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  • Title: Efficient CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in a salmonid fish cell line using a lentivirus delivery system.
    Author: Gratacap RL, Regan T, Dehler CE, Martin SAM, Boudinot P, Collet B, Houston RD.
    Journal: BMC Biotechnol; 2020 Jun 23; 20(1):35. PubMed ID: 32576161.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Genome editing is transforming bioscience research, but its application to non-model organisms, such as farmed animal species, requires optimisation. Salmonids are the most important aquaculture species by value, and improving genetic resistance to infectious disease is a major goal. However, use of genome editing to evaluate putative disease resistance genes in cell lines, and the use of genome-wide CRISPR screens is currently limited by a lack of available tools and techniques. RESULTS: In the current study, we developed an optimised protocol using lentivirus transduction for efficient integration of constructs into the genome of a Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshwaytcha) cell line (CHSE-214). As proof-of-principle, two target genes were edited with high efficiency in an EGFP-Cas9 stable CHSE cell line; specifically, the exogenous, integrated EGFP and the endogenous RIG-I locus. Finally, the effective use of antibiotic selection to enrich the successfully edited targeted population was demonstrated. CONCLUSIONS: The optimised lentiviral-mediated CRISPR method reported here increases possibilities for efficient genome editing in salmonid cells, in particular for future applications of genome-wide CRISPR screens for disease resistance.
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