Formation and nucleolytic processing of Cas9-induced DNA breaks in human cells quantified by droplet digital PCR

DNA Repair
Diego DibitettoAchille Pellicioli

Abstract

Cas9 endonuclease from S. pyogenes is widely used to induce controlled double strand breaks (DSB) at desired genomic loci for gene editing. Here, we describe a droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) method to precisely quantify the kinetic of formation and 5'-end nucleolytic processing of Cas9-induced DSB in different human cells lines. Notably, DSB processing is a finely regulated process, which dictates the choice between non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) and homology directed repair (HDR). This step of DSB repair is also a relevant point to be taken into consideration to improve Cas9-mediated technology. Indeed, by this protocol, we show that processing of Cas9-induced DSB is impaired by CTIP or BRCA1 depletion, while it is accelerated after down-regulation of DNA-PKcs and 53BP1, two DSB repair key factors. In conclusion, the method we describe here can be used to study DSB repair mechanisms, with direct utility for molecularly optimising the knock-out/in outcomes in genome manipulation.

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Dec 5, 2020·Current Biology : CB·Mara CucinottaLucia Colombo

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