APOBEC3 induces mutations during repair of CRISPR–Cas9-generated DNA breaks

Autor: Jia Wei, Jianying Wang, Lei Yan, Wei Li, Xingxu Huang, Bian Hu, Min Zhuang, Bei Yang, Liqun Lei, Jimin Gao, Hongquan Chen, Wei Xue, Jia Chen, Yiqiang Cui, Lijie Wang, Bin Shen, Jiahao Sha, Wanjing Shang, Li Yang
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 25:45-52
ISSN: 1545-9985
1545-9993
DOI: 10.1038/s41594-017-0004-6
Popis: The APOBEC-AID family of cytidine deaminase prefers single-stranded nucleic acids for cytidine-to-uridine deamination. Single-stranded nucleic acids are commonly involved in the DNA repair system for breaks generated by CRISPR-Cas9. Here, we show in human cells that APOBEC3 can trigger cytidine deamination of single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotides, which ultimately results in base substitution mutations in genomic DNA through homology-directed repair (HDR) of Cas9-generated double-strand breaks. In addition, the APOBEC3-catalyzed deamination in genomic single-stranded DNA formed during the repair of Cas9 nickase-generated single-strand breaks in human cells can be further processed to yield mutations mainly involving insertions or deletions (indels). Both APOBEC3-mediated deamination and DNA-repair proteins play important roles in the generation of these indels. Therefore, optimizing conditions for the repair of CRISPR-Cas9-generated DNA breaks, such as using double-stranded donors in HDR or temporarily suppressing endogenous APOBEC3s, can repress these unwanted mutations in genomic DNA.
Databáze: OpenAIRE