Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer

Autores
Moro, Lucía Natalia; Viale, Diego Luis; Bastón, Juan Ignacio; Arnold, Victoria; Suvá, Mariana; Wiedenmann, Elisabet; Olguín, Martín; Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel; Vichera, Gabriel Damian
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2020
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The application of new technologies for gene editing in horses may allow the generation of improved sportive individuals.Here, we aimed to knock out the myostatin gene (MSTN), a negative regulator of muscle mass development, using CRISPR/Cas9 and to generate edited embryos for the first time in horses. We nucleofected horse fetal fibroblasts with 1, 2 or 5 µg of 2 different gRNA/Cas9 plasmids targeting the first exon of MSTN. We observed that increasing plasmid concentrations improved mutation efficiency. The average efficiency was 63.6% for gRNA1 (14/22 edited clonal cell lines) and 96.2% for gRNA2 (25/26 edited clonal cell lines). Three clonal cell lines were chosen for embryo generation by somatic cell nuclear transfer: one with a monoallelic edition, one with biallelic heterozygous editions and one with a biallelic homozygous edition, which rendered edited blastocysts in each case. Both MSTN editions and off-targets were analyzed in the embryos. In conclusion, CRISPR/Cas9 proved an efficient method to edit the horse genome in a dose dependent manner with high specificity. Adapting this technology sport advantageous alleles could be generated, and a precision breeding program could be developed.
Fil: Moro, Lucía Natalia. Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Viale, Diego Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología. Centro de Estudios en Salud y Medio Ambiente; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Bastón, Juan Ignacio. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina
Fil: Arnold, Victoria. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina
Fil: Suvá, Mariana. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Wiedenmann, Elisabet. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina
Fil: Olguín, Martín. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina
Fil: Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia; Argentina
Fil: Vichera, Gabriel Damian. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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CRISPR-Cas9
Gene Edition
SCNT
Embryos
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spelling Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transferMoro, Lucía NataliaViale, Diego LuisBastón, Juan IgnacioArnold, VictoriaSuvá, MarianaWiedenmann, ElisabetOlguín, MartínMiriuka, Santiago GabrielVichera, Gabriel DamianCRISPR-Cas9Gene EditionSCNTEmbryoshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The application of new technologies for gene editing in horses may allow the generation of improved sportive individuals.Here, we aimed to knock out the myostatin gene (MSTN), a negative regulator of muscle mass development, using CRISPR/Cas9 and to generate edited embryos for the first time in horses. We nucleofected horse fetal fibroblasts with 1, 2 or 5 µg of 2 different gRNA/Cas9 plasmids targeting the first exon of MSTN. We observed that increasing plasmid concentrations improved mutation efficiency. The average efficiency was 63.6% for gRNA1 (14/22 edited clonal cell lines) and 96.2% for gRNA2 (25/26 edited clonal cell lines). Three clonal cell lines were chosen for embryo generation by somatic cell nuclear transfer: one with a monoallelic edition, one with biallelic heterozygous editions and one with a biallelic homozygous edition, which rendered edited blastocysts in each case. Both MSTN editions and off-targets were analyzed in the embryos. In conclusion, CRISPR/Cas9 proved an efficient method to edit the horse genome in a dose dependent manner with high specificity. Adapting this technology sport advantageous alleles could be generated, and a precision breeding program could be developed.Fil: Moro, Lucía Natalia. Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Viale, Diego Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología. Centro de Estudios en Salud y Medio Ambiente; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Bastón, Juan Ignacio. Kheiron Sa.; ArgentinaFil: Arnold, Victoria. Kheiron Sa.; ArgentinaFil: Suvá, Mariana. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Wiedenmann, Elisabet. Kheiron Sa.; ArgentinaFil: Olguín, Martín. Kheiron Sa.; ArgentinaFil: Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia; ArgentinaFil: Vichera, Gabriel Damian. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaNature2020-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/171450Moro, Lucía Natalia; Viale, Diego Luis; Bastón, Juan Ignacio; Arnold, Victoria; Suvá, Mariana; et al.; Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer; Nature; Scientific Reports; 10; 1; 9-2020; 1-152045-2322CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-72040-4info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s41598-020-72040-4info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:33:23Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/171450instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:33:24.037CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer
title Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer
spellingShingle Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer
Moro, Lucía Natalia
CRISPR-Cas9
Gene Edition
SCNT
Embryos
title_short Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer
title_full Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer
title_fullStr Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer
title_full_unstemmed Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer
title_sort Generation of myostatin edited horse embryos using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and somatic cell nuclear transfer
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moro, Lucía Natalia
Viale, Diego Luis
Bastón, Juan Ignacio
Arnold, Victoria
Suvá, Mariana
Wiedenmann, Elisabet
Olguín, Martín
Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel
Vichera, Gabriel Damian
author Moro, Lucía Natalia
author_facet Moro, Lucía Natalia
Viale, Diego Luis
Bastón, Juan Ignacio
Arnold, Victoria
Suvá, Mariana
Wiedenmann, Elisabet
Olguín, Martín
Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel
Vichera, Gabriel Damian
author_role author
author2 Viale, Diego Luis
Bastón, Juan Ignacio
Arnold, Victoria
Suvá, Mariana
Wiedenmann, Elisabet
Olguín, Martín
Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel
Vichera, Gabriel Damian
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv CRISPR-Cas9
Gene Edition
SCNT
Embryos
topic CRISPR-Cas9
Gene Edition
SCNT
Embryos
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The application of new technologies for gene editing in horses may allow the generation of improved sportive individuals.Here, we aimed to knock out the myostatin gene (MSTN), a negative regulator of muscle mass development, using CRISPR/Cas9 and to generate edited embryos for the first time in horses. We nucleofected horse fetal fibroblasts with 1, 2 or 5 µg of 2 different gRNA/Cas9 plasmids targeting the first exon of MSTN. We observed that increasing plasmid concentrations improved mutation efficiency. The average efficiency was 63.6% for gRNA1 (14/22 edited clonal cell lines) and 96.2% for gRNA2 (25/26 edited clonal cell lines). Three clonal cell lines were chosen for embryo generation by somatic cell nuclear transfer: one with a monoallelic edition, one with biallelic heterozygous editions and one with a biallelic homozygous edition, which rendered edited blastocysts in each case. Both MSTN editions and off-targets were analyzed in the embryos. In conclusion, CRISPR/Cas9 proved an efficient method to edit the horse genome in a dose dependent manner with high specificity. Adapting this technology sport advantageous alleles could be generated, and a precision breeding program could be developed.
Fil: Moro, Lucía Natalia. Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Viale, Diego Luis. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología. Centro de Estudios en Salud y Medio Ambiente; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Bastón, Juan Ignacio. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina
Fil: Arnold, Victoria. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina
Fil: Suvá, Mariana. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Wiedenmann, Elisabet. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina
Fil: Olguín, Martín. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina
Fil: Miriuka, Santiago Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fundación para la Lucha contra las Enfermedades Neurológicas de la Infancia; Argentina
Fil: Vichera, Gabriel Damian. Kheiron Sa.; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description The application of new technologies for gene editing in horses may allow the generation of improved sportive individuals.Here, we aimed to knock out the myostatin gene (MSTN), a negative regulator of muscle mass development, using CRISPR/Cas9 and to generate edited embryos for the first time in horses. We nucleofected horse fetal fibroblasts with 1, 2 or 5 µg of 2 different gRNA/Cas9 plasmids targeting the first exon of MSTN. We observed that increasing plasmid concentrations improved mutation efficiency. The average efficiency was 63.6% for gRNA1 (14/22 edited clonal cell lines) and 96.2% for gRNA2 (25/26 edited clonal cell lines). Three clonal cell lines were chosen for embryo generation by somatic cell nuclear transfer: one with a monoallelic edition, one with biallelic heterozygous editions and one with a biallelic homozygous edition, which rendered edited blastocysts in each case. Both MSTN editions and off-targets were analyzed in the embryos. In conclusion, CRISPR/Cas9 proved an efficient method to edit the horse genome in a dose dependent manner with high specificity. Adapting this technology sport advantageous alleles could be generated, and a precision breeding program could be developed.
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