eRNA sequences, derived from hg38 assembly, were cloned from genomic DNA extracted from MCF-7 cells (Qiagen, 51304) using the four restriction sites between the sgRNA scaffold and the polyA signal. eRNAs were amplified using
Phusion High-Fidelity DNA polymerase according to the manufacturer’s protocol (NEB, M0530L). The reaction was then separated on an agarose gel, and PCR product corresponding to the correct size was purified (Qiagen, 28704), then ligated into digested pInd20 (with or without sgRNA), transformed, selected, purified, and verified as above.
For
PRRX2 eRNA MT and WT.AS constructs, a reverse primer encompassing the mutant or antisense sequence was used in combination with the
PRRX2 eRNA forward primer. pInd20 digested with the appropriate enzymes (
BclI/
SbfI) was used for Gibson cloning (NEB,
E2621), transformed, selected, purified, and verified as above.
For
PRRX2 ΔFERM, a gBlock (IDT) containing the FERM-deletion eRNA was ordered, amplified, and cloned into pInd20. For
UBE2E2 ΔFERM, two overlapping fragments without the FERM were PCR amplified and assembled using Gibson assembly. All plasmids were transformed, selected, purified, and verified as above.
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