PUBLICATION

Efficient targeted integration directed by short homology in zebrafish and mammalian cells

Authors
Wierson, W.A., Welker, J.M., Almeida, M.P., Mann, C.M., Webster, D.A., Torrie, M.E., Weiss, T.J., Kambakam, S., Vollbrecht, M.K., Lan, M., McKeighan, K.C., Levey, J., Ming, Z., Wehmeier, A., Mikelson, C.S., Haltom, J.A., Kwan, K.M., Chien, C.B., Balciunas, D., Ekker, S.C., Clark, K.J., Webber, B.R., Moriarity, B.S., Solin, S.L., Carlson, D.F., Dobbs, D.L., McGrail, M., Essner, J.
ID
ZDB-PUB-200516-9
Date
2020
Source
eLIFE   9: (Journal)
Registered Authors
Balciunas, Darius, Chien, Chi-Bin, Clark, Karl, Ekker, Stephen C., Essner, Jeffrey, Kwan, Kristen, McGrail, Maura
Keywords
CRISPR/Cas9, developmental biology, end joining, genetics, genomics, human, knock-in, pig fibroblasts, targeted integration, zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • CRISPR-Associated Proteins/genetics*
  • CRISPR-Associated Proteins/metabolism
  • CRISPR-Cas Systems*
  • Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats*
  • Fibroblasts/metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Gene Knock-In Techniques*
  • Genes, Reporter*
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics*
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism
  • Humans
  • K562 Cells
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/metabolism
  • RNA, Guide, Kinetoplastida/genetics
  • RNA, Guide, Kinetoplastida/metabolism
  • Recombinational DNA Repair
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Sus scrofa
  • Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases/genetics*
  • Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases/metabolism
  • Zebrafish/genetics*
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PubMed
32412410 Full text @ Elife
Abstract
Efficient precision genome engineering requires high frequency and specificity of integration at the genomic target site. Here, we describe a set of resources to streamline reporter gene knock-ins in zebrafish and demonstrate the broader utility of the method in mammalian cells. Our approach uses short homology of 24-48 bp to drive targeted integration of DNA reporter cassettes by homology-mediated end joining (HMEJ) at high frequency at a double strand break in the targeted gene. Our vector series, pGTag (plasmids for Gene Tagging), contains reporters flanked by a universal CRISPR sgRNA sequence which enables in vivo liberation of the homology arms. We observed high rates of germline transmission (22-100%) for targeted knock-ins at eight zebrafish loci and efficient integration at safe harbor loci in porcine and human cells. Our system provides a straightforward and cost-effective approach for high efficiency gene targeting applications in CRISPR and TALEN compatible systems.
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Citation
Wierson, W.A., Welker, J.M., Almeida, M.P., Mann, C.M., Webster, D.A., Torrie, M.E., Weiss, T.J., Kambakam, S., Vollbrecht, M.K., Lan, M., McKeighan, K.C., Levey, J., Ming, Z., Wehmeier, A., Mikelson, C.S., Haltom, J.A., Kwan, K.M., Chien, C.B., Balciunas, D., Ekker, S.C., Clark, K.J., Webber, B.R., Moriarity, B.S., Solin, S.L., Carlson, D.F., Dobbs, D.L., McGrail, M., Essner, J. (2020) Efficient targeted integration directed by short homology in zebrafish and mammalian cells. eLIFE. 9:.