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- the present invention relates to a method for producing genome-edited cells using homologous recombination, and mainly to a method for producing cells in which heterozygous mutations have been replaced with normal sequences by homologous recombination between homologous chromosomes.
- TALENs the genome editing technology of the previous generation, is a fusion protein between a DNA-targeting TALE protein and a DNA-cleaving nuclease (mainly FokI), but similar to the CRISPR-Cas system, the target on the genome Generates a double-strand break in the DNA at the site.
- this DNA double-strand break enables gene knock-in by homologous recombination between the genome and the donor DNA.
- unintended mutations are more likely to occur at the target site than knock-in using a repair template.
- the present inventors have further developed this method into a combination of single nicks in the SNGD method, in which the target genome is nicked at one site and the donor plasmid containing the repair template is nicked at one site.
- This method into a combination of single nicks in the SNGD method, in which the target genome is nicked at one site and the donor plasmid containing the repair template is nicked at one site.
- Patent Document 1 a target gene and donor plasma
- the purpose of the present invention is to further improve the efficiency and specificity of genome editing in genome editing methods that utilize recombination between homologous chromosomes.
- allele A a genetic mutation present in one of the homologous chromosomes
- allele B when allele B is used as a donor and allele A is used as a recipient, the mutation of allele A is repaired to a normal sequence.
- allele A when allele A is used as a donor and allele B is used as a recipient, mutation can be introduced into the normal sequence of allele B.
- nicks are generated at multiple locations in the DNA region near the nucleotide to be edited on the recipient chromosome, and on the donor chromosome, the recipient chromosome is nicked. It is characterized by specifically inducing recombination between homologous chromosomes at the target site by generating a nick in at least one of the sites corresponding to the sites where .
- the present inventors have made intensive studies to further improve the efficiency and specificity of genome editing in the method described in Patent Document 2.
- Lig4 gene, PARP1 gene, XRCC1 gene, MSH2 It was found that the efficiency of genome editing can be remarkably improved by suppressing the function of the gene or the SMARCAL1 gene.
- the present inventors nicked at one location in the DNA region near the mutation site of allele A, and nicked at one location in allele B that is different from the location at which allele A is nicked.
- it is possible to significantly suppress the occurrence of unintended long-chain DNA deletions and improve the specificity of genome editing. have completed the present invention.
- a method for producing genome-edited cells comprising: A combination of site-specific nickases that cause single-strand breaks in the DNA region near the specific site is introduced into cells having different bases between homologous chromosomes at a specific site of the homologous chromosome, and one of the homologous chromosomes is used as a recipient.
- the cell is a cell in which the function of a gene selected from the group consisting of Lig4 gene, PARP1 gene, XRCC1 gene, MSH2 gene, and SMARCAL1 gene is suppressed,
- the site-specific nickase combination causes single-strand breaks at multiple locations in the DNA region near the specific site in the recipient chromosome, and single-strand breaks in the recipient chromosome in the donor chromosome A method of making a single strand break at one point corresponding to the point to be cut.
- a kit for use in the method according to any one of (1) to (3) In cells having different bases between homologous chromosomes at a specific site of homologous chromosomes, a combination of site-specific nickases that cause single-strand breaks in the DNA region near the specific site,
- the cell is a cell in which the function of a gene selected from the group consisting of Lig4 gene, PARP1 gene, XRCC1 gene, MSH2 gene, and SMARCAL1 gene is suppressed,
- the site-specific nickase combination causes single-strand breaks at multiple locations in the DNA region near the specific site in the recipient chromosome, and single-strand breaks in the recipient chromosome in the donor chromosome Kit for single-strand break at one point corresponding to the point to be cut.
- a method for producing genome-edited cells comprising: A combination of site-specific nickases that cause single-strand breaks in the DNA region near the specific site is introduced into cells having different bases between homologous chromosomes at a specific site of the homologous chromosome, and one of the homologous chromosomes is used as a recipient. and inducing homologous recombination with the other as a donor to replace the recipient base at the specific site with the donor base, The combination of site-specific nickases causes a single-strand break in the DNA region near the specific site in the recipient chromosome, and a single-strand break in the recipient chromosome in the donor chromosome.
- a kit for use in the method according to any one of (5) to (7) In cells having different bases between homologous chromosomes at a specific site of homologous chromosomes, a combination of site-specific nickases that cause single-strand breaks in the DNA region near the specific site, The combination of site-specific nickases causes a single-strand break in the DNA region near the specific site in the recipient chromosome, and a single-strand break in the recipient chromosome in the donor chromosome.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the principle of the genome editing method of the present invention using homologous recombination between homologous chromosomes (in the drawing, an example of a pattern in which single-strand breaks are made at two sites in allele A and one site in allele B is shown. Indicated).
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a pattern (nick pattern 1) in which single-strand breaks are made at two sites in allele A and one site in allele B.
- Allele B nicks + strands (a, c, e, g), ⁇ strands (b, d, f, h).
- FIG. 2B is a continuation of FIG. 2A; The position of one nick in allele A differs from FIG. 2A.
- Two nicks of allele A both +strands (i,m), one +strand and one ⁇ strand (j,k,n,o), both ⁇ strands (l,p).
- Allele B nick + strand (i, k, m, o), ⁇ strand (j, l, n, p).
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a pattern (nick pattern 2) in which allele A and allele B are single-strand-cut one by one.
- Allele A nicks + strands (a, b, e, f), ⁇ strands (c, d, g, h).
- Allele B nicks + strands (a, c, e, g), ⁇ strands (b, d, f, h).
- FIG. 3B is a continuation of FIG. 3A; The position of the nick in allele A is different from that in FIG. 3A.
- Allele A nick +strands (i,j,m,n), ⁇ strands (k,l,o,p).
- Allele B nick + strand (i, k, m, o), ⁇ strand (j, l, n, p).
