MYH 6
MESP 1
G AT A4 PR
D M1 4
EEF 2
G APD H
EEF 1A 1 0.001
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000 100000
T P M
1640 3479 9911
Closed chromatin loci Open chromatin loci
Figure S1. TPM values for MYH6, MESP1, GATA4, PRDM14, EEF2, GAPDH, and EEF1A1 in human iPSCs. The human iPSC RNA-seq data (n = 6 biological replicates) were analyzed using the web-based platform Galaxy. We use the Salmon program to determine transcripts per million (TPM) by aligning the data with the human transcriptome (Gencode Release 19, GRCh37.p13). Low TPM (<1) indicates nonexpression of the gene, and the chromatin area is closed, whereas high TPM is associated with open chromatin.
0.05 0.20 0.28
52.1
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30
HDR (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40
NHEJ (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
20 40 60
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40
HDR (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40
NHEJ (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
20 40 60 80
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40
HDR (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40
NHEJ (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
20 40 60 80
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
A
C
Schematic of HDR editing at GATA4
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgGATA4
Exon 7
HDR pD-GATA4(HA)-sg HA HA
E7 6bp
E7
Schematic of HDR editing at MESP1
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgMESP1
Exon 2
HDR pD-MESP1(HA)-sg
HA HA
Exon 2 15bp
Schematic of HDR editing at MYH6
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgMYH6
Exon 39
HDR pD-MYH6(HA)-sg HA HA
E39 6bp
E39
E
**** ****
**
****
ns
****
****
***
****
****
ns
*
**** ****
HDR and NHEJ editing at MESP1
HDR and NHEJ editing at MYH6
HDR and NHEJ editing at GATA4 ns
***
ns
* *
**** ****
** **
****
ns ns
ns
Figure S2. Fusion proteins of Cas9 and VP64 or EP300core decrease gene editing efficiency at closed loci. (A, C, E) Schematic of HDR editing at three closed chromatin loci (MESP1, MYH6, and GATA4). (A) sgMESP1 targets the stop codon of MESP1 gene. (C) sgMYH6 targets the stop codon of MYH6 gene. (E) sgGATA4 targets the stop codon of the GATA4gene. HDR editing will lead to the insertion of a 6- to 15-bp fragment at these loci. We used sgDocut to cut the donor. Left and right homology arms (HA): light blue (600 bp); Cas9-sgRNA cleavage site: red lightning mark. HDR and NHEJ efficiencies were determined 3 days after transfection using high-throughput sequencing; n= 5; An unpaired t-test with Welch’s correction was used for statistical analysis, ns = not significant, *P < 0.05, **P< 0.01, ***P< 0.001,
****P< 0.0001.
B
D
F
Schematic of HDR editing at GAPDH
Cas9-sgGAPDH Cas9-sgGAPDH
Cas9-sgGAPDH
Exon 8
HDR
pD-E2A-mNeonGreen-sg HA mNeonGreen
HA
Exon 9 mNeonGreen E9
C
E
Schematic of HDR editing at EEF1A1
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgEEF1A1
Exon 7
HDR
pD-E2A-mNeonGreen-sg HA mNeonGreen
HA
Exon 7 mNeonGreen Exon8
G
Schematic of HDR editing at PRDM14
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgPRDM14
Exon 8
HDR
pD-E2A-mNeonGreen-sg HA mNeonGreen
HA
Exon 8 mNeonGreen
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
20 40 60
NHEJ (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
5 10 15
mNeonGreen (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40 50
