A versatile toolbox for knock-in gene targeting based on the Multisite Gateway technology

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Abstract

Knock-in (KI) gene targeting can be employed for a wide range of applications in stem cell research. However, vectors for KI require multiple complicated processes for construction, including multiple times of digestion/ligation steps and extensive restriction mapping, which has imposed limitations for the robust applicability of KI gene targeting. To circumvent this issue, here we introduce versatile and systematic methods for generating KI vectors by molecular cloning. In this approach, we employed the Multisite Gateway technology, an efficient in vitro DNA recombination system using proprietary sequences and enzymes. KI vector construction exploiting these methods requires only efficient steps, such as PCR and recombination, enabling robust KI gene targeting. We show that combinatorial usage of the KI vectors generated using this method and site-specific nucleases enabled the precise integration of fluorescent protein genes in multiple loci of human and common marmoset (marmoset; Callithrix jacchus) pluripotent stem cells. The methods described here will facilitate the usage of KI technology and ultimately help to accelerate stem cell research.

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Yoshimatsu, S., Sone, T., Nakajima, M., Sato, T., Okochi, R., Ishikawa, M., … Okano, H. (2019). A versatile toolbox for knock-in gene targeting based on the Multisite Gateway technology. PLoS ONE, 14(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221164

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