- TSCER2 cells allele A with a loss-of-function frameshift due to a 1-bp insertion into exon 4 of the thymidine kinase 1 gene (c.231_232insC) and a 31-bp insertion on intron 4, a loss-of-function dot on exon 5. It contains allele B with a mutation (c.326G>A) and a 1 bp insertion on exon 7 (c.640 — 641insG) that does not affect function.
- TK6261 cells allele A with a loss-of-function frameshift due to a 1-bp insertion into exon 4 of the thymidine kinase 1 gene (c.231_232insC) and a loss-of-function due to an 8-bp deletion on exon 5 (c.309_316del8).
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a genome editing method performed on the cells shown in FIG. 6.
- FIG. 4 shows genome editing efficiency in knockout cells. When the genome editing efficiency in the parent strain TSCER2 was set to 1, the relative genome editing efficiency in each knockout cell was calculated. Genome editing efficiency was assessed by restoration of thymidine kinase. ***: p ⁇ 0.0001, **: p ⁇ 0.01, *: p ⁇ 0.05, ns: no significant difference.
- FIG. 4 shows genome editing efficiency in knockout cells. When the genome editing efficiency in the parent strain TSCER2 was set to 1, the relative genome editing efficiency in each knockout cell was calculated. Genome editing efficiency was assessed by restoration of thymidine kinase. ***: p ⁇ 0.0001, **: p ⁇ 0.01, *: p ⁇ 0.05, ns: no significant difference.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between the pattern of nicks introduced into each allele and the efficiency of gene correction by homologous interchromosomal recombination.
- [a] and [c] in allele A indicate mutant sequences.
- [b] and [d] in allele B indicate the wild-type sequence.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between the pattern of nicks introduced into each allele and the efficiency of gene correction by homologous interchromosomal recombination. Experiments were performed at target sites different from those in FIG. (a) to (c): Nick patterns in the thymidine kinase 1 gene of the donor chromosome for homologous recombination. (d): Shows each allele in the gene-corrected cells. (e) Graph showing the percentage of cells in which the gene was corrected and TK activity was restored. [a] in allele A indicates the mutant sequence and [c] indicates the SNV sequence. [b] and [d] in allele B indicate the wild-type sequence. FIG.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between the pattern of nicks introduced into each allele and the frequency of long-chain DNA deletions in homologous chromosomes.
- Genome-edited cells were used in the experiment of FIG. (a) to (c): Nick patterns in the thymidine kinase 1 gene of the donor chromosome for homologous recombination.
- FIG. [a] in allele A indicates the mutant sequence and [c] indicates the SNV sequence.
- [b] and [d] in allele B indicate the wild-type sequence.
- the method for producing genome-edited cells in the present invention utilizes homologous recombination between homologous chromosomes induced by site-specific nickase-induced single-strand breakage to replace bases that differ between homologous chromosomes with any
- the principle is to unify to bases.
- a combination of site-specific nickase that causes single-strand breaks in the DNA region near the specific site is introduced into cells having different bases between homologous chromosomes at a specific site of the homologous chromosome, and the homologous chromosome One of them is a recipient and the other is a donor, and homologous recombination is induced to replace the recipient's base with the donor's base at the specific site.
- the "specific site on the homologous chromosome” is the target site for genome editing on the homologous chromosome.
- the “nucleotide that differs between homologous chromosomes” at the site may be one nucleotide or multiple nucleotides (nucleotide sequence). Moreover, it may be a mutation or a polymorphism. Mutations include, for example, substitutions, deletions, insertions, or combinations thereof, and polymorphisms include, for example, single nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite polymorphisms.
- the base may exist in the gene coding region or in the gene noncoding region.
- chromosomes with mutations or polymorphisms at specific sites can be used as recipients or donors in homologous recombination. That is, by genome editing in the present invention, bases at specific sites of two chromosomes that constitute homologous chromosomes can both be normal sequences, and both can be specific mutation sequences or polymorphic sequences. can.
- heterozygous HLA can be homozygous HLA.
- Target diseases include, for example, diseases that develop due to autosomal heterozygous mutations that take autosomal dominant inheritance (e.g., OAS1 abnormality in congenital immunodeficiency, severe congenital neutropenia due to ELANE mutation, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, etc.), triplet repeat diseases with autosomal dominant inheritance (e.g., Huntington's disease, spinocerebellar ataxia, tonic muscular dystrophy, etc.), genetic diseases with autosomal recessive inheritance (e.g., ADA deficiency) etc.), and diseases with X-linked inheritance in women (eg, factor VIII/factor IX deficiency hemophilia, etc.).
- diseases that develop due to autosomal heterozygous mutations that take autosomal dominant inheritance e.g., OAS1 abnormality in congenital immunodeficiency, severe congenital neutropenia due to ELANE mutation, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, etc.
- pyogenes for example, mutation of the 10th amino acid (aspartic acid) from the N-terminus to alanine (D10A: Mutation in RuvC domain) , mutation of the 840th amino acid (histidine) from the N-terminus to alanine (H840A: mutation within the HNH domain), mutation of the 863rd amino acid (asparagine) from the N-terminus to alanine (N863A: mutation within the HNH domain) , mutation of the 762nd amino acid (glutamic acid) from the N-terminus to alanine (E762A: mutation within the RuvCII domain), mutation of the 986th amino acid (aspartic acid) from the N-terminus to alanine (D986A: mutation within the RuvCIII domain ).
- Cas9 proteins from various sources are known (eg, WO2014/131833), and their nickase forms can be used.
- amino acid sequence and nucleotide sequence of the Cas9 protein are published databases, for example, are registered in GenBank (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) (e.g., accession number: Q99ZW2.1, etc. ), which can be used in the present invention.
- Cas proteins other than Cas9 such as Cpf1 (Cas12a), Cas12b, CasX (Cas12e), Cas14, etc. can also be used.
