CRISPR-U™ technology (CRISPR based), developed by Ubigene, is more efficient than general
CRISPR/Cas9 technology in double-strand breaking and homologous recombination. With CRISPR-U™, Ubigene has
successfully edited over 3000 genes on more than 200 types of cell lines.
Objective
To create a Human ACE2 Knockout
model in cell line by CRISPR-U™-mediated genome engineering.
Target gene info
Official symbol
ACE2
Gene id
59272
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene type
protein-coding
Official full symbol
angiotensin I converting enzyme 2
Also known as
ACEH
Genomic regions
Chromosome X
Summary
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the angiotensin-converting enzyme family of dipeptidyl carboxydipeptidases and has considerable homology to human angiotensin 1 converting enzyme. This secreted protein catalyzes the cleavage of angiotensin I into angiotensin 1-9, and angiotensin II into the vasodilator angiotensin 1-7. ACE2 is known to be expressed in various human organs, and its organ- and cell-specific expression suggests that it may play a role in the regulation of cardiovascular and renal function, as well as fertility. In addition, the encoded protein is a functional receptor for the spike glycoprotein of the human coronavirus HCoV-NL63 and the human severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses, SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).
Strategy Summary
This gene has 0 protein coding transcripts:
Frame-shift
Fragment A
Fragment B
gRNA Detail
Strategy
Project Comprehensive Difficulty Assessment
According to the Red Cotton database: the CRISPR gene-editing strategy design is Unknown. Knockout project comprehensive difficulty is thus assessed as Unknown.
Red Cotton™ Notes
Gene
ACE2
had been KO in 16hbe cell line.
EZ-editor™ Gene Dependency
EZ-editor™ Gene Expression Level
EZ-editor™ Gene Dependency
Result
The ACE2 gene you inquire is evaluated as high risk
in 0%
cell line.
Cell line is not selected, unable to assess the accurate risk level, for reference only.
In all cell lines, there is
83.9% cells with expression level below cutoff,
14.3% cells with low expression level,
1.8% cells with medium expression level
of ACE2 gene.
Cell line is not selected, unable to assess the accurate expression level, for reference only.
Ubigene is an international high-technology enterprise focused on gene-editing cells. Our exclusive CRISPR-U™ technology has 10-20 times more efficient editing than traditional methods, easily achieving gene knockout, point mutation, and knock-in. Based on CRISPR-U™ technology, Ubigene has accumulated over 6000 successful gene-editing cases from more than 300 cell lines including iPSC and ESC, and has established a KO Cell Line Bank with 4500+ KO cell lines and Red Cotton™ gRNA Plasmid Bank with 10000+ gRNA plasmids available in stock.
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