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Construction of genome-wide protein tagging cell and mouse libraries

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  • Genome Tagging Project Center, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China

Received date: 2021-04-29

  Revised date: 2021-06-07

  Online published: 2021-06-24

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Supported by Shanghai Municipal Commission for Science and Technology Grants Nos(17411954900);Supported by Shanghai Municipal Commission for Science and Technology Grants Nos(19411951800);the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences No(XDB19010204);the National Natural Science Foundation of China No(31801057)

Abstract

Mice are the most widely used model organism for the study of gene functions and disease mechanisms through the generation of gene-modified mice. Since the 1980s, different genetic manipulation technologies have been developed to reveal gene functions in vivo, including homologous recombination strategies mediated by embryonic stem cells, transgenic strategies mediated by gametes, and the latest genetic modification strategies based on CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Semi-cloning technology mediated by “artificial spermatids” (androgenetic haploid embryonic stem cells, also termed sperm-like stem cells) is developed by Chinese scientists in 2012. In combination with CRISPR/Cas9, semi-cloning technology enables one-step generation of gene-modified mice through injection of “artificial spermatids” with specific gene modifications into oocytes. It has the characteristics of short construction cycle, high efficiency, low cost, and high application compatibility. In 2017, the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science (CEMCS) of CAS has launched the genome tagging project (GTP) based on “artificial spermatid”-mediated semi-cloning technology. The ambitious goal of GTP is to tag every protein in mice and construct a unique mouse library that maintains the genome-wide protein-tagging mouse models. Subsequently, the GTP center was established at CEMCS to pursue the project. GTP center developed strategies to generate protein-tagging cells and mice. Briefly, a tag sequence is precisely inserted in a specific protein- coding gene endogenously in cultured “artificial spermatids”in vitro to build a cell library, in which, each cell line carrying a specific protein tag. The tagged cells could be further used as a sperm replacement to produce tagged mice in one step upon injection into oocytes. The tagged mouse library enables global analysis of protein expression, localization, and complexes using standard tag-based assays in vivo. By April 2021, the GTP center has generated 1532 tagged cell lines, 277 of which have been successfully used to produce tagged mice through oocyte injection. A total of 242 tagged mouse strains have been distributed to 66 research teams in 32 research institutions of 15 districts in 3 countries. The database of tagging product resources has been established and released regularly on the GTP website for scientists to inquire and order. Later, more information about GTP products, such as mouse breeding, protein tissue expression map, published literature, etc., will also be successively published on the GTP website. The GTP center will provide a standardized platform for protein function research, which may dramatically promote the development of life science and clinical transformation.

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Jing Jiang, Anqi Zhao, Tian Xie, Shuwei Chen, Jinsong Li . Construction of genome-wide protein tagging cell and mouse libraries[J]. Hereditas(Beijing), 2021 , 43(7) : 704 -714 . DOI: 10.16288/j.yczz.21-163

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