Tracking and transforming neocortical progenitors by CRISPR/Cas9 gene targeting and piggyBac transposase lineage labeling.
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| Abstract |
The ability to induce targeted mutations in somatic cells in developing organisms and then track the fates of those cells is a powerful approach both for studying neural development and for modeling human disease. The CRISPR/Cas9 system allows for such targeted mutagenesis, and we therefore tested it in combination with a piggyBac transposase lineage labeling system to track the development of neocortical neural progenitors with targeted mutations in genes linked to neurodevelopmental disruptions and tumor formation. We show that sgRNAs designed to target PTEN successfully decreased PTEN expression, and led to neuronal hypertrophy and altered neuronal excitability. Targeting NF1, by contrast, caused increased astrocytogenesis at the expense of neurogenesis, and combined targeting of three tumor suppressors (PTEN, NF1 and P53) resulted in formation of glioblastoma tumors. Our results demonstrate that CRISPR/Cas9 combined with piggyBac transposase lineage labeling can produce unique models of neurodevelopmental disruption and tumors caused by somatic mutation in neural progenitors.
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| Authors | Fuyi Chen, Joel Rosiene, Alicia Che, Albert Becker, Joseph LoTurco |
| Journal | Development (Cambridge, England) (Development) Vol. 142 Issue 20 Pg. 3601-11 (Oct 15 2015) ISSN: 1477-9129 [Electronic] England |
| PMID | 26400094 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural) |
| Copyright | © 2015. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. |
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