Direct targeting of noncoding genomic regions harboring common sequence variants associated with human traits through in vivo animal model studies and precise genome editing in human cells is essential for closing the critical gap between genetic discoveries and physiological understanding. However, such investigation has been impractical for many of these variants as they are in haplotypes containing multiple single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) spanning thousands of base pairs and have small effect sizes. We developed an integrated approach to address this challenge, combining an efficient two-step technique to precisely edit large haplotypes in human induced pluripotent stem cells and orthologous region deletion in phenotypically permissive animal models. As proof of principle, we applied this approach to examine a blood pressure-associated locus with a noncoding haplotype containing 11 SNPs spanning 17.4 kbp. We found a robust blood pressure effect of nearly 10 mmHg and identified the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved.
Physiological role and mechanisms of action for a long noncoding haplotype region.
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作者:Xue Hong, Mishra Manoj K, Liu Yong, Liu Pengyuan, Grzybowski Michael, Pandey Rajan, Usa Kristie, Vanden Avond Mark A, Bala Niharika, Alli Abdel A, Cowley Allen W Jr, Qiu Qiongzi, Greene Andrew S, Rao Sridhar, O'Meara Caitlin C, Geurts Aron M, Liang Mingyu
期刊: | Cell Reports | 影响因子: | 6.900 |
时间: | 2025 | 起止号: | 2025 Jun 24; 44(6):115805 |
doi: | 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115805 |
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