Use application of the CRISPR technologies in coronary atherosclerotic heart disease
Technical field
The present invention relates to application of the CRISPR technologies in coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, belong to medicine bioengineering skill
Art field.
Background technology
Coronary atherosclerotic heart disease is that coronary artery occurs atherosclerotic lesion and causes blood vessel
Chamber stenosis or occlusion, heart disease caused by myocardial ischemia, anoxic or necrosis is caused, be commonly referred to as " coronary heart disease ".But it is preced with
The scope of worry may more extensively, in addition to inflammation, embolism etc. cause luminal stenosis or occlusion.The World Health Organization is by coronary heart disease
It is divided into 5 major classes:Silent ischemia (latent coronary heart disease), angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart failure (ischemic
Heart disease) and 5 kinds of Clinical types of sudden death.Usually it is divided into SCHD and acute coronary syndrome in clinic.
Typical chest pain is mainly reflected in clinical manifestation.Because physical exertion, excited etc. induce, sense pareordia pain of dashing forward
Bitterly, mostly ictal angina or squeezing pain, or sense of feeling oppressed.Pain is radiated to a left side upwards since after breastbone or pareordia
Shoulder, arm, or even little finger of toe and the third finger, rest or buccal nitroglycerin can be alleviated.The position that pectoralgia is diffused can also refer to neck, under
Jaw, tooth, belly etc..Pectoralgia may also appear under rest state or night, and caused by coronary spasm, also referred to as the anomaly heart twists
Bitterly.As pectoralgia property changes, the progressive pectoralgia that such as occurs recently, the threshold of pain progressively declines so that pause physical exertion or
Excited or even rest can also break out when sleeping soundly.Pain is gradually aggravated, frequency conversion, duration extension, is dispelled inducement or is contained
Taking nitroglycerin can not alleviate, and now often suspect unstable angina.
At present, treatment coronary atherosclerotic heart disease mainly uses antianginal drug, such as nitrate esters, kidney
Upper parathyrine beta receptor blocking agent, calcium channel blocker etc..One kind is disclosed in CN105816722A and treats coronary atherosclerosis
Property cardiopathic Chinese medicine preparation, its bulk drug include Ligusticum wallichii, peach kernel, safflower, the radix paeoniae rubrathe, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, ground bettle, aspongopus, radix cyathulae,
Red yeast rice, raw hawthorn, male black soya bean, pangolin, corydalis tuber, prepared RHIZOMA CYPERI with vinegar, ginkgo leaf, dalbergia wood, fushen, polygala, smoked jujube, rhizoma nardostachyos, amber,
Cairo morningglory root or leaf, radix bupleuri, the root of kudzu vine, balloonflower root, cuttlefish fish ink sac.The Chinese medicine preparation is directed to etiology and pathogenesis prescription medicine, has diagnosis and treatment
Advantage, overcome traditional Western medicine and cannot be distinguished by card type and carry out verification treatment, can be to a certain extent by for oral administration of Chinese medicine
The use of Western medicine is substituted, reduces drug dependence and side effect etc..Treatment coronary heart disease and the heart are disclosed in the B of CN 101332246
The Chinese medicine preparation of angina, mainly include red sage root 18-22, pseudo-ginseng 4-6, radix paeoniae rubrathe 17-23, dalbergia wood 13-18, corydalis tuber 13-18, safflower 7-
11st, fleece-flower root 18-22, reticulate millettia 25-35, myrrh 18-22, ginseng 13-17, Chinese cassia tree 13-17, barrenwort 18-22, pilose antler 4-6,
Ganoderma lucidum 11-15, cordyceps sinensis 7-9, Ligusticum wallichii 12-18, peach kernel 8-12, frankincense 13-17, scorpio 4-6, centipede 4-6, root bark of tree peony 12-17
Etc. component, according to from the point of view of experimental result with certain effect.
In the prior art, disclosed in the B of CN 103877576 with Card3 knock out mice and heartspecific
Card3 transgenic mices are object, by blocking mouse heart ramus descendens anterior arteriae coronariae sinistrae to cause myocardial infarction model to be ground
Study carefully, the results showed that contrasted with WT mouse, the degree of Card3 knock out mice cardiac infarctions ratio, myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis
Obvious to be suppressed, heart function is clearly better;With GDF1 knock out mice and heartspecific GDF1 in the B of CN 103893743
Transgenic mice is experimental subjects, by blocking mouse heart ramus descendens anterior arteriae coronariae sinistrae to cause myocardial infarction model to be ground
Study carefully, the results showed that contrasted with MEM-Cre control mices, GDF1 knock out mice cardiac infarctions ratio, myocardial hypertrophy and fiber
The degree of change substantially increases, and heart function substantially deteriorates;And cardiac infarction ratio, the cardiac muscle of heartspecific GDF1 transgenic mices
Plump and fibrosis degree is substantially suppressed, and heart function is obviously improved.Disclosed in the B of CN 103898189 with SHPS-1 bases
Because knock-out mice and heartspecific SHPS-1 transgenic mices are experimental subjects, before blocking mouse heart arteria coroaria sinistra
Descending branch (LAD) causes myocardial infarction model, the results showed that is contrasted with WT control mices, SHPS-1 knock out mice is postoperative in MI
The degree of cardiac infarction ratio, myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis is substantially suppressed, and heart function is clearly better;In the B of CN 103893763
Disclose using Vinexin- β knock out mice and heartspecific Vinexin- β transgenic mices as experimental subjects, pass through resistance
Disconnected mouse heart ramus descendens anterior arteriae coronariae sinistrae (LAD) causes myocardial infarction model, the results showed that contrasted with WT control mices,
Vinexin- β knock out mice is substantially suppressed in the degree of MI postoperative cardiac infarct ratio, myocardial hypertrophy and fibrosis, the heart
Function is clearly better.By result above it can be found that coronary atherosclerotic heart can be realized by gene interference
The treatment of disease.
