Phenotypic targeting using magnetic nanoparticles for rapid characterization of cellular proliferation regulators

Zongjie Wang, Hansen Wang, Sichun Lin, Stephane Angers, Edward H. Sargent, Shana O. Kelley*

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Abstract

Genome-wide CRISPR screens have provided a systematic way to identify essential genetic regulators of a phenotype of interest with single-cell resolution. However, most screens use live/dead readout of viability to identify factors of interest. Here, we describe an approach that converts cell proliferation into the degree of magnetization, enabling downstream microfluidic magnetic sorting to be performed. We performed a head-to- head comparison and verified that the magnetic workflow can identify the same hits from a traditional screen while reducing the screening period from 4 weeks to 1 week. Taking advantage of parallelization and performance, we screened multiple mesenchymal cancer cell lines for their dependency on cell proliferation. We found and validated pan-and cell-specific potential therapeutic targets. The method presented provides a nanoparticle-enabled approach means to increase the breadth of data collected in CRISPR screens, enabling the rapid discovery of drug targets for treatment.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbereadj1468
JournalScience Advances
Volume10
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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