Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Pyridoxine supplementation confers protection against SGPL1 R222Q variant sphingosine phosphate lyase insufficiency syndrome
doi: 10.64898/2026.05.11.724358
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A) A single-guide RNA (sgRNA) containing a 20 bp target sequence, 5’ GATGGCCTGCAAAGCTTACC 3’ (Synthego) of exon 7. To introduce the mutant sequence, we designed a single-stranded 199-base oligodeoxynucleotide (SPLIS ssOligo) containing the G-to-A SPLIS mutation and a silent point mutation to create a SphI restriction enzyme site for screening: 5’AGGCTGTACCTCCTGATACCCATCCTTAACTTACTCTGGTTTCTTTTCTTCACATAG GTGACTTCTGGGGGAACGGAAAGCATCCTGATGGCATGCAAAGCTTACCAGGACTT GGCGTTAGAGAAGGGGATCAAAACTCCAGAAATGTATGGATGTGTGTGTTTGTTTCC CTTCTGATATTGTCTATTTGTGGCAGCAC 3’ (Ultramer DNA, IDT). The C57BL/6J strain was used as an embryo donor. Fertilized oocytes were injected with Cas9 protein (TrueCut Cas9 protein V2, Thermofisher), the sgRNA, and the SPLIS ssOligo and transferred to the oviducts of pseudopregnant female mice. (B) Mice were genotyped by PCR. The resulting PCR product (443 bp) was digested with SphI to detect the mutant sequence. After digestion, the WT allele yielded a 443 bp fragment; the SPLIS-modified allele yielded 275 bp and 167 bp bands. We detected 1 founder whose PCR fragment was digested by SphI (out of 99 offspring screened). Sequences of the undigested PCR fragments were determined after TOPO TA cloning (ThermoFisher) by Sanger sequencing. The founder female carried one allele containing R222Q mutation and SphI restriction site and one allele with a 38-bp deletion in exon 7, resulting in a frameshift and premature stop codon (A, B). (C) When mated with a WT male, the founder produced 4 pups, 2 Sgpl1 R222Q/WT and 2 Sgpl1 del/WT, segregating the 2 alleles.
Article Snippet: We designed a single-guide RNA (sgRNA) containing a 20 bp target sequence, 5’ GATGGCCTGCAAAGCTTACC 3’ (Synthego), on mouse exon 7.
Techniques: Sequencing, Introduce, Mutagenesis, Injection, Modification, TA Cloning, Produced