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A method for detecting low-efficiency genome editing based on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and its application

A gene editing and detection method technology, applied in biochemical equipment and methods, microbial determination/inspection, etc., can solve the problems of inability to detect, large workload, low sensitivity, etc., to ensure detection accuracy, reduce detection costs, The effect of simplifying experimental operations

Active Publication Date: 2019-09-06
SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY
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The advantage of this method is that it is cheap, simple and fast, but its disadvantages are also obvious, that is, if there is no suitable restriction endonuclease site at the Spacer, the method cannot be used
In addition, if the artificial nuclease plays a role, but the mutation site is not in the sequence recognized by the restriction endonuclease, the method cannot detect it, resulting in a lower mutation rate than the actual value.
(2) TA clone and sequence the fragment including the target site after PCR amplification, and calculate the editing efficiency and type according to the sequencing results. This method is not limited by the sequence, but when the efficiency of the artificial nuclease is very low, its activity must be accurately evaluated And screening positive monoclonal cells requires a lot of cloning and sequencing work, which is too much work and too expensive
(3) Based on the detection method of mismatched endonuclease (mainly using Cel I endonuclease and T7E1 enzyme) that can identify mismatched double strands, that is, design primers on both sides of the target site for PCR reaction, and recover and purify the product Denature at high temperature first, then slowly cool down and refold, and then digest with Cel Ⅰ or T7E1 enzyme. If the target site forms a bubble structure due to sequence insertion or deletion, it can be recognized and cleaved by Cel Ⅰ or T7E1. This method is relatively simple to operate , but Cel Ⅰ and T7E1 enzymes are relatively expensive, such as large-scale detection costs are high, in addition, this method is generally detected by agarose gel electrophoresis after digestion, the sensitivity is not high, if the efficiency of artificial nuclease is very low, This method cannot detect
[0006] During genome editing using artificial endonucleases, screening monoclonal cells with correctly edited target genes is a massive undertaking, especially when the efficiency of artificial endonucleases is low
For low-efficiency artificial endonucleases like ZFN, although Sigma claims that its editing efficiency can reach 1-20%, the data obtained by many laboratories in the actual application process is far below this standard, such as Liu Jie (2014) used ZFN to knock out the MSTN gene in porcine oocyte parthenogenetic embryos, and the targeting efficiency was 0.54%; , EGFP) gene knockout, the knockout efficiency was the lowest at 0.97%, and the highest group was only 1.76%; Watanabe et al. (2013) used ZFN to knock out the pig fetal fibroblast IL2RG gene in the study, and the targeting efficiency was only 0.5%
Even high-efficiency artificial endonucleases such as TALEN or CRISPR / Cas9 have low efficiency due to the specificity of the target gene sequence. For example, Wu Jinqing et al. (2015) used CRISPR / Cas9 to knock out the pig IGF2 gene In addition, due to the complex structure of the gene, high GC content and high degree of methylation, the editing efficiency cannot be improved, and the highest is only 9.2%.
With such a low editing efficiency, the first and third methods above cannot be detected due to low sensitivity. If the second method above requires a large number of cloning and sequencing, it is possible to screen the correct monoclonal cells. If the amount is too large, the cost of the experiment will be very high

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Embodiment 1

[0061] Example 1. Sensitivity of Genome Editing Efficiency Detection by PAGE Method and Cel I Endonuclease Method

[0062] This example aims to simulate the result of artificial endonuclease knockout gene through the naturally occurring homozygous wild type fragment and small fragment homozygous deletion type fragment, and through the homozygous wild type fragment and small fragment homozygous deletion type Quantitative detection of the PCR product of the fragment and quantitative gradient dilution of the PCR product of the homozygous deletion type fragment of the small fragment, established a model of different knockout efficiencies of the artificial endonuclease ( figure 1 ), to quantitatively compare the sensitivity of the PAGE method and the current general-purpose Cel I endonuclease method to detect genome editing efficiency. Specific steps are as follows:

[0063] 1. Simulate gene editing to obtain gene-edited DNA

[0064] In this example, homozygous wild-type fragment...

Embodiment 2

[0102] Example 2, Application of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in detecting the editing efficiency of ZFN

[0103] Since ZFN has been developed for a long time, the technology is relatively mature, and the editing efficiency is low, it is more convincing to use ZFN to verify the method in the above-mentioned Example 1. The following uses it as a tool for gene editing in this example to verify the present invention Methods. In addition, animals with mutations in the MSTN gene will show "double-muscle" traits. In this example, ZFN is used to edit the MSTN gene of sheep fibroblasts to obtain sheep fibroblasts with MSTN gene knockout. Transplantation and embryo transplantation are also of great significance for cultivating good materials for sheep breeds with "double muscle" traits. Specific steps are as follows:

[0104] 1. Obtaining DNA after gene editing

[0105] 1. Preparation of ZFNs

[0106] According to the sequence of sheep (Ovis aries) myostatin (MSTN) gene (GenB...

Embodiment 3

[0135] Example 3. Application of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in screening target gene editing clones

[0136] 1. Preparation of monoclonal cells

[0137] Monoclonal cells were prepared by the limiting dilution method, and the specific steps were as follows: the fibroblasts obtained in Step 1 of Example 2 and 3 were further cultured for 72 hours, and the cells were digested with trypsin and counted, and each 10 cm culture dish Add 500 cells and 10mL DMEM culture solution containing 20% ​​fetal bovine serum and 1% double antibody, gently shake the culture dish to distribute the cells evenly, and then place it at 37°C, 5% CO 2 Cultivate in the incubator for 7-10 days; after the monoclonal growth of the cells, digest the cells with a cloning ring and preheated trypsin, transfer them to a 96-well plate for expansion and culture, and then transfer them to a 48-well plate for continued culture; wait until the cells are covered At 80% of the bottom of the 48-well plate, the ce...

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Abstract

The invention discloses a method for detecting low-efficiency genome editing based on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and an application of the method. The method comprises the following steps: 1) editing wild type DNA with artificial endonuclease to obtain to-be-detected genome-edited DNA consisting of mutant DNA and non-mutant wild type DNA; 2) performing PCR amplification of the to-be-detected genome-edited DNA, and performing denaturation and renaturation of the PCR amplification product to obtain a hybrid product; and 3) performing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the hybrid product, and determining the mutant DNA and non-mutant wild type DNA in the to-be-detected genome-edited DNA to realize detection on the gene-edited DNA. According to the method, the experiment operation is simplified and the detection cost is lowered while the accuracy and sensitivity of editing efficiency detection on the artificial endonuclease are guaranteed, and the method is used for bringing a positive promotion effect on the application of the artificial endonuclease in terms of gene site-directed modification, gene function study, establishment of a disease animal model and the like.

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technical field [0001] The invention specifically relates to a method for detecting low-efficiency genome editing based on polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and its application, and belongs to the field of biotechnology. Background technique [0002] Genome fixed-site editing technology has great application prospects in both basic biological research and biological related industries such as gene therapy and bioreactors. In recent years, with the completion of genome sequencing of a large number of species and the emergence of artificial endonuclease (Engineered endonuclease, EEN), genome editing technology has developed rapidly, and has gradually become a must for researchers to selectively edit genomes and study gene functions. tool. [0003] Zinc finger endonuclease (ZFN) is the first generation of artificial endonuclease, and ZFN is an endonuclease formed by fusing zinc finger protein and endonuclease FokI. So far, ZFN has been relatively mature and successfully appl...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): C12Q1/68
Inventor 高蕊张伟王世银甘尚权周平王立民陈永林皮文辉黄瑾李冬妹宋广超
Owner SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY