Figure 1.
Deletion of the ASAH1 gene in A375 melanoma cells. (A) Schematic structure of the ASAH1 gene. Red bars indicate gRNA recognition sites, arrows indicate the annealing of nested PCR primers. Predicted guide score and possible off-target sites are also shown. (B) Nested PCR analysis of the ASAH1 gene showing events ofdeletion in heterozygosis (a, b, c, e), in homozygosis (f, g, h, i). (C) Surveyor Nuclease Assay on two loci indicated in panel (A) demonstrating the lack of detectable off-target activities of the guides utilized in the present study. (D) RT-PCR analysis shows lack of ASAH1 transcription in deleted clones. ASAH1 transcripts are still present in clones with single insertion/deletion (InDel) mutations (c).