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Generation of VEGF knock-in Cashmere goat via the CRISPR/Cas9 system

Xiao Hu*, Fei Hao*, Xiaocong Li, Zhiyuan Xun, Yuan Gao, Bingxu Ren, Ming Cang, Hao Liang, Dongjun Liu

State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Regulation & Breeding of Grassland Livestock, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010000, China.
*These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Hu X, Hao F, Li X, Xun Z, Gao Y, Ren B, Cang M, Liang H, Liu D. Generation of VEGF knock-in Cashmere goat via the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Int J Biol Sci 2021; 17(4):1026-1040. doi:10.7150/ijbs.55559. https://www.ijbs.com/v17p1026.htm
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Cashmere is a rare and specialised animal fibre, which grows on the outer skin of goats. Owing its low yield and soft, light, and warm properties, it has a high economic value. Here, we attempted to improve existing cashmere goat breeds by simultaneously increasing their fibre length and cashmere yield. We attempted this by knocking in the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) at the fibroblast growth factor 5(FGF5) site using a gene editing technology and then studying its hair growth-promoting mechanisms. We show that a combination of RS-1 and NU7441 significantly improve the efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated, homologous-directed repair without affecting the embryo cleavage rate or the percentages of embryos at different stages. In addition, we obtained a cashmere goat, which integrated the VEGF gene at the FGF5 site, and the cashmere yield and fibre length of this gene-edited goat were improved. Through next-generation sequencing, we found that the up-regulation of VEGF and the down-regulation of FGF5 affected the cell cycle, proliferation, and vascular tone through the PI3K-AKT signalling pathway and at extracellular matrix-receptor interactions. Owing to this, the gene-edited cashmere goat showed impressive cashmere performance. Overall, in this study, we generated a gene-edited cashmere goat by integrating VEGF at the FGF5 site and provided an animal model for follow-up research on hair growth mechanisms.

Keywords: CRISPR/Cas9, VEGF, knock-in, cashmere goats, hair growth


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Hu, X., Hao, F., Li, X., Xun, Z., Gao, Y., Ren, B., Cang, M., Liang, H., Liu, D. (2021). Generation of VEGF knock-in Cashmere goat via the CRISPR/Cas9 system. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 17(4), 1026-1040. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.55559.

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Hu, X.; Hao, F.; Li, X.; Xun, Z.; Gao, Y.; Ren, B.; Cang, M.; Liang, H.; Liu, D. Generation of VEGF knock-in Cashmere goat via the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2021, 17 (4), 1026-1040. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.55559.

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Hu X, Hao F, Li X, Xun Z, Gao Y, Ren B, Cang M, Liang H, Liu D. Generation of VEGF knock-in Cashmere goat via the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Int J Biol Sci 2021; 17(4):1026-1040. doi:10.7150/ijbs.55559. https://www.ijbs.com/v17p1026.htm

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Hu X, Hao F, Li X, Xun Z, Gao Y, Ren B, Cang M, Liang H, Liu D. 2021. Generation of VEGF knock-in Cashmere goat via the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Int J Biol Sci. 17(4):1026-1040.

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