Scientists use dCRISPR/Cas9 gene editing with dual gRNAs to introduce large inactivating deletions in the PIM3 gene and achieve stable PIM3 knockout in the human hepatoblastoma cell line, HuH6.
[Cancer Gene Therapy]
6445212 {6445212:ZV6DTC4M} apa 50 1 161280 https://www.stemcellsciencenews.com/wp-content/plugins/zotpress/
%7B%22status%22%3A%22success%22%2C%22updateneeded%22%3Afalse%2C%22instance%22%3A%22zotpress-e3bfff5874dd4bb63272d370ba0cb5db%22%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22request_last%22%3A0%2C%22request_next%22%3A0%2C%22used_cache%22%3Atrue%7D%2C%22data%22%3A%5B%7B%22key%22%3A%22ZV6DTC4M%22%2C%22library%22%3A%7B%22id%22%3A6445212%7D%2C%22meta%22%3A%7B%22creatorSummary%22%3A%22Marayati%20et%20al.%22%2C%22parsedDate%22%3A%222021-04-16%22%2C%22numChildren%22%3A0%7D%2C%22bib%22%3A%22%3Cdiv%20class%3D%5C%22csl-bib-body%5C%22%20style%3D%5C%22line-height%3A%202%3B%20padding-left%3A%201em%3B%20text-indent%3A-1em%3B%5C%22%3E%5Cn%20%20%3Cdiv%20class%3D%5C%22csl-entry%5C%22%3EMarayati%2C%20R.%2C%20Stafman%2C%20L.%20L.%2C%20Williams%2C%20A.%20P.%2C%20Bownes%2C%20L.%20V.%2C%20Quinn%2C%20C.%20H.%2C%20Markert%2C%20H.%20R.%2C%20Easlick%2C%20J.%20L.%2C%20Stewart%2C%20J.%20E.%2C%20Crossman%2C%20D.%20K.%2C%20Mroczek-Musulman%2C%20E.%2C%20%26amp%3B%20Beierle%2C%20E.%20A.%20%282021%29.%20CRISPR%5C%2FCas9-mediated%20knockout%20of%20PIM3%20suppresses%20tumorigenesis%20and%20cancer%20cell%20stemness%20in%20human%20hepatoblastoma%20cells.%20%3Ci%3ECancer%20Gene%20Therapy%3C%5C%2Fi%3E%2C%201%26%23x2013%3B15.%20%3Ca%20href%3D%27https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1038%5C%2Fs41417-021-00334-4%27%3Ehttps%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fdoi.org%5C%2F10.1038%5C%2Fs41417-021-00334-4%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20%3Ca%20title%3D%27Cite%20in%20RIS%20Format%27%20class%3D%27zp-CiteRIS%27%20href%3D%27https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.stemcellsciencenews.com%5C%2Fwp-content%5C%2Fplugins%5C%2Fzotpress%5C%2Flib%5C%2Frequest%5C%2Frequest.cite.php%3Fapi_user_id%3D6445212%26amp%3Bitem_key%3DZV6DTC4M%27%3ECite%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20%3C%5C%2Fdiv%3E%5Cn%3C%5C%2Fdiv%3E%22%2C%22data%22%3A%7B%22itemType%22%3A%22journalArticle%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22CRISPR%5C%2FCas9-mediated%20knockout%20of%20PIM3%20suppresses%20tumorigenesis%20and%20cancer%20cell%20stemness%20in%20human%20hepatoblastoma%20cells%22%2C%22creators%22%3A%5B%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Raoud%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Marayati%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Laura%20L.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Stafman%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Adele%20P.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Williams%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Laura%20V.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Bownes%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Colin%20H.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Quinn%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Hooper%20R.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Markert%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Juliet%20L.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Easlick%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Jerry%20E.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Stewart%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22David%20K.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Crossman%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Elizabeth%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Mroczek-Musulman%22%7D%2C%7B%22creatorType%22%3A%22author%22%2C%22firstName%22%3A%22Elizabeth%20A.%22%2C%22lastName%22%3A%22Beierle%22%7D%5D%2C%22abstractNote%22%3A%22Hepatoblastoma%20remains%20one%20of%20the%20most%20difficult%20childhood%20tumors%20to%20treat%20and%20is%20alarmingly%20understudied.%20We%20previously%20demonstrated%20that%20Proviral%20Insertion%20site%20in%20Maloney%20murine%20leukemia%20virus%20%28PIM%29%20kinases%2C%20specifically%20PIM3%2C%20are%20overexpressed%20in%20human%20hepatoblastoma%20cells%20and%20function%20to%20promote%20tumorigenesis.%20We%20aimed%20to%20use%20CRISPR%5C%2FCas9%20gene%20editing%20with%20dual%20gRNAs%20to%20introduce%20large%20inactivating%20deletions%20in%20the%20PIM3%20gene%20and%20achieve%20stable%20PIM3%20knockout%20in%20the%20human%20hepatoblastoma%20cell%20line%2C%20HuH6.%20PIM3%20knockout%20of%20hepatoblastoma%20cells%20led%20to%20significantly%20decreased%20proliferation%2C%20viability%2C%20and%20motility%2C%20inhibited%20cell-cycle%20progression%2C%20decreased%20tumor%20growth%20in%20a%20xenograft%20murine%20model%2C%20and%20increased%20animal%20survival.%20Analysis%20of%20RNA%20sequencing%20data%20revealed%20that%20PIM3%20knockout%20downregulated%20expression%20of%20pro-migratory%20and%20pro-invasive%20genes%20and%20upregulated%20expression%20of%20genes%20involved%20in%20apoptosis%20and%20differentiation.%20Furthermore%2C%20PIM3%20knockout%20decreased%20hepatoblastoma%20cancer%20cell%20stemness%20as%20evidenced%20by%20decreased%20tumorsphere%20formation%2C%20decreased%20mRNA%20abundance%20of%20stemness%20markers%2C%20and%20decreased%20cell%20surface%20expression%20of%20CD133%2C%20a%20marker%20of%20hepatoblastoma%20stem%20cell-like%20cancer%20cells.%20Reintroduction%20of%20PIM3%20into%20PIM3%20knockout%20cells%20rescued%20the%20malignant%20phenotype.%20Successful%20CRISPR%5C%2FCas9%20knockout%20of%20PIM3%20kinase%20in%20human%20hepatoblastoma%20cells%20confirmed%20the%20role%20of%20PIM3%20in%20promoting%20hepatoblastoma%20tumorigenesis%20and%20cancer%20cell%20stemness.%22%2C%22date%22%3A%222021-04-16%22%2C%22language%22%3A%22en%22%2C%22DOI%22%3A%2210.1038%5C%2Fs41417-021-00334-4%22%2C%22ISSN%22%3A%221476-5500%22%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.nature.com%5C%2Farticles%5C%2Fs41417-021-00334-4%22%2C%22collections%22%3A%5B%5D%2C%22dateModified%22%3A%222021-04-16T16%3A40%3A10Z%22%7D%7D%5D%7D
Marayati, R., Stafman, L. L., Williams, A. P., Bownes, L. V., Quinn, C. H., Markert, H. R., Easlick, J. L., Stewart, J. E., Crossman, D. K., Mroczek-Musulman, E., & Beierle, E. A. (2021). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of PIM3 suppresses tumorigenesis and cancer cell stemness in human hepatoblastoma cells. Cancer Gene Therapy, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41417-021-00334-4 Cite