- Mutations in the nickase-type Cpf1 protein include, for example, mutation of the 1226th amino acid (arginine) from the N-terminus to alanine (R1226A: mutation within the Nuc domain) in AsCpf1 (Cas12).
- the amino acid sequence of Cpf1 is registered in a public database such as GenBank (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) (eg, accession numbers: WP_021736722, WP_035635841, etc.).
- GenBank http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- accession numbers: WP_021736722, WP_035635841, etc. As a protein that constitutes the CRISPR-Cas system, one to which a nuclear localization signal has been added may be used.
- the nickase-type Cas protein binds to the guide RNA to form a complex, is targeted by the target DNA sequence, and single-strand breaks the DNA.
- the guide RNA includes crRNA and tracrRNA, but in the CRISPR-Cpf1 system, for example, tracrRNA is not required.
- the guide RNA in the CRISPR-Cas9 system may be a single-molecule guide RNA containing crRNA and tracrRNA, or a bimolecular guide RNA consisting of a crRNA fragment and a tracrRNA fragment.
- a crRNA contains a base sequence complementary to the target DNA sequence.
- the target DNA sequence is usually a base sequence consisting of 12 to 50 bases, preferably 17 to 30 bases, more preferably 17 to 25 bases, and is selected from the region adjacent to the PAM (proto-spacer adjacent motif) sequence. preferably.
- PAM proto-spacer adjacent motif
- site-specific cleavage of DNA occurs at locations dictated by both the base-pairing complementarity between the crRNA and the target DNA sequence and the PAMs present adjacent thereto.
- crRNA further contains a nucleotide sequence on the 3' side that can interact (hybridize) with a tracrRNA fragment.
- tracrRNA contains a nucleotide sequence on the 5' side that can interact (hybridize) with a portion of the nucleotide sequence of crRNA.
- CrRNA/tracrRNA single molecule or two molecules
- PAM differs depending on the type and origin of the Cas protein. Typical PAM sequences are, for example, S . In the Cas9 protein (type II) from S. pyogenes, it is “5'-NGG"; In the Cas9 protein (I-A1 type) derived from solfataricus, it is “5'-CCN”. In the Cas9 protein (I-A2 type) derived from solfataricus, it is "5'-TCN", and H. In the Cas9 protein from walsbyl (type IB), it is "5'-TTC"; In the Cas9 protein (IE type) derived from E. coli, it is "5'-AWG".
- meningitidis it is "5'-NNNNGATT.”
- Cas9 protein from denticola it is "5'-NAAAC”.
- Cpf1 it is typically '5'-TTN' or '5'-TTTN'.
- PAM recognition by modifying the protein (for example, introducing mutation) (Benjamin, P. et al., Nature 523, 481-485 (2015), Hirano, S. et al., Molecular Cell 61, 886-894 (2016)).
- site-specific nickases other than the CRISPR-Cas system can also be used.
- site-specific nickases include, for example, artificial nucleases fused with enzymes having nickase activity.
- Artificial nucleases that can be used include, for example, TALE (transcription activator-like effector), ZF (zinc finger), and PPR (pentatriceptide repeat).
- Enzymes that can exhibit nickase activity by fusion with these artificial nucleases include, for example, TevI (Nat Commun. 2013; 4: 1762. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2782).
- DNA-binding domains constructed by linking modules (peptides) that recognize specific bases (or specific base sequences), and are fused to the DNA-binding domains.
- a nickase causes a single-strand break in the DNA.
- a suitable spacer peptide may be introduced between the DNA-binding domain and the nickase in the artificial nuclease.
- single-strand breaks are made at multiple locations in the DNA region near the above-mentioned specific site (bases that differ between homologous chromosomes), and in the donor chromosome, the recipe A combination of site-specific nickases that produce a single-strand break at a site corresponding to the single-strand break in the ent chromosome is utilized. Examples of specific single-strand break modes are shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B.
- a single-strand break is made at one location in the DNA region near the specific site, and in the donor chromosome, a single strand is broken in the recipient chromosome.
- a combination of site-specific nickases that make single-strand breaks at a site different from that corresponding to the site being cut is utilized. Examples of specific single-strand break modes are shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B.
- the "neighboring DNA region” is usually a region within 100,000 bases (for example, within 10,000 bases, within 5,000 bases, within 2,000 bases, within 1,000 bases, and within 600 bases) from a specific site.
- the distance between nicks to be introduced is usually 100 bases or more (eg, 200 bases or more, 300 bases or more, 500 bases or more, 700 bases or more, 1000 bases or more, 1500 bases or more).
- One of the nicks introduced into the chromosome is preferably immediately adjacent to the specific site.
- the term “closest” is usually within 100 base positions, more preferably within 50 base positions (for example, within 40 bases, within 30 bases, within 20 bases, within 10 bases).
- specific sites may be present in the neighboring DNA region of one specific site.
- the "plurality of neighboring DNA regions" in the first aspect may exist on the same DNA strand or on different DNA strands.
- the site-specific nickase that binds to the target DNA sequence of the recipient chromosome may be designed to also bind to the corresponding DNA sequence.
- the target DNA sequence of the recipient chromosome and the corresponding DNA sequence of the donor chromosome are typically identical DNA sequences.
- the recipient's chromosome when only the recipient's chromosome is single-strand cut at the corresponding location of the donor's chromosome and the recipient's chromosome, it binds to the target DNA sequence of the recipient's chromosome.
- Some of the site-specific nickase combinations that do not bind to the corresponding DNA sequences of the donor chromosome can be designed.
- the target DNA sequence of the recipient chromosome and the corresponding DNA sequence of the donor chromosome are typically different DNA sequences.
- one of the combination of site-specific nickases that binds to the target DNA sequence of the donor chromosome when only the donor chromosome is single-strand-broken at corresponding locations in the donor chromosome and the recipient chromosome The part may be designed so that it does not bind to the corresponding DNA sequence of the recipient chromosome.
