Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2022, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (1): 126-131.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2022.01.018

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Construction of aquaporin 9 gene knockout mice using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system

CHENG Quan-cheng FAN Jing LIU Huai-cun  DING Hui-ru  FANG Xuan  WANG Jian-wei  CHEN Chun-hua*  ZHANG Wei-guang*    

  1. Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191
  • Received:2020-05-26 Revised:2020-07-03 Online:2022-02-06 Published:2022-02-06
  • Contact: CHEN Chun-hua;ZHANG Wei-guang E-mail:zhangwg@bjmu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Natural Science Foundation of Beijing

Abstract:

Objective  To construct homozygous aquaporin 9(AQP-9)-/- mice using the CRISPR/Cas9 system.    Methods  According to the design principle of CRISPR/Cas9 target, the exon region of the AQP-9 gene sequence was found in the Ensembl database. AQP-9-202 exon was selected through comprehensive analysis. In the early stage, 7 small guide RNA(sgRNA) targets were designed on both sides of it, appropriate targets were selected and AQP-9 was knocked out. The knockout result  were detected by PCR and gene sequencing. After the F1 heterozygous mice were obtained, 10 wild-type mice (5 males and 5 females) were provided for breeding in order to obtain homozygous AQP-9-/- mice.    Results   After injection of 74 fertilized eggs and transplantation of 60 pieces, 6 F0 generation positive mice were obtained.After breeding and identification, the homozygous AQP-9-/- mice were finally obtained.    Conclusion  Homozygous AQP-9-/- mice with stable inheritance could be obtained by using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. 

Key words: Aquaporin 9, Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/-associated protein-9, Gene knockout, Genotype identification, Mouse

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