Stem Cell Research (Mar 2021)

Generation of a DKK1 homozygous knockout human embryonic stem cell line WAe001-A-21 using CRISPR/Cas9

  • Zhen Yang,
  • Fang Yuan,
  • Ning Wang,
  • Yanli Liu,
  • Jiaye Zhang,
  • Ruzhi Wei,
  • FeiMa Wu,
  • Yuhang Wu,
  • Kai You,
  • Yan Chen,
  • Fan Yang,
  • Yin-xiong Li

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 51
p. 102161

Abstract

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Dickkopf1 (DKK1) is a secreted inhibitor for the Wnt signalling, which is involved in cell proliferation, tissue regeneration and embryonic development. Using CRISPR/Cas9 editing, we established a homozygous mutant DKK1 human embryonic stem cell line (WAe001-A-21). It has a 41 bp deletion in exon 2 of DKK1, leading to its coding frame shift. The WAe001-A-21 cell line maintains a normal karyotype, pluripotency markers, typical stem cell morphology and the ability to differentiate into three germ layers.