- the target DNA sequence of the donor chromosome and the corresponding DNA sequence of the recipient chromosome are typically different DNA sequences.
- a guide RNA may be designed to have specificity.
- the DNA-binding domain may be designed to have binding specificity to a target DNA sequence on one chromosome.
- the above combination of site-specific nickases is introduced into cells.
- the "site-specific nickase" introduced into the cell is, in the case of the CRISPR-Cas system, for example, even in the form of a combination of guide RNA and Cas protein, and messenger RNA translated into guide RNA and Cas protein. or a combination of vectors expressing them.
- the guide RNA may be modified (such as chemical modification) to suppress degradation.
- an artificial nuclease fused with an enzyme having nickase activity for example, it may be in the form of a protein, messenger RNA translated into the protein, or in the form of a vector expressing the protein.
- operably linked means that the DNA is expressably linked to the regulatory element.
- regulatory elements include promoters, enhancers, internal ribosome entry sites (IRES), and other expression control elements such as transcription termination signals, such as polyadenylation signals and polyU sequences.
- Regulatory elements may be those that direct DNA expression only in specific cells, tissues, or organs, depending on the purpose, for example, those that direct constitutive expression of DNA in a variety of host cells. may be In addition, it may be one that directs the expression of DNA only at a specific time, or one that directs the expression of an artificially inducible DNA.
- promoters examples include pol III promoters (e.g., U6 and H1 promoters), pol II promoters (e.g., retroviral Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) LTR promoter, cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter, SV40 promoter, dihydrofolate reductase promoter, ⁇ -actin promoter, phosphoglycerol kinase (PGK) promoter, and EF1 ⁇ promoter), pol I promoter, or combinations thereof.
- RSV Rous sarcoma virus
- CMV cytomegalovirus
- SV40 promoter cytomegalovirus
- dihydrofolate reductase promoter promoter
- ⁇ -actin promoter phosphoglycerol kinase (PGK) promoter
- PGK phosphoglycerol kinase
- EF1 ⁇ promoter EF1 ⁇ promoter
- the "cells" to be targeted for genome editing in the present invention are not particularly limited as long as they have homologous chromosomes, and various eukaryotic cells can be targeted.
- Eukaryotic cells include, for example, animal cells, plant cells, algal cells, and fungal cells.
- Animal cells include, for example, mammalian cells, as well as fish, bird, reptile, amphibian, and insect cells.
- Animal cells include, for example, cells that make up an individual animal, cells that make up an organ or tissue extracted from an animal, and cultured cells derived from animal tissue. Specifically, for example, embryonic cells of embryos at each stage (e.g., 1-cell stage embryo, 2-cell stage embryo, 4-cell stage embryo, 8-cell stage embryo, 16-cell stage embryo, morula stage embryo, etc.); induction Stem cells such as pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, embryonic stem (ES) cells, hematopoietic stem cells; fibroblasts, hematopoietic cells, neurons, muscle cells, bone cells, hepatocytes, pancreatic cells, brain cells, kidney cells, etc.
- iPS pluripotent stem
- ES embryonic stem
- fibroblasts hematopoietic stem cells
- neurons e.g., muscle cells, bone cells, hepatocytes, pancreatic cells, brain cells, kidney cells, etc.
- a fertilized oocyte ie, a fertilized egg
- the fertilized egg is a pronuclear stage embryo.
- Cryopreserved oocytes can be used after thawing before fertilization.
- the term "mammal” is a concept that includes both human and non-human mammals.
- non-human mammals include artiodactyls such as bovines, wild boars, pigs, sheep and goats, peri-hoofed animals such as horses, rodents such as mice, rats, guinea pigs, hamsters and squirrels, and lagomorphs such as rabbits. , dogs, cats, and meats such as ferrets.
- the non-human mammals described above may be domestic animals or companion animals (pet animals), or may be wild animals.
- Plant cells include, for example, cells of grains, oil crops, fodder crops, fruits, and vegetables.
- the term “plant cell” includes, for example, cells that constitute an individual plant, cells that constitute an organ or tissue separated from a plant, cultured cells derived from a plant tissue, and the like.
- Plant organs and tissues include, for example, leaves, stems, shoot apexes (growing points), roots, tubers, tuberous roots, seeds, and callus. Examples of plants include rice, corn, bananas, peanuts, sunflowers, tomatoes, rape, tobacco, wheat, barley, potatoes, soybeans, cotton, carnations, and the like.
- the base sequence of a typical human-derived Lig4 gene and the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the gene are in the database (Accession numbers: NM_002312, NM_206937, NM_001098268, NP_002303, NP_996820, NP_001091738), the base of the human-derived PARP1 gene
- the sequence and the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the gene are available in the database (Accession numbers: NM_001618, NP_001609)
- the nucleotide sequence of the human-derived XRCC1 gene and the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the gene are available in the database (Accession number : NM_006297, NP_006288)
- the nucleotide sequence of the human-derived MSH2 gene and the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the gene are in the database (accession number: NM_000251 or NM_001258281, NP_000242,
- the mechanism of "suppression of gene function" in the present invention may be suppression of the activity of a translation product (protein) of a gene or suppression of gene expression. Suppression of the activity of the translation product (protein) of a gene can be performed, for example, by introducing mutation (deletion, substitution, insertion, etc.) into the gene or treatment with an inhibitor.
- Mutations can be introduced into genes, for example, using genome editing systems.
- genome editing systems include site-specific artificial nucleases such as CRISPR-Cas (eg, CRISPR-Cas9), TALENs, and ZFNs.
- CRISPR-Cas eg, CRISPR-Cas9
- TALENs TALENs
- ZFNs ZFNs.
- a gene is cleaved at a target site by the action of the genome editing system, and mutation (deletion, insertion, etc. of a base) is introduced into the gene via the DNA repair mechanism of the cell.
