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ArticleNature biomedical engineering2026

STRAIGHT-IN Dual: a platform for dual single-copy integrations of DNA payloads and gene circuits into human induced pluripotent stem cells.

Albert Blanch-Asensio, Deon S Ploessl, Benjamin B Johnson, Sara Cascione, Myrthe R M Berndsen, Nathan B Wang, Valeria V Orlova, Anna Alemany, Christine L Mummery, Kate E Galloway and 1 more

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11 authors.

Albert Blanch-AsensioDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5608-220X
Deon S PloesslDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5033-2068
Benjamin B JohnsonDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6280-8385
Sara CascioneDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Myrthe R M BerndsenDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-3217-5676
Nathan B WangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Valeria V OrlovaDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1169-2802
Anna AlemanyDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Christine L MummeryDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4549-6535
Kate E GallowayDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. katiegal@mit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-3193
Richard P DavisDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. r.p.davis@lumc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7917-9423

Funding

EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 101042634EC | Horizon 2020 Framework Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020) 101152209Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Netherlands) 024.003.001National Science Foundation (NSF) 2339986Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research) 184.036.006Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research) NWAORC 2019 1292.19.019Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research) OCENW.XS23.4.123Novo Nordisk Fonden (Novo Nordisk Foundation) NNF21CC0073729Pershing Square Foundation MINDUnited States Department of Defense | United States Air Force | AFMC | Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) FA9550-22-1-0316U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R35-GM143033ZonMw (Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development) 10250022120002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeting DNA payloads into human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) typically requires multiple inefficient steps, slowing the testing of gene circuits and cell-fate programmes. Here we show that STRAIGHT-IN Dual enables simultaneous, allele-specific, single-copy integration of two DNA constructs efficiently within 1 week. STRAIGHT-IN Dual leverages the STRAIGHT-IN platform for near-scarless payload integration, facilitating the recycling of components for further modifications. Using STRAIGHT-IN Dual, we investigate how promoter choice and gene syntax influence transgene silencing and how these design features affect reporter expression and forward programming of hiPSCs into neurons, motor neurons and endothelial cells. We also incorporate a grazoprevir-inducible synthetic gene switch that complements tetracycline-inducible control, providing tunable and temporally controlled expression of different transcription factors within the same cell. STRAIGHT-IN Dual generates homogeneous engineered hiPSC populations, accelerating synthetic biology design-build-test cycles in stem cells and enabling controlled comparisons of circuit performances.

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