基于胞嘧啶碱基编辑系统构建无肌间刺鱼类品系

Construction of fish without intermuscular bones based on cytosine base editing system

  • 摘要: 为验证一种高度特异性的新型CBE在鱼类中的应用效果, 研究以调控鱼类肌间刺形成的关键基因runx2b为目的基因, 在斑马鱼上探讨其对构建的单碱基突变品系的编辑效率、表型和相关基因表达等方面的影响。结果表明F0代的编辑效率达60%, 突变体的肌间刺数量减少约55%, 且其自交繁殖产生的F1代仅有杂合子和纯合子的存在, 纯合比例达70%以上, 纯合子的肌间刺全部缺失且可稳定遗传。Western Blot蛋白表达结果显示Runx2b蛋白在突变体内不表达, RT-qPCR定量结果也显示成骨分化和矿化相关基因(entpd5a, sp7alpl)表达在突变体中显著降低。研究表明CBE在鱼类上具有较高的编辑效率, 可有效编辑斑马鱼runx2b基因, 获得无肌间刺表型, 缩短获得纯合突变品系的世代时间, 为鱼类高效精准的基因编辑育种提供了新的途径。

     

    Abstract: To verify the editing effect of new cytosine base editor (CBE) in fish, this study took the runx2b that regulates the formation of intermuscular bones (IBs) in fish as the target gene, and explored its editing efficiency, phenotype and related gene expression on the constructed mutation zebrafish line. The results showed that the mutation efficiency in the F0 generation was 60%. Skeletal staining demonstrated a 55% reduction in IBs in F0 generation mutants compared to wild-type controls. In the F1 generation produced by self-crossing of the F0 generation, only heterozygotes and homozygotes were observed, with homozygotes exhibiting completely IBs absence and stable inheritance across generations. Western Blot analysis confirmed the absence of runx2b protein in mutant, while RT-qPCR showed significantly downregulated expression of osteoblast differentiation and mineralization-related genes (entpd5a, sp7, and alpl) in mutants. The results indicate that CBE not only achieves high editing efficiency in fish, but also enables IBs free phenotypes, shortens homozygotes generation time, and expands the utility of base editing in aquatic species. This study provides a foundation for applying GE in breeding economic fish.

     

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