Generation of a FMR1 homozygous knockout human embryonic stem cell line (WAe009-A-16) by CRISPR/Cas9 editing
Summary
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. Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Authors | Giri S, Purushottam M, Viswanath B, Muddashetty RS |
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| Journal | Stem cell research |
| Publication Date | 2019 Aug;39:101494 |
| PubMed | 31280136 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scr.2019.101494 |