CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of a GA-repeat in human GPM6B leads to disruption of neural cell differentiation from NT2 cells.


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Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

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Date de publication:
25 Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 24 11 2023
accepted: 22 01 2024
medline: 26 1 2024
pubmed: 26 1 2024
entrez: 25 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The human neuron-specific gene, GPM6B (Glycoprotein membrane 6B), is considered a key gene in neural cell functionality. This gene contains an exceptionally long and strictly monomorphic short tandem repeat (STR) of 9-repeats, (GA)9. STRs in regulatory regions, may impact on the expression of nearby genes. We used CRISPR-based tool to delete this GA-repeat in NT2 cells, and analyzed the consequence of this deletion on GPM6B expression. Subsequently, the edited cells were induced to differentiate into neural cells, using retinoic acid (RA) treatment. Deletion of the GA-repeat significantly decreased the expression of GPM6B at the RNA (p < 0.05) and protein (40%) levels. Compared to the control cells, the edited cells showed dramatic decrease of the astrocyte and neural cell markers, including GFAP (0.77-fold), TUBB3 (0.57-fold), and MAP2 (0.2-fold). Subsequent sorting of the edited cells showed an increased number of NES (p < 0.01), but a decreased number of GFAP (p < 0.001), TUBB3 (p < 0.05), and MAP2 (p < 0.01), compared to the control cells. In conclusion, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated deletion of a GA-repeat in human GPM6B, led to decreased expression of this gene, which in turn, disrupted differentiation of NT2 cells into neural cells.

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pubmed: 38273037
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52675-3
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-52675-3
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Auteurs

Hadi Bayat (H)

Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Postal Code: 1985713834, Iran.
Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Postal Box: 331-14115, Tehran, Iran.

Maryam Mirahmadi (M)

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Postal Box: 331-14115, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Exomine, PardisGene Company, Tehran, Postal Code: 1917635816, Iran.

Zohreh Azarshin (Z)

Department of Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Postal Box: 331-14115, Tehran, Iran.

Hamid Ohadi (H)

School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK.

Ahmad Delbari (A)

Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Postal Code: 1985713834, Iran.

Mina Ohadi (M)

Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Postal Code: 1985713834, Iran. ohadi.mina@yahoo.com.

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