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preparation for electroporation and ribonucleoprotein delivery for genome editing in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages

A Guide to Precise Gene Disruption in Primary Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages

Macrophages are innate immune cells that play critical roles in tissue repair and immunity1,2. Immortalized macrophage cell lines, such as mouse RAW 264.7 cells or human THP-1 cells, have several beneficial characteristics, including robust growth and ease of gene disruption by delivering vectors for RNA interference or CRISPR/Cas93,4. However, oncogenic transformation dramatically alters their physiology, which results in the aberrant activation of some pathways and muted responses of others5,6. Primary bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) more closely recapitulate in vivo macrophage physiology, but remain challenging to genetically manipulate due to the low efficiency of both plasmid transfection and viral transduction in these primary immune cells7,8. Thus, more efficient methods for disrupting gene function are needed.
CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing is a powerful tool for genetic manipulation across a range of biological systems, including mammalian cells9,10,11,12. The Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 protein efficiently and specifically cleaves double-stranded DNA when complexed with a sequence-specific guide RNA. DNA repair through the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) of the cleaved DNA results in small insertions or deletions (indels) that create frameshift mutations. In early studies, Cas9 and sgRNAs were delivered through plasmid or lentiviral vectors, which are effective delivery methods for many cell lines9,10. However, primary cells and, in particular, primary immune cells are often refractory to these methods due to the low efficiency of vector delivery by transfection or transduction. Subsequently, methods have been developed to generate sgRNA-Cas9 complexes in vitro and to deliver them via electroporation, and these methods have achieved high efficiency in a variety of cell types13,14. The results have suggested the possibility of using this approach to carry out genome editing in primary macrophages.
Here, we provide a protocol for using sgRNA-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs) to carry out genome editing in primary BMDMs. It contains steps to mitigate the activation of the immune sensors present in primary immune cells and results in up to 95% editing at targeted loci with minimal toxicity. This protocol also includes workflows to evaluate editing efficiency using routine polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Sanger sequencing, followed by in silico analysis by Tracking of Indels by Decomposition (TIDE)15, a well-validated online software tool.

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Preparation for Electroporation and Ribonucleoprotein Delivery for Genome Editing in Mouse Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages

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Video: Preparation for Electroporation and Ribonucleoprotein Delivery for Genome Editing in Mouse Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages

Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) from mice are a key tool for studying the complex biology of tissue macrophages. As primary cells, they model the physiology of macrophages in vivo more closely than immortalized macrophage cell lines and can be derived from mice already carrying defined genetic changes. However, disrupting gene function in BMDMs remains technically challenging. Here, we provide a protocol for efficient CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing in BMDMs, which allows for the introduction of small insertions and deletions (indels) that result in frameshift mutations that disrupt gene function. The protocol describes how to synthesize single-guide RNAs (sgRNA-Cas9) and form purified sgRNA-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs) that can be delivered by electroporation. It also provides an efficient method for monitoring editing efficiency using routine Sanger sequencing and a freely available online analysis program. The protocol can be performed within 1 week and does not require plasmid construction; it typically results in 85% to 95% editing efficiency.

This protocol describes the procedure for genome editing in mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages using Cas9-sgRNA ribonucleoprotein complexes assembled in vitro and delivered by electroporation.

Bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) from mice are a key tool for studying the complex biology of tissue macrophages. As primary cells, they model the ...