Department of Biotechnology
inStem (Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine)

Generation of a FMR1 homozygous knockout human embryonic stem cell line (WAe009-A-16) by CRISPR/Cas9 editing.

Publication Type

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Date of Publication

August 1, 2019

Journal

Stem cell research

Volume/Issue

39

ISSN

1876-7753

Mutations in FMR1 gene is the cause of Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) leading inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders. FMR1 gene encodes Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) which is a RNA binding protein and play important role in synaptic plasticity and translational regulation in neurons. We have generated a homozygous FMR1 knockout (FMR1-KO) hESC line using CRISPR/Cas9 based genome editing. It created a homozygous 280 nucleotide deletion at exon1, removing the start codon. This FMR1-KO cell line maintains stem cell like morphology, pluripotency, normal karyotype and ability to in-vitro differentiation.

Alternate Journal

Stem Cell Res

PubMed ID

31280136

Authors

Subhajit Giri
Meera Purushottam
Biju Viswanath
Ravi S Muddashetty

Keywords

RNA-Binding Proteins
Karyotype
Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein
Blotting, Western
Cell Differentiation
Embryoid Bodies
Exons
Humans
Genotype
CRISPR-Cas Systems
Immunohistochemistry
Cell Line
Human Embryonic Stem Cells