generation-of-genomic-deletions-in-mammalian-cell-lines-via-crisprcas9

Generation of Genomic Deletions in Mammalian Cell Lines via CRISPR/Cas9

The prokaryotic clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) 9 system may be re-purposed for site-specific ...

Harvard Medical School

Although internal thoracic arteries (ITAs) and radial arteries (RAs) have been shown to have similar patency, RAs tend to be more vasospastic postoperatively compared with ITAs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of histamine subclass 1 (H1) receptors and histamine subclass 2 (H2) receptors on vasoreactivity in human ITAs and RAs.

Histamine H1 and H2 receptor-mediated vasoreactivity of human internal thoracic and radial arteries.

Medicine and memorization.

The last summer of your life.

Second preclinical year [perspectives on graduate life].

Transitioning to a physician scientist.

Graduate school: the problem of choice.

Risk versus reward.

Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have ascertained numerous trait-associated common genetic variants, frequently localized to regulatory DNA. We found that common genetic variation at BCL11A associated with fetal hemoglobin (HbF) level lies in noncoding sequences decorated by an erythroid enhancer chromatin signature. Fine-mapping uncovers a motif-disrupting common variant associated with reduced transcription factor (TF) binding, modestly diminished BCL11A expression, and elevated HbF. The surrounding sequences function in vivo as a developmental stage-specific, lineage-restricted enhancer. Genome engineering reveals the enhancer is required in erythroid but not B-lymphoid cells for BCL11A expression. These findings illustrate how GWASs may expose functional variants of modest impact within causal elements essential for appropriate gene expression. We propose the GWAS-marked BCL11A enhancer represents an attractive target for therapeutic genome engineering for the β-hemoglobinopathies.

An erythroid enhancer of BCL11A subject to genetic variation determines fetal hemoglobin level.

Pupillometry is used clinically to evaluate retinal and optic nerve function by measuring pupillary response to light stimuli. We have developed a mathematical algorithm to automate and expedite the analysis of non-filtered, non-calculated pupillometric data obtained from mouse pupillary light reflex recordings, obtained from dynamic pupillary diameter recordings following exposure of varying light intensities. The non-filtered, non-calculated pupillometric data is filtered through a low pass finite impulse response (FIR) filter. Thresholding is used to remove data caused by eye blinking, loss of pupil tracking, and/or head movement. Twelve physiologically relevant parameters were extracted from the collected data: (1) baseline diameter, (2) minimum diameter, (3) response amplitude, (4) re-dilation amplitude, (5) percent of baseline diameter, (6) response time, (7) re-dilation time, (8) average constriction velocity, (9) average re-dilation velocity, (10) maximum constriction velocity, (11) maximum re-dilation velocity, and (12) onset latency. No significant differences were noted between parameters derived from algorithm calculated values and manually derived results (p ≥ 0.05). This mathematical algorithm will expedite endpoint data derivation and eliminate human error in the manual calculation of pupillometric parameters from non-filtered, non-calculated pupillometric values. Subsequently, these values can be used as reference metrics for characterizing the natural history of retinal disease. Furthermore, it will be instrumental in the assessment of functional visual recovery in humans and pre-clinical models of retinal degeneration and optic nerve disease following pharmacological or gene-based therapies.

Novel mathematical algorithm for pupillometric data analysis.

The figure one problem.

The clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) 9 nuclease system has provided a powerful tool for genome engineering. Double strand breaks may trigger nonhomologous end joining repair, leading to frameshift mutations, or homology-directed repair using an extrachromosomal template. Alternatively, genomic deletions may be produced by a pair of double strand breaks. The efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genomic deletions has not been systematically explored. Here, we present a methodology for the production of deletions in mammalian cells, ranging from 1.3 kb to greater than 1 Mb. We observed a high frequency of intended genomic deletions. Nondeleted alleles are nonetheless often edited with inversions or small insertion/deletions produced at CRISPR recognition sites. Deleted alleles also typically include small insertion/deletions at predicted deletion junctions. We retrieved cells with biallelic deletion at a frequency exceeding that of probabilistic expectation. We demonstrate an inverse relationship between deletion frequency and deletion size. This work suggests that CRISPR/Cas9 is a robust system to produce a spectrum of genomic deletions to allow investigation of genes and genetic elements.

Characterization of genomic deletion efficiency mediated by clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 nuclease system in mammalian cells.

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Histamine H1 and H2 receptor-mediated vasoreactivity of human internal thoracic and radial arteries. Surgery\| PubMed ID: 15300215	2004
Medicine and memorization. IEEE pulse\| PubMed ID: 21805728	2011
The last summer of your life. IEEE pulse\| PubMed ID: 22250334	2011
Second preclinical year [perspectives on graduate life]. IEEE pulse\| PubMed ID: 22577703	2012
Transitioning to a physician scientist. IEEE pulse\| PubMed ID: 22860265	2012
Graduate school: the problem of choice. IEEE pulse\| PubMed ID: 23008839	2012
Risk versus reward. IEEE pulse\| PubMed ID: 23814921	2013
An erythroid enhancer of BCL11A subject to genetic variation determines fetal hemoglobin level. Science (New York, N.Y.)\| PubMed ID: 24115442	2013
Novel mathematical algorithm for pupillometric data analysis. Computer methods and programs in biomedicine\| PubMed ID: 24129048	2014
The figure one problem. IEEE pulse\| PubMed ID: 24757755	2014
Characterization of genomic deletion efficiency mediated by clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 nuclease system in mammalian cells. The Journal of biological chemistry\| PubMed ID: 24907273	2014
The Match Day that could have been. IEEE pulse\| PubMed ID: 25158336	2014
Triple threat. IEEE pulse\| PubMed ID: 25423676	2014
Triple threat. IEEE Pulse\| PubMed ID: 25507399	2014

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