Editing of the urease gene by CRISPR-Cas in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana

Hopes, Amanda, Nekrasov, Vladimir, Kamoun, Sophien ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0290-0315 and Mock, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9604-0362 (2016) Editing of the urease gene by CRISPR-Cas in the diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana. Plant Methods, 12 (1). ISSN 1746-4811

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Abstract

Background: CRISPR-Cas is a recent and powerful addition to the molecular toolbox which allows programmable genome editing. It has been used to modify genes in a wide variety of organisms, but only two alga to date. Here we present a methodology to edit the genome of Thalassiosira pseudonana, a model centric diatom with both ecological significance and high biotechnological potential, using CRISPR-Cas. Results: A single construct was assembled using Golden Gate cloning. Two sgRNAs were used to introduce a precise 37 nt deletion early in the coding region of the urease gene. A high percentage of bi-allelic mutations (≤61.5%) were observed in clones with the CRISPR-Cas construct. Growth of bi-allelic mutants in urea led to a significant reduction in growth rate and cell size compared to growth in nitrate. Conclusions: CRISPR-Cas can precisely and efficiently edit the genome of T. pseudonana. The use of Golden Gate cloning to assemble CRISPR-Cas constructs gives additional flexibility to the CRISPR-Cas method and facilitates modifications to target alternative genes or species.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: crispr-cas,diatom,genome editing,urease,golden gate,thalassiosira pseudonana
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science > The Sainsbury Laboratory
Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups: Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Plant Sciences
Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017)
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Resources, Sustainability and Governance (former - to 2018)
Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
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Date Deposited: 25 Nov 2016 16:17
Last Modified: 10 Mar 2024 07:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/61490
DOI: 10.1186/s13007-016-0148-0

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