畜牧兽医学报 ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (6): 2711-2723.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.06.016

• 遗传育种 • 上一篇    下一篇

基于CRISPR/Cas9技术的牛乳腺上皮细胞全基因组敲除文库的构建

高林娜1,2(), 蒋影影2,3, 王悦2,3, 史倩倩1,2, 安振江2,3, 王慧利2, 沈阳阳2, 陈坤琳2,*(), 张乐颖1,*()   

  1. 1. 河北工程大学生命科学与食品工程学院, 邯郸 056038
    2. 江苏省农业科学院畜牧研究所, 江苏省畜禽精准育种工程研究中心, 农业农村部种养结合重点实验室, 南京 210014
    3. 南京农业大学动物科技学院, 南京 210095
  • 收稿日期:2024-11-19 出版日期:2025-06-23 发布日期:2025-06-25
  • 通讯作者: 陈坤琳,张乐颖 E-mail:13292751837@163.com;chenkunlin@jaas.ac.cn;zhangly056000@126.com
  • 作者简介:高林娜(1997-),女,河北邢台人,硕士,主要从事牛的分子育种研究,E-mail:13292751837@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(32472872);江苏省重点研发项目(BE2021372)

Construction of a Whole Genome Knockout Library of bMECs Based on CRISPR/Cas9 Technology

GAO Linna1,2(), JIANG Yingying2,3, WANG Yue2,3, SHI Qianqian1,2, AN Zhenjiang2,3, WANG Huili2, SHEN Yangyang2, CHEN Kunlin2,*(), ZHANG Leying1,*()   

  1. 1. School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Crop and Animal Integrated Farming of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Precision Animal Breeding, Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China
    3. College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
  • Received:2024-11-19 Online:2025-06-23 Published:2025-06-25
  • Contact: CHEN Kunlin, ZHANG Leying E-mail:13292751837@163.com;chenkunlin@jaas.ac.cn;zhangly056000@126.com

摘要:

旨在构建奶牛乳腺CRISPR/Cas9全基因组敲除细胞文库,用于筛选与奶牛泌乳、应激及疾病等相关的功能基因。本研究靶向牛全基因组蛋白编码基因,利用CRISPR/Cas9技术设计合成转录sgRNAs文库,克隆至慢病毒载体LentiCRISPR-V2,建立牛全基因组CRISPR/Cas9敲除质粒文库,并进行gEditing ScreeningTM文库测序验证;然后将敲除质粒文库进行慢病毒包装和滴度测定,感染牛乳腺上皮细胞(bovine mammary epithelial cells,bMECs)后经嘌呤霉素抗性筛选及RT-qPCR、Western blot技术确定最佳感染效果,最终通过高通量测序验证敲除细胞库中sgRNA覆盖率确定细胞文库质量。本研究构建的全基因组敲除质粒文库共靶向20 545个蛋白编码基因,包含61 237条sgRNA和3 062条牛基因组上无靶点的sgRNA;gEditing ScreeningTM质粒文库测序结果显示,全基因组质粒文库覆盖率为100%,均一性为2.35,测序深度为577×;进一步对质粒文库进行慢病毒包装,获得滴度为7.01×108 TU·mL-1的病毒液并感染bMECs, 嘌呤霉素筛选14 d得到MOI=0.2、0.3、0.4、0.5的稳转细胞株,RT-qPCR、Western blot结果表明,MOI=0.2时感染效果最佳;高通量测序结果显示,细胞文库覆盖率为78.74%,碱基稳定、序列质量较高。综上所述,牛全基因组质粒文库、全基因组敲除细胞文库符合质量标准和试验需求,能为挖掘调控牛泌乳性状及乳腺健康的关键基因研究提供重要的细胞筛选平台。

关键词: 牛, CRISPR/Cas9, 全基因组, 敲除质粒文库, 牛乳腺上皮细胞, 敲除细胞文库

Abstract:

The objective was to construct a genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 knockout library in bovine mammary epithelial cells, which would facilitate the identification of functional genes associated with milk production, stress responses, and disease susceptibility in cow. This study focused on the protein-coding genes of the cow whole genome. CRISPR/Cas9 technology was employed to design and synthesize a sgRNAs library, which was subsequently cloned into the LentiCRISPR-V2 lentiviral vector to construct a cow whole-genome CRISPR/Cas9 knockout plasmid library. The gEditing ScreeningTM library sequencing was performed for validation. Next, the knockout plasmid library was packaged into lentivirus particles, and the viral titer was determined. Following infection of bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMECs), the optimal infection efficiency was confirmed through puromycin resistance screening and validated using RT-qPCR and Western blot analyses. Finally, high-throughput sequencing was conducted to verify the quality of the cell library by assessing the coverage and distribution of sgRNAs in the knockout cell library. A total of 20 545 protein-coding genes were targeted in the whole-genome knockout plasmid library constructed in this study, including 61 237 sgRNAs, of which 3 062 were not previously annotated in the cow genome. Sequencing analysis of the gEditing ScreeningTM plasmid library revealed a 100% coverage rate, a homogeneity index of 2.35, and an average sequencing depth of 577×. The plasmid library was subsequently packaged into lentiviral vectors, yielding a viral stock with a titer of 7.01×108 TU·mL-1, which was used to infect bMECs. Following 14 days of puromycin selection, stable cell lines were established at multiplicities of infection (MOI) of 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5, with an optimal MOI determined to be 0.2. High-throughput sequencing results indicated that the cell library achieved a coverage rate of 78.74%, with stable base composition and high-quality sequence reads. In conclusion, both the cow whole-genome plasmid library and the cow whole-genome knockout cell library have met the established quality standards and experimental requirements. These resources can serve as a critical platform for screening cells to investigate key genes that regulate cow lactation traits and mammary gland health.

Key words: cow, CRISPR/Cas9, whole genome, knockout plasmid library, bovine mammary epithelial cells, knockout cell library

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