WO2022199511A1 - Lt1cas13d protein and gene editing system - Google Patents

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WO2022199511A1 PCT/CN2022/081945 CN2022081945W WO2022199511A1 WO 2022199511 A1 WO2022199511 A1 WO 2022199511A1 CN 2022081945 W CN2022081945 W CN 2022081945W WO 2022199511 A1 WO2022199511 A1 WO 2022199511A1
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  • the invention belongs to the technical field of gene editing, in particular to an Lt1Cas13d protein and a gene editing system.
  • Gene editing technology makes it possible to modify the DNA sequence location, such as the first-generation gene editing tools zinc finger nucleases (zinc finger nucleases, ZFNs), the second-generation gene editing tools are similar to small nucleases that activate transcription ( transcription activator-like effector nucleases, TALENs), type II and type V CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat)/Cas (CRISPR- associated protein) can be used to modify the targeted genome, but these gene editing systems can only target genomic DNA, but cannot target editing of foreign RNA.
  • the first-generation gene editing tools zinc finger nucleases
  • ZFNs small nucleases that activate transcription
  • TALENs transcription activator-like effector nucleases
  • type II and type V CRISPR Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat
  • CRISPR- associated protein can be used to modify the targeted genome, but these gene editing systems can only target genomic DNA, but cannot target editing of foreign RNA.
  • Type VI CRISPR Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat
  • Cas CRISPR-associated protein
  • the CasRfxCas13d in the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 system is the CRISPR/Cas system with the highest RNA editing efficiency, and the cleavage of the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 system has no PFS in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems (Protospacer flanking site).
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a new and efficient gene editing system for targeted editing of RNA, so as to enrich the existing gene editing tool family.
  • the technical scheme adopted in the present invention is:
  • a first aspect of the present invention provides an Lt1Cas13d protein and a polynucleotide encoding the above-mentioned Lt1Cas13d protein.
  • the amino acid sequence of the Lt1Cas13d protein is shown in SEQ ID NO.1, or has at least 80% homology with it.
  • the amino acid sequence of the Lt1Cas13d protein has at least 85% homology with the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO. 1, preferably at least 90% homology, more preferably at least 95% homology more preferably at least 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% homology.
  • the Lt1Cas13d protein contains 957 amino acids and is a multi-domain and multifunctional RNA endonuclease. It efficiently cleaves single-stranded RNAs complementary to CRISPR RNAs (crRNAs) through a HEPN-like nuclease domain.
  • crRNAs CRISPR RNAs
  • the polynucleotide is codon-optimized for expression in a cell of interest.
  • a second aspect of the present invention is to provide a vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding the Lt1Cas13d protein.
  • a third aspect of the present invention is to provide a vector system comprising one or more vectors comprising the above-mentioned polynucleotide encoding the Lt1Cas13d protein, on the same or different vectors One or more polynucleotides comprising transcribed CRISPR RNA.
  • the fourth aspect of the present invention is to provide a complex and a VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system, the complex comprising the Lt1Cas13d protein and CRISPR RNA.
  • the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system comprises the Lt1Cas13d protein or one or more polynucleotides encoding the Lt1Cas13d protein, and CRISPR RNA or one or more polynuclei that transcribe the CRISPR RNA Glycosides.
  • the fifth aspect of the present invention also provides a design principle of CRISPR RNA, including one or more of the following:
  • the length of the spacer sequence of CRISPR RNA is 9-30 base sequences
  • the spacer sequence of the CRISPR RNA is reverse complementary to the sense strand of the target gene
  • the direct repeat sequence of CRISPR RNA is 12-36 nucleotides
  • the direct repeat sequence of CRISPR RNA contains 2 stem-loop structures
  • the middle of the spacer sequence of CRISPR RNA is the seed region, and no mismatch occurs when it binds to the target sequence.
  • the CRISPR Array is transcribed to obtain a precursor CRISPR RNA (pre-crRNA), the precursor CRISPR RNA is processed and sheared to form the CRISPR RNA, and the CRISPR RNA forms a complex with the Lt1Cas13d protein as a guide RNA,
  • pre-crRNA precursor CRISPR RNA
  • the precursor CRISPR RNA is processed and sheared to form the CRISPR RNA
  • the CRISPR RNA forms a complex with the Lt1Cas13d protein as a guide RNA
  • the CRISPR Array includes a plurality of repeating sequences and spacer sequences, and the spacer sequences of the CRISPR Array include target sequences,
  • the precursor CRISPR RNA sequence from 5' to 3' is: 5'-direct repeat sequence-spacer sequence-direct repeat sequence-3', and the Lt1Cas13d protein can recognize the direct repeat sequence.
  • the target sequence is DNA reversely transcribed from a short fragment of exogenous RNA or a target sequence designed and artificially synthesized for the target gene.
  • the spacer sequence in the mature CRISPR RNA transcribed and processed is complementary to the target anchor gene, and guides the Lt1Cas13d protein to cut the gene in the target genome.
  • the mature CRISPR RNA (crRNA) sequence has a direct repeat sequence at the 5' end and a spacer sequence at the 3' end.
  • the mature CRISPR RNA can be used as a guide RNA to form a complex with the Lt1Cas13d protein, and the direct repeat sequence guides the Lt1Cas13d protein and specific RNA targets. On binding, the spacer sequence pairs complementary to the specific RNA target.
  • the repeat sequence of the CRISPR Array is shown in SEQ ID NO: 4, or has at least 80% homology with it. Repeats in the CRISPR Array are transcribed to form direct repeats in the precursor CRISPR RNA.
  • the target sequence is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 12;
  • the target sequence is such as SEQ ID NO: 13 and/or SEQ ID NO :14.
  • the spacer sequence of the CRISPR Array also includes an element related to the Lt1Cas13d protein, and the nucleotide sequence of the element related to the Lt1Cas13d protein is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 5, or has at least 80% identity with it. origin, and/or,
  • the gene editing system further comprises an accessory protein or one or more polynucleotides encoding the accessory protein.
  • the accessory proteins help capture foreign genes and participate in precursor CRISPR RNA splicing.
  • the auxiliary protein includes Cas1 protein and/or Cas2 protein,
  • the Cas1 protein has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or has at least 80% homology with it, preferably at least 85% homology, more preferably at least 90% homology, More preferably at least 95% homology, still more preferably at least 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% homology;
  • the Cas2 protein has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:3 or has at least 80% homology with it, preferably at least 85% homology, more preferably at least 90% homology, more preferably At least 95% homology, more preferably at least 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% homology.
  • the CRISPR RNA (crRNA) of the present invention guides the Lt1Cas13d protein to recognize the invaded foreign genome in the form of base complementary pairing.
  • crRNA CRISPR RNA
  • the DNA reversely transcribed from the short fragment of exogenous RNA is integrated as a new spacer sequence between the direct repeats of the CRISPR Array in the host chromosome. , thereby providing a genetic record of infection.
  • the CRISPR Array is transcribed to produce precursor CRISPR RNA (pre-crRNA), which includes the sequence of the foreign invasion gene.
  • the complementary spacer sequence and the spacer sequence complementary to the element related to the Lt1Cas13d protein are obtained by shearing to obtain a mature CRISPR RNA (crRNA) whose 5' end is a direct repeat sequence and the 3' end is a spacer sequence, and the spacer sequence at the 3' end is A spacer sequence complementary to the sequence of the foreign invasion gene, mature CRISPR RNA (crRNA) acts as a guide RNA (sgRNA) for the Lt1Cas13d protein.
  • crRNA mature CRISPR RNA
  • sgRNA guide RNA
  • the present invention also provides a structure in which the vector system, the complex, or the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system binds or cuts RNA functions in biological processes; preferably, the The structure that binds or cuts RNA function includes but is not limited to CRISPR RNA (crRNA) secondary structure, Lt1Cas13d effector protein domain or Lt1Cas13d-crRNA complex structure; preferably, the RNA that can be combined or cut by the structure is a prokaryotic organism or eukaryotic RNA.