- mutation deletion, insertion, etc. of a base
- the deletion may be a deletion of the entire gene or a partial deletion.
- inhibitor treatment examples include, but are not limited to, treatment with SCR7, which is a Lig4 inhibitor, and treatment with Olaparib, Veliparib, Niraparib, or Talazoparib, which are PARP inhibitors.
- “Suppression of gene function” can also be performed by suppressing the expression of the gene. Suppression of gene expression may be suppression of translation or suppression of transcription of a gene. Suppression of gene translation can be achieved, for example, using double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) that binds to the transcript of the gene. Examples of double-stranded RNA include siRNA, shRNA (short haipin RNA), miRNA and the like. Gene transcription can be suppressed, for example, by introducing a mutation into the expression control region of the gene. The above-described genome editing system targeting the expression control region can be used to introduce the mutation.
- dsRNA double-stranded RNA
- siRNA siRNA
- shRNA short haipin RNA
- miRNA miRNA
- Whether or not gene expression is suppressed can be determined at the translation level, for example, by an immunoassay using an antibody that binds to the translation product, and at the transcription level, for example, RT-PCR or Northern blotting. According to the law, each can be evaluated.
- Introduction of a site-specific nickase or a molecule that suppresses gene function into cells can be performed, for example, by electroporation, microinjection, DEAE-dextran method, lipofection method, nanoparticle-mediated transfection method, virus-mediated nucleic acid delivery method. It can be carried out by a known method such as.
- a combination of site-specific nickases causes single-strand breaks in the recipient and donor chromosomes. This induces homologous recombination between homologous chromosomes, replacing the target base in the recipient with the corresponding base in the donor with high efficiency and specificity.
- kits for use in the method of the present invention comprising the combination of the site-specific nickases.
- kits may further comprise one or more additional reagents such as dilution buffers, reconstitution solutions, wash buffers, nucleic acid transfer reagents, protein transfer reagents, control reagents. (eg, control guide RNA).
- additional reagents such as dilution buffers, reconstitution solutions, wash buffers, nucleic acid transfer reagents, protein transfer reagents, control reagents. (eg, control guide RNA).
- the kit may contain instructions for carrying out the methods of the invention.
- TSCER2 cells which are TK6 cell-derived lymphoblastoid cells, have allele A with a loss-of-function frameshift due to a 1-bp insertion (c.231_232insC) into exon 4 of the thymidine kinase 1 gene, and a 31-bp insertion on intron 4, exon Allele B with a loss-of-function point mutation on exon 5 (c.326G>A) and a 1 bp insertion on exon 7 (c.640 — 641insG) that has no effect on function is included.
- a 1-bp insertion c.231_232insC
- exon Allele B with a loss-of-function point mutation on exon 5 (c.326G>A) and a 1 bp insertion on exon 7 (c.640 — 641insG) that has no effect on function is included.
- TSCER2 Cell-Derived Knockout Cells These are TSCER2 cells in which the following genes have been knocked out by the gene targeting method. p53 ⁇ / ⁇ , Lig4 ⁇ / ⁇ , PARP1 ⁇ / ⁇ PARP2 ⁇ /+ , XRCC1 ⁇ / ⁇ , MSH2 ⁇ / ⁇ , MLH1 ⁇ / ⁇ , MLH3 ⁇ / ⁇ , XPA ⁇ / ⁇ , MUS81 ⁇ / ⁇ , or MARCAL1 -/- . Knockout cells for each gene are registered in the TK6 Mutants Consortium (https://www.nihs.go.jp/dgm/tk6.html).
- TK6261 cells which are TK6 cell-derived lymphoblastoid cells, have allele A with a loss-of-function frameshift due to a 1-bp insertion into exon 4 of the thymidine kinase 1 gene (c.231_232insC) and an 8-bp deletion on exon 5 (c. .309_316del8) and allele B with a 1 bp insertion on exon 7 (c.640_641insG) that does not affect function.
- TK6261 EGFP cell A strain in which the EGFP gene was knocked into the Rosa26 region of TK6261 cells.
- Cas9D10A nickase mRNA CleanCap Cas9 Nickase mRNA 5 moU)-(L-7207) (TriLink BioTechnologies) was used at 1.0 mg/mL.
- sgTKex4_20s CGTCTCGGAGCAGGCAGGCG (GGG)/SEQ ID NO: 1 sgS14: TCCCACCGAAGGCCACACGC (CGG)/SEQ ID NO: 2 sgS11: TCAATCATATCACTCTTAGC (TGG)/SEQ ID NO: 3 sgS12: GGAGCTGTCCATGAGACCCA (GGG)/SEQ ID NO: 4 sgTKex5_mut4s: CTCGCAGAACTCCAGGGAAC (TGG) / SEQ ID NO: 5 sgTKex5_WT4s: ACTCCACGATGTCAGGGAAC (TGG)/SEQ ID NO: 6 sgTKex5_41s: AGCCACAATTACGGTCTTCC (CGG)/SEQ ID NO: 7 sgTKex7_105s: CCCCTGGCTTTCCTGGCACT(GGG)/SEQ ID NO: 7 sgTKex7_105s: CCCCT
- TKex7mt_121s TGGCAGCCACGGCTTCCCCC (TGG)/SEQ ID NO: 10 (7) Electroporator Invitrogen Neon Transfection System, Neon Transfection System 10 ⁇ L Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific).
- Basal medium A medium supplemented with 5% horse serum (Invitrogen) and 200 ⁇ g/ml Sodium Pyruvate (Nacalai) in RPMI1640 medium (Nacalai).
- CHAT medium A medium in which 10 ⁇ M 2-deoxycytidine [Sigma], 200 ⁇ M hypoxanthine [Sigma], 100 nM aminoopterin [Sigma], and 17.5 ⁇ M thymidine [Sigma] were added to the basal medium.
