Phage-assisted evolution of compact Cas9 variants targeting a simple NNG PAM

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Compact Cas9 nucleases hold great promise for therapeutic applications. Although several compact Cas9 nucleases have been developed, many genomic loci still could not be edited due to a lack of protospacer adjacent motifs (PAMs). We previously developed a compact SlugCas9 recognizing an NNGG PAM. Here we demonstrate that SlugCas9 displays comparable activity to SpCas9. We developed a simple phage-assisted evolution to engineer SlugCas9 for unique PAM requirements. Interestingly, we generated a SlugCas9 variant (SlugCas9-NNG) that could recognize an NNG PAM, expanding the targeting scope. We further developed a SlugCas9-NNG-based adenine base editor and demonstrated that it could be delivered by a single adeno-associated virus to disrupt PCSK9 splice donor and splice acceptor. These genome editors greatly enhance our ability for in vivo genome editing.

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ErratumIn: Nat Chem Biol. 2024 Jan 5;:. - PMID 38182770

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Nature chemical biology - 20(2024), 3 vom: 06. März, Seite 344-352

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Qi, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yao [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yuan [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Siqi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jingtong [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Yuwen [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Junnan [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Wei V [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yongming [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adenine
EC 3.1.-
EC 3.4.21.-
Endonucleases
JAC85A2161
Journal Article
PCSK9 protein, human
Proprotein Convertase 9

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: Nat Chem Biol. 2024 Jan 5;:. - PMID 38182770

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41589-023-01481-5

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NLM365438790