  • crRNA CRISPR RNA
  • the Lt1Cas13d protein can recognize and cleave single-stranded RNA complementary to the CRISPR RNA (crRNA) spacer sequence. Unlike the VI-A and VI-B Cas13 systems, the Lt1Cas13d protein recognizes and cleaves single-stranded RNA without PFS (Protospacer flanking site). Therefore, the interference experiment can show that Lt1Cas13d protein has a cleavage effect in prokaryotic system.
  • crRNA CRISPR RNA
  • the VI-D type CRISPR-Cas13 system of the present invention can target almost all the interested genomes RNA sequence.
  • the sixth aspect of the present invention also provides an application of the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system in editing prokaryotic or eukaryotic genes.
  • the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system is used for binding or cleavage at the RNA level.
  • the invention provides a new VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system, which has new physical and chemical properties and no PFS (Protospacer flanking site) for single-stranded RNA targeted editing.
  • the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention is more efficient.
  • the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art:
  • the present invention finds a new RNA endonuclease, namely Lt1Cas13d protein, and uses it to develop a VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system, which is applied to editing prokaryotic or eukaryotic RNA, and is a gene editing system.
  • Toolbox provides new options.
  • Example 1 is a schematic diagram of the composition of the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of Example 1.
  • Fig. 2 is the RNA secondary structure prediction diagram of the CRISPR RNA (crRNA) molecule recognized by the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention
  • Fig. 3 is the interference experiment result of VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention
  • Figure 4 is a comparative diagram of the relative expression levels obtained by relative quantification of qPCR after the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to the present invention and the VI-D type CasRfxCas13d gene editing system targeted cleavage of endogenous genes.
  • the VI-D CRISPR-Cas13 gene editing system includes the following components: endonuclease Lt1Cas13d gene, accessory proteins Cas1, Cas2, CRISPR Array.
  • the endonuclease Lt1Cas13d contains 957 amino acids, and its sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO.1; the sequence of the auxiliary protein Cas1 is shown in SEQ ID NO.2, the sequence of Cas2 is shown in SEQ ID NO.3, and the auxiliary protein Cas1 and Cas2 are involved in the capture of exogenous genes and the maturation of CRISPR RNA (crRNA); CRISPR Array includes repeat sequences (the sequence of which is shown in SEQ ID NO. .5 to 11).
  • CRISPR Array transcription produces precursor CRISPR RNA (pre-crRNA).
  • the sequence of pre-crRNA is from 5' to 3': 5'-direct repeat sequence-spacer sequence-direct repeat sequence-3', the spacer sequence of pre-crRNA includes Sequences complementary to the target sequence and sequences complementary to elements associated with the Lt1Cas13d protein.
  • the pre-crRNA is then sheared to form a mature CRISPR RNA (crRNA) sequence with a direct repeat sequence at the 5' end and a spacer sequence at the 3' end.
  • crRNA CRISPR RNA
  • target sequence The sequence or the synthetic sequence (target sequence) is complementary to the sequence, and the direct repeat sequence at the 5' end guides the Lt1Cas13d protein to bind to the target sequence, thereby serving as a guide RNA (sgRNA) to guide the Lt1Cas13d protein to cut the target sequence.
  • sgRNA guide RNA
  • This example is to predict the RNA secondary structure of the crRNA molecule recognized by the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention.
  • the spacer sequence at the 3' end is the same as the target gene.
  • the sense strands are complementary to each other, so secondary structure can be predicted from the direct repeats retained at the 5' end.
  • the repeat sequence has two stem-loop structures, so the RNA secondary structure of the crRNA molecule recognized by the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention has two stem-loop structures.
  • the cleavage ability of the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention at the prokaryotic level was determined by interference experiments.
  • the results of the interference experiment are shown in Figure 3.
  • Verification method In this example, a prokaryotic verification system was constructed for the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention to verify its cutting effect.
  • Figure 3 shows that Lt1Cas13d can effectively target and cleave RNA sequences in E. coli by interference experiments.
  • the right column of Figure 3 is the targeted cleavage target plasmid of Lt1Cas13d, and the left column of Figure 3 is the single Lt1Cas13d and empty pACYC184. The number of monoclonal colonies was observed by gradient dilution. Efficiently targeted cleavage of RNA sequences.
  • This example compares the effects of the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention and the VI-D CasRfxCas13d gene editing system at the eukaryotic level by targeting the eukaryotic endogenous gene ANXA4 and qPCR relative quantification. cutting ability.
  • the relative quantification results of qPCR are shown in Figure 4.
  • Verification method In this example, a eukaryotic verification system is constructed for the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention to verify its cutting effect and compare its cutting effect with CasRx;
  • the CRISPR RNA (crRNA) targeting the endogenous gene ANXA4 was designed according to the following principles:
  • the length of the spacer sequence of crRNA is 30 base sequences
  • the spacer sequence of the crRNA is reverse complementary to the sense strand of the ANXA4 gene
  • the direct repeat sequence of crRNA is a 36-base sequence
  • the direct repeat sequence of crRNA should contain 2 stem loop structures
  • the crRNA is obtained by shearing and processing the precursor crRNA transcribed by CRISPR Array.
  • the precursor crRNA includes spacer (spacer) and direct repeat sequence (Direct Repeat, DR).
  • Spacer spacer
  • Direct Repeat Direct Repeat
  • the sequence from the 5th end to the 3rd end is: 5' direct repeat sequence-spacer Sequence-Direct Repeat Sequence-3'.
  • crRNA-1, crRNA-2, and Nontarget (NT) Two targets, crRNA-1, crRNA-2, and Nontarget (NT) that do not target ANXA4 were designed on the ANXA4 exon.
  • the lengths of crRNA-1, crRNA-2 and Nontarget (NT) are all 30 bp.
  • the sequences are SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15:
  • minicircle vector has been described in the literature [1] Darquet AM, Rangara R, Kreiss P, Schwartz B, Naimi S, Delaère P, Crouzet J, Scherman D. Minicircle: an improved DNA molecule for in vitro and in vivo gene transfer.Gene Ther.1999Feb;6(2):209-18.doi:10.1038/sj.gt.3300816.PMID:10435105.[2]Chen ZY,He CY,Ehrhardt A,Kay MA.Minicircle DNA vectors devoid of bacterial DNA result in persistent and high-level transgene expression in vivo.Mol Ther.2003Sep;8(3):495-500.doi:10.1016/s1525-0016(03)00168-0.PMID:12946323.[3 ]Kay MA,He CY,Chen ZY.A robust system for production of minicircle DNA vectors.Nat Biotechno
  • Lt1Cas13d protein gene and CasRx protein gene sequence were optimized for human origin, and CRISPR arrays with crRNA-1, crRNA-2 and Nontarget (NT) sequences were synthesized respectively.
  • the promoter EF-1a was added upstream of the Lt1Cas13d protein gene, and the human promoter U6 was added upstream of the CRISPR array to construct eukaryotic expression minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA and minicircle-CasRx-crRNA plasmids, including the spacer sequence targeting the endogenous gene ANXA4
  • minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA and minicircle-CasRx-crRNA plasmids were transferred into blank HEK293 cells by Hp transfection to transfer into minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-1, minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA -2 plasmid and minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-1 and minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-2 were used as the experimental group, and the plasmids transferred into minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-NT and minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-NT were used as the negative control group.
  • the HEK293 cells in the untransfected group were blank control. After culturing for 48 hours, the cells were harvested, RNA was extracted, and reverse transcribed into cDNA, and GAPDH was used as the internal reference gene for qPCR relative quantitative analysis. The target endogenous gene ANXA4 in the experimental group was observed. Whether the expression level decreased relative to the blank control group.

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Provided is an VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system. The system comprises a novel RNA endonuclease, i.e., an Lt1Cas13d protein, or one or more polynucleotides for coding the Lt1Cas13d protein, and CRISPR RNA or one or more polynucleotides for transcribing the CRISPR RNA, the amino acid sequence of the Lt1Cas13d protein being the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1, or an amino acid sequence having at least 80% homology with the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO. 1.

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一种Lt1Cas13d蛋白及基因编辑系统A Lt1Cas13d protein and gene editing system 技术领域technical field
本发明属于基因编辑技术领域,具体涉及一种Lt1Cas13d蛋白及基因编辑系统。The invention belongs to the technical field of gene editing, in particular to an Lt1Cas13d protein and a gene editing system.
