Stem Cell Research (Sep 2023)

Establishment of a TNFRSF11B knock-out human induced pluripotent stem cell line (KSCBi002-B-2) via CRISPR/Cas9 system

  • Jujin Jeong,
  • Dahye Lee,
  • Byeong-Cheol Park,
  • Tae-Hoon Lee,
  • Sang-Wook Park

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 71
p. 103167

Abstract

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A TNFRSF11B (TNF Receptor Superfamily Member 11b) gene encodes a soluble decoy receptor, osteoprotegerin (OPG), which has a key role in repressing osteoclast differentiation. In this report, we generated a biallelic knock-out hiPSC line for the TNFRSF11B gene via CRISPR/Cas9. When TNFRSF11B Knock-out hiPSCs were differentiated into mesenchymal progenitor cells (MPCs), the expression level of OPG was significantly decreased compared to normal hiPSC-derived MPCs. This knock-out hiPSCs will provide a chance to study Paget disease of bone 5 (juvenile Paget disease).