At present, rule repeats system (clustered regularly interspaced short into the short palindrome in race interval
palindromic repeat;CRISPR-associated, CRISPR_Cas9) it is a kind of answering with endonuclease activity
Zoarium, identifies specific DNA sequence dna, carry out specific site cutting cause double-strand DNA cleavage (Double-strand breaks,
DSB), under conditions of no template, the non-homogeneous restructuring end connection of generation (Non-homologous end joining,
NHEJ), frameshift mutation (frameshift mutation) is caused, causes gene knockout.This technology due to can it is quick, easy,
Efficiently any gene of target gene group, so as to cause extensive concern, started to bud out into popularity as blast in 2012.
Due to its easily operation, multiple genes can be targetted simultaneously, can be prepared with high flux, cost is low etc., and advantage, Cas9 have become
A kind of technology with fastest developing speed.Just because of its superiority, this technology is ranked in the 20130 big progress that Nature recommends
First.
Cas9 targeting cutting DNAs are by two kinds of tiny RNAs -- crRNA (CRISPR RNA) and tracrRNA (trans-
Activating crRNA) and the complementary principle realization identified of target sequence.Two kinds of tiny RNAs one has been fused into now
RNA chains, abbreviation sgRNA (single guide RNA).Therefore, can sgRNA accomplish that specificity, accurate targeting target gene are
CRISPR-Cas9 can specific knockdown target gene prerequisite, either miss the target or mistake targeting, can all influence
Specific knockdowns of the CRISPR-Cas9 to target gene.Therefore, it is possible to design, prepare accuracy and selectively targeted target
The sgRNA of gene turns into the key technology of CRISPR-Cas9 gene knockouts.Compared with ZFN and siRNA, CRISPR-Cas9 has
More rapidly, easy, efficient, more sites, the selectively targeted advantage for knocking out gene.
The content of the invention
According in a first aspect, the purpose of the present invention is to be directed to deficiency of the prior art, there is provided hprt minigene acid miR-
8086 purposes knocked out using CRISPR/Cas9 systems.This be first using CRISPR/Cas9 systemic characteristics general
The miR-8086 of micrRNA families is knocked out.The purpose of miR knockouts can be efficiently realized using this new method.
Still further aspect of the present invention, obtain miR-8086 and Card3's and SHPS-1 by screening according to applicant's early stage
Positive Expression modulation relation, there is provided suppress the expression of Card3 and SHPS-1 genes after miR-8086 knockout, so as to treat hat
Shape atherosclerotic heart disease.
The present invention additionally provides a kind of sgRNA, its sequence is according to miR-8086 precursor sequences, and by early stage, more than 40 set
The only one found in the sgRNA target spots of meter by preliminary test has the sgRNA for preferably knocking out effect, and its sequence is such as
gcacagccttggtgtctctagtcc(SEQ ID NO:Shown in 1).
The present invention provides a kind of method that microRNA genes are specifically knocked out using CRISPR-Cas9, and methods described is:
(1) Cas9 expression vectors are built;(2 structure sgRNA expression vectors;(3) Cas9, sgRNA- are mixed into mixed liquor, inject lactation
Class fertilised non-human eggs, realize the purpose of the gene site-directed knockouts of microRNA.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effects are mainly as follows:
1) genetic modification efficiency is higher, reduces the unreliability of conventional art;2) operating technology is simple, without by multiple
The series of steps such as miscellaneous targeting vector structure, ES cell screenings, allophenic mice seed selection;3) can be real by a simple step
Existing complicated cardiopathic treatment, has great market application foreground.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 lentiCRISPR v2 carrier figures.
Fig. 2 (1), (2), (3) are respectively the mrna expression amount pair before and after miR-8086, Card3 and SHPS-1 gene knockout
Than figure.
Embodiment
With reference to specific embodiment, the present invention is described further, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited in
This:
Material therefor, reagent etc. in following embodiments, unless otherwise instructed, are commercially obtained.
The design of primers of embodiment 1
1st, the outer Cas9 expression vectors of construct, are named as pGEM-Cas9, are responsible for synthesizing by winning profit biology, its sequence is this
The conventional sequence in field.