背景技术Background technique
基因编辑(gene editing)技术使得DNA序列定位点进行改造成为可能,比如第一代基因编辑工具锌指核酸酶(zinc finger nucleases,ZFNs),第二代基因编辑工具类似转录激活的小型核酸酶(transcription activator-like effector nucleases,TALENs),第三代基因编辑工具中的II型及V型的CRISPR(成簇的规律间隔的短回文重复序列,Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat)/Cas(CRISPR-associated protein)都可以用于改造靶向基因组,但这些基因编辑系统只能靶向基因组DNA,而不能对外来的RNA进行靶向编辑。Gene editing technology makes it possible to modify the DNA sequence location, such as the first-generation gene editing tools zinc finger nucleases (zinc finger nucleases, ZFNs), the second-generation gene editing tools are similar to small nucleases that activate transcription ( transcription activator-like effector nucleases, TALENs), type II and type V CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat)/Cas (CRISPR- associated protein) can be used to modify the targeted genome, but these gene editing systems can only target genomic DNA, but cannot target editing of foreign RNA.
VI型的CRISPR(成簇的规律间隔的短回文重复序列,Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat)/Cas(CRISPR-associated protein)系统,是来自古生菌和细菌的天然免疫系统。其不同于以往基因编辑工具,其利用核酸碱基互补配对原理进行目标RNA序列的识别,引导Cas效应蛋白进行定点切割,适用性强、设计简单、效率高。其中,VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13系统中的CasRfxCas13d是目前发现的RNA编辑效率最高的CRISPR/Cas系统,且VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13系统的切割作用在原核及真核中均无PFS(Protospacer flanking site)。Type VI CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat)/Cas (CRISPR-associated protein) system is an innate immune system from archaea and bacteria. Different from the previous gene editing tools, it uses the principle of nucleic acid base complementary pairing to identify the target RNA sequence and guide the Cas effector protein to perform site-specific cleavage. It has strong applicability, simple design and high efficiency. Among them, the CasRfxCas13d in the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 system is the CRISPR/Cas system with the highest RNA editing efficiency, and the cleavage of the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 system has no PFS in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems (Protospacer flanking site).
在庞大以及各色各样的宏基因组中,隐藏了尚未培养甚至尚未发现的微生物,可能存在大量的未被发现的CRISPR/Cas系统,这些系统在原核生物和真核生物,以及在体外环境中的活性也需要得到证实。In the huge and various metagenomes, there are hidden microorganisms that have not yet been cultivated or even discovered, and there may be a large number of undiscovered CRISPR/Cas systems, which are used in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, as well as in vitro environments. Activity also needs to be confirmed.
发明内容SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
本发明的目的是提供一种新的、高效靶向编辑RNA的基因编辑系统,以丰富现有的基因编辑工具家族。The purpose of the present invention is to provide a new and efficient gene editing system for targeted editing of RNA, so as to enrich the existing gene editing tool family.
为达到上述目的,本发明采用的技术方案是:To achieve the above object, the technical scheme adopted in the present invention is:
本发明第一方面提供一种Lt1Cas13d蛋白以及编码上述Lt1Cas13d蛋白的多核苷酸。所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO.1所示,或与其具有至少80%的同源性。A first aspect of the present invention provides an Lt1Cas13d protein and a polynucleotide encoding the above-mentioned Lt1Cas13d protein. The amino acid sequence of the Lt1Cas13d protein is shown in SEQ ID NO.1, or has at least 80% homology with it.
优选地,所述的Lt1Cas13d蛋白的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO.1所示的氨基酸序列具有至少85%的同源性,优选具有至少90%的同源性,进一步优选具有至少95%的同源性,再优选至少具有96%、97%、98%、99%的同源性。Preferably, the amino acid sequence of the Lt1Cas13d protein has at least 85% homology with the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO. 1, preferably at least 90% homology, more preferably at least 95% homology more preferably at least 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% homology.
该Lt1Cas13d蛋白包含957个氨基酸,是一种多结构域和多功能RNA核酸内切酶。它通过HEPN样核酸酶结构域有效切割与CRISPR RNA(crRNA)互补的单链RNA。The Lt1Cas13d protein contains 957 amino acids and is a multi-domain and multifunctional RNA endonuclease. It efficiently cleaves single-stranded RNAs complementary to CRISPR RNAs (crRNAs) through a HEPN-like nuclease domain.
优选地,所述多核苷酸经密码子优化用于在目的细胞中的表达。Preferably, the polynucleotide is codon-optimized for expression in a cell of interest.
本发明的第二方面是提供一种载体,所述载体包含编码所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白的多核苷酸。A second aspect of the present invention is to provide a vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding the Lt1Cas13d protein.
本发明的第三方面是提供一种载体系统,其包含一种或多种载体,所述一种或多种载体包含编码所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白的上述多核苷酸,并且在相同或不同的载体上包含转录CRISPR RNA的一种或多种多核苷酸。A third aspect of the present invention is to provide a vector system comprising one or more vectors comprising the above-mentioned polynucleotide encoding the Lt1Cas13d protein, on the same or different vectors One or more polynucleotides comprising transcribed CRISPR RNA.
本发明的第四方面是提供一种复合物以及一种VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,所述复合物包含所述的Lt1Cas13d蛋白,以及CRISPR RNA。所述VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统包含所述的Lt1Cas13d蛋白或者编码所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白的一种或多种多核苷酸,以及CRISPR RNA或转录所述CRISPR RNA的一种或多种多核苷酸。The fourth aspect of the present invention is to provide a complex and a VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system, the complex comprising the Lt1Cas13d protein and CRISPR RNA. The VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system comprises the Lt1Cas13d protein or one or more polynucleotides encoding the Lt1Cas13d protein, and CRISPR RNA or one or more polynuclei that transcribe the CRISPR RNA Glycosides.
本发明第五方面还提供一种CRISPR RNA的设计原则,包括以下一种或多种:The fifth aspect of the present invention also provides a design principle of CRISPR RNA, including one or more of the following:
1)CRISPR RNA的间隔序列长度为9~30个碱基序列;1) The length of the spacer sequence of CRISPR RNA is 9-30 base sequences;
2)CRISPR RNA的间隔序列与目的基因的正义链反向互补;2) The spacer sequence of the CRISPR RNA is reverse complementary to the sense strand of the target gene;
3)CRISPR RNA的直接重复序列为12~36个碱基序列;3) The direct repeat sequence of CRISPR RNA is 12-36 nucleotides;
4)CRISPR RNA的直接重复序列包含2个茎环结构;4) The direct repeat sequence of CRISPR RNA contains 2 stem-loop structures;
5)CRISPR RNA的间隔序列中间为seed区,与靶序列结合时不发生错配。5) The middle of the spacer sequence of CRISPR RNA is the seed region, and no mismatch occurs when it binds to the target sequence.
优选地,CRISPR Array转录得到前体CRISPR RNA(pre-crRNA),前体CRISPR RNA加工剪切形成所述的CRISPR RNA,所述的CRISPR RNA作为向导RNA与Lt1Cas13d蛋白形成复合体,Preferably, the CRISPR Array is transcribed to obtain a precursor CRISPR RNA (pre-crRNA), the precursor CRISPR RNA is processed and sheared to form the CRISPR RNA, and the CRISPR RNA forms a complex with the Lt1Cas13d protein as a guide RNA,
所述的CRISPR Array包括多个重复序列以及间隔序列,所述的CRISPR Array的间隔序列包括靶序列,The CRISPR Array includes a plurality of repeating sequences and spacer sequences, and the spacer sequences of the CRISPR Array include target sequences,
所述的前体CRISPR RNA序列从5’到3’为:5’-直接重复序列-间隔序列-直接重复序列-3’,所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白能够识别所述直接重复序列。The precursor CRISPR RNA sequence from 5' to 3' is: 5'-direct repeat sequence-spacer sequence-direct repeat sequence-3', and the Lt1Cas13d protein can recognize the direct repeat sequence.