mNeonGreen (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
20 40 60 80
NHEJ (%)
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
20 40 60 80
NHEJ (%)
ns
*
****
**
****
ns
**
****
***
****
ns ns
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40 50
mNeonGreen (%)
*
****
ns ns
ns
****
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
ns
*** ***
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40 50
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
* **
****
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40 50
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
ns ns
***
HDR and NHEJ editing at PRDM14 HDR and NHEJ editing at EEF1A1 HDR and NHEJ editing at GAPDH
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40 50
NHEJ (%)
Schematic of HDR editing at EEF2
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgEEF2
Exon 15
HDR
pD-E2A-mNeonGreen-sg HA mNeonGreen
HA
Exon 15 mNeonGreen
A
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30
mNeonGreen (%)
** *
**** ****
**
****
HDR and NHEJ editing at EEF2
SpCas9 SpCas9
-VP6 4
SpCas9 -EP300
EP3 00-Sp
Cas9 0
10 20 30 40 50
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
ns
**** ****
B
D
F
H
Figure S3. Fusion proteins of Cas9 and VP64 or EP300core decrease HDR efficiencies at different open loci. (A, C, E, G) Schematic of HDR editing at EEF2,
GAPDH, EEF1A1, and PRDM14loci. (A) sgEEF2 targets the stop codon of the EEF2gene. (C) sgGAPDH targets intron 8 of the GAPDH gene. (E) sgEEF1A1 targets intron 7 of theEEF1A1 gene. (G) sgPRDM14 targets the stop codon of the PRDM14 gene. We used a promoterless double-cut HDR donor pD-E2A-mNeonGreen-sg to guide HDR insertion of the mNeonGreen reporter. E2A is a self-cleaving linker for multicistronic expression. Left and right homology arms (HA): light blue (600 bp);
E2A: blue; Cas9-sgRNA cleavage site: red lightning mark. (B, D, F, H) Cas9 fusion proteins decrease HDR efficiency at (B) EEF2, (D) GAPDH, (F) EEF1A1, and (H) PRDM14 loci. HDR efficiency was determined three days after transfection by FACS and NHEJ efficiency by high-throughput sequencing (n = 5). An unpaired t-test with Welch’s correction was used for statistical analysis, ns = not significant, *P< 0.05, **P< 0.01, ***P< 0.001, ****P< 0.0001.
HDAC inhibitors
(HDACi) Chemical structure
Classification by chemical
structure
HDAC specificity Treated Disorders*
Concentrati on used in this study
Valproic acid (VPA) Aliphatic fatty
acids
Class I and IIa HDAC1/2/3/8/
PD, AD, ALS, SMA, epilepsy
and bipolar disorder
1 mM
Sodium Butyrate (NaB)
Aliphatic fatty acids
Class I and IIa
HDAC1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9 PD, HD, AD, SMA 1 mM
Trichostatin A (TSA) Hydroxamates Class I and II
HDAC1/2/3/4/6/7/9
PD, AD, ALS,
SMA 0.1 μM
Vorinostat
(SAHA) Hydroxamates Pan-inhibitor
HDAC1/2/3/4/6/7/9
PD, HD, AD, SMA, cutaneous T-cell
lymphoma
5 μM
Panobinostat
(LBH589) Hydroxamates Pan-inhibitor
HDAC1/2/3/4/7/9 SMA, MM 0.1 μM
Entinostat
(MS-275) Benzamides Class I
HDAC1/9
AD, Brest cancer,
Colorectal cancer 5 μM
Figure S4. Detailed information about HDAC inhibitors used in this study. Molecular structures, functions, and other significant properties of HDAC inhibitors. The concentration of each HDAC inhibitor used in this study is also indicated. PD, Parkinson’s disease; AD, Alzheimer’s disease; ALS, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; SMA, Spinal muscular atrophy; HD, Huntington disease; MM, multiple myeloma.
