Protocol to study sufficiency of cis-regulatory elements in mouse embryonic stem cells using a CRISPR-mediated knockin approach

Cis-regulatory elements (CREs) orchestrate the spatiotemporal control of gene expression. The regulatory activity of CREs is typically assessed by reporter assays, in which CREs are studied outside their endogenous context. To circumvent this problem, we developed a CRISPR-Cas9 knockin approach to s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Pachano, Tomás, Rada-Iglesias, Álvaro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/285083
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/285083
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cell biology
Genetics
Molecular biology
Gene expression
CRISPR
Stem Cells
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Sumario:Cis-regulatory elements (CREs) orchestrate the spatiotemporal control of gene expression. The regulatory activity of CREs is typically assessed by reporter assays, in which CREs are studied outside their endogenous context. To circumvent this problem, we developed a CRISPR-Cas9 knockin approach to study CREs in a scar-free genomic context. Here, we describe the design, transfection, and screening protocol to insert CREs in mouse embryonic stem cells. Our strategy can provide important insights into the sufficiency of CREs for gene expression control.