具体地,所述的靶序列为外源的RNA的短片段逆转录出的DNA或针对目的基因设计并人工合成的靶序列。Specifically, the target sequence is DNA reversely transcribed from a short fragment of exogenous RNA or a target sequence designed and artificially synthesized for the target gene.
转录加工出来的成熟的CRISPR RNA中的间隔序列与目的锚定基因互补,引导Lt1Cas13d蛋白去剪切目的基因组中的基因。成熟的CRISPR RNA(crRNA)序列5'端为直接重复序列,3'端为间隔序列,成熟的CRISPR RNA可作为向导RNA与Lt1Cas13d蛋白形成复合体,直接重复序列指导Lt1Cas13d蛋白与特异性RNA靶点结合,间隔序列与特异性RNA靶点互补配对。The spacer sequence in the mature CRISPR RNA transcribed and processed is complementary to the target anchor gene, and guides the Lt1Cas13d protein to cut the gene in the target genome. The mature CRISPR RNA (crRNA) sequence has a direct repeat sequence at the 5' end and a spacer sequence at the 3' end. The mature CRISPR RNA can be used as a guide RNA to form a complex with the Lt1Cas13d protein, and the direct repeat sequence guides the Lt1Cas13d protein and specific RNA targets. On binding, the spacer sequence pairs complementary to the specific RNA target.
根据一种实施方式,所述的CRISPR Array的重复序列如SEQ ID NO:4所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性。所述CRISPR Array中的重复序列转录形成所述前体CRISPR RNA中的直接重复序列。According to one embodiment, the repeat sequence of the CRISPR Array is shown in SEQ ID NO: 4, or has at least 80% homology with it. Repeats in the CRISPR Array are transcribed to form direct repeats in the precursor CRISPR RNA.
根据一种具体实施方式,当所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统用于靶向切割大肠杆菌RNA时,所述的靶序列如SEQ ID NO:12所示;According to a specific embodiment, when the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system is used for targeted cleavage of E. coli RNA, the target sequence is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 12;
根据一种具体实施方式,当所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统用于靶向切割内源性基因ANXA4时,所述的靶序列如SEQ ID NO:13和/或SEQ ID NO:14所示。According to a specific embodiment, when the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system is used for targeted cleavage of the endogenous gene ANXA4, the target sequence is such as SEQ ID NO: 13 and/or SEQ ID NO :14.
优选地,所述的CRISPR Array的间隔序列还包括与Lt1Cas13d蛋白相关的元件,所述的与Lt1Cas13d蛋白相关的元件的核苷酸序列如SEQ ID NO:5所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,Preferably, the spacer sequence of the CRISPR Array also includes an element related to the Lt1Cas13d protein, and the nucleotide sequence of the element related to the Lt1Cas13d protein is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 5, or has at least 80% identity with it. origin, and/or,
如SEQ ID NO:6所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,As shown in SEQ ID NO:6, or at least 80% homologous thereto, and/or,
如SEQ ID NO:7所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,As shown in SEQ ID NO: 7, or at least 80% homologous thereto, and/or,
如SEQ ID NO:8所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,As shown in SEQ ID NO: 8, or at least 80% homologous thereto, and/or,
如SEQ ID NO:9所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,As shown in SEQ ID NO: 9, or at least 80% homologous thereto, and/or,
如SEQ ID NO:10所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,As shown in SEQ ID NO: 10, or at least 80% homologous thereto, and/or,
如SEQ ID NO:11所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性。As shown in SEQ ID NO: 11, or at least 80% homologous thereto.
优选地,所述的基因编辑系统还包括辅助蛋白或编码所述的辅助蛋白的一种或多种多核苷酸。Preferably, the gene editing system further comprises an accessory protein or one or more polynucleotides encoding the accessory protein.
所述的辅助蛋白可帮助捕获外源基因并参与前体CRISPR RNA剪切加工。The accessory proteins help capture foreign genes and participate in precursor CRISPR RNA splicing.
进一步优选的,所述的辅助蛋白包括Cas1蛋白和/或Cas2蛋白,Further preferably, the auxiliary protein includes Cas1 protein and/or Cas2 protein,
其中,所述的Cas1蛋白具有SEQ ID NO:2所示的氨基酸序列或与其具有至少80%的同源性,优选具有至少85%的同源性,进一步优选具有至少90%的同源性,更优选具有至少95%的同源性,再优选具有至少96%、97%、98%、99%的同源性;Wherein, the Cas1 protein has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or has at least 80% homology with it, preferably at least 85% homology, more preferably at least 90% homology, More preferably at least 95% homology, still more preferably at least 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% homology;
所述的Cas2蛋白具有SEQ ID NO:3所示的氨基酸序列或与其具有至少80%的同源性,优选具有至少85%的同源性,进一步优选具有至少90%的同源性,更优选具有至少95%的同源性,再优选具有至少96%、97%、98%、99%的同源性。The Cas2 protein has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:3 or has at least 80% homology with it, preferably at least 85% homology, more preferably at least 90% homology, more preferably At least 95% homology, more preferably at least 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% homology.
本发明所述的CRISPR RNA(crRNA),以碱基互补配对的形式引导Lt1Cas13d蛋白识别入侵的外源基因组。细菌在噬菌体或病毒等入侵时,在Cas1蛋白和Cas2蛋白的辅助下,由外源RNA的短片段逆转录出的DNA作为新的间隔序列整合到宿主染色体内的CRISPR Array的直接重复序列之间,从而提供了感染的遗传记录,当机体再次受到外源基因入侵时,CRISPR Array转录产生前体CRISPR RNA(pre-crRNA),前体CRISPR RNA(pre-crRNA)中包括与外来入侵基因的序列互补的间隔序列以及与Lt1Cas13d蛋白相关的元件互补的间隔序列,经剪切加工得到5'端为直接重复序列,3'端为间隔序列的成熟CRISPR RNA(crRNA),3'端的间隔序列即为与外来入侵基因的序列互补的间隔序列,成熟CRISPR RNA(crRNA)作为Lt1Cas13d 蛋白的向导RNA(sgRNA)。The CRISPR RNA (crRNA) of the present invention guides the Lt1Cas13d protein to recognize the invaded foreign genome in the form of base complementary pairing. When bacteria invade by phage or virus, with the assistance of Cas1 protein and Cas2 protein, the DNA reversely transcribed from the short fragment of exogenous RNA is integrated as a new spacer sequence between the direct repeats of the CRISPR Array in the host chromosome. , thereby providing a genetic record of infection. When the body is invaded by foreign genes again, the CRISPR Array is transcribed to produce precursor CRISPR RNA (pre-crRNA), which includes the sequence of the foreign invasion gene. The complementary spacer sequence and the spacer sequence complementary to the element related to the Lt1Cas13d protein are obtained by shearing to obtain a mature CRISPR RNA (crRNA) whose 5' end is a direct repeat sequence and the 3' end is a spacer sequence, and the spacer sequence at the 3' end is A spacer sequence complementary to the sequence of the foreign invasion gene, mature CRISPR RNA (crRNA) acts as a guide RNA (sgRNA) for the Lt1Cas13d protein.
本发明中还提供了所述的载体系统、或所述的复合物、或所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统在生物学过程中结合或切割RNA功能的结构;优选地,所述结合或切割RNA功能的结构包括但不限于CRISPR RNA(crRNA)二级结构、Lt1Cas13d效应蛋白功能域或Lt1Cas13d-crRNA复合物结构;优选地,能够被所述结构结合或切割的RNA为原核生物或真核生物的RNA。The present invention also provides a structure in which the vector system, the complex, or the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system binds or cuts RNA functions in biological processes; preferably, the The structure that binds or cuts RNA function includes but is not limited to CRISPR RNA (crRNA) secondary structure, Lt1Cas13d effector protein domain or Lt1Cas13d-crRNA complex structure; preferably, the RNA that can be combined or cut by the structure is a prokaryotic organism or eukaryotic RNA.
