CRISPR/Cas9-mediated allele-specific disruption of a dominant COL6A1 pathogenic variant improves collagen VI network in patient fibroblasts

Collagen VI-related disorders are the second most common congenital muscular dystrophies for which no treatments are presently available. They are mostly caused by dominant-negative pathogenic variants in the genes encoding α chains of collagen VI, a heteromeric network forming collagen; for example...

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Autores: López Márquez, Arístides, Morín, Matías, Fernández-Peñalver, Sergio, Badosa, Carmen, Hernández-Delgado, Alejandro, Natera-de Benito, Daniel, Ortez, Carlos, Nascimento, Andrés, Grinberg Vaisman, Daniel Raúl, Balcells Comas, Susana, Roldán Molina, Mónica, Moreno-Pelayo, Miguel Ángel, Jiménez-Mallebrera, Cecilia
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/186222
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Palabra clave:Distròfia muscular
Mutació (Biologia)
Muscular dystrophy
Mutation (Biology)
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spelling CRISPR/Cas9-mediated allele-specific disruption of a dominant COL6A1 pathogenic variant improves collagen VI network in patient fibroblastsLópez Márquez, ArístidesMorín, MatíasFernández-Peñalver, SergioBadosa, CarmenHernández-Delgado, AlejandroNatera-de Benito, DanielOrtez, CarlosNascimento, AndrésGrinberg Vaisman, Daniel RaúlBalcells Comas, SusanaRoldán Molina, MónicaMoreno-Pelayo, Miguel ÁngelJiménez-Mallebrera, CeciliaDistròfia muscularMutació (Biologia)Muscular dystrophyMutation (Biology)Collagen VI-related disorders are the second most common congenital muscular dystrophies for which no treatments are presently available. They are mostly caused by dominant-negative pathogenic variants in the genes encoding α chains of collagen VI, a heteromeric network forming collagen; for example, the c.877G>A; p.Gly293Arg COL6A1 variant, which alters the proper association of the tetramers to form microfibrils. We tested the potential of CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing to silence or correct (using a donor template) a mutant allele in the dermal fibroblasts of four individuals bearing the c.877G>A pathogenic variant. Evaluation of gene-edited cells by next-generation sequencing revealed that correction of the mutant allele by homologous-directed repair occurred at a frequency lower than 1%. However, the presence of frameshift variants and others that provoked the silencing of the mutant allele were found in >40% of reads, with no effects on the wild-type allele. This was confirmed by droplet digital PCR with allele-specific probes, which revealed a reduction in the expression of the mutant allele. Finally, immunofluorescence analyses revealed a recovery in the collagen VI extracellular matrix. In summary, we demonstrate that CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edition can specifically reverse the pathogenic effects of a dominant negative variant in COL6A1.MDPI2022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/186222Articles publicats en revistes (Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23084410International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, vol. 23, num. 8, p. 4410https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23084410cc-by (c) López-Márquez, Arístides et al., 2022https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1862222026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv CRISPR/Cas9-mediated allele-specific disruption of a dominant COL6A1 pathogenic variant improves collagen VI network in patient fibroblasts
title CRISPR/Cas9-mediated allele-specific disruption of a dominant COL6A1 pathogenic variant improves collagen VI network in patient fibroblasts
spellingShingle CRISPR/Cas9-mediated allele-specific disruption of a dominant COL6A1 pathogenic variant improves collagen VI network in patient fibroblasts
López Márquez, Arístides
Distròfia muscular
Mutació (Biologia)
Muscular dystrophy
Mutation (Biology)
title_short CRISPR/Cas9-mediated allele-specific disruption of a dominant COL6A1 pathogenic variant improves collagen VI network in patient fibroblasts
title_full CRISPR/Cas9-mediated allele-specific disruption of a dominant COL6A1 pathogenic variant improves collagen VI network in patient fibroblasts
title_fullStr CRISPR/Cas9-mediated allele-specific disruption of a dominant COL6A1 pathogenic variant improves collagen VI network in patient fibroblasts
title_full_unstemmed CRISPR/Cas9-mediated allele-specific disruption of a dominant COL6A1 pathogenic variant improves collagen VI network in patient fibroblasts
title_sort CRISPR/Cas9-mediated allele-specific disruption of a dominant COL6A1 pathogenic variant improves collagen VI network in patient fibroblasts
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López Márquez, Arístides
Morín, Matías
Fernández-Peñalver, Sergio
Badosa, Carmen
Hernández-Delgado, Alejandro
Natera-de Benito, Daniel
Ortez, Carlos
Nascimento, Andrés
Grinberg Vaisman, Daniel Raúl
Balcells Comas, Susana
Roldán Molina, Mónica
Moreno-Pelayo, Miguel Ángel
Jiménez-Mallebrera, Cecilia
author López Márquez, Arístides
author_facet López Márquez, Arístides
Morín, Matías
Fernández-Peñalver, Sergio
Badosa, Carmen
Hernández-Delgado, Alejandro
Natera-de Benito, Daniel
Ortez, Carlos
Nascimento, Andrés
Grinberg Vaisman, Daniel Raúl
Balcells Comas, Susana
Roldán Molina, Mónica
Moreno-Pelayo, Miguel Ángel
Jiménez-Mallebrera, Cecilia
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author2 Morín, Matías
Fernández-Peñalver, Sergio
Badosa, Carmen
Hernández-Delgado, Alejandro
Natera-de Benito, Daniel
Ortez, Carlos
Nascimento, Andrés
Grinberg Vaisman, Daniel Raúl
Balcells Comas, Susana
Roldán Molina, Mónica
Moreno-Pelayo, Miguel Ángel
Jiménez-Mallebrera, Cecilia
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author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Distròfia muscular
Mutació (Biologia)
Muscular dystrophy
Mutation (Biology)
topic Distròfia muscular
Mutació (Biologia)
Muscular dystrophy
Mutation (Biology)
description Collagen VI-related disorders are the second most common congenital muscular dystrophies for which no treatments are presently available. They are mostly caused by dominant-negative pathogenic variants in the genes encoding α chains of collagen VI, a heteromeric network forming collagen; for example, the c.877G>A; p.Gly293Arg COL6A1 variant, which alters the proper association of the tetramers to form microfibrils. We tested the potential of CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing to silence or correct (using a donor template) a mutant allele in the dermal fibroblasts of four individuals bearing the c.877G>A pathogenic variant. Evaluation of gene-edited cells by next-generation sequencing revealed that correction of the mutant allele by homologous-directed repair occurred at a frequency lower than 1%. However, the presence of frameshift variants and others that provoked the silencing of the mutant allele were found in >40% of reads, with no effects on the wild-type allele. This was confirmed by droplet digital PCR with allele-specific probes, which revealed a reduction in the expression of the mutant allele. Finally, immunofluorescence analyses revealed a recovery in the collagen VI extracellular matrix. In summary, we demonstrate that CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edition can specifically reverse the pathogenic effects of a dominant negative variant in COL6A1.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23084410
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, vol. 23, num. 8, p. 4410
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23084410
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