miR-125a-5p基因敲除C57BL/6J小鼠的构建

Construction of miR-125a-5p knockout C57BL/6J mice

  • 摘要: 目的:构建miR-125a-5p 基因敲除小鼠并进行基因鉴定,并探讨基因敲除小鼠体内miR-125a-5p 对靶基因Foxp3 的调控。方法:利用CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技术,以C57BL/6J小鼠为背景,对miR-125a-5p基因位点进行基因敲除,培育纯合miR-125a-5p 基因敲除小鼠。采用裂解法提取鼠尾组织基因组DNA,进行PCR 反应检测亲代纯合miR-125a-5p 基因敲除小鼠基因型,并选用雌、雄均为纯合子的基因敲除鼠作为亲代种鼠进行配种繁殖。通过全自动蛋白表达分析系统检测小鼠脾脏组织Foxp3的蛋白表达。结果:成功构建miR-125a-5p基因敲除小鼠,琼脂糖凝胶电泳显示PCR产物为240 bp或0 bp单条带的为纯合型基因敲除(KO)小鼠,鉴定获得668 bp或428 bp单条带的为野生型(WT)小鼠,与预期的目的基因片段分子量大小一致,成功鉴定了miR-125a-5p基因敲除小鼠的基因型。选用雌、雄均为纯合子的基因敲除鼠进行配种繁育,获得了一批miR-125a-5p敲除纯合子基因型小鼠。与WT 小鼠相比,miR-125a-5p 基因敲除小鼠的脾脏组织中Foxp3 表达降低(P< 0.05)。结论:利用CRISPR/Cas9基因编辑技术成功构建了纯合miR-125a-5p基因敲除小鼠,miR-125a-5p基因的缺失参与靶基因Foxp3的表达调控,为进一步研究miR-125a-5p在自身免疫性疾病中的发生机制提供前期基础。

     

    Abstract: Objective:To construct miR-125a-5p knockout mice and conduct gene identification, and to explore the regulation of miR-125a-5p on target gene Foxp3 in gene knockout mice.Methods:CRISPR/Cas9 gene edit-ing technology was used to knock out miR-125a-5p gene locus in C57BL/6J mice, and homozygous miR-125a-5p knockout mice were generated.Genomic DNA was extracted from mouse tail tissue by cleavage method, and the genotypes of parental homozygous miR-125a-5p knockout mice were detected by PCR reaction.Both male and female homozygous gene knockout mice were selected as parental breeding mice for breeding.The expres-sion of Foxp3 protein in mouse spleen was detected by automatic protein expression analysis system.Results:The miR-125a-5p knockout mice were successfully constructed.Agarose gel electrophoresis showed that the PCR products with a single band of 240 bp or 0 bp were homozygous gene knockout (KO) mice, and the PCR products with a single band of 668 bp or 428 bp were identified as wild-type (WT) mice.The above results were consistent with the expected molecular weight of the target gene fragment, and the genotype of miR-125a-5p knockout mice was successfully identified.Male and female homozygous knockout mice were selected for breed-ing, and a batch of miR-125a-5p knockout homozygous genotype mice were obtained.Compared with wild-type mice, the expression of Foxp3 decreased in the spleen of miR-125a-5p knockout mice (P< 0.05).Conclusion:The homozygous miR-125a-5p knockout mice are successfully constructed by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tech-nology.The deletion of miR-125a-5p gene is involved in the regulation of target gene Foxp3 expression, which provides a preliminary basis for further study of the mechanism of miR-125a-5p in autoimmune diseases.

     

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