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- Title
Genome-Wide Off-Target Analysis in CRISPR-Cas9 Modified Mice and Their Offspring.
- Authors
Yan Dong; Haimei Li; Liang Zhao; Koopman, Peter; Feng Zhang; Huang, Johnny X.
- Abstract
The emergence of the CRISPR-Cas9 system has triggered a technical revolution in mammalian genome editing. Compared to traditional gene-targeting strategies, CRISPR-Cas9 technology offers a more efficient and cost-effective approach for generating genetically modified animal models. However, offtarget cleavage in CRISPR-mediated genome editing is a major concern in the analysis of phenotypes as well as the selection of therapeutic targets. Here, we analyzed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data from two knock-out (KO) mouse strains generated by using the CRISPR-Cas9 system targeting the Mmd and Paqr8 loci. A total of nine individuals were sequenced including two parents, four F1 offspring and three uninjected control mice. Using GATK and bcftools software, we identified two off-target events in the founder mice. The two CRISPR-Cas9-induced off-target events were predictable using Cas-OFFinder and were not passed on to the offspring that we investigated. In addition, our results indicated that the number of CRISPR-Cas9-induced mutations was not statistically distinguishable from the background de novo mutations (DNMs).
- Subjects
GENOME editing; MICE; GENETICALLY modified foods; GENE targeting; ANIMAL models in research; PHENOTYPES
- Publication
G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics, 2019, Vol 9, Issue 11, p3645
- ISSN
2160-1836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1534/g3.119.400503