Résumé
Targeted genome editing enables the creation of bona fide cellular models for biological research and may be applied to human cell-based therapies. Therefore, broadly applicable and versatile methods for increasing its efficacy in cell populations are highly desirable. We designed a simple and robust coselection strategy for enrichment of cells with either nuclease-driven nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) or homology-directed repair (HDR) events by harnessing the multiplexing capabilities of CRISPR-Cas9 and Cpf1 systems. Selection for dominant alleles of the ubiquitous sodium/potassium pump (Na+/K+ ATPase) that rendered cells resistant to ouabain was used to enrich for custom genetic modifications at another unlinked locus of interest, thereby effectively increasing the recovery of engineered cells. The process is readily adaptable to transformed and primary cells, including hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. The use of universal CRISPR reagents and a commercially available small-molecule inhibitor streamlines the incorporation of marker-free genetic changes in human cells.
Langue d'origine | English |
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Pages (de-à) | 615-620 |
Nombre de pages | 6 |
Journal | Nature Methods |
Volume | 14 |
Numéro de publication | 6 |
DOI | |
Statut de publication | Published - mai 30 2017 |
Note bibliographique
Funding Information:This study was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN-2014-059680) to Y.D. and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR; MOP-84260) to G.D. Salary support was provided by the Fonds de la Recherche du Québec-Santé (FRQS) to D.A. and Y.D. and by a Bridge Grant from the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (BHCRI) to J.S. Partial salary support to L.B. was obtained through the Mitacs Accelerate program.
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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Biotechnology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article