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ArticleJournal of tissue engineering

CRISPRa genome-wide screen identifies novel gene targets for osteogenic cell engineering.

Jacob D Weston, Hunter Levis, Brandon Lawrence, Rodrigo Somoza, Robby D Bowles

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5 authors.

Jacob D WestonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
Hunter LevisDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-6545
Brandon LawrenceDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
Rodrigo SomozaDepartment of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Robby D BowlesDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.

Funding

TR&D-4: Growing Tissue in the Scalable, Modular, Automated, and Closed (SMAC) FoundryP41EB021911 · NIBIB · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI JEAN F WELTER · 2016 to 2026
$13.9M
Sequence-specific CRISPR mediated inflammatory cytokine receptor modulation for the treatment of inflammatory intervertebral disc pathologyR01AR074998 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI BOWLES, ROBERT D. · 2019 to 2023
$1.7M
Novel Zinc-Finger Protein Regulator of Senescence and Cell EngineeringR01AR083990 · NIAMS · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Robert D. Bowles · 2024 to 2026
$1.2M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR074998NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR083990NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB021911
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone tissue regeneration and fracture healing remain a significant challenge for physicians, with nonunion failures occurring in an estimated 5%-10% of bone-healing treatments. The autologous bone graft has long been the gold standard of treatment. However, these procedures suffer from persistent donor-site morbidity and extended surgery times, while still having high revision and nonunion failure rates. Cell therapies and tissue engineering strategies utilizing stem cells have been considered as promising alternatives to autologous bone grafts. Here, we explore the concept of using CRISPR-activation (CRISPRa) as a cell-engineering tool to drive osteogenesis without exogenous growth factors. We present a genome-wide CRISPRa screen in adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) to identify upregulation targets that drive osteogenesis. Top targets from the screen, SPRED2 and ATXN7L3B, demonstrated significant increases in alkaline phosphatase activity and mineralization in monolayer and 3D culture. These results are the first evidence of these genes as osteogenic targets in ASCs.

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bonecell engineeringCRISPRaCRISPRa screenosteogenesis

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PMID41245170
PMCPMC12618816

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