Stem Cell Research (Mar 2021)

The establishment of a homozygous SNTA1 knockout human embryonic stem cell line (WAe009-A-50) using the CRISPR/Cas9 system

  • Tao Dong,
  • Siyao Zhang,
  • Yun Chang,
  • Rui Bai,
  • Youxu Jiang,
  • Shuhong Ma,
  • Ya'nan Li,
  • Hong Feng Jiang,
  • Wen-Jing Lu

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51
p. 102196

Abstract

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SNTA1 encodes α1-syntrophin, a scaffold protein, which is a component of the dystrophin-associated protein complex. Additionally, α1-syntrophin interacts with SCN5A and nNOS–PMCA4b complex in cardiomyocytes. SNTA1 is a susceptibility locus for arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy. We generated a homozygous SNTA1 knockout human embryonic stem cell (H9SNTA1KO) using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. H9SNTA1KO maintained pluripotency and a normal karyotype and differentiated into three germ layers in vivo.