Fanrong Meng1, Dan Zhao2, Qinghua Zhou1, Zhe Liu2. 1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenviroment, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China. 2. Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It has been proven that CRISPR/Cas9 (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-associated 9) system was the modern gene-editing technology through the constitutive expression of nucleases Cas9 in the mammalian, which binds to the specific site in the genome mediated by single-guide RNA (sgRNA) at desired genomic loci. The aim of this study is that the animal model of EZH2 gene knockout was constructed using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. METHODS: In this study, we designed two single-guide RNAs targeting the Exon3 and Exon4 of EZH2 gene. Then, their gene-targeting efficiency were detected by SURVEYOR assay. The lentivirus was perfused into the lungs of mice by using a bronchial tube and detected by immunohistochemistry and qRT-PCR. RESULTS: The experimental results of NIH-3T3 cells verify that the designed sgEZH2 can efficiently effect the cleavage of target DNA by Cas9 in vitro. The immunohistochemistry and qRT-PCR results showed that the EZH2 expression in experimental group was significantly decreased in the mouse lung tissue. CONCLUSIONS: The study successfully designed two sgRNA which can play a knock-out EZH2 function. An EZH2 knockout animal model was successfully constructed by CRISPR/Cas9 system, and it will be an effective animal model for studying the functions and mechanisms of EZH2.
BACKGROUND: It has been proven that CRISPR/Cas9 (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR-associated 9) system was the modern gene-editing technology through the constitutive expression of nucleases Cas9 in the mammalian, which binds to the specific site in the genome mediated by single-guide RNA (sgRNA) at desired genomic loci. The aim of this study is that the animal model of EZH2 gene knockout was constructed using CRISPR/Cas9 technology. METHODS: In this study, we designed two single-guide RNAs targeting the Exon3 and Exon4 of EZH2 gene. Then, their gene-targeting efficiency were detected by SURVEYOR assay. The lentivirus was perfused into the lungs of mice by using a bronchial tube and detected by immunohistochemistry and qRT-PCR. RESULTS: The experimental results of NIH-3T3 cells verify that the designed sgEZH2 can efficiently effect the cleavage of target DNA by Cas9 in vitro. The immunohistochemistry and qRT-PCR results showed that the EZH2 expression in experimental group was significantly decreased in the mouse lung tissue. CONCLUSIONS: The study successfully designed two sgRNA which can play a knock-out EZH2 function. An EZH2 knockout animal model was successfully constructed by CRISPR/Cas9 system, and it will be an effective animal model for studying the functions and mechanisms of EZH2.
The loci of CRISPR/Cas9 target sequences in EZH2 gene and the genomic sequences around the Exon3/4-sgRNA-targeting sites
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构建sgRNA的核苷酸序列
The nucleotide sequence for constructing sgRNA
sgRNA
The nucleotide sequence (5’----3’)
sgRNA-Ezh2-1-oligo1
CACCG CCCTAGTCCCGCGCAATGAGCTC
sgRNA-Ezh2-1-oligo2
AAAC GAGCTCATTGCGCGGGACTAGGG C
sgRNA-Ezh2-2-oligo1
CACCG CCTGAATGCAGTCGCCTCGGTGC
sgRNA-Ezh2-2-oligo2
AAAC GCACCGAGGCGACTGCATTCAGG C
sgRNA-lacZ- oligo1
CACCG CGATCGTAATCACCCGAGTG
sgRNA-lacZ- oligo2
AAAC CACTCGGGTGATTACGATCG C
CRISPR/Cas9靶序列在EZH2基因的位点及扩增靶序列位点引物示意图The loci of CRISPR/Cas9 target sequences in EZH2 gene and the genomic sequences around the Exon3/4-sgRNA-targeting sites构建sgRNA的核苷酸序列The nucleotide sequence for constructing sgRNA
Plasmid transfected 293T cells and Virus infection NIH-3T3 cells. A: Plasmid transfected 293T cells and the fluorescence intensity of 24 h and 48 h. B: Virus infection NIH-3T3 cells and the fluorescence intensity of 24 h and 48 h.
质粒转染293T细胞和病毒感染NIH-3T3细胞。A:293T细胞转染病毒包装质粒和目的质粒iluc后24 h和48 h的荧光强度。B:浓缩慢病毒v-iluc感染细胞NIH-3T3后24 h、48 h的荧光强度。Plasmid transfected 293T cells and Virus infectionNIH-3T3 cells. A: Plasmid transfected 293T cells and the fluorescence intensity of 24 h and 48 h. B: Virus infectionNIH-3T3 cells and the fluorescence intensity of 24 h and 48 h.
Genomic Cleavage Detection Assay Gel. The five-pointed star represents sgEZH2-1 and the total length is 510bp, and the length of the fragment is 190 bp and 320 bp. The four-pointed star represents sgEZH2-2 and The total length is 540 bp, and the length of the fragment is 160 bp and 380 bp. The cutting efficiency is 24% and 30% respectively.
敲除效率验证琼脂糖电泳图。五角星代表sgEZH2-1的切除效率验证,总长度是510 bp,酶切后片段长度是190 bp和320 bp;四角星代表sgEZH2-2的切除效率验证,总长度是540 bp,酶切后片段长度是160 bp和380 bp。其切割效率分别为24%和30%。Genomic Cleavage Detection Assay Gel. The five-pointed star represents sgEZH2-1 and the total length is 510bp, and the length of the fragment is 190 bp and 320 bp. The four-pointed star represents sgEZH2-2 and The total length is 540 bp, and the length of the fragment is 160 bp and 380 bp. The cutting efficiency is 24% and 30% respectively.
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