Simultaneous high-efficiency base editing and reprogramming of patient fibroblasts

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Sammanfattning

Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) allow in vitro study of genetic diseases and hold potential for personalized stem cell therapy. Gene editing, precisely modifying specifically targeted loci, represents a valuable tool for different hiPSC applications. This is especially useful in monogenic diseases to dissect the function of unknown mutations or to create genetically corrected, patient-derived hiPSCs. Here we describe a highly efficient method for simultaneous base editing and reprogramming of fibroblasts employing a CRISPR-Cas9 adenine base editor. As a proof of concept, we apply this approach to generate gene-edited hiPSCs from skin biopsies of four patients carrying a Finnish-founder pathogenic point mutation in either NOTCH3 or LDLR genes. We also show LDLR activity restoration after the gene correction. Overall, this method yields tens of gene-edited hiPSC monoclonal lines with unprecedented efficiency and robustness while considerably reducing the cell culture time and thus the risk for in vitro alterations.
Originalspråkengelska
TidskriftStem cell reports
Volym16
Nummer12
Sidor (från-till)3064-3075
Antal sidor12
ISSN2213-6711
DOI
StatusPublicerad - 24 nov. 2021
MoE-publikationstypA1 Tidskriftsartikel-refererad

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  • 1184 Genetik, utvecklingsbiologi, fysiologi
  • 1182 Biokemi, cell- och molekylärbiologi
  • 318 Medicinsk bioteknologi

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