CRISPR-Assisted Multiplex Base Editing System in Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Pseudomonas putida (P. putida) KT2440 is a paradigmatic environmental-bacterium that possesses significant potential in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering and biodegradation applications. However, most genome editing methods of P. putida KT2440 depend on heterologous repair proteins and the pr...

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Main Authors: Jun Sun, Li-Bing Lu, Tian-Xin Liang, Li-Rong Yang, Jian-Ping Wu
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00905/full
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author Jun Sun
Li-Bing Lu
Tian-Xin Liang
Li-Rong Yang
Jian-Ping Wu
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Li-Bing Lu
Tian-Xin Liang
Li-Rong Yang
Jian-Ping Wu
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description Pseudomonas putida (P. putida) KT2440 is a paradigmatic environmental-bacterium that possesses significant potential in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering and biodegradation applications. However, most genome editing methods of P. putida KT2440 depend on heterologous repair proteins and the provision of donor DNA templates, which is laborious and inefficient. In this report, an efficient cytosine base editing system was established by using cytidine deaminase (APOBEC1), enhanced specificity Cas9 nickase (eSpCas9ppD10A) and the uracil DNA glycosylase inhibitor (UGI). This constructed base editor converts C-G into T-A in the absence of DNA strands breaks and donor DNA templates. By introducing a premature stop codon in target spacers, we successfully applied this system for gene inactivation with an efficiency of 25–100% in various Pseudomonas species, including P. putida KT2440, P. aeruginosa PAO1, P. fluorescens Pf-5 and P. entomophila L48. We engineered an eSpCas9ppD10A-NG variant with a NG protospacer adjacent motif to expand base editing candidate sites. By modifying the APOBEC1 domain, we successfully narrowed the editable window to increase gene inactivation efficiency in cytidine-rich spacers. Additionally, multiplex base editing in double and triple loci was achieved with mutation efficiencies of 90–100% and 25–35%, respectively. Taken together, the establishment of a fast, convenient and universal base editing system will accelerate the pace of future research undertaken with P. putida KT2440 and other Pseudomonas species.
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spelling doaj.art-0767dec162544e74967d21cf3fbc89a22022-12-21T20:01:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology2296-41852020-07-01810.3389/fbioe.2020.00905542424CRISPR-Assisted Multiplex Base Editing System in Pseudomonas putida KT2440Jun SunLi-Bing LuTian-Xin LiangLi-Rong YangJian-Ping WuPseudomonas putida (P. putida) KT2440 is a paradigmatic environmental-bacterium that possesses significant potential in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering and biodegradation applications. However, most genome editing methods of P. putida KT2440 depend on heterologous repair proteins and the provision of donor DNA templates, which is laborious and inefficient. In this report, an efficient cytosine base editing system was established by using cytidine deaminase (APOBEC1), enhanced specificity Cas9 nickase (eSpCas9ppD10A) and the uracil DNA glycosylase inhibitor (UGI). This constructed base editor converts C-G into T-A in the absence of DNA strands breaks and donor DNA templates. By introducing a premature stop codon in target spacers, we successfully applied this system for gene inactivation with an efficiency of 25–100% in various Pseudomonas species, including P. putida KT2440, P. aeruginosa PAO1, P. fluorescens Pf-5 and P. entomophila L48. We engineered an eSpCas9ppD10A-NG variant with a NG protospacer adjacent motif to expand base editing candidate sites. By modifying the APOBEC1 domain, we successfully narrowed the editable window to increase gene inactivation efficiency in cytidine-rich spacers. Additionally, multiplex base editing in double and triple loci was achieved with mutation efficiencies of 90–100% and 25–35%, respectively. Taken together, the establishment of a fast, convenient and universal base editing system will accelerate the pace of future research undertaken with P. putida KT2440 and other Pseudomonas species.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00905/fullPseudomonas putida KT2440cytidine deaminasebase editinggene inactivationmultiplex genome editingCas9 nickase
spellingShingle Jun Sun
Li-Bing Lu
Tian-Xin Liang
Li-Rong Yang
Jian-Ping Wu
CRISPR-Assisted Multiplex Base Editing System in Pseudomonas putida KT2440
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Pseudomonas putida KT2440
cytidine deaminase
base editing
gene inactivation
multiplex genome editing
Cas9 nickase
title CRISPR-Assisted Multiplex Base Editing System in Pseudomonas putida KT2440
title_full CRISPR-Assisted Multiplex Base Editing System in Pseudomonas putida KT2440
title_fullStr CRISPR-Assisted Multiplex Base Editing System in Pseudomonas putida KT2440
title_full_unstemmed CRISPR-Assisted Multiplex Base Editing System in Pseudomonas putida KT2440
title_short CRISPR-Assisted Multiplex Base Editing System in Pseudomonas putida KT2440
title_sort crispr assisted multiplex base editing system in pseudomonas putida kt2440
topic Pseudomonas putida KT2440
cytidine deaminase
base editing
gene inactivation
multiplex genome editing
Cas9 nickase
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00905/full
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