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Adenine base-editing-mediated exon skipping induces gene knockout in cultured pig cells | |
Zhu, Xiang xing1; Pan, Jia sheng1; Lin, Tao2; Yang, Ye cheng1; Huang, Qiu yan1; Yang, Shuai peng1; Qu, Zi xiao1; Lin, Zi sheng1; Wen, Jian cong1; Yan, Ai fen1; Feng, Juan1; Liu, Lian1; Zhang, Xiao li1; Lu, Jia hong3; Tang, Dong sheng1 | |
2022-01 | |
Source Publication | Biotechnology Letters |
ISSN | 0141-5492 |
Volume | 44Issue:1Pages:59-76 |
Abstract | Gene-knockout pigs have important applications in agriculture and medicine. Compared with CRISPR/Cas9, Adenine base editor (ABE) convert single A·T pairs to G·C pairs in the genome without generating DNA double-strand breaks, and this method has higher accuracy and biosafety in pig genetic modification. However, the application of ABE in pig gene knockout is limited by protospacer-adjacent motif sequences and the base-editing window. Alternative mRNA splicing is an important mechanism underlying the formation of proteins with diverse functions in eukaryotes. Spliceosome recognizes the conservative sequences of splice donors and acceptors in a precursor mRNA. Mutations in these conservative sequences induce exon skipping, leading to proteins with novel functions or to gene inactivation due to frameshift mutations. In this study, adenine base-editing-mediated exon skipping was used to expand the application of ABE in the generation of gene knockout pigs. We first constructed a modified “all-in-one” ABE vector suitable for porcine somatic cell transfection that contained an ABE for single-base editing and an sgRNA expression cassette. The “all-in-one” ABE vector induced efficient sgRNA-dependent A-to-G conversions in porcine cells during single base-editing of multiple endogenous gene loci. Subsequently, an ABE system was designed for single adenine editing of the conservative splice acceptor site (AG sequence at the 3′ end of the intron 5) and splice donor site (GT sequence at the 5′ end of the intron 6) in the porcine gene GHR; this method achieved highly efficient A-to-G conversion at the cellular level. Then, porcine single-cell colonies carrying a biallelic A-to-G conversion in the splice acceptor site in the intron 5 of GHR were generated. RT-PCR indicated exon 6 skipped at the mRNA level. Western blotting revealed GHR protein loss, and gene sequencing showed no sgRNA-dependent off-target effects. These results demonstrate accurate adenine base-editing-mediated exon skipping and gene knockout in porcine cells. This is the first proof-of-concept study of adenine base-editing-mediated exon skipping for gene regulation in pigs, and this work provides a new strategy for accurate and safe genetic modification of pigs for agricultural and medical applications. |
Keyword | Adenine Base Editor (Abe) Base-editing Exon Skipping Gene-knockout Growth Hormone Receptor (Ghr) Pig Cells |
DOI | 10.1007/s10529-021-03214-x |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology |
WOS Subject | Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology |
WOS ID | WOS:000740195800001 |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85122537361 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | THE STATE KEY LABORATORY OF QUALITY RESEARCH IN CHINESE MEDICINE (UNIVERSITY OF MACAU) Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences |
Corresponding Author | Lu, Jia hong; Tang, Dong sheng |
Affiliation | 1.Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Molecular Design and Precise Breeding, Gene Editing Technology Center of Guangdong Province, Foshan University, Foshan, 528225, China 2.School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan, 056038, China 3.State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau, 9999078, Macao |
Corresponding Author Affilication | Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhu, Xiang xing,Pan, Jia sheng,Lin, Tao,et al. Adenine base-editing-mediated exon skipping induces gene knockout in cultured pig cells[J]. Biotechnology Letters, 2022, 44(1), 59-76. |
APA | Zhu, Xiang xing., Pan, Jia sheng., Lin, Tao., Yang, Ye cheng., Huang, Qiu yan., Yang, Shuai peng., Qu, Zi xiao., Lin, Zi sheng., Wen, Jian cong., Yan, Ai fen., Feng, Juan., Liu, Lian., Zhang, Xiao li., Lu, Jia hong., & Tang, Dong sheng (2022). Adenine base-editing-mediated exon skipping induces gene knockout in cultured pig cells. Biotechnology Letters, 44(1), 59-76. |
MLA | Zhu, Xiang xing,et al."Adenine base-editing-mediated exon skipping induces gene knockout in cultured pig cells".Biotechnology Letters 44.1(2022):59-76. |
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