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ArticleJournal of diabetes investigation2021

Using recombinase-mediated cassette exchange to engineer MIN6 insulin-secreting cells based on a newly identified safe harbor locus.

Asami Furukawa, Aya Tanaka, Suguru Yamaguchi, Minami Kosuda, Midori Yamana, Akiko Nagasawa, Genta Kohno, Hisamitsu Ishihara

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Asami FurukawaDivision of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Japan.
Aya TanakaDivision of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Japan.
Suguru YamaguchiDivision of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Japan.
Minami KosudaDivision of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Japan.
Midori YamanaDivision of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Japan.
Akiko NagasawaDivision of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Japan.
Genta KohnoDivision of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Japan.
Hisamitsu IshiharaDivision of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Nihon University School of Medicine, Itabashi, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8922-6660
Nihon University · JP

Funding

Grants in Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan 15K15351Grants in Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan 17K09850
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introductionRecent studies have identified genomic and transcript level changes along with alterations in insulin secretion in patients with diabetes and in rodent models of diabetes. It is important to establish an efficient system for testing functional consequences of these changes. We aimed to generate such a system using insulin-secreting MIN6 cells. MATERIALS AND

methodsMIN6 cells were first engineered to have a tetracycline-regulated expression system. Then, we used the recombination-mediated cassette exchange strategy to explore the silencing-resistant site in the genome and generated a master cell line based on this site.

resultsWe identified a site 10.5 kbps upstream from the Zxdb gene as a locus that allows homogenous transgene expression from a tetracycline responsible promoter. Placing the Flip/Frt-based platform on this locus using CRISPR/Cas9 technology generated modified MIN6 cells applicable to achieving cassette exchange on the genome. Using this cell line, we generated MIN6 subclones with over- or underexpression of glucokinase. By analyzing a mixed population of these cells, we obtained an initial estimate of effects on insulin secretion within 6 weeks. Furthermore, we generated six MIN6 cell sublines simultaneously harboring genes of inducible overexpression with unknown functions in insulin secretion, and found that Cited4 and Arhgef3 overexpressions increased and decreased insulin secretion, respectively.

conclusionsWe engineered MIN6 cells, which can serve as a powerful tool for testing genetic alterations associated with diabetes, and studied the molecular mechanisms of insulin secretion.

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AnimalsCell LineDiabetes MellitusGenetic LociGlucokinaseHumansInsulin-Secreting CellsInsulin SecretionMiceRatsRecombinasesRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsTranscription FactorsARHGEF3 protein, mouseCited4 protein, mouseGlucokinaseRecombinasesRho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsTranscription FactorsInsulin secretionRecombination-mediated cassette exchangeTetracycline-regulated expression

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