the beta-blocker, propranolol. This shortened, footprint-free approach will be useful for mechanistic studies.
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spelling nottingham-495432019-03-15T04:30:18Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49543/ Simplified footprint-free Cas9/CRISPR editing of cardiac-associated genes in human pluripotent stem cells Kondrashov, Alexander Hoang, Minh Duc Smith, James G.W. Bhagwan, Jamie R. Duncan, Gary Mosqueira, Diogo Barbadillo Munoz, Maria Vo, Nguyen T.N. Denning, Chris Modelling disease with hPSCs is hindered because the impact on cell phenotype from genetic variability between individuals can be greater than from the pathogenic mutation. While ‘footprint-free’ Cas9/CRISPR editing solves this issue, existing approaches are inefficient or lengthy. Here, a simplified PiggyBac strategy shortened hPSC editing by 2 weeks and required one round of clonal expansion and genotyping rather than two, with similar efficiencies to the longer conventional process. Success was shown across 4 cardiac-associated loci (ADRB2, GRK5, RYR2, ACTC1) by genomic cleavage and editing efficiencies of 8-93% and 8-67%, respectively, including mono- and/or bi-allelic events. Pluripotency was retained, as was differentiation into high purity cardiomyocytes (CMs; 88-99%). Using the GRK5 isogenic lines as an exemplar, chronic stimulation with the beta-adrenoceptor agonist, isoprenaline, reduced beat rate in hPSC-CMs expressing GRK5-Q41 but not GRK5-L41; this was reversed by the beta-blocker, propranolol. This shortened, footprint-free approach will be useful for mechanistic studies. Mary Ann Liebert 2018-03-15 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49543/1/REVISED%2C%20COLLATED%20%26%20SUBMITTED_Stem%20Cells%20%26%20Development%20%285-Feb-2018%29.pdf Kondrashov, Alexander, Hoang, Minh Duc, Smith, James G.W., Bhagwan, Jamie R., Duncan, Gary, Mosqueira, Diogo, Barbadillo Munoz, Maria, Vo, Nguyen T.N. and Denning, Chris (2018) Simplified footprint-free Cas9/CRISPR editing of cardiac-associated genes in human pluripotent stem cells. Stem Cells and Development, 27 (6). ISSN 1557-8534 Cas9/CRISPR; PiggyBac; gene editing; human pluripotent stem cells; genetic disease modelling; cardiomyocytes http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/scd.2017.0268 doi:10.1089/scd.2017.0268 doi:10.1089/scd.2017.0268
spellingShingle Cas9/CRISPR; PiggyBac; gene editing; human pluripotent stem cells; genetic disease modelling; cardiomyocytes
Kondrashov, Alexander
Hoang, Minh Duc
Smith, James G.W.
Bhagwan, Jamie R.
Duncan, Gary
Mosqueira, Diogo
Barbadillo Munoz, Maria
Vo, Nguyen T.N.
Denning, Chris
Simplified footprint-free Cas9/CRISPR editing of cardiac-associated genes in human pluripotent stem cells
title Simplified footprint-free Cas9/CRISPR editing of cardiac-associated genes in human pluripotent stem cells
title_full Simplified footprint-free Cas9/CRISPR editing of cardiac-associated genes in human pluripotent stem cells
title_fullStr Simplified footprint-free Cas9/CRISPR editing of cardiac-associated genes in human pluripotent stem cells
title_full_unstemmed Simplified footprint-free Cas9/CRISPR editing of cardiac-associated genes in human pluripotent stem cells
title_short Simplified footprint-free Cas9/CRISPR editing of cardiac-associated genes in human pluripotent stem cells
title_sort simplified footprint-free cas9/crispr editing of cardiac-associated genes in human pluripotent stem cells
topic Cas9/CRISPR; PiggyBac; gene editing; human pluripotent stem cells; genetic disease modelling; cardiomyocytes
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