Control NaB
SAH A
TSA VPA Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
2 4 6 8
Relative mRNA expression
Control NaB
SAH A
TSA VPA Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
1 2 3
Relative mRNA expression
Control NaB
SAH A
TSA VPA Entinostat
Panobinostat 0.0
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
Relative mRNA expression
Figure S5. Effects of HDAC inhibitors on human iPSC survival. (A) Cell survival was determined by counting cell numbers on days 1, 2, and 3 after electroporation of editing plasmids. n= 4. The dosages used in this study are NaB (1 mM), SAHA (5 μM), TSA (0.1 μM), VPA (1 mM), entinostat (5 μM), and panobinostat (100 nM). (B) After treating with HDAC inhibitors for 24 hours, we assessed cell survival by counting cell numbers on day 3. The dosages of NaB are 0, 0.5, 1, 2 mM; SAHA are 0, 2.5, 5, 10 μM; TSA are 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 μM; VPA are 0, 0.5, 1, 2 mM; entinostat are 0, 2.5, 5, 10 μM; panobinostat are 0, 50, 100, 200 nM. n = 4; sodium butyrate (NaB), vorinostat/suberoylanilohydroxamic acid (SAHA), trichostatin A (TSA), valproic acid (VPA), entinostat (MS275), panobinostat (LBH589). (C) HDAC inhibition does not attenuate iPSC pluripotency. Relative expression of OCT4, NANOG, and SOX2 was determined by RT-qPCR 72 hours after treatment with HDAC inhibitors. n = 4. An unpaired t-test with Welch’s correction was used for statistical analysis, ns = not significant, *P< 0.05, **P< 0.01.
DMSO NaB
0.5m M
NaB 1m
M NaB
2m M 0
50 100 150
Cell number (x10e4)
DMSO SAH
A 2.5μM SAH
A 5μM SAH
A 10μM 0
50 100 150
Cell number (x10e4)
DMSO TSA
0.05μM TSA
0.1μM TSA
0.2μM 0
50 100 150
Cell number (x10e4)
NaB (Butyrate) SAHA TSA
VPA Entinostat Panobinostat
DMSO VPA
0.5m M
VPA 1m
M VPA
2m M 0
50 100 150
Cell number (x10e4)
DMSO Entinost
at 2.5μM Entinostat 5μM
Entinostat 10μM 0
50 100 150
Cell number (x10e4)
DMSO
Panobinostat 50nM Panobinostat 100nM
Panobinostat 200nM 0
50 100 150
Cell number (x10e4)
B
ns ns
**
*
ns
ns
*
ns
ns
*
Control NaB
1m M SAH
A 5μM TSA
0.1μM VPA
1m M
Entinostat 5μM Panobinostat 100nM 0
20 40 60 80 100
Cell number (x10e4)
A
ns
24h
Control NaB
1mM SAH
A 5μM TSA
0.1μM VPA
1m M
Entinostat 5μM Panobinostat 100nM 0
50 100 150 200
Cell number (x10e4)
* 72h
Control NaB
1mM SAH
A 5μM TSA
0.1μM VPA
1m M
Entinostat 5μM Panobinostat 100nM 0
20 40 60 80 100
Cell number (x10e4)
48h
ns
OCT4 NANOG SOX2
ns
** **
ns
** *
ns
*
C
Figure S6. Moderate improvement of HDR/NHEJ editing efficiencies by HDAC inhibitors at open loci with mNeonGreen donors. (A-D) The effects of HDAC inhibitors on HDR efficiency (KI), NHEJ efficiency, Indels (HDR + NHEJ), and HDR percentage in all edited cells at (A)GAPDH, (B)PRDM14, (C)EEF1A1,and (D) EEF2. HDR percentage is the ratio of HDR to HDR + NHEJ. We determined HDR efficiency three days after the transfection of editing plasmids by FACS and NHEJ
efficiency by high-throughput sequencing (n = 3). A paired t-test was used for statistical analysis, ns = not significant, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P <
0.0001.
