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

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Abhishek Banerjee

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Abstract

© 2015 Nature America, Inc. All rights reserved.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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Author(s): Swiech L, Heidenreich M, Banerjee A, Habib N, Li Y, Trombetta J, Sur M, Zhang F

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Nature Biotechnology

Year: 2015

Volume: 33

Issue: 1

Pages: 102-106

Online publication date: 19/10/2014

Acceptance date: 02/10/2014

ISSN (print): 1087-0156

ISSN (electronic): 1546-1696

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group

URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3055

DOI: 10.1038/nbt.3055

PubMed id: 25326897


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