- PCR primers In PCR designed so that the target sequences of sgRNA “TKex5_mut4s”, sgRNA “TKex7_105s”, and sgRNA “TKex7_mut121s” are included in the PCR product (total length of about 1.9 kbp), the primer set L-TKex57 was used. used. L-TKex57 Forward: AAGCCCCTCACGTCTCAATAACC/SEQ ID NO: 11 L-TKex57 Reverse: GCTTTAAGCAGACCAGTGGGTA/SEQ ID NO:12.
- TK6261EGFP cells were electroporated with two types of sgRNA (sgTKex4_20s and sgS14) and Cas9D10A mRNA (Fig. 5 ). Four days after electroporation, TK6261EGFP cells as standard cells and TSCER2 cells or TSCER2 cell-derived knockout cells as test cells were mixed at a 1:1 cell number ratio and a portion was incubated in basal medium for 8 days.
- Sections were cultured in CHAT medium for 4 days and in basal medium for 4 days. After culturing, the ratio of EGFP-positive cells and negative cells was measured by flow cytometry. In addition, it has already been demonstrated that exon 4 of the TK1 gene becomes a wild-type homozygote in cells grown in CHAT medium after electroporation of Cas9D10A mRNA with sgTKex4_20s and sgS14. Proliferation-ability in CHAT medium index (PCI) was calculated from the ratio of EGFP-positive cell rate after selection in CHAT medium to EGFP-positive cell rate in basal medium (Table 1).
- PCI Proliferation-ability in CHAT medium index
- Fig. 6 shows the relative PCI in each knockout cell when the PCI in TSCER2 is set to 1. Knockout of Lig4, PARP1, MSH2, and SMARCAL1 increased genome editing efficiency.
- sgTKex4_20s and sgS11 were introduced into TK6261EGFP cells together with Cas9D10A nickase mRNA by electroporation.
- TK6261EGFP cells and TK6261 cells were mixed at a cell number ratio of 1:1 and cultured partly in basal medium for 8 days, partly in CHAT medium for 4 days, and basal medium for 4 days. bottom. After culturing, the ratio of EGFP-positive cells and negative cells was measured by flow cytometry. Proliferation in CHAT medium index (PCI) was calculated from the EGFP-positive cell rate after selection in CHAT medium and the ratio of EGFP-positive cells in the basal medium. As a result, the percentage of cells in which the gene was modified and the TK activity was restored as in (d) or (e) is calculated.
- PCI CHAT medium index
- TK activity is remarkably more efficient than when allele A is nicked in tandem (sgTKex4_20s + sgTKex5_WT4s: (b)). Recovery was observed (Fig. 7).
- allele A is tandemly nicked, and one nick is generated in allele B (sgTKex4_20s + sgTKex5_41s: (a))
- the same nicks are generated in both homologous chromosomes one by one (c) Efficient recovery of TK activity was observed (Fig. 7).
- Experiment 2 sgRNA specifically targeting allele A with wild type sequence in exon 7 (sgTKex7_WT121s) or sgRNA targeting both allele A and allele B in exon 7 (sgTKex7_105s) and allele with mutated sequence in exon 5 sgRNA (sgTKex5_mut4s) specifically targeting B and electroporated into TK6261 cells together with Cas9D10A nickase mRNA.
- sgTKex4_20s and sgS12 were introduced into TK6261EGFP cells together with Cas9D10A nickase mRNA by electroporation.
- TK6261EGFP cells and TK6261 cells were mixed at a cell number ratio of 1:1 and cultured partly in basal medium for 8 days, partly in CHAT medium for 4 days and subsequently in normal medium for 4 days. bottom. After culturing, the ratio of EGFP-positive cells and negative cells was measured by flow cytometry. Proliferation in CHAT medium index (PCI) was calculated from the EGFP-positive cell rate after selection in CHAT medium and the ratio of EGFP-positive cells in the basal medium. As a result, the percentage of cells in which the gene was corrected and the TK activity was restored was calculated as in (d).
- PCI CHAT medium index
- PCR was performed using KOD FX Neo (TOYOBO) using the DNA extracted from a single cell-derived clone as a template.
- the PCR product was subjected to electrophoresis in a 0.9% TAE gel, the gel was stained with Ultra Safe Dye, visualized with a blue LED light, and photographed with a digital camera.
- a base that differs between homologous chromosomes is replaced with any base by utilizing homologous recombination between homologous chromosomes induced by single-strand breakage by a site-specific nickase. Unification is possible.
- the present invention which does not use exogenous donor DNA, can greatly contribute to gene therapy, especially for diseases caused by heterozygous mutations, due to its high safety.