Control NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
10 20 30 40
mNeonGreen (%)
HDR and NHEJ editing at GAPDH
ns
Control NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
50 100 150
HDR+NHEJ (%) ns
* *
Control NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
50 100 150
NHEJ (%) ns
ns
*
Ctrl NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
10 20 30 40
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
ns
Control NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
10 20 30 40
mNeonGreen (%)
HDR and NHEJ editing at PRDM14 ns
*
ns nsControl NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
50 100 150
HDR+NHEJ (%)
ns
**
ns ns
Control NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
50 100 150
NHEJ (%) ns
Ctrl NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
10 20 30 40 50
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%) ns
Control NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
10 20 30 40
mNeonGreen (%)
HDR and NHEJ editing at EEF1A1
*
ns ns*
Control NaB SAHA TSA VPA
0 50 100 150
HDR+NHEJ (%) ns
*
ns nsControl NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
20 40 60 80 100
NHEJ (%) ns
**
ns ns
Ctrl NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
10 20 30 40 50
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%) ns
Control NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
10 20 30 40
mNeonGreen (%)
HDR and NHEJ editing at EEF2 ns
Control NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
20 40 60 80
HDR+NHEJ (%) ns
Control NaB SAHA TSA VPA 20
30 40 50 60
NHEJ (%)
**
ns
Ctrl NaB SAHA TSA VPA 0
10 20 30 40 50
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
ns Schematic of HDR editing at GAPDH
Cas9-sgGAPDH Cas9-sgGAPDH
Cas9-sgGAPDH
Exon 8
HDR
pD-E2A-mNeonGreen-sg HA mNeonGreen
HA
Exon 9 mNeonGreen E9
A
Schematic of HDR editing at EEF1A1
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgEEF1A1
Exon 7
HDR
pD-E2A-mNeonGreen-sg HA mNeonGreen
HA
Exon 7 mNeonGreen Exon8
Schematic of HDR editing at PRDM14
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgPRDM14
Exon 8
HDR
pD-E2A-mNeonGreen-sgmNeonGreen HA HA
Exon 8 mNeonGreen
Schematic of HDR editing at EEF2
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgEEF2
Exon 15
HDR
pD-E2A-mNeonGreen-sg HA mNeonGreen
HA
Exon 15 mNeonGreen
B
C
D
Control VP
A NaB
TSA SAH A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
5 10 15 20
HDR (%)
Figure S7. HDAC inhibitors improve HDR and NHEJ efficiency at open loci with the small fragment knockin. (A-D) The effects of HDAC inhibitors on relative induction fold of HDR efficiency (KI), NHEJ efficiency (KO), Indels (HDR + NHEJ), and HDR percentage in all edited cells at four loci (A) GAPDH, (B) PRDM14, (C) EEF1A1, and (D)EEF2. HDR percentage is the ratio of HDR to HDR + NHEJ. HDR and NHEJ efficiency was determined three days after transfection by high-throughput sequencing (n= 3). A t-test was used for statistical analysis, ns = not significant, *P< 0.05, **P< 0.01, ***P< 0.001.
Schematic of HDR editing at EEF2
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgEEF2
Exon 15
HDR pD-EEF2(HA)-sg
HA HA
Exon15
+6bp
D
HDR and NHEJ editing at EEF2 ns
* **
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60
HDR+NHEJ (%)
*
ns**
ns
** ***
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
10 20 30 40 50
NHEJ (%)
** **
nsns** ***
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
10 20 30
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
Control VP
A
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
5 10 15 20
HDR (%)
Schematic of HDR editing at GAPDH
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgGAPDH
Exon 8
HDR pD-GAPDH(HA)-sg
HA HA
Exon8 E9
E9
A
-6bp, +12bp
HDR and NHEJ editing at GAPDH ns ns ns
* * *
Control VP
A NaB
TSA SAH A Entinost
at
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80
HDR+NHEJ (%) ns
*
nsns* **
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
10 20 30 40 50
NHEJ (%)
* * * **
nsnsControl VPA
