Precise base editing for the in vivo study of developmental signaling and human pathologies in zebrafish

  1. Marion Rosello
  2. Juliette Vougny
  3. François Czarny
  4. Marina C Mione
  5. Jean-Paul Concordet
  6. Shahad Albadri  Is a corresponding author
  7. Filippo Del Bene  Is a corresponding author
  1. Institut de la Vision, France
  2. Institut Curie, France
  3. University of Trento, Italy
  4. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, France

Abstract

While zebrafish is emerging as a new model system to study human diseases, an efficient methodology to generate precise point mutations at high efficiency is still lacking. Here we show that base editors can generate C-to-T point mutations with high efficiencies without other unwanted on-target mutations. In addition, we established a new editor variant recognizing an NAA PAM, expanding the base editing possibilities in zebrafish. Using these approaches, we first generated a base change in the ctnnb1 gene, mimicking oncogenic mutations of the human gene known to result in constitutive activation of endogenous Wnt signaling. Additionally, we precisely targeted several cancer-associated genes including cbl. With this last target we created a new zebrafish dwarfism model. Together our findings expand the potential of zebrafish as a model system allowing new approaches for the endogenous modulation of cell signaling pathways and the generation of precise models of human genetic disease associated-mutations.

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  1. Marion Rosello

    Developmental Biology, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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  2. Juliette Vougny

    BDD, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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  3. François Czarny

    Developmental Biology, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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  4. Marina C Mione

    Centre for Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, Trento, Italy
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  5. Jean-Paul Concordet

    Muséum National d'Histoire naturelle, Inserm U 1154, CNRS, UMR 7196, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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  6. Shahad Albadri

    Developmental Biology, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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    shahad.albadri@inserm.fr
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  7. Filippo Del Bene

    Developmental Biology, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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    filippo.del-bene@inserm.fr
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Funding

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-18-CE16 iReelAx"")

  • Filippo Del Bene

Agence Nationale de la Recherche ([ANR-18-IAHU-0001)

  • Filippo Del Bene

Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (ECO20170637481)

  • Marion Rosello

Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer

  • Marion Rosello

UNADEV/AVIESAN

  • Filippo Del Bene

World Wide Cancer Research (grant no. 0624)

  • Marina C Mione

LILT -Trento (Program 5 per mille)

  • Marina C Mione

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Animal experimentation: All procedures were performed on zebrafish embryos in accordance with the European Communities Council Directive (2010/63/EU) and French law (87/848) and approved by the Sorbonne Université ethic committee (Charles Darwin) and the French Ministry for research (APAFIS agreement #21323 2019062416186982) and by the Institut Curie ethic committee and the French Ministry for research (APAFIS agreement #6031 2016070822342309)

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© 2021, Rosello et al.

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  1. Marion Rosello
  2. Juliette Vougny
  3. François Czarny
  4. Marina C Mione
  5. Jean-Paul Concordet
  6. Shahad Albadri
  7. Filippo Del Bene
(2021)
Precise base editing for the in vivo study of developmental signaling and human pathologies in zebrafish
eLife 10:e65552.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.65552

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