Reduced off-target effect of NG-BE4max by using NG-HiFi system

Autor: Huanhuan Shan, Zhiquan Liu, Yingqi Jia, Siyu Chen, Mao Chen, Yuning Song, Tingting Sui, Liangxue Lai, Zhanjun Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, Vol 25, Iss , Pp 168-172 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2162-2531
DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2021.05.012
Popis: Recently, a rationally engineered SpCas9 variant (SpCas9-NG) that can recognize a minimal NG protospacer adjacent motif (PAM) was reported to expand the targeting scope in genome editing. However, increased genome-wide off-target mutations with this variant compared with SpCas9 were reported in previous studies. In addition, lower base editing frequencies and higher unintended off-target mutations were also found in Hoxc13-ablated rabbits generated by NG-BE4max in our study. Here, a high-fidelity base editor, NG-HiFi, in comparison to NG-BE4max, showed retention of on-target activity while exhibiting significantly decreased off-target activity in Hoxc13-ablated rabbits. Collectively, the improved specificity and reduced off-target effect of SpCas9-NG assisted in cytidine base editing with the NG-HiFi system, providing a promising tool to precisely model human diseases in rabbits.
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