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
10 20 30
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%) ns
*
Control VP
A
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80
HDR (%)
Schematic of HDR editing at EEF1A1
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgEEF1A1
Exon 7
HDR pD-EEF1A1(HA)-sg HA HA
-6bp, +12bp
Exon7 E8
E8
C
HDR and NHEJ editing at EEF1A1* * ** * * **
Control VP
A
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80 100
HDR+NHEJ (%)
**
* ** * * **
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
10 20 30
NHEJ (%)
**
ns*
ns
Control VP
A
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80 100
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
ns
ns
Control VPA
NaB
TSA SAH A Entinost
at
Panobinostat 0
5 10 15 20 25
HDR (%)
Schematic of HDR editing at PRDM14
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgPRDM14
Exon 8
HDR pD-PRDM14(HA)-sg
HA HA
Exon8
B
-6bp, +12bp
HDR and NHEJ editing at PRDM14
ns
*
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80 100
HDR+NHEJ (%)
ns
**
ns*
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80
NHEJ (%)
ns
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
10 20 30
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
ns
Schematic of HDR editing at MESP1
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgMESP1
Exon 2
HDR pD-MESP1(HA)-sg
HA HA
Exon 2 15bp
Schematic of HDR editing at MYH6
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgMYH6
Exon 39
HDR pD-MYH6(HA)-sg HA HA
E39 6bp
E39
Schematic of HDR editing at GATA4
Cas9-sgDocut Cas9-sgDocut
Cas9-sgGATA4
Exon 7
HDR pD-GATA4(HA)-sg HA HA
E7 6bp
E7
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60
HDR (%)
Control VPA
NaB
TSA SAH A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60
HDR (%)
Control VP
A NaB
TSA SAH A Entinost
at
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60
HDR (%)
A
B
C
Figure S8. HDAC inhibitors significantly improve HDR and NHEJ efficiency at close loci. (A-C) The effects of HDAC inhibitors on relative induction fold of HDR efficiency (KI), NHEJ efficiency (KO), Indels (HDR + NHEJ), and HDR percentage in all edited cells at three loci (A) MESP1, (B) MYH6, and (C) GATA4. HDR percentage is the ratio of HDR to HDR + NHEJ. HDR and NHEJ efficiency was determined three days after transfection by high-throughput sequencing (n= 3). A paired t-test was used for statistical analysis, ns = not significant, *P< 0.05, **P< 0.01, ***P< 0.001.
*
ns** * * *
HDR and NHEJ editing at MESP1
HDR and NHEJ editing at MYH6
HDR and NHEJ editing at GATA4
* * ** ***
ns****
* *
ns ns ns
*
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80 100
HDR+NHEJ (%)
Control VPA
NaB
TSA SAH A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80 100
HDR+NHEJ (%)
Control VPA
NaB
TSA SAH A Entinost
at
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80 100
HDR+NHEJ (%)
* * **
ns
* **
ns ns
* **
ns**
ns ns
* * * **
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
10 20 30 40 50
NHEJ (%)
Control VPA
NaB
TSA SAH A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
10 20 30 40
NHEJ (%)
Control VPA
NaB
TSA SAH A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
10 20 30 40 50
NHEJ (%)
ns
*
*
ns ns
** *
ns*
ns
** *
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
Control VPA
NaB TSA SAH
A Entinostat
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
Control VPA
NaB
TSA SAH A Entinost
at
Panobinostat 0
20 40 60 80
HDR/(HDR+NHEJ) (%)
ns ns
* * *
ns** *** **
ns
**
** **
mNeonGreen FL3(irrelevant channel)
Control DMSO NaB(Butyrate) SAHA
TSA VPA Entinostat Panobinostat A 24h
Figure S9. Treatment with HDAC inhibitors increases the expression of Cas9 and sgRNA.(A-B) The expression of mNeonGreen was assessed by flow cytometry 24 hours (A) and 48 hours (B) after electroporation.n = 5. (C) Relative expression of Cas9 and mNeonGreen by RT-qPCR; n= 4. We conducted the RT-qPCR analysis 48 hours after transfection. A t-test was used for statistical analysis, ns = not significant, **P< 0.01.
