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Fast, multiplexable and efficient somatic gene deletions in adult mouse skeletal muscle fibers using AAV-CRISPR/Cas9

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  • Marco Thürkauf

    (University of Basel)

  • Shuo Lin

    (University of Basel)

  • Filippo Oliveri

    (University of Basel)

  • Dirk Grimm

    (Heidelberg University
    University of Heidelberg
    German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK))

  • Randall J. Platt

    (ETH Zurich
    University of Basel)

  • Markus A. Rüegg

    (University of Basel)

Abstract

Molecular screens comparing different disease states to identify candidate genes rely on the availability of fast, reliable and multiplexable systems to interrogate genes of interest. CRISPR/Cas9-based reverse genetics is a promising method to eventually achieve this. However, such methods are sorely lacking for multi-nucleated muscle fibers, since highly efficient nuclei editing is a requisite to robustly inactive candidate genes. Here, we couple Cre-mediated skeletal muscle fiber-specific Cas9 expression with myotropic adeno-associated virus-mediated sgRNA delivery to establish a system for highly effective somatic gene deletions in mice. Using well-characterized genes, we show that local or systemic inactivation of these genes copy the phenotype of traditional gene-knockout mouse models. Thus, this proof-of-principle study establishes a method to unravel the function of individual genes or entire signaling pathways in adult skeletal muscle fibers without the cumbersome requirement of generating knockout mice.

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  • Marco Thürkauf & Shuo Lin & Filippo Oliveri & Dirk Grimm & Randall J. Platt & Markus A. Rüegg, 2023. "Fast, multiplexable and efficient somatic gene deletions in adult mouse skeletal muscle fibers using AAV-CRISPR/Cas9," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-16, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-41769-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41769-7
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