title: Targeted inversion and reversion of the blood coagulation factor 8 gene in human iPS cells using TALENs.
abstract: Hemophilia A, one of the most common genetic bleeding disorders, is caused by various mutations in the blood coagulation factor VIII (F8) gene. Among the genotypes that result in hemophilia A, two different types of chromosomal inversions that involve a portion of the F8 gene are most frequent, accounting for almost half of all severe hemophilia A cases. In this study, we used a transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN) pair to invert a 140-kbp chromosomal segment that spans the portion of the F8 gene in human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to create a hemophilia A model cell line. In addition, we reverted the inverted segment back to its normal orientation in the hemophilia model iPSCs using the same TALEN pair. Importantly, we detected the F8 mRNA in cells derived from the reverted iPSCs lines, but not in those derived from the clones with the inverted segment. Thus, we showed that TALENs can be used both for creating disease models associated with chromosomal rearrangements in iPSCs and for correcting genetic defects caused by chromosomal inversions. This strategy provides an iPSC-based novel therapeutic option for the treatment of hemophilia A and other genetic diseases caused by chromosomal inversions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology,Severance Biomedical Research Institute.
authors.forename: Chul-Yong
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Center for Genome Engineering, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul 151-742, South Korea;Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea; and.
authors.forename: Jungeun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Center for Genome Engineering, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul 151-742, South Korea;Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea; and.
authors.forename: Jiyeon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kweon
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Division of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jeong Sang
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, and.
authors.forename: Jae Souk
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, and.
authors.forename: Jeong-Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Department and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, South Korea;
authors.forename: Sung-Rae
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, Division of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Center for Genome Engineering, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul 151-742, South Korea;Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea; and jskim01@snu.ac.kr dwkim2@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Jin-Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology,Severance Biomedical Research Institute,Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Medical Science, and jskim01@snu.ac.kr dwkim2@yuhs.ac.
authors.forename: Dong-Wook
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D007446:Chromosome Inversion; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D005169:Factor VIII / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018390:Gene Targeting / Q000379:methods*; D057809:HEK293 Cells; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D057026:Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: C078147:F8 protein, human; D005169:Factor VIII; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases
keywords: CRISPR; Cas9; ZFN; genome editing