C
0 5 10 15 20 25
0 5 10 15 20
Relative Cas9 mRNA expresison Relative mNeonGreen mRNA expression
R2=0.96
48h
mNeonGreen FL3(irrelevant channel)
Control DMSO NaB(Butyrate) SAHA
TSA VPA Entinostat Panobinostat 48h
B
Control NaB
SAH
A TSA VPA MS
275 LBH589 0
20 40 60 80 100
mNeonGreen (%)
48h
** ** **
ns** **
Control NaB
SAH
A TSA VPA MS
275 LBH589 0
20 40 60 80 100
mNeonGreen (%)
24h
ns
Table S2. Primers used for deep sequencing
Primer Sequence Length
1stPCR
GADPH-Hout-F ATGTTCGTCATGGGTGTGAA 1589 bp GADPH-Hout-R CCAGGCTGAGCTCCACTAAC
PRDM14-Hout-F ATGCAAAGACACTGGCCGAT 1922 bp PRDM14-Hout-R TGTAACACGTGATGACCGCA
EEF1A1-Hout-F CCACCAACTCGTCCAACTGA 1609 bp EEF1A1-Hout-R CCCACGTTTCAACATGCACA
EEF2-Hout-F CATCTACGGGGTTTTGAACAGGA 1414 bp EEF2-Hout-R CACCATTCCAGAACGTTCCACCT
GATA4-Hout-F GAGGCCGTGTCTTAGTGAGC 1433 bp GATA4-Hout-R GTGTGACACGGTGAACGAAG
MYH6-Hout-F ACCTCAGGTTGAGAGGCTGA 1400 bp MYH6-Hout-R CCAGACTGTCCCCAGTAGGA
MESP1-Hout-F CCAGAGCCTGACCAAGATCGAG 1456 bp MESP1-Hout-R CCAACATGTATGGAGCTGGCAAAA
2ndPCR
GADPH-150PE-F CTGACTTCAACAGCGACACC 277 bp GADPH-150PE-R GGTGGTCCAGGGGTCTTACT
PRDM14-150PE-F CCCATGACAGCCATGTCC 251 bp PRDM14-150PE-R TTTGGTAGAGACAGGATTTCACC
EEF1A1-150PE-F ACGAACAGCAAAGCGACCTA 235 bp EEF1A1-150PE-R GCCGTTCTGGTAAAAAGCTG
EEF2-150PE-F GTTTGACCACTGGCAGATCC 228 bp EEF2-150PE-R CAGTCTCCAGGTGTCGTCTG
MESP1-150PE-F CTCTCACCCGCAGGAATG 237 bp MESP1-150PE-R TCCGTCTCTCCCTACAGCTC
MYH6-150PE-F CTCCTCTCAGGCCCCCTACT 245 bp MYH6-150PE-R CATCTCCCTTAGGCCTCTGA
GATA4-150PE-F CAGCGTGTAAAGGCATCTGA 261 bp GATA4-150PE-R CCAAGCAGGACTCTTGGAAC
Table S1. Target sequences of sgRNAs
Target site sgRNA Sequence
sgPRDM14 GAAGACTACTAGCCCTGCC sgGAPDH GACTGGCTCTTAAAAAGTGC sgEEF2 gTTCCTGGACAAATTGTAGG sgEEF1A1 GTAGTCATCCTTACCCAA
sgGATA4 GTCCGTGCAGGAATTTGAGG
sgMYH6 GGCAAGAGTGAGGTTCCCG
sgMESP1 GTCAGTTGTCCCTTGTCACT sgDocut gGGTGCAGATGAACTTCA sgEEF1A1-S833 gATACAACTGAACAGTACTTT
Table S3. Primers used for RT-qPCR
Primer Sequence Length
Cas9-F ACGTGGATCAGGAACTGGAC 218 bp
Cas9-R CCGTTGTGTGATCAGTTTGG
sgRNA-F TGCTGGAAACAGCATAGCAA 68 bp sgRNA-R ACTCGGTGCCACTTTTTCAA
mNeonGreen-F CATCAACGGTGTGGACTTTG 211 bp mNeonGreen-R GTATCCGGAGCCATCTACCA
OCT4-F CTTGCTGCAGAAGTGGGTGGAGGAA 169 bp OCT4-R CTGCAGTGTGGGTTTCGGGCA
SOX2-F ACACCAATCCCATCCACACT 224 bp
SOX2-R GCAAACTTCCTGCAAAGCTC
NANOG-F TTCCTTCCTCCATGGATCTG 213 bp NANOG-R TCTGCTGGAGGCTGAGGTAT
ACTB-F TCGTGCGTGACATTAAGGAG 106 bp
ACTB-R GGCAGCTCGTAGCTCTTCTC