| Autor: |
Sook Hyun Chung, Tzu-Ni Sin, Brian Dang, Taylor Ngo, Therlinder Lo, Daniella Lent-Schochet, Ratheesh K. Meleppat, Robert J. Zawadzki, Glenn Yiu |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, Vol 28, Iss , Pp 613-622 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2162-2531 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.omtn.2022.04.015 |
| Popis: |
Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-based genomic disruption of vascular endothelial growth factor A (Vegfa) with a single gRNA suppresses choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in preclinical studies, offering the prospect of long-term anti-angiogenesis therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Genome editing using CRISPR-CRISPR-associated endonucleases (Cas9) with multiple guide RNAs (gRNAs) can enhance gene-ablation efficacy by augmenting insertion-deletion (indel) mutations with gene truncations but may also increase the risk of off-target effects. In this study, we compare the effectiveness of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-mediated CRISPR-Cas9 systems using single versus paired gRNAs to target two different loci in the Vegfa gene that are conserved in human, rhesus macaque, and mouse. Paired gRNAs increased Vegfa gene-ablation rates in human cells in vitro but did not enhance VEGF suppression in mouse eyes in vivo. Genome editing using paired gRNAs also showed a similar degree of CNV suppression compared with single-gRNA systems. Unbiased genome-wide analysis using genome-wide unbiased identification of double-stranded breaks (DSBs) enabled by sequencing (GUIDE-seq) revealed weak off-target activity arising from the second gRNA. These findings suggest that in vivo CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing using two gRNAs may increase gene ablation but also the potential risk of off-target mutations, while the functional benefit of targeting an additional locus in the Vegfa gene as treatment for neovascular retinal conditions is unclear. |
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