One-step base editing in multiple genes by direct embryo injection for pig trait improvement

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第一作者： Song, Ruigao

作者： Song, Ruigao;Wang, Yu;Zheng, Qiantao;Yao, Jing;Cao, Chunwei;Zhao, Jianguo;Wang, Yu;Yao, Jing;Zhao, Jianguo;Wang, Yu;Wang, Yanfang;Yao, Jing;Zhao, Jianguo;Yao, Jing;Zhao, Jianguo;Song, Ruigao

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关键词： CBEs; embryo injection; pig; multiple traits improvement

期刊名称：SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES （ 影响因子：10.372； 五年影响因子：7.587 ）

ISSN： 1674-7305

年卷期： 2022 年 65 卷 4 期

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摘要： The precise and simultaneous acquisition of multiple beneficial alleles in the genome is in great demand for the development of elite pig breeders. Cytidine base editors (CBEs) that convert C:G to T:A have emerged as powerful tools for single-nucleotide replacement. Whether CBEs can effectively mediate C-to-T substitution at multiple sites/loci for trait improvement by direct zygote injection has not been verified in large animals. Here, we determined the editing efficiency of four CBE variants in porcine embryonic fibroblast cells and embryos. The findings showed that hA3A-BE3-Y130F and hA3A-eBE-Y130F consistently resulted in increased base-editing efficiency and low toxic effects in embryonic development. Further, we verified that using a one-step approach, direct zygote microinjection of the CBE system can generate pigs harboring multiple point mutations. Our process resulted in a stop codon in CD163 and myostatin (MSTN) and introduced a beneficial allele in insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF2). The pigs showed disrupted expression of CD163 and MSTN and increased expression of IGF2, which significantly improved growth performance and infectious disease resistance. Our approach allows immediate introduction of multiple mutations in transgene-free animals to comprehensively improve economic traits through direct embryo microinjection, providing a potential new route to produce elite pig breeders.

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