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Protocol for Efficient CRISPR/Cas9/AAV-Mediated Homologous Recombination in Mouse Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells.

STAR protocols (2020-07-21)
Ngoc Tung Tran, Janine Trombke, Klaus Rajewsky, Van Trung Chu
ABSTRACT

Mutations that accumulate in self-renewing hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) can cause severe blood disorders. To model such disorders in mice, we developed a CRISPR/Cas9/adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based system to knock in and repair genes by homologous recombination in mouse HSPCs. Here, we provide a step-by-step protocol to achieve high efficiency of gene knockin in mouse HSPCs, while maintaining engraftment capacity. This approach enables the functional study of hematopoietic disease mutations in vivo, without requiring germline mutagenesis. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Tran et al. (2019).

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Sodium phosphate monobasic, BioXtra, ≥99.0%
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Sodium phosphate dibasic, BioXtra, ≥99.0%
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Phenol red solution, liquid, 0.5%, sterile-filtered, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture
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DAPI, for nucleic acid staining