CRISPR genomic editing technology was used to delete genes in HEK293A and B16-OVA cells. The guide RNA sequences were cloned into the
px459 plasmid (Addgene 48319). The constructed plasmids were transfected into HEK293A or B16-OVA using PolyJet. 24 h after transfection, the transfected cells were enriched by 2 μg/ml puromycin selection for 2–3 days and then were sorted into 96-well plates with only one cell in each well by FACS (UCSD; Human Embryonic Stem Cell Core, BDInflux). The clones were screened by western blot analysis with gene-specific antibodies. B16-OVA/LATS1/2 DKO, HEK293A/MST1/2 DKO and MAP4K4/6/7 TKO cells were generated as previously described
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The single-guide RNA (sgRNA) sequences targeting individual genes were as follows:
human HSF-1#1: 5’-CAGCTTCCACGTGTTCGACC-3’;
human PP5#1: 5’-CGCGCTGCGAGACTACGAGA-3’;
human PP5#2: 5’-ACGCGCTGGGAGACGCCACG-3’;
human HSPA1A#2: 5’-AACCGGCATGGCCAAAGCCG-3’;
human HSPA1A#3: 5’-GGTGCTGGACAAGTGTCAAG-3’;
human HSPA1B#2: 5’-CACCGGCATGGCCAAAGCCG-3’;
human HSPA1B#3: 5’-GGTTCTGGACAAGTGTCAAG-3’;
human HSP90AA1#3: 5’-TTCTCTTGCAGGTGAACCTA-3’;
human HSP90AB1#3: 5’-CATTGCTATTTATTCCTCGT-3’;
mouse YAP1#2: 5’-GCCCAAGTCCCACTCGCGAC-3’,
mouse WWTR1#2: 5’-GCAGTGTCCCAGCCGAATCT-3’.
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