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In vivo interrogation of gene function in the mammalian brain using CRISPR-Cas9

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Swiech, Lukasz, Heidenreich, Matthias, Banerjee, Abhishek, Habib, Naomi, Li, Yinqing, Trombetta, John, Sur, Mriganka, Zhang, Feng·2015·Nature Biotechnology

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Probing gene function in the mammalian brain can be greatly assisted with methods to manipulate the genome of neurons in vivo. The clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated endonuclease (Cas)9 from Streptococcus pyogenes (SpCas9) can be used to edit single or multiple genes in replicating eukaryotic cells, resulting in frame-shifting insertion/deletion (indel) mutations and subsequent protein depletion. Here, we delivered SpCas9 and guide RNAs using adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors to target single (Mecp2) as well as multiple genes (Dnmt1, Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b) in the adult mouse brain in vivo. We characterized the effects of genome modifications in postmitotic neurons using biochemical, genetic, electrophysiological and behavioral readouts. Our results demonstrate that AAV-mediated SpCas9 genome editing can enable reverse genetic studies of gene function in the brain.

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Authors
Swiech, L., Heidenreich, M., Banerjee, A., Habib, N., Li, Y., Trombetta, J., Sur, M., & Zhang, F.
Affiliations
  • Broad Institute (US)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Zhang, Feng
Venue
Nature Biotechnology
Published
2014-10-19
Volume
33
Issue
1
Pages
102-106
ISSN
  • 0733-222X (ISSN-L)
  • 1087-0156
  • 1546-1696
OpenAlex
W2056512830
Cited by
772
References
43
Citations by year
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FWCI
33.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Biotechnology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PMC
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (DP1MH100706, R01MH085802)
  • National Eye Institute (R01EY007023)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS073124, 5R01-NS073124)
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (5DP1-MH100706)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA regulation and disease
Keywords
CRISPR/Cas9, adeno-associated virus vectors, in vivo gene editing, MeCP2, DNMT1, DNMT3A, DNMT3B, DNA methylation, postmitotic neurons, adult mouse brain, gene function, guide RNA, electrophysiology, behavior
MeSH terms
Animals, Streptococcus pyogenes, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

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