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  • Multiplexed in vivo homolog...
    Winters, Ian P; Chiou, Shin-Heng; Paulk, Nicole K; McFarland, Christopher D; Lalgudi, Pranav V; Ma, Rosanna K; Lisowski, Leszek; Connolly, Andrew J; Petrov, Dmitri A; Kay, Mark A; Winslow, Monte M

    Nature communications, 12/2017, Letnik: 8, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    Large-scale genomic analyses of human cancers have cataloged somatic point mutations thought to initiate tumor development and sustain cancer growth. However, determining the functional significance of specific alterations remains a major bottleneck in our understanding of the genetic determinants of cancer. Here, we present a platform that integrates multiplexed AAV/Cas9-mediated homology-directed repair (HDR) with DNA barcoding and high-throughput sequencing to simultaneously investigate multiple genomic alterations in de novo cancers in mice. Using this approach, we introduce a barcoded library of non-synonymous mutations into hotspot codons 12 and 13 of Kras in adult somatic cells to initiate tumors in the lung, pancreas, and muscle. High-throughput sequencing of barcoded Kras alleles from bulk lung and pancreas reveals surprising diversity in Kras variant oncogenicity. Rapid, cost-effective, and quantitative approaches to simultaneously investigate the function of precise genomic alterations in vivo will help uncover novel biological and clinically actionable insights into carcinogenesis.