CRISPR-Cas9-mediated induction of large chromosomal inversions in human bronchial epithelial cells.

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Molecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.

Published: June 2022

The recapitulation of chromosomal rearrangements is a necessary tool for understanding malignancy at the molecular level. Here, we describe the targeted induction of a large chromosomal inversion (>3.7 Mbp) through CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome editing. As inversions occur at low frequency following Cas9 cleavage, we provide a detailed screening approach of FACS-sorted, single-cell-derived clonal human bronchial epithelial cell (HBEC) cultures. The protocol provided is tailored to HBECs; however, it can be readily applied to additional adherent cellular models. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Zampetidis et al. (2021).

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