Functional restoration of gp91phox-oxidase activity by BAC transgenesis and gene targeting in X-linked chronic granulomatous disease iPSCs

Magdalena Laugsch, Maria Rostovskaya, Sergiy Velychko, Cornelia Richter, Ariane Zimmer, Barbara Klink, Evelin Schröck, Michael Haase, Katrin Neumann, Sebastian Thieme, Joachim Roesler, Sebastian Brenner*, Konstantinos Anastassiadis

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Abstract

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is an inherited immunodeficiency, caused by the inability of neutrophils to produce functional NADPH oxidase required for fighting microbial infections. The X-linked form of CGD (X-CGD), which is due to mutations in the CYBB (gp91phox) gene, a component of NADPH oxidase, accounts for about two-thirds of CGD cases. We derived induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from X-CGD patient keratinocytes using a Flp recombinase excisable lentiviral reprogramming vector. For restoring gp91phox function, we applied two strategies: transposon-mediated bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) transgenesis and gene targeting using vectors with a fixed 5′ homology arm (HA) of 8 kb and 3′HA varying in size from 30 to 80 kb. High efficiency of homologous recombination (up to 22%) was observed with increased size of the 3′HA. Both, BAC transgenesis and gene targeting resulted in functional restoration of the gp91phox measured by an oxidase activity assay in X-CGD iPSCs differentiated into the myeloid lineage. In conclusion, we delivered an important milestone towards the use of genetically corrected autologous cells for the treatment of X-CGD and monogenic diseases in general.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)812-822
Number of pages11
JournalMolecular Therapy
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2016
Externally publishedYes

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