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Locus-Specific DNA Methylation Editing in Mammalian Cells using a CRISPR-Based System

Smith, J.; Banerjee, R.; Waly, R.; Urbano, A.; Gimenez, G.; Day, R. C.; Eccles, M.; Weeks, R. J.; Chatterjee, A.

2021-10-12 molecular biology
10.1101/2021.10.12.463855 bioRxiv
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DNA methylation is a key epigenetic modification implicated in the pathogenesis of numerous human diseases, including cancer development and metastasis. Gene promoter methylation changes are widely associated with transcriptional deregulation and disease progression. The advent of CRISPR-based technologies has provided a powerful toolkit for locus-specific manipulation of the epigenome. Here, we describe a comprehensive global workflow for the design and application of a dCas9-SunTag-based tool for editing a DNA methylation locus in human melanoma cells, alongside protocols for downstream techniques used to evaluate subsequent methylation and gene expression changes in methylation-edited cells. Using transient system delivery, we demonstrate both highly efficacious methylation and demethylation of the EBF3 promoter, a putative epigenetic driver of melanoma metastasis, achieving up to 304.00% gain of methylation and 99.99% relative demethylation, respectively. Further, we employ a novel, targeted screening approach to confirm minimal off-target activity and high on-target specificity of our editing sys-tem within our target locus.

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