- SEQ ID NOS: 1-10 target sequences of sgRNA
- SEQ ID NOS: 11-12 primer sequences
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相同染色体の特定の部位に相同染色体間で異なる塩基を有する細胞に、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域で一本鎖切断する部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせを導入し、当該相同染色体の一方をレシピエントとし、他方をドナーとした相同組換えを誘導して、当該特定の部位におけるレシピエントの塩基をドナーの塩基に置換することを含み、
当該細胞が、Lig4遺伝子、PARP1遺伝子、XRCC1遺伝子、MSH2遺伝子、及びSMARCAL1遺伝子からなる群より選択される遺伝子の機能が抑制された細胞であり、
当該部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせが、当該レシピエントの染色体においては、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域の複数箇所で一本鎖切断し、当該ドナーの染色体においては、レシピエントの染色体において一本鎖切断される箇所に対応する1箇所で一本鎖切断する方法。
相同染色体の特定の部位に相同染色体間で異なる塩基を有する細胞において、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域で一本鎖切断する部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせを含み、
当該細胞が、Lig4遺伝子、PARP1遺伝子、XRCC1遺伝子、MSH2遺伝子、及びSMARCAL1遺伝子からなる群より選択される遺伝子の機能が抑制された細胞であり、
当該部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせが、当該レシピエントの染色体においては、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域の複数箇所で一本鎖切断し、当該ドナーの染色体においては、レシピエントの染色体において一本鎖切断される箇所に対応する1箇所で一本鎖切断するキット。
相同染色体の特定の部位に相同染色体間で異なる塩基を有する細胞に、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域で一本鎖切断する部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせを導入し、当該相同染色体の一方をレシピエントとし、他方をドナーとした相同組換えを誘導して、当該特定の部位におけるレシピエントの塩基をドナーの塩基に置換することを含み、
当該部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせが、当該レシピエントの染色体においては、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域の1箇所で一本鎖切断し、当該ドナーの染色体においては、レシピエントの染色体において一本鎖切断される箇所に対応する箇所と異なる1箇所で一本鎖切断する方法。
相同染色体の特定の部位に相同染色体間で異なる塩基を有する細胞において、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域で一本鎖切断する部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせを含み、
当該部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせが、当該レシピエントの染色体においては、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域の1箇所で一本鎖切断し、当該ドナーの染色体においては、レシピエントの染色体において一本鎖切断される箇所に対応する箇所と異なる1箇所で一本鎖切断するキット。
A.材料
(1)TSCER2細胞(図4a)
TK6細胞由来リンパ芽球細胞であるTSCER2細胞には、チミジンキナーゼ1遺伝子のエクソン4への1bp挿入(c.231_232insC)による機能喪失型フレームシフトを持つアレルAと、イントロン4上の31bp挿入、エクソン5上の機能喪失型の点変異(c.326G>A)、及び機能に影響を与えないエクソン7上の1bp挿入(c.640_641insG)を持つアレルBが含まれる。
ジーンターゲティング法によりTSCER2細胞において、以下の各遺伝子をノックアウトした細胞である。p53-/-、Lig4-/-、PARP1-/-PARP2-/+、XRCC1-/-、MSH2-/-、MLH1-/-、MLH3-/-、XPA-/-、MUS81-/-、又はMARCAL1-/-。各遺伝子のノックアウト細胞は、TK6 Mutants Consortium(https://www.nihs.go.jp/dgm/tk6.html)に登録されている。
TK6細胞由来リンパ芽球細胞であるTK6261細胞には、チミジンキナーゼ1遺伝子のエクソン4への1bp挿入(c.231_232insC)による機能喪失型フレームシフトを持つアレルAとエクソン5上の8bp欠失(c.309_316del8)による機能喪失型フレームシフト及び機能に影響を与えないエクソン7上の1bp挿入(c.640_641insG)を持つアレルBが含まれる。
TK6261細胞のRosa26領域にEGFP遺伝子をノックインした株である。
CleanCap Cas9 Nickase mRNA(5moU)-(L-7207)(TriLink BioTechnologies)を1.0mg/mLで使用した。
sgTKex4_20s:CGTCTCGGAGCAGGCAGGCG(GGG)/配列番号:1
sgS14:TCCCACCGAAGGCCACACGC(CGG)/配列番号:2
sgS11:TCAATCATATCACTCTTAGC(TGG)/配列番号:3
sgS12:GGAGCTGTCCATGAGACCCA(GGG)/配列番号:4
sgTKex5_mut4s:CTCGCAGAACTCCAGGGAAC(TGG)/配列番号:5
sgTKex5_WT4s:ACTCCACGATGTCAGGGAAC(TGG)/配列番号:6
sgTKex5_41s:AGCCACAATTACGGTCTTCC(CGG)/配列番号:7
sgTKex7_105s:CCCCTGGCTTTCCTGGCACT(GGG)/配列番号:8
sgTKex7_WT121s:CTGGCAGCCACGGCTTCCCC(TGG)/配列番号:9。
TKex7mt_121s:TGGCAGCCACGGCTTCCCCC(TGG)/配列番号10
(7)エレクトロポレーター
Invitrogen Neon Transfection System、Neon Transfection System 10μL Kit(Thermo Fisher Scientific)。
5%ウマ血清(Invitrogen)及び200μg/ml Sodium Pyruvate(Nacalai)がRPMI1640培地(Nacalai)中に加えられた培地。
10μM 2-deoxycytidine[Sigma]、200μM hypoxanthine[Sigma],100nM aminopterin[Sigma]、及び17.5μM thymidine[Sigma]が基本培地中に加えられた培地。
sgRNA「TKex5_mut4s」、sgRNA「TKex7_105s」、及びsgRNA「TKex7_mut121s」の標的配列がPCR産物(全長約1.9kbp)に含まれるようにデザインしたPCRにおいては、プライマーセットL-TKex57を使用した。
L-TKex57 Forward: AAGCCCTCACGTCTCAATAACC/配列番号:11
L-TKex57 Reverse: GCTTTAAGCAGACCAGTGGGTA/配列番号:12。
