Tissue-specific genome editing of laminA/C in the posterior silk glands of Bombyx mori

Yuanyuan Liu; Sanyuan Ma; Jiasong Chang; Tong Zhang; Xiaogang Wang; Run Shi; Jianduo Zhang; Wei Lu; Yue Liu; Qingyou Xia

doi:10.1016/j.jgg.2017.09.003

Volume 44 Issue 9

Sep. 2017

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Tissue-specific genome editing of laminA/C in the posterior silk glands of Bombyx mori

doi: 10.1016/j.jgg.2017.09.003

Yuanyuan Liu^{a, #},
Sanyuan Ma^{a, b, #},
Jiasong Chang^a,
Tong Zhang^a,
Xiaogang Wang^a,
Run Shi^a,
Jianduo Zhang^{a, c},
Wei Lu^a,
Yue Liu^a,
Qingyou Xia^{a, b}

a
State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
b
Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Novel Silk Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
c
DBNBiotechnology Center, Beijing 100089, China

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Corresponding author: E-mail address: xiaqy@swu.edu.cn (Qingyou Xia)
Received Date: 2017-05-06
Accepted Date: 2017-09-13
Rev Recd Date: 2017-09-07

Available Online: 2017-09-14

Publish Date: 2017-09-20

Abstract

Abstract

The RNA-guided CRISPR/Cas9 system has been shown to be a powerful tool for genome editing in various organisms. A comprehensive toolbox for multiplex genome editing has been developed for the silkworm, Bombyx mori, a lepidopteran model insect of economic importance. However, as previous methods mainly relied on delivery of transient Cas9/guide RNA (gRNA), they could not be used in loss-of-function studies of essential genes. Here, we report a simple and versatile tissue-specific genome editing strategy. We perform a proof-of-principle demonstration by establishing and crossing two transgenic B. mori lines, one expressing Cas9 protein in the posterior silk glands (PSGs) and the other constitutively expressing BmlaminA/C (BmLMN) gRNA. All BmLMN alleles in the PSG cells were edited precisely at the target genome region, resulting in diverse mutations. mRNA expression of BmLMN was reduced by up to 75%, and only very low levels of BmLaminA/C protein were detected. Knockout ofBmLMN produced obvious defects in gland cell development and cocoon production. In this study, we developed an efficient strategy for spatially controlled genome editing, providing unprecedented opportunities for investigating the function of essential/lethal genes in B. mori, with potential application for other insects.
- CRISPR/Cas9 system,
- Genome editing,
- PiggyBac transposon,
- Posterior silk gland,
- Endoreplication

These two authors contributed equally to this work.

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