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Targeting of Photoreceptor Genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii via Zinc-Finger Nucleases and CRISPR/Cas9.
Greiner, Andre; Kelterborn, Simon; Evers, Heide; Kreimer, Georg; Sizova, Irina; Hegemann, Peter.
Afiliação
  • Greiner A; Institute of Biology, Experimental Biophysics, Humboldt University of Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany irinasiz@yahoo.com andregrein@gmail.com.
  • Kelterborn S; Institute of Biology, Experimental Biophysics, Humboldt University of Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany.
  • Evers H; Institute of Biology, Experimental Biophysics, Humboldt University of Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany.
  • Kreimer G; Department of Biology, Friedrich-Alexander University, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
  • Sizova I; Institute of Biology, Experimental Biophysics, Humboldt University of Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany irinasiz@yahoo.com andregrein@gmail.com.
  • Hegemann P; Institute of Biology, Experimental Biophysics, Humboldt University of Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany.
Plant Cell ; 29(10): 2498-2518, 2017 Oct.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28978758
ABSTRACT
The fast-growing biflagellated single-celled chlorophyte Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is the most widely used alga in basic research. The physiological functions of the 18 sensory photoreceptors are of particular interest with respect to Chlamydomonas development and behavior. Despite the demonstration of gene editing in Chlamydomonas in 1995, the isolation of mutants lacking easily ascertained newly acquired phenotypes remains problematic due to low DNA recombination efficiency. We optimized gene-editing protocols for several Chlamydomonas strains (including wild-type CC-125) using zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs), genetically encoded CRISPR/associated protein 9 (Cas9) from Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, and recombinant Cas9 and developed protocols for rapidly isolating nonselectable gene mutants. Using this technique, we disrupted the photoreceptor genes COP1/2, COP3 (encoding channelrhodopsin 1 [ChR1]), COP4 (encoding ChR2), COP5, PHOT, UVR8, VGCC, MAT3, and aCRY and created the chr1 chr2 and uvr8 phot double mutants. Characterization of the chr1, chr2, and mat3 mutants confirmed the value of photoreceptor mutants for physiological studies. Genes of interest were disrupted in 5 to 15% of preselected clones (∼1 out of 4000 initial cells). Using ZFNs, genes were edited in a reliable, predictable manner via homologous recombination, whereas Cas9 primarily caused gene disruption via the insertion of cotransformed DNA. These methods should be widely applicable to research involving green algae.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Chlamydomonas / Sistemas CRISPR-Cas Idioma: En Revista: Plant Cell Assunto da revista: BOTANICA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Chlamydomonas / Sistemas CRISPR-Cas Idioma: En Revista: Plant Cell Assunto da revista: BOTANICA Ano de publicação: 2017 Tipo de documento: Article