Prediction of prime editing insertion efficiencies using sequence features and DNA repair determinants

© 2023. The Author(s)..

Most short sequences can be precisely written into a selected genomic target using prime editing; however, it remains unclear what factors govern insertion. We design a library of 3,604 sequences of various lengths and measure the frequency of their insertion into four genomic sites in three human cell lines, using different prime editor systems in varying DNA repair contexts. We find that length, nucleotide composition and secondary structure of the insertion sequence all affect insertion rates. We also discover that the 3' flap nucleases TREX1 and TREX2 suppress the insertion of longer sequences. Combining the sequence and repair features into a machine learning model, we can predict relative frequency of insertions into a site with R = 0.70. Finally, we demonstrate how our accurate prediction and user-friendly software help choose codon variants of common fusion tags that insert at high efficiency, and provide a catalog of empirically determined insertion rates for over a hundred useful sequences.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Nature biotechnology - 41(2023), 10 vom: 13. Okt., Seite 1446-1456

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Koeppel, Jonas [VerfasserIn]
Weller, Juliane [VerfasserIn]
Peets, Elin Madli [VerfasserIn]
Pallaseni, Ananth [VerfasserIn]
Kuzmin, Ivan [VerfasserIn]
Raudvere, Uku [VerfasserIn]
Peterson, Hedi [VerfasserIn]
Liberante, Fabio Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Parts, Leopold [VerfasserIn]

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DNA Transposable Elements
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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41587-023-01678-y

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NLM35303973X