Journal: Cell Reports Methods
Article Title: An orthogonal CRISPR/Cpf1 platform for precise spatiotemporal gene regulation and osteoporotic fracture repair
doi: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2025.101299
Figure Lengend Snippet: Multiplex orthogonal gene regulation and programmable editing by OREC with therapeutic application in osteoblasts (A) Experimental illustration of orthogonal activation and repression of ASCL1 and RAB7A gene expression in HEK293T cells using distinct chemical and light inductions. (B) RT-qPCR time course analysis demonstrating orthogonal and reversible control of ASCL1 activation and RAB7A repression in response to alternating Dox and light stimuli. Data represent mean ± SEM ( n = 3). vs. RAB7A baseline (∗ p < 0.05, ∗∗ p < 0.01, ∗∗∗ p < 0.001); vs. RAB7A 36 h ( $ p < 0.05, $$$ p < 0.001); vs. ASCL1 baseline ( && p < 0.01, &&&& p < 0.0001); vs. ASCL1 48 h ( ## p < 0.01, #### p < 0.0001). (C) Schematic diagram illustrating crRNA guide-length-dependent transcriptional repression and HDR-based gene editing using OREC c system. (D) Transcriptional repression of RAB7A and FZD1 genes following 72 h doxycycline treatment using 15 bp crRNA guides. Data represent mean ± SEM ( n = 3) (∗∗∗∗ p < 0.0001). (E) Luciferase activity analysis following HDR-mediated luciferase knockin using 20 bp crRNA guides. Data represent mean ± SEM ( n = 3) (∗∗∗∗ p < 0.0001). (F) Flow cytometry analysis showing percentage of GFP-positive cells following HDR-mediated GFP knockin. Data represent mean ± SEM ( n = 3) (∗∗∗∗ p < 0.0001). (G) Schematic representation illustrating simultaneous orthogonal activation of Bmp2 and repression of Dkk1 expression in MC3T3-E1 cells. (H) RT-qPCR analysis demonstrating significantly enhanced Bmp2 activation and Dkk1 repression under simultaneous orthogonal induction compared with single-gene regulatory conditions. Data are presented as mean ± SEM ( n = 3). ∗ p < 0.05, ∗∗∗ p < 0.001, ∗∗∗∗ p < 0.0001. (I) Representative images of alizarin red S (ARS) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining showing significantly enhanced osteogenic differentiation following orthogonal OREC induction compared to single-gene controls. Color code for experimental conditions: white: empty vector control; gray: OREC o construct only; crosshatched: OREC c construct only; red: OREC o + Light (optogenetic activation); green: OREC c + Dox (chemogenetic activation) (∗∗∗ p < 0.001, ∗∗∗∗ p < 0.0001). (J) RT-qPCR analysis demonstrating synergistic upregulation of osteogenic marker genes ( Alp , Bglap , and Sp7 ) upon simultaneous Bmp2 activation and Dkk1 repression. Data represent mean ± SEM ( n = 3) (∗∗∗ p < 0.001, ∗∗∗∗ p < 0.0001). (K) The CCK-8 assay quantifies viable cells via dehydrogenase-mediated formazan formation measured at 450 nm, showing that OREC treatments do not affect cell viability in MC3T3-E1 cells. Data shown as mean ± SEM ( n = 3). See also and .
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Techniques: Multiplex Assay, Activation Assay, Gene Expression, Quantitative RT-PCR, Control, Luciferase, Activity Assay, Knock-In, Flow Cytometry, Expressing, Staining, Plasmid Preparation, Construct, Marker, CCK-8 Assay