2nd, the vector construction of in-vitro transcription sgRNA skeetal codings sequence and preparation.
SgRNA is designed for mmu-miR-8086 genes, positive oligonucleotide sequence and reverse oligonucleotide sequence can be with
It is complementarily shaped to the double chain DNA fragment with cohesive end:
F:CACCGgcacagccttggtgtctctagtcc
R:CggactagagacaccaaggctgtgcCAAA。
Embodiment 2, the sgRNA expression vectors for building mmu-miR-8086 genes
1. synthetic DNA Insert Fragment
(1) the forward and reverse oligonucleotide sequence of above-mentioned design is synthesized
Oligonucleotide sequence can specifically be synthesized by commercialized company (Shanghai Sheng Gong companies) according to the sequence of offer.
By the annealing of corresponding forward and reverse oligonucleotide sequence, renaturation, the double-stranded DNA piece with cohesive end is formed
Section.
Reaction system (20 μ L) is as follows:
Positive oligonucleotides (10 μM):1μL
Reverse oligonucleotide (10 μM):1μL
10×PCR buffer:2μL
ddH2O:16μL
Above-mentioned reaction system is put into PCR instrument, and reacted by following procedure.
Response procedures:
95℃,5min;
80℃,5min;
70℃,5min;
59℃,5min;
50℃,5min;
Naturally it is down to room temperature.
2. build sgRNA expression vectors
(1) BsmB I digestion with restriction enzyme destination carrier lentiCRISPR v2 plasmids (excellent precious biology, goods are utilized
Number:VT8107).
Prepared according to following reaction system:
LentiCRISPR v2 plasmids:1μg
10 × digestion buffer:2μL
BsmB I restriction enzymes:2μL
Supplement ddH2O to the μ L of cumulative volume 20
Endonuclease reaction system is placed in 37 DEG C of reaction 3h.
(2) electrophoretic separation and cmy vector fragment
After digestion terminates, digestion mixture is separated by agarose gel electrophoresis, selects carrier segments (about
12kb) cut, and reclaimed by DNA gel recovery column.
(3) double chain DNA fragment of synthesis and carrier main leaf section are attached and convert Escherichia coli
The carrier segments that the double chain DNA fragment that renaturation is obtained obtains with recovery are attached reaction, according to following reaction
System is prepared:
LentiCRISPR v2 carrier segments:100ng
Double chain DNA fragment:200ng
T4 ligases:1μL
T4 coupled reactions buffer:1μL
Supplement ddH2O to the μ L of cumulative volume 10
Connection mixture is placed in 25 DEG C of reaction 2h.
Reaction will connection mixture conversion e.colistraindh5α after terminating:It is big that 100 μ L are added into connection mixture
Enterobacteria DH5 α competent cells, are incubated 30min on ice;Mixture is put into 42 DEG C of water-baths, is put into after heat shock 90s cold on ice
But;100 μ L LB culture mediums, 37 DEG C of shaking table culture 20min are added to mixture;Mixture is applied into Amp LB flat boards, 37 DEG C of cultures
14h。
(4) correct transformed clone is identified
Some bacterium colonies are selected from Amp LB flat boards and are enlarged culture, extraction plasmid carries out digestion identification.Select possibility
Correctly clone is sequenced, and by sequencing, it is found that insetion sequence is correct.Carried for correct lentiCRISPR v2-sgRNA
Body clone carries out conservation, and extracts corresponding plasmid.
It is prepared by embodiment 3, transgenic mice
1) it is as follows to inject mouse system by CRISPR/Cas9:
pGEM-Cas9 |
50ng/μl |
lentiCRISPR v2-sgRNA |
10ng/μl |
Mixed population accumulates |
20μl |
2) inject
Using Eppendorf2xTransferManNK2 microinjection instruments draw 2 μ l steps 1) mixed liquors inject 60 by
Smart ovum.Then become pregnant.
After mouse is born 5 days, clip mouse nail extracts genomic DNA.PCR identify miR-8086 and Card3 and
SHPS-1 gene expression doses, it is only used as compareing not carry out the mouse 30 of gene knockout.As shown in Fig. 2 compared with the control, it is small
MiR-8086 and Card3 and SHPS-1 gene expression doses in mouse body are reduced to relative to control, expression
0.2%th, 11.7%, 12.5%.This absolutely proves that the miR-8086 in Mice Body is completely knocked out, and gene expression is
Through almost completely losing.Corresponding, Card3 and SHPS-1 gene expression doses also significantly decrease.
60 mouse are dissected, the mouse after miR-8086 knockouts, heart significantly diminishes, and average external volume is small not knock out
The 65.2% of mouse.This is absolutely proved, can be used for doing physical therapy the coronary atherosclerotic heart with the knockout by miR-8086
Popular name for.
Although the embodiment of the present invention has obtained detailed description, it will be understood to those of skill in the art that.Root
According to disclosed all teachings, those details can be carried out with various modifications and replacement, these change in the guarantor of the present invention
Within the scope of shield.The four corner of the present invention is provided by appended claims and its any equivalent.
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