靶向小鼠Tsc1和Tsc2基因的CRISPR/Cas9系统的构建及其打靶效力验证

Construction of CRISPR/Cas9 system targeting mouse Tsc1 and Tsc2 gene and verification of targeting effectiveness

目的 设计并构建靶向Tsc1和Tsc2基因的CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑系统,并在细胞水平验证基因编辑效力。方法针对小鼠Tsc1和Tsc2基因分别设计3个sgRNA导向序列,构建sgRNA表达载体,与Cas9表达质粒共转染小鼠N2a细胞,经药物筛选获得阳性细胞后,PCR扩增打靶位点的DNA片段,利用TA克隆测序验证打靶效率。结果 Tsc1基因Tsc1-M-sgRNA2、Tsc1-M-sgRNA3及Tsc2基因Tsc2-M-sgRNA1、Tsc2-M-sgRNA2、Tsc2-M-sgRNA3这5个靶点均发生基因编辑,编辑效率分别为40%、80%、30%、30%和20%。结论 成功构建了有编辑效力的靶向小鼠Tsc1和Tsc2基因的CRISPR-Cas9基因编辑系统。

Objective To design and construct CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system targeting Tsc1 and Tsc2 genes,and verify the effectiveness of gene editing at cellular level.MethodsThree sgRNA guide sequences were designed for mouse Tsc1 and Tsc2 genes respectively.The sgRNA expression vector was constructed and co-transfected with the Cas9 expression plasmid into mouse N2a cells.After the positive cells were obtained through drug screening,the DNA fragments at the targeting site were amplified by PCR,and the targeting efficiency was verified by TA clone sequencing.ResultsThe five targets of Tsc1-M-sgRNA2 and Tsc1-M-sgRNA3 of Tsc1 gene and Tsc2-M-sgRNA1,Tsc2-M-sgRNA2 and Tsc2-M-sgRNA3 of Tsc2 gene were all edited,and the editing efficiency was 40%,80%,30%,30% and 20%,respectively.ConclusionA CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system with editing efficiency targeting mouse Tsc1 and Tsc2 genes was successfully constructed.