Homology-Integrated CRISPR-Cas (HI-CRISPR) System for One-Step Multigene Disruption in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Zehua Bao, Han Xiao, Jing Liang, Lu Zhang, Xiong Xiong, Ning Sun, Tong Si, Huimin Zhao

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Abstract

One-step multiple gene disruption in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a highly useful tool for both basic and applied research, but it remains a challenge. Here, we report a rapid, efficient, and potentially scalable strategy based on the type II Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR associated proteins (Cas) system to generate multiple gene disruptions simultaneously in S. cerevisiae. A 100 bp dsDNA mutagenizing homologous recombination donor is inserted between two direct repeats for each target gene in a CRISPR array consisting of multiple donor and guide sequence pairs. An ultrahigh copy number plasmid carrying iCas9, a variant of wild-type Cas9, trans-encoded RNA (tracrRNA), and a homology-integrated crRNA cassette is designed to greatly increase the gene disruption efficiency. As proof of concept, three genes, CAN1, ADE2, and LYP1, were simultaneously disrupted in 4 days with an efficiency ranging from 27 to 87%. Another three genes involved in an artificial hydrocortisone biosynthetic pathway, ATF2, GCY1, and YPR1, were simultaneously disrupted in 6 days with 100% efficiency. This homology-integrated CRISPR (HI-CRISPR) strategy represents a powerful tool for creating yeast strains with multiple gene knockouts.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)585-594
Number of pages10
JournalACS synthetic biology
Volume4
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 15 2015

Keywords

  • CRISPR-Cas
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • gene knockout
  • genome editing
  • multiple gene disruption

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

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