MUC5B/AC-KO培养物的生成和验证。(A)通过慢病毒介导的sgRNA和CRISPR-Cas9传递的MUC5B/MUC5AC基因靶向方法概述。转导和分选后的细胞在气液界面进行分化。一旦完全分化,粘液凝胶收集的根尖清洗培养。HEK293T,人胚胎肾- 293t;FACS,荧光激活细胞分选;EGFP,绿色荧光蛋白。(B)在完全分化的MUC5B/MUC5AC KO培养物中TEER的测量。KO1对应于经sgRNA1转导的BCi-NS1.1细胞,KO2对应于经sgRNA2转导的细胞。(n = 4个生物重复)。 No statistically significant differences between groups as assessed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). (C) Immunofluorescence staining for MUC5B (green) and MUC5AC (orange) in MUC5B/AC-KO cultures. Nuclei were stained with 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) (blue). Representative two-dimensional (2D) projections from z-stack images for each secreted mucin are shown. Cultures were washed with 10 mM dithiothreitol before fixing and staining for intracellular mucins. Scale bar, 10 μm. (D) Western blot analysis of mucus gels collected from apical washes of fully differentiated control and KO cultures. Samples were separated by electrophoresis (4 to 20% tris-glycine gel, reducing conditions) and detected by immunoblot for MUC5B and MUC5AC. Credit:科学的进步(2022)。DOI: 10.1126 / sciadv.abq5049