Efficient GNE myopathy disease modeling with mutation specific phenotypes in human pluripotent stem cells by base editors
Park, J.-C.; Kim, J.; Jang, H.-K.; Lee, S.-Y.; Kim, K.-T.; Park, S.; Lee, H. S.; Choi, H.-J.; Park, S.-J.; Moon, S.-H.; Bae, S.; Cha, H.-J.
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Despite the great potential of disease modeling with the isogenic pairs of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), the extremely low efficiency of precise gene editing in hPSCs remains a technical hurdle for this approach. Herein, we took advantage of currently available base editors (BEs) to epitomize the isogenic disease model from hPSCs. Using this method, we established 14 hPSCs that harbor point mutations on the GNE gene, including four different mutations found in GNE myopathy patients. Due to lesser activation of p53 by BEs than Cas9, a higher editing efficiency with BEs was achieved. Four different mutations in the epimerase or kinase domains of GNE revealed mutation-specific hyposialylation, which was closely correlated to pathological clinical phenotypes. These mutation-specific hyposialylation patterns were evident in GNE protein structure modeling. Furthermore, treatment with a drug candidate currently under clinical trials showed a mutation-specific drug response in GNE myopathy disease models. These data suggest that isogenic disease models from hPSCs using BEs could serve as a useful tool for mimicking the pathophysiology of GNE myopathy and for predicting drug responses.
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