Lt1Cas13d蛋白能够识别并切割与CRISPR RNA(crRNA)间隔序列互补的单链RNA。与VI-A及VI-B型Cas13系统不同的是,Lt1Cas13d蛋白识别并切割单链RNA无PFS(Protospacer flanking site)。因此,通过干扰实验即可以说明Lt1Cas13d蛋白在原核系统里具有切割作用。通过人为设计CRISPR RNA(crRNA),合成含有靶序列(与设计的CRISPR RNA的间隔序列相互补)的CRISPR Array,可以实现本发明的VI-D型CRISPR-Cas13系统靶向基因组中几乎所有感兴趣的RNA序列。The Lt1Cas13d protein can recognize and cleave single-stranded RNA complementary to the CRISPR RNA (crRNA) spacer sequence. Unlike the VI-A and VI-B Cas13 systems, the Lt1Cas13d protein recognizes and cleaves single-stranded RNA without PFS (Protospacer flanking site). Therefore, the interference experiment can show that Lt1Cas13d protein has a cleavage effect in prokaryotic system. By artificially designing CRISPR RNA (crRNA) and synthesizing a CRISPR Array containing the target sequence (complementary to the spacer sequence of the designed CRISPR RNA), the VI-D type CRISPR-Cas13 system of the present invention can target almost all the interested genomes RNA sequence.
本发明第六方面还提供一种所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统在编辑原核生物或真核生物基因方面的应用。The sixth aspect of the present invention also provides an application of the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system in editing prokaryotic or eukaryotic genes.
作为本发明所述的应用的优选实施方式,所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统用于在RNA水平上结合或切割。As a preferred embodiment of the application of the present invention, the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system is used for binding or cleavage at the RNA level.
本发明提供的一种新的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,该基因编辑系统具有新的理化性质且对单链RNA靶向编辑无PFS(Protospacer flanking site)。The invention provides a new VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system, which has new physical and chemical properties and no PFS (Protospacer flanking site) for single-stranded RNA targeted editing.
本发明的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统相比现有CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统效率更高。Compared with the existing CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system, the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention is more efficient.
由于上述技术方案运用,本发明与现有技术相比具有下列优点:Due to the application of the above-mentioned technical solutions, the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art:
本发明找到一种新的RNA核酸内切酶即Lt1Cas13d蛋白,并使用其开发了VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,该基因编辑系统应用于编辑原核生物或真核生物RNA,为基因编辑工具箱提供了新选择。The present invention finds a new RNA endonuclease, namely Lt1Cas13d protein, and uses it to develop a VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system, which is applied to editing prokaryotic or eukaryotic RNA, and is a gene editing system. Toolbox provides new options.
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图1为实施例1的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统组成示意图。1 is a schematic diagram of the composition of the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of Example 1.
图2为本发明所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统识别的CRISPR RNA(crRNA)分子的RNA二级结构预测图;Fig. 2 is the RNA secondary structure prediction diagram of the CRISPR RNA (crRNA) molecule recognized by the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention;
图3为本发明所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统的干扰实验结果;Fig. 3 is the interference experiment result of VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention;
图4为本发明所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统与VI-D型CasRfxCas13d基因编辑系统靶向切割内源性基因后通过qPCR相对定量得到的相对表达量对比图。Figure 4 is a comparative diagram of the relative expression levels obtained by relative quantification of qPCR after the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to the present invention and the VI-D type CasRfxCas13d gene editing system targeted cleavage of endogenous genes.
具体实施方式Detailed ways
为更好地说明本发明的目的、技术方案和优点,下面将结合具体实施例对本发明作进一步说明。In order to better illustrate the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be further described below with reference to specific embodiments.
实施例1Example 1
通过对宏基因组进行分析预测和筛选得到与VI型CRISPR-Cas13系统相关的蛋白和相关的元件,获得如图1所示的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统。该VI-D型CRISPR-Cas13基因编辑系统包含以下组件:核酸内切酶Lt1Cas13d基因,辅助蛋白Cas1、Cas2,CRISPR Array。核酸内切酶Lt1Cas13d包含957个氨基酸,其序列如SEQ ID NO.1所示;辅助蛋白Cas1的序列如SEQ ID NO.2所示,Cas2的序列如SEQ ID NO.3所示,辅助蛋白Cas1和Cas2参与外源基因捕获以及CRISPR RNA(crRNA)的成熟;CRISPR Array包括重复序列(其序列如SEQ ID NO.4所示)和间隔序列(与Lt1Cas13d蛋白相关的元件,其序列如SEQ ID NO.5至11所示)。Proteins and related elements related to the type VI CRISPR-Cas13 system were obtained by analyzing, predicting and screening the metagenome to obtain the type VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system shown in Figure 1. The VI-D CRISPR-Cas13 gene editing system includes the following components: endonuclease Lt1Cas13d gene, accessory proteins Cas1, Cas2, CRISPR Array. The endonuclease Lt1Cas13d contains 957 amino acids, and its sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO.1; the sequence of the auxiliary protein Cas1 is shown in SEQ ID NO.2, the sequence of Cas2 is shown in SEQ ID NO.3, and the auxiliary protein Cas1 and Cas2 are involved in the capture of exogenous genes and the maturation of CRISPR RNA (crRNA); CRISPR Array includes repeat sequences (the sequence of which is shown in SEQ ID NO. .5 to 11).
在Cas1蛋白和Cas2蛋白辅助下,外源RNA的短片段逆转录出DNA或人工合成的序列(靶序列)作为新的间隔序列被整合到CRISPR Array的重复序列之间。CRISPR Array转录产生前体CRISPR RNA(pre-crRNA),pre-crRNA序列从5’到3’为:5’-直接重复序列-间隔序列-直接重复序列-3’,pre-crRNA的间隔序列包括与靶序列互补的序列以及与Lt1Cas13d蛋白相关的元件互补的序列。pre-crRNA随后进行剪切加工形成5'端为直接重复序列、3'端为间隔序列的成熟CRISPR RNA(crRNA)序列,3'端的间隔序列即为与 外源RNA的短片段逆转录出DNA序列或人工合成的序列(靶序列)互补的序列,5'端的直接重复序列指导Lt1Cas13d蛋白与靶序列结合,从而作为向导RNA(sgRNA)引导Lt1Cas13d蛋白切割靶向目标序列。With the help of Cas1 protein and Cas2 protein, a short fragment of exogenous RNA is reverse transcribed into DNA or a synthetic sequence (target sequence) is integrated into the repeat sequence of CRISPR Array as a new spacer sequence. CRISPR Array transcription produces precursor CRISPR RNA (pre-crRNA). The sequence of pre-crRNA is from 5' to 3': 5'-direct repeat sequence-spacer sequence-direct repeat sequence-3', the spacer sequence of pre-crRNA includes Sequences complementary to the target sequence and sequences complementary to elements associated with the Lt1Cas13d protein. The pre-crRNA is then sheared to form a mature CRISPR RNA (crRNA) sequence with a direct repeat sequence at the 5' end and a spacer sequence at the 3' end. The sequence or the synthetic sequence (target sequence) is complementary to the sequence, and the direct repeat sequence at the 5' end guides the Lt1Cas13d protein to bind to the target sequence, thereby serving as a guide RNA (sgRNA) to guide the Lt1Cas13d protein to cut the target sequence.
实施例2Example 2
本实施例为预测本发明所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统识别的crRNA分子的RNA二级结构。This example is to predict the RNA secondary structure of the crRNA molecule recognized by the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention.
由于pre-crRNA在Lt1Cas13d核酸酶的作用下经剪切加工形成5'端为直接重复序列,3'端为间隔序列的成熟crRNA,作为向导RNA(guide RNA),3'端间隔序列与目的基因的正义链互补,因此可通过5'端保留的直接重复序列预测二级结构。Because the pre-crRNA is sheared under the action of Lt1Cas13d nuclease to form a mature crRNA with a direct repeat sequence at the 5' end and a spacer sequence at the 3' end, as a guide RNA (guide RNA), the spacer sequence at the 3' end is the same as the target gene. The sense strands are complementary to each other, so secondary structure can be predicted from the direct repeats retained at the 5' end.
