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ArticleNeoplasia (New York, N.Y.)2025

Combining the RCAS/tv-a retrovirus and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing systems to generate primary mouse models of diffuse midline glioma.

Sophie R Wu, Julianne Sharpe, Joshua Tolliver, Abigail J Groth, Reid Chen, María E Guerra García, Vennesa Valentine, Nerissa T Williams, Sheeba Jacob, Zachary J Reitman

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Sophie R WuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Julianne SharpeDepartment of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States.
Joshua TolliverDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Abigail J GrothDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Reid ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
María E Guerra GarcíaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, United States.
Vennesa ValentineDepartment of Pharmacology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Nerissa T WilliamsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States.
Sheeba JacobDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States; The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Zachary J ReitmanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, United States; The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. Electronic address: zjr@duke.edu.

Funding

Enhancing the efficacy of Radiation Therapy for brainstem glioma by targeting ATMK08CA256045 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Zachary Reitman · 2022 to 2026
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA256045
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) are lethal brain tumors that arise in children and young adults, resulting in a median survival of less than two years. Genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs) are critical to studying tumorigenesis and tumor-immune interactions, which may inform new treatment approaches. However, current midline glioma GEMM approaches are limited in their ability to multiplex perturbations and/or target specific cell lineages in the brain for genetic manipulation. Here, we combined the RCAS/tv-a avian retrovirus system and CRISPR/Cas9 genetic engineering to drive midline glioma formation in mice. CRISPR/Cas9-based disruption of Trp53, a tumor suppressor that is frequently disrupted in midline gliomas, along with the oncogene PDGF-B resulted in high grade tumor formation with moderate latency (median time to tumor formation of 12 weeks). We confirmed CRISPR-mediated Trp53 disruption using next-generation sequencing (NGS) and immunohistochemistry (IHC). Next, we disrupted multiple midline glioma tumor suppressor genes (Trp53, Pten, Atm, Cdkn2a) in individual mouse brains. These mini-pooled in vivo experiments generated primary midline gliomas with decreased tumor latency (median time to tumor formation of 3.6 weeks, P < 0.0001, log-rank test compared to single-plex gRNA). Quantification of gRNA barcodes and CRISPR editing events revealed that all tumors contained cells with various disruptions of all target genes and suggested a multiclonal origin for the tumors as well as stronger selection for Trp53 disruption compared to disruption of the other genes. This mouse modeling approach will streamline midline glioma research and enable complex experiments to understand tumor evolution and therapeutics.

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Brain NeoplasmsCRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingGliomaAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansMiceRetroviridaeTumor Suppressor Protein p53Trp53 protein, mouseTumor Suppressor Protein p53Cre/loxPCRISPRDiffuse midline gliomaGenetic mouse modelMidline gliomaRetrovirus

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PMCPMC11930108

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