1.0mg/mL Cas9D10A mRNAを0.9μL、100nmol/mLのsgRNA2種類をそれぞれ0.45μL、及びNeon Transfection System Rバッファーを2.2μL混合して調製した合計4μLの混合液に対し、70x104の細胞を含むRバッファーを10μL混合した。このうち10μLに対し、Neon Transfection Systemを用い、Voltage 1500V、Width 10ms、Pulse 3pulsesの条件でエレクトロポレーションを実施した。
A.特定の遺伝子のノックアウトがゲノム編集効率に与える影響の検証
TSCER2細胞、TSCER2細胞由来p53-/-、Lig4-/-、PARP1-/-PARP2-/+、XRCC1-/-、MSH2-/-、MLH1-/-、MLH3-/-、XPA-/-、MUS81-/-、SMARCAL1-/-細胞、TK6261EGFP細胞に対し、sgRNA2種類(sgTKex4_20sとsgS14)及びCas9D10A mRNAのエレクトロポレーションを実施した(図5)。エレクトロポレーションから4日後、標準細胞としてのTK6261EGFP細胞と、テスト細胞としてのTSCER2細胞もしくはTSCER2細胞由来ノックアウト細胞とを1:1の細胞数比で混合し、一部は基本培地で8日間、一部はCHAT培地中で4日間、さらに基本培地で4日間培養した。培養後、フローサイトメトリーにより、EGFP陽性細胞と陰性細胞の割合を測定した。なお、sgTKex4_20s及びsgS14をCas9D10A mRNAのエレクトロポレーション実施後にCHAT培地で増殖する細胞では、TK1遺伝子のエクソン4が野生型のホモ接合体となることはすでに実証済みである。CHAT培地での選抜後のEGFP陽性細胞率と基本培地中のEGFP陽性細胞率の比から、proliferation-ability in CHAT medium index(PCI)を算出した(表1)。
x2・y1・b=x1・y2・a
PCIは標準細胞における遺伝子修正率に対するテスト細胞における遺伝子修正率の比(b/a)であり、以下の式が成立する。
B.相同染色体の一本鎖切断のパターンがゲノム編集の効率及び特異性に与える影響
(1)各アリルに導入されるニックのパターンと相同染色体間組換えによる遺伝子修正効率の関係
(i)実験1
TK6261細胞のエクソン5における8bp欠失に特異的でアレルBを標的とするsgRNA(sgTKex5_mut4s)、このsgRNAと同じPAM配列を用いるがアレルAを特異的に標的とするsgRNA(sgTKex5_WT4s)、アレルA及びアレルBをともに標的とするsgRNA(sgTKex5_41s)を、それぞれsgTKex4_20sと組み合わせ、Cas9D10AニッカーゼmRNAとともにTK6261細胞にエレクロトポレーション法で導入した。
エクソン7の野生型配列を持つアレルAを特異的に標的とするsgRNA(sgTKex7_WT121s)又はエクソン7においてアレルAとアレルBの両方を標的とするsgRNA(sgTKex7_105s)とエクソン5の変異型配列をもつアレルBを特異的に標的とするsgRNA(sgTKex5_mut4s)とを組み合わせ、Cas9D10AニッカーゼmRNAとともにTK6261細胞にエレクロトポレーション法で導入した。
上記(1)の実験2において各ゲノム編集系の導入後に計8日間の培養を行った細胞を対象とし、FACS AriaIII(BD)を用い、1ウェルあたり200μLの基本培地を分注した96ウェルプレートに1細胞/ウェルとなるようにソーティングを行った。約1週間の培養後、増殖した1細胞由来クローンを94クローン採取し、簡易DNA抽出キットVersion2(カネカ)を用いてゲノムDNAを抽出した。
配列番号:11~12:プライマー配列
Claims (8)
- ゲノム編集された細胞を製造する方法であって、
相同染色体の特定の部位に相同染色体間で異なる塩基を有する細胞に、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域で一本鎖切断する部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせを導入し、当該相同染色体の一方をレシピエントとし、他方をドナーとした相同組換えを誘導して、当該特定の部位におけるレシピエントの塩基をドナーの塩基に置換することを含み、
当該細胞が、Lig4遺伝子、PARP1遺伝子、XRCC1遺伝子、MSH2遺伝子、及びSMARCAL1遺伝子からなる群より選択される遺伝子の機能が抑制された細胞であり、
当該部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせが、当該レシピエントの染色体においては、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域の複数箇所で一本鎖切断し、当該ドナーの染色体においては、レシピエントの染色体において一本鎖切断される箇所に対応する1箇所で一本鎖切断する方法。 - 置換されるレシピエントの塩基が変異塩基であり、ドナーの塩基が正常塩基である、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 部位特異的ニッカーゼがCRISPR-Cas系である、請求項1又は2に記載の方法。
- 請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の方法に用いるためのキットであって、
相同染色体の特定の部位に相同染色体間で異なる塩基を有する細胞において、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域で一本鎖切断する部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせを含み、
当該細胞が、Lig4遺伝子、PARP1遺伝子、XRCC1遺伝子、MSH2遺伝子、及びSMARCAL1遺伝子からなる群より選択される遺伝子の機能が抑制された細胞であり、
当該部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせが、当該レシピエントの染色体においては、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域の複数箇所で一本鎖切断し、当該ドナーの染色体においては、レシピエントの染色体において一本鎖切断される箇所に対応する1箇所で一本鎖切断するキット。 - ゲノム編集された細胞を製造する方法であって、
相同染色体の特定の部位に相同染色体間で異なる塩基を有する細胞に、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域で一本鎖切断する部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせを導入し、当該相同染色体の一方をレシピエントとし、他方をドナーとした相同組換えを誘導して、当該特定の部位におけるレシピエントの塩基をドナーの塩基に置換することを含み、
当該部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせが、当該レシピエントの染色体においては、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域の1箇所で一本鎖切断し、当該ドナーの染色体においては、レシピエントの染色体において一本鎖切断される箇所に対応する箇所と異なる1箇所で一本鎖切断する方法。 - 置換されるレシピエントの塩基が変異塩基であり、ドナーの塩基が正常塩基である、請求項5に記載の方法。
- 部位特異的ニッカーゼがCRISPR-Cas系である、請求項5又は6に記載の方法。
- 請求項5から7のいずれかに記載の方法に用いるためのキットであって、
相同染色体の特定の部位に相同染色体間で異なる塩基を有する細胞において、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域で一本鎖切断する部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせを含み、
当該部位特異的ニッカーゼの組み合わせが、当該レシピエントの染色体においては、当該特定の部位の近傍DNA領域の1箇所で一本鎖切断し、当該ドナーの染色体においては、レシピエントの染色体において一本鎖切断される箇所に対応する箇所と異なる1箇所で一本鎖切断するキット。
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