(1)材料:重复(repeat)序列(SEQ ID NO:4),(1) Material: repeat sequence (SEQ ID NO: 4),
(2)软件:NUPACK(http://www.nupack.org/partition/new)(2) Software: NUPACK (http://www.nupack.org/partition/new)
(3)预测方法:通过使用在线应用NUPACK模拟体外37℃下repeat序列形成的二级结构,如图2所示。(3) Prediction method: The secondary structure formed by the repeat sequence in vitro at 37°C was simulated by using the online application NUPACK, as shown in Figure 2.
由图2可知,repeat序列具有两个茎环结构,因此本发明所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统识别的crRNA分子的RNA二级结构具有两个茎环结构。It can be seen from Figure 2 that the repeat sequence has two stem-loop structures, so the RNA secondary structure of the crRNA molecule recognized by the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention has two stem-loop structures.
实施例3Example 3
本实施例通过干扰实验确定本发明所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统在原核生物水平的切割能力。干扰实验结果如图3所示。In this example, the cleavage ability of the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention at the prokaryotic level was determined by interference experiments. The results of the interference experiment are shown in Figure 3.
(1)材料:实施例1预测的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统相关基因。(1) Materials: VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system-related genes predicted in Example 1.
(2)验证方法:本实施例对本发明所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统构建原核验证体系,验证其切割作用。(2) Verification method: In this example, a prokaryotic verification system was constructed for the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention to verify its cutting effect.
具体操作如下所示:The specific operations are as follows:
(a)在pET28a载体上插入本发明所述的新发现的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统(包括核酸内切酶Lt1Cas13d基因及其对应的CRISPR Array序列),Lt1Cas13d基因序列进行大肠杆菌密码子优化,在CRISPR Array中加入人工合成的基因序列,序列如SEQ ID NO:12所示,并且在Cas13d基因、CRISPR Array上游添加强异源启动子J23119,构建原核表达pET28a-Cas13d质粒;(a) Insert the newly discovered VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system (including the endonuclease Lt1Cas13d gene and its corresponding CRISPR Array sequence) of the present invention into the pET28a vector, and the Lt1Cas13d gene sequence is encoded by Escherichia coli Sub-optimization, adding artificially synthesized gene sequence to CRISPR Array, the sequence is shown in SEQ ID NO: 12, and adding strong heterologous promoter J23119 to the upstream of Cas13d gene and CRISPR Array to construct prokaryotic expression pET28a-Cas13d plasmid;
(b)在pACYC184质粒的氯霉素基因的第一个起始密码子后插入人工合成的与CRISPR Array中人工合成的基因序列SEQ ID NO:12对应的target序列,构建pACYC184-target质粒;(b) insert the artificially synthesized target sequence corresponding to the artificially synthesized gene sequence SEQ ID NO: 12 in the CRISPR Array after the first initiation codon of the chloramphenicol gene of the pACYC184 plasmid to construct the pACYC184-target plasmid;
(c)把含有pET28a-Cas13d以及pACYC184-target共同电转入大肠杆菌DH5a,将含有pET28a-Cas13d以及空载的pACYC184共同电转入大肠杆菌DH5a作为对照,37℃复苏1h后按梯度稀释菌液并滴在含有卡那霉素(50ug/ml)及氯霉素(30ug/ml)双抗性的SOB培养基上37℃孵育12-16h,观察不同浓度梯度下的单克隆菌落数。(c) Co-electroporation containing pET28a-Cas13d and pACYC184-target into Escherichia coli DH5a, co-electroporating pET28a-Cas13d and empty pACYC184 into Escherichia coli DH5a as a control, after recovery at 37°C for 1 h, the bacterial solution was diluted according to gradient And drop in the SOB medium containing kanamycin (50ug/ml) and chloramphenicol (30ug/ml) double resistance to incubate at 37°C for 12-16h, and observe the number of monoclonal colonies under different concentration gradients.
图3显示:通过干扰实验验证Lt1Cas13d能够在大肠杆菌体内有效靶向切割RNA序列。图3右列为Lt1Cas13d靶向切割目标质粒,图3左列为单独的Lt1Cas13d与空载的pACYC184,梯度稀释观察单克隆菌落数,发现右列的菌落数明显减少,说明Lt1Cas13d能够在大肠杆菌体内有效靶向切割RNA序列。Figure 3 shows that Lt1Cas13d can effectively target and cleave RNA sequences in E. coli by interference experiments. The right column of Figure 3 is the targeted cleavage target plasmid of Lt1Cas13d, and the left column of Figure 3 is the single Lt1Cas13d and empty pACYC184. The number of monoclonal colonies was observed by gradient dilution. Efficiently targeted cleavage of RNA sequences.
实施例4Example 4
本实施例通过靶向真核内源性基因ANXA4及qPCR相对定量的方法比较本发明所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统与VI-D型CasRfxCas13d基因编辑系统在真核生物水平的切割能力。qPCR相对定量结果如图4所示。This example compares the effects of the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention and the VI-D CasRfxCas13d gene editing system at the eukaryotic level by targeting the eukaryotic endogenous gene ANXA4 and qPCR relative quantification. cutting ability. The relative quantification results of qPCR are shown in Figure 4.
(1)材料:实施例1预测的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统相关基因以及已发现的切割效果最强的VI-D型CRISPR基因CasRfxCas13d(简称CasRx,公开于文献1.Konermann,Silvana,et al.“Transcriptome Engineering with RNA-Targeting Type VI-D CRISPR Effectors.”Cell(2018)pii:S0092-8674(18)30207-1.2.Yan,Winston X.,et al.“Cas13d Is a Compact RNA-Targeting Type VI CRISPR Effector Positively Modulated by a WYL-Domain-Containing Accessory Protein.”Mol Cell.(2018)pii:S1097-2765(18)30173-4.)及其相关基因。(1) Materials: The VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system-related genes predicted in Example 1 and the discovered VI-D CRISPR gene CasRfxCas13d (referred to as CasRx, which has the strongest cutting effect), are disclosed in the literature 1. Konermann, Silvana , et al. "Transcriptome Engineering with RNA-Targeting Type VI-D CRISPR Effectors." Cell (2018) pii: S0092-8674(18) 30207-1.2. Yan, Winston X., et al. "Cas13d Is a Compact RNA -Targeting Type VI CRISPR Effector Positively Modulated by a WYL-Domain-Containing Accessory Protein."Mol Cell.(2018)pii:S1097-2765(18)30173-4.) and its related genes.
(2)验证方法:本实施例对本发明所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统构建真核验证体系,验证其切割作用并对比其与CasRx切割效果;(2) Verification method: In this example, a eukaryotic verification system is constructed for the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention to verify its cutting effect and compare its cutting effect with CasRx;
具体操作如下所示:The specific operations are as follows:
根据下列原则设计靶向内源性基因ANXA4的CRISPR RNA(crRNA):The CRISPR RNA (crRNA) targeting the endogenous gene ANXA4 was designed according to the following principles:
a)crRNA的间隔序列长度为30个碱基序列;a) The length of the spacer sequence of crRNA is 30 base sequences;
b)crRNA的间隔序列与ANXA4基因的正义链反向互补;b) The spacer sequence of the crRNA is reverse complementary to the sense strand of the ANXA4 gene;
c)crRNA的直接重复序列为36个碱基序列;c) The direct repeat sequence of crRNA is a 36-base sequence;
d)crRNA的直接重复序列应包含2个茎环(stem loop)结构;d) The direct repeat sequence of crRNA should contain 2 stem loop structures;
e)在crRNA的间隔序列中间为seed区,与靶序列结合时不能发生错配。e) There is a seed region in the middle of the spacer sequence of the crRNA, and no mismatch can occur when it binds to the target sequence.
crRNA由CRISPR Array转录的前体crRNA剪切加工获得,前体crRNA包括间隔序列(spacer)和直接重复序列(Direct Repeat,DR),序列从5端到3端为:5’直接重复序列-间隔序列-直接重复序列-3’。The crRNA is obtained by shearing and processing the precursor crRNA transcribed by CRISPR Array. The precursor crRNA includes spacer (spacer) and direct repeat sequence (Direct Repeat, DR). The sequence from the 5th end to the 3rd end is: 5' direct repeat sequence-spacer Sequence-Direct Repeat Sequence-3'.
