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ArticleBiomolecules2022

HIF1A Knockout by Biallelic and Selection-Free CRISPR Gene Editing in Human Primary Endothelial Cells with Ribonucleoprotein Complexes.

Camilla Blunk Brandt, Sofie Vestergaard Fonager, János Haskó, Rikke Bek Helmig, Søren Degn, Lars Bolund, Niels Jessen, Lin Lin, Yonglun Luo

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Article in Biomolecules, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Camilla Blunk BrandtDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
Sofie Vestergaard FonagerDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
János HaskóDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
Rikke Bek HelmigDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus, Denmark.
Søren DegnDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-5409-045X
Lars BolundDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
Niels JessenDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
Lin LinDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
Yonglun LuoDepartment of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark.
Aarhus University · DKSteno Diabetes Centers · DKAarhus University Hospital · DK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary endothelial cells (ECs), especially human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), are broadly used in vascular biology. Gene editing of primary endothelial cells is known to be challenging, due to the low DNA transfection efficiency and the limited proliferation capacity of ECs. We report the establishment of a highly efficient and selection-free CRISPR gene editing approach for primary endothelial cells (HUVECs) with ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex. We first optimized an efficient and cost-effective protocol for messenger RNA (mRNA) delivery into primary HUVECs by nucleofection. Nearly 100% transfection efficiency of HUVECs was achieved with EGFP mRNA. Using this optimized DNA-free approach, we tested RNP-mediated CRISPR gene editing of primary HUVECs with three different gRNAs targeting the HIF1A gene. We achieved highly efficient (98%) and biallelic HIF1A knockout in HUVECs without selection. The effects of HIF1A knockout on ECs' angiogenic characteristics and response to hypoxia were validated by functional assays. Our work provides a simple method for highly efficient gene editing of primary endothelial cells (HUVECs) in studies and manipulations of ECs functions.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsDNAHumansHuman Umbilical Vein Endothelial CellsHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitRibonucleoproteinsDNAHIF1A protein, humanHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitRibonucleoproteinsCRISPR-Casendothelial cellsgene editingHIF1Ahuman umbilical vein endothelial cellshypoxia inducible factor 1 alphanon-viral gene editingnucleofectionribonucleoproteintransfection

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PMID36671408
PMCPMC9856017
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