論文

査読有り
2017年

Relationship between somatic mosaicism of Pax6 mutation and variable developmental eye abnormalities-an analysis of CRISPR genome-edited mouse embryos

Scientific Reports
  • Akihiro Yasue
  • ,
  • Hitomi Kono
  • ,
  • Munenori Habuta
  • ,
  • Tetsuya Bando
  • ,
  • Keita Sato
  • ,
  • Junji Inoue
  • ,
  • Seiichi Oyadomari
  • ,
  • Sumihare Noji
  • ,
  • Eiji Tanaka
  • ,
  • Hideyo Ohuchi

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記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1038/s41598-017-00088-w
出版者・発行元
Nature Publishing Group

The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)/CRISPR-Associated protein (Cas) system is a rapid gene-Targeting technology that does not require embryonic stem cells. To demonstrate dosage effects of the Pax6 gene on eye formation, we generated Pax6-deficient mice with the CRISPR/Cas system. Eyes of founder embryos at embryonic day (E) 16.5 were examined and categorized according to macroscopic phenotype as class 1 (small eye with distinct pigmentation), class 2 (pigmentation without eye globes), or class 3 (no pigmentation and no eyes). Histologically, class 1 eyes were abnormally small in size with lens still attached to the cornea at E16.5. Class 2 eyes had no lens and distorted convoluted retinas. Class 3 eyes had only rudimentary optic vesicle-like tissues or histological anophthalmia. Genotyping of neck tissue cells from the founder embryos revealed somatic mosaicism and allelic complexity for Pax6. Relationships between eye phenotype and genotype were developed. The present results demonstrated that development of the lens from the surface ectoderm requires a higher gene dose of Pax6 than development of the retina from the optic vesicle. We further anticipate that mice with somatic mosaicism in a targeted gene generated by CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing will give some insights for understanding the complexity in human congenital diseases that occur in mosaic form.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00088-w
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28246397
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1038/s41598-017-00088-w
  • ISSN : 2045-2322
  • PubMed ID : 28246397
  • SCOPUS ID : 85038888125

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