在ANXA4外显子上设计两个靶点crRNA-1、crRNA-2以及不靶向ANXA4的Nontarget(NT),crRNA-1、crRNA-2及Nontarget(NT)的长度均为30bp,序列分别为SEQ ID NO:13、SEQ ID NO:14、SEQ ID NO:15:Two targets, crRNA-1, crRNA-2, and Nontarget (NT) that do not target ANXA4 were designed on the ANXA4 exon. The lengths of crRNA-1, crRNA-2 and Nontarget (NT) are all 30 bp. The sequences are SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15:
(3)在minicircle载体(minicircle载体已于文献[1]Darquet AM,Rangara R,Kreiss P,Schwartz B,Naimi S,Delaère P,Crouzet J,Scherman D.Minicircle:an improved DNA molecule for in vitro and in vivo gene transfer.Gene Ther.1999Feb;6(2):209-18.doi:10.1038/sj.gt.3300816.PMID:10435105.[2]Chen ZY,He CY,Ehrhardt A,Kay MA.Minicircle DNA vectors devoid of bacterial DNA result in persistent and high-level transgene expression in vivo.Mol Ther.2003Sep;8(3):495-500.doi:10.1016/s1525-0016(03)00168-0.PMID:12946323.[3]Kay MA,He CY,Chen ZY.A robust system for production of minicircle DNA vectors.Nat Biotechnol.2010Dec;28(12):1287-9.doi:10.1038/nbt.1708.Epub 2010Nov 21.PMID:21102455;PMCID:PMC4144359.中公开)上插入本发明的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统(包括核酸内切酶Lt1Cas13d蛋白基因以及其对应的CRISPR array序列)或VI-D型CRISPR基因CasRfxCas13d(包括CasRx蛋白基因及其对应的CRISPR array序列),Lt1Cas13d蛋白基因和CasRx蛋白基因序列进行人源优化,分别合成具有crRNA-1、crRNA-2及Nontarget(NT)序列的CRISPR array。在Lt1Cas13d蛋白基因上游添加启动子EF-1a,分别在CRISPR array上游添加人源启动子U6,构建真核表达minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA和minicircle-CasRx-crRNA质粒,包括间隔序列靶向内源基因ANXA4的minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-1、minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-2、minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-1、minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-2质粒及未靶向任何内源性基因的质粒minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-NT、minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-NT;(3) In the minicircle vector (minicircle vector has been described in the literature [1] Darquet AM, Rangara R, Kreiss P, Schwartz B, Naimi S, Delaère P, Crouzet J, Scherman D. Minicircle: an improved DNA molecule for in vitro and in vivo gene transfer.Gene Ther.1999Feb;6(2):209-18.doi:10.1038/sj.gt.3300816.PMID:10435105.[2]Chen ZY,He CY,Ehrhardt A,Kay MA.Minicircle DNA vectors devoid of bacterial DNA result in persistent and high-level transgene expression in vivo.Mol Ther.2003Sep;8(3):495-500.doi:10.1016/s1525-0016(03)00168-0.PMID:12946323.[3 ]Kay MA,He CY,Chen ZY.A robust system for production of minicircle DNA vectors.Nat Biotechnol.2010Dec;28(12):1287-9.doi:10.1038/nbt.1708.Epub 2010Nov 21.PMID:21102455; Insert the VI-D CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system of the present invention (including the endonuclease Lt1Cas13d protein gene and its corresponding CRISPR array sequence) or VI-D CRISPR gene CasRfxCas13d (including CasRx) into PMCID: PMC4144359. protein gene and its corresponding CRISPR array sequence), Lt1Cas13d protein gene and CasRx protein gene sequence were optimized for human origin, and CRISPR arrays with crRNA-1, crRNA-2 and Nontarget (NT) sequences were synthesized respectively. The promoter EF-1a was added upstream of the Lt1Cas13d protein gene, and the human promoter U6 was added upstream of the CRISPR array to construct eukaryotic expression minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA and minicircle-CasRx-crRNA plasmids, including the spacer sequence targeting the endogenous gene ANXA4 The minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-1, minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-2, minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-1, minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-2 plasmids and plasmids that do not target any endogenous gene minicircle-CasRx-crRNA- NT, minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-NT;
(4)将上述构建的minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA、minicircle-CasRx-crRNA质粒通过Hp转染的方式分转入空白的HEK293细胞中,以转入minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-1、minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-2质粒以及minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-1、minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-2为实验组,以转入minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-NT、minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-NT质粒为阴性对照组,另设一组未转质粒的HEK293细胞为空白对照,培养48h后收细胞,提取RNA,并将其逆转录为cDNA,以GAPDH为内参基因进行qPCR相对定量分析,观察实验组的目标内源性基因ANXA4的表达量相对空白对照组是否下降。(4) The above-constructed minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA and minicircle-CasRx-crRNA plasmids were transferred into blank HEK293 cells by Hp transfection to transfer into minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-1, minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA -2 plasmid and minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-1 and minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-2 were used as the experimental group, and the plasmids transferred into minicircle-Cas13d-crRNA-NT and minicircle-CasRx-crRNA-NT were used as the negative control group. The HEK293 cells in the untransfected group were blank control. After culturing for 48 hours, the cells were harvested, RNA was extracted, and reverse transcribed into cDNA, and GAPDH was used as the internal reference gene for qPCR relative quantitative analysis. The target endogenous gene ANXA4 in the experimental group was observed. Whether the expression level decreased relative to the blank control group.
由图4可知:VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13和VI-D型CasRfxCas13d的实验组相对各自空白对照组目标内源性基因ANXA4表达量均明显降低,且VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13目的基因表达量的下降程度比VI-D型CasRfxCas13d更为明显。证明本发明中的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统在真核生物中具有靶向切割作用且切割效果强于现有的VI-D型CasRfxCas13d。It can be seen from Figure 4 that the expression levels of the target endogenous gene ANXA4 in the experimental groups of VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 and VI-D type CasRfxCas13d were significantly lower than those in the respective blank control groups, and the expression levels of the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 target genes were significantly reduced. The degree of decline is more obvious than that of VI-D CasRfxCas13d. It is proved that the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system in the present invention has a targeted cutting effect in eukaryotes, and the cutting effect is stronger than the existing VI-D type CasRfxCas13d.
上述实施例只为说明本发明的技术构思及特点,其目的在于让熟悉此项技术的人士能够了解本发明的内容并据以实施,并不能以此限制本发明的保护范围。凡根据本发明精神实质所作的等效变化或修饰,都应涵盖在本发明的保护范围之内。The above-mentioned embodiments are only intended to illustrate the technical concept and characteristics of the present invention, and the purpose thereof is to enable those who are familiar with the art to understand the content of the present invention and implement them accordingly, and cannot limit the protection scope of the present invention. All equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

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  1. 一种VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,其特征在于:其包含Lt1Cas13d蛋白或者编码所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白的一种或多种多核苷酸,以及CRISPR RNA或转录所述CRISPR RNA的一种或多种多核苷酸,所述的Lt1Cas13d蛋白的氨基酸序列如SEQ ID NO.1所示的氨基酸序列或与其具有至少80%同源性的氨基酸序列。A VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system, characterized in that: it comprises Lt1Cas13d protein or one or more polynucleotides encoding the Lt1Cas13d protein, and CRISPR RNA or one or more of transcribing the CRISPR RNA. A variety of polynucleotides, the amino acid sequence of the Lt1Cas13d protein is the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO.1 or the amino acid sequence with at least 80% homology with it.
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,其特征在于:所述的Lt1Cas13d蛋白的氨基酸序列与SEQ ID NO.1具有至少85%的同源性,优选具有至少90%的同源性,更优选具有至少95%的同源性,再优选具有至少96%、97%、98%、99%的同源性。The VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to claim 1, wherein the amino acid sequence of the Lt1Cas13d protein has at least 85% homology with SEQ ID NO.1, preferably at least 90% homology, more preferably at least 95% homology, still more preferably at least 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% homology.
