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biGMamAct: efficient CRISPR/Cas9-mediated docking of large functional DNA cargoes at the ACTB locus
EMBL Grenoble, European Mol Biol Lab, 71 Ave Martyrs,CS 90181, F-38042 Grenoble 9, France..
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Biology, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Structural Biology. Ist Italiano Tecnol, Via Morego 30, I-16163 Genoa, Italy..ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2430-0713
2025 (English)In: SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, ISSN 2397-7000, Vol. 10, no 1, article id ysaf003Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Recent advances in molecular and cell biology and imaging have unprecedentedly enabled multiscale structure-functional studies of entire metabolic pathways from atomic to micrometer resolution and the visualization of macromolecular complexes in situ, especially if these molecules are expressed with appropriately engineered and easily detectable tags. However, genome editing in eukaryotic cells is challenging when generating stable cell lines loaded with large DNA cargoes. To address this limitation, here, we have conceived biGMamAct, a system that allows the straightforward assembly of a multitude of genetic modules and their subsequent integration in the genome at the ACTB locus with high efficacy, through standardized cloning steps. Our system comprises a set of modular plasmids for mammalian expression, which can be efficiently docked into the genome in tandem with a validated Cas9/sgRNA pair through homologous-independent targeted insertion. As a proof of concept, we have generated a stable cell line loaded with an 18.3-kilobase-long DNA cargo to express six fluorescently tagged proteins and simultaneously visualize five different subcellular compartments. Our protocol leads from the in silico design to the genetic and functional characterization of single clones within 6 weeks and can be implemented by any researcher with familiarity with molecular biology and access to mammalian cell culturing infrastructure.

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Oxford University Press, 2025. Vol. 10, no 1, article id ysaf003
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genetic engineering, in situ structural biology, correlative microscopy, CRISPR/Cas9, modular cloning system, multigene expression
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Molecular Biology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-553181DOI: 10.1093/synbio/ysaf003ISI: 001440140700001PubMedID: 40065842Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-86000482645OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-553181DiVA, id: diva2:1947496
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