CRISPR-based genome editing in primary human pancreatic islet cells

Gene targeting studies in primary human islets could advance our understanding of mechanisms driving diabetes pathogenesis. Here, we demonstrate successful genome editing in primary human islets using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) and CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9). CRISPR-based targeting efficiently mutated protein-coding exons, resulting in acute loss of islet β-cell regulators, like the transcription factor PDX1 and the KATP channel subunit KIR6.2, accompanied by impaired β-cell regulation and function. CRISPR targeting of non-coding DNA harboring type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk variants revealed changes in ABCC8, SIX2 and SIX3 expression, and impaired β-cell function, thereby linking regulatory elements in these target genes to T2D genetic susceptibility. Advances here establish a paradigm for genetic studies in human islet cells, and reveal regulatory and genetic mechanisms linking non-coding variants to human diabetes risk.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 12(2021), 1 vom: 23. Apr., Seite 2397

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bevacqua, Romina J [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Xiaoqing [VerfasserIn]
Lam, Jonathan Y [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Xueying [VerfasserIn]
Friedlander, Mollie S H [VerfasserIn]
Tellez, Krissie [VerfasserIn]
Miguel-Escalada, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Bonàs-Guarch, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Atla, Goutham [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Weichen [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Seung Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Dominguez, Antonia A [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Lei S [VerfasserIn]
Ferrer, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
MacDonald, Patrick E [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Seung K [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Homeodomain Proteins
Journal Article
Kir6.2 channel
Pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 protein
Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Trans-Activators

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Date Completed 10.05.2021

Date Revised 28.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-021-22651-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM324468849