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Series GSE163217 Query DataSets for GSE163217
Status Public on Dec 30, 2021
Title Synthetic introns enable mutation-dependent targeting of cancer cells
Organism Homo sapiens
Experiment type Other
Summary Many cancers carry recurrent change-of-function mutations in RNA splicing factor genes, which induce sequence-specific changes in RNA splicing. Here, we describe a method to harness this change in RNA splicing activity to drive splicing factor mutation-dependent gene expression in cancers and selectively eliminate these tumors. We engineered synthetic introns which were efficiently spliced in leukemia and breast epithelial cells bearing the most common SF3B1 mutations, but unspliced in wild-type cells—and vice versa—to yield mutation-dependent protein production. A massively parallel screen of 8,881 distinct introns delineated ideal intronic size, mapped essential sequence elements, and revealed the basis of mutation-dependent splicing. Synthetic introns enabled mutation-dependent expression of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase and subsequent ganciclovir-mediated elimination of leukemia and breast epithelial cells bearing SF3B1 mutations, while leaving wild-type cells unaffected. This approach significantly decreased the growth of otherwise lethal leukemia xenografts and correspondingly improved host survival. The modular, compact, and specific nature of synthetic introns thereby provide a means to exploit cancer-specific changes in RNA splicing for genotype-dependent gene expression and gene therapy.
 
Overall design Analysis of synthetic intron splicing in SF3B1 MUT vs SF3B1 WT cells
 
Contributor(s) North KD, Benbarche S, Abdel-Wahab O, Bradley RK
Citation(s) 35241838
Submission date Dec 14, 2020
Last update date Apr 01, 2022
Contact name Khrystyna Dilai North
E-mail(s) dilaik@uw.edu
Organization name Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Department Basic Sciences Division
Lab R. Bradley
Street address 1100 Fairview Ave N
City Seattle
State/province WA
ZIP/Postal code 98102
Country USA
 
Platforms (1)
GPL15520 Illumina MiSeq (Homo sapiens)
Samples (28)
GSM4975208 ELG_K662 Cells SF3B1 K700E_Mini Library_Day 6 GCV (150bp)
GSM4975209 RLG_K662 Cells SF3B1 WT_Mini Library_Day 6 GCV (150bp)
GSM4975210 EL_K662 Cells SF3B1 K700E_Mini Library_Day 6 (150bp)
Relations
BioProject PRJNA685220
SRA SRP297952

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GSE163217_all_filtered_counts_q1_new.csv.gz 594.6 Kb (ftp)(http) CSV
GSE163217_pilot_filtered_counts_q1.csv.gz 425 b (ftp)(http) CSV
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