Syndromic RNA polymerase II insufficiency: Generation of a human induced pluripotent stem cell line (UUIGPi002A-5) with a heterozygous disruption of POLR2A

Jens Schuster, Claudia de Guidi, Ambrin Fatima, Maria Sobol, Niklas Dahl

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Abstract

Heterozygous variants in POLR2A, encoding the largest subunit of RNA polymerase II, cause severe neurodevelopmental and multisystem abnormalities in humans. Using CRISPR/Cas9 we generated the human iPSC line KICRi002A-5 with a heterozygous truncating 4 bp insertion in exon 5 of the POLR2A gene. Analysis using qRT-PCR confirmed reduced POLR2A mRNA in KICRi002A-5 vs. the isogenic WT iPSC line. The edited iPSC line expressed pluripotency markers and exhibited differentiation capacity into the three germ layers. Assessment of genomic integrity revealed a normal karyotype and OFF-target editing was excluded. The iPSC line KICRi002A-5 provides a useful resource to study mechanisms underlying developmental defects caused by RBP1 insufficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102577
JournalStem Cell Research
Volume57
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2021
Externally publishedYes

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