  3. 根据权利要求1所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,其特征在于:所述的Lt1Cas13d蛋白为RNA核酸内切酶,所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白通过HEPN样核酸酶结构域切割与CRISPR RNA互补的单链RNA。The VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to claim 1, wherein the Lt1Cas13d protein is an RNA endonuclease, and the Lt1Cas13d protein is complementary to CRISPR RNA through HEPN-like nuclease domain cleavage of single-stranded RNA.
  4. 根据权利要求1所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,其特征在于:所述的CRISPR RNA的设计原则包括以下一种或多种:The VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to claim 1, wherein the design principles of the CRISPR RNA include one or more of the following:
    1)CRISPR RNA的间隔序列长度为9~30个碱基序列;1) The length of the spacer sequence of CRISPR RNA is 9-30 base sequences;
    2)CRISPR RNA的间隔序列与目的基因的正义链反向互补;2) The spacer sequence of the CRISPR RNA is reverse complementary to the sense strand of the target gene;
    3)CRISPR RNA的直接重复序列为12~36个碱基序列;3) The direct repeat sequence of CRISPR RNA is 12-36 nucleotides;
    4)CRISPR RNA的直接重复序列包含2个茎环结构;4) The direct repeat sequence of CRISPR RNA contains 2 stem-loop structures;
    5)CRISPR RNA的间隔序列中间为seed区,与靶序列结合时不发生错配。5) The middle of the spacer sequence of CRISPR RNA is the seed region, and no mismatch occurs when it binds to the target sequence.
  5. 根据权利要求1至4中任一项所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,其特征在于:CRISPR Array转录得前体CRISPR RNA,前体CRISPR RNA剪切加工形成所述的CRISPR RNA,所述的CRISPR RNA作为向导RNA与Lt1Cas13d蛋白形成复合体,The VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the CRISPR Array is transcribed to obtain a precursor CRISPR RNA, and the precursor CRISPR RNA is cut and processed to form the CRISPR RNA , the CRISPR RNA forms a complex with the Lt1Cas13d protein as a guide RNA,
    所述的CRISPR Array包括多个重复序列以及间隔序列,所述的CRISPR Array的间隔序列包括靶序列,The CRISPR Array includes a plurality of repeating sequences and spacer sequences, and the spacer sequences of the CRISPR Array include target sequences,
    所述的前体CRISPR RNA序列从5’到3’为:5’-直接重复序列-间隔序列-直接重复序列-3’,所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白能够识别所述直接重复序列。The precursor CRISPR RNA sequence from 5' to 3' is: 5'-direct repeat sequence-spacer sequence-direct repeat sequence-3', and the Lt1Cas13d protein can recognize the direct repeat sequence.
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,其特征在于:所述的CRISPR Array的重复序列如SEQ ID NO:4所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性。The VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to claim 5, wherein the repeat sequence of the CRISPR Array is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4, or has at least 80% homology with it.
  7. 根据权利要求5所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,其特征在于:所述的CRISPR Array的间隔序列还包括与Lt1Cas13d蛋白相关的元件,The VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to claim 5, wherein the spacer sequence of the CRISPR Array further comprises an element related to the Lt1Cas13d protein,
    所述与Lt1Cas13d蛋白相关的元件的核苷酸序列如SEQ ID NO:5所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,The nucleotide sequence of the element related to the Lt1Cas13d protein is shown in SEQ ID NO: 5, or has at least 80% homology therewith, and/or,
    如SEQ ID NO:6所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,As shown in SEQ ID NO:6, or at least 80% homologous thereto, and/or,
    如SEQ ID NO:7所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,As shown in SEQ ID NO: 7, or at least 80% homologous thereto, and/or,
    如SEQ ID NO:8所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,As shown in SEQ ID NO: 8, or at least 80% homologous thereto, and/or,
    如SEQ ID NO:9所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,As shown in SEQ ID NO: 9, or at least 80% homologous thereto, and/or,
    如SEQ ID NO:10所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性,和/或,As shown in SEQ ID NO: 10, or at least 80% homologous thereto, and/or,
    如SEQ ID NO:11所示,或与其具有至少80%同源性。As shown in SEQ ID NO: 11, or at least 80% homologous thereto.
  8. 根据权利要求1至7中任一项所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,其特征在于:所述的基因编辑系统还包括辅助蛋白或编码所述的辅助蛋白的一种或多种核苷酸序列;所述的辅助蛋白包括Cas1蛋白和/或Cas2蛋白,The VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the gene editing system further comprises an accessory protein or one or more encoding the accessory protein. A kind of nucleotide sequence; Described accessory protein includes Cas1 protein and/or Cas2 protein,
    所述的Cas1蛋白具有SEQ ID NO:2所示的氨基酸序列或与其具有至少80%的同源性,优选具有至少85%的同源性,进一步优选具有至少90%的同源性,更优选具有至少95%的同源性,再优选具有至少96%、97%、98%、99%的同源性;The Cas1 protein has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or has at least 80% homology with it, preferably at least 85% homology, more preferably at least 90% homology, more preferably have at least 95% homology, preferably at least 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% homology;
    所述的Cas2蛋白具有SEQ ID NO:3所示的氨基酸序列或与其具有至少80%的同源性,优选具有至少85%的同源性,进一步优选具有至少90%的同源性,更优选具有至少95%的同源性,再优选具有至少96%、97%、98%、99%的同源性。The Cas2 protein has the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:3 or has at least 80% homology with it, preferably at least 85% homology, more preferably at least 90% homology, more preferably At least 95% homology, more preferably at least 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% homology.
  9. 一种如权利要求1至8中任一项所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统中所述的Lt1Cas13d蛋白,或者编码所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白的多核苷酸,或者包含所述多核苷酸的载体,或者包含所述多核苷酸以及包含编码所述CRISPR RNA的一种或多种多核苷酸的载体系统,或者包含所述的Lt1Cas13d蛋白和所述CRISPR RNA的复合物。A Lt1Cas13d protein as described in the VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, or a polynucleotide encoding the Lt1Cas13d protein, or comprising the polynucleotide A vector, or a vector system comprising the polynucleotide and one or more polynucleotides encoding the CRISPR RNA, or a complex comprising the Lt1Cas13d protein and the CRISPR RNA.
  10. 根据权利要求9所述的蛋白、多核苷酸、载体、载体系统或者复合物,其特征在于:所述核苷酸经密码子优化用于在目的细胞中的表达。The protein, polynucleotide, vector, vector system or complex of claim 9, wherein the nucleotide is codon-optimized for expression in a target cell.
  11. 一种如权利要求1至8中任一项所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,或权利要求9所述的Lt1Cas13d蛋白、编码所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白的多核苷酸、载体、载体系统、复合物在生物学过程中结合或切割RNA功能的结构。A VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, or the Lt1Cas13d protein according to claim 9, a polynucleotide encoding the Lt1Cas13d protein, a carrier, a carrier system , the structure of complexes that bind or cleave RNA functions during biological processes.
  12. 根据权利要求11所述的结合或切割RNA功能的结构,其特征在于:所述结合或切割RNA功能的结构包括CRISPR RNA二级结构、Lt1Cas13d效应蛋白功能域或Lt1Cas13d-CRISPR RNA复合物结构。The structure for binding or cutting RNA function according to claim 11, wherein the structure for binding or cutting RNA function comprises CRISPR RNA secondary structure, Lt1Cas13d effector protein functional domain or Lt1Cas13d-CRISPR RNA complex structure.
  13. 根据权利要求11所述的结合或切割RNA功能的结构,其特征在于:能够被所述结构结合或切割的RNA为原核生物或真核生物的RNA。The structure for binding or cleaving RNA function according to claim 11, wherein the RNA capable of being bound or cleaved by the structure is a prokaryotic or eukaryotic RNA.
  14. 一种如权利要求1至8中任一项所述的VI-D型CRISPR/Cas13基因编辑系统,或权利要求9所述的Lt1Cas13d蛋白、编码所述Lt1Cas13d蛋白的多核苷酸、载体、载体系统、复合物在编辑原核生物或真核生物RNA方面的应用。A VI-D type CRISPR/Cas13 gene editing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, or the Lt1Cas13d protein according to claim 9, a polynucleotide encoding the Lt1Cas13d protein, a carrier, a carrier system , the application of complexes in editing prokaryotic or eukaryotic RNA.
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