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ArticleScientific reports2026

A method for CRISPR/Cas9-induced genetic barcoding and lineage tracing in sheep.

Dayong Hao, Xueling Xu, Pan Li, Yanli Liu, Guoshi Liu, Shoulong Deng

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Dayong Hao *The Reproduction Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Xueling Xu *College of Bee Science and Biomedicine, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Pan LiXianghu Laboratory, Hangzhou, 311231, China.
Yanli LiuThe Reproduction Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
Guoshi LiuState Key Laboratory of Animal Biotech Breeding, Beijing Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Improvement, National Engineering Laboratory for Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding (MOE), College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China. gshliu@cau.edu.cn.
Shoulong DengNational Science Center for Model Animals, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China. dengsl@cau.edu.cn.

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Non-profit Central Research Institute Fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2023-PT180-01
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Abstract

Sheep development involves continuous dynamic processes in which cells propagate, differentiate and orchestrate. However, the method for tracing cell fate during sheep (Ovis aries) embryogenesis, cell differentiation and tissue regeneration remains largely undeveloped. Here, we developed a CRISPR/Cas9-based lineage barcode recording method that directly acts on target cells. With this method, several contiguous CRISPR/Cas9 targeting arrays were synthesized and introduced into multiple loci in the sheep genome using the PiggyBac transposon vector to form the barcode region. Cas9 integrated at the Rosa26 gene locus was used to generate edits in the barcode region at multiple timepoints during early sheep embryonic development. We detected multiple integrated barcodes (intBCs) that were stably inherited in the developing embryos, confirming that the method can generate heritable clonal markers. The method could enable lineage tracing in sheep when combined with single-cell sequencing technologies. Our method establishes a foundation for ruminant lineage tracing technology by combining PiggyBac transposons and CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tools, providing a new platform for analyzing sheep embryonic development, organ regeneration, and disease mechanisms.

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Cell LineageCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA Barcoding, TaxonomicGene EditingAnimalsDNA Transposable ElementsEmbryonic DevelopmentSheepDNA Transposable ElementsCas9Lineage tracingRosa26Sheep

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