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Aoshima T, Kobayashi Y, Takagi H, Iijima K, Sato M, Takabayashi S. Modification of improved-genome editing via oviductal nucleic acids delivery (i-GONAD)-mediated knock-in in rats. BMC Biotechnol 2021; 21:63. [PMID: 34724929 PMCID: PMC8561937 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-021-00723-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Improved genome-editing via oviductal nucleic acids delivery (i-GONAD) is a new technology that facilitates in situ genome-editing of mammalian zygotes exiting the oviductal lumen. The i-GONAD technology has been developed for use in mice, rats, and hamsters; however, oligonucleotide (ODN)-based knock-in (KI) is more inefficient in rats than mice. To improve the efficiency of i-GONAD in rats we examined KI efficiency using three guide RNAs (gRNA), crRNA1, crRNA2 and crRNA3. These gRNAs recognize different portions of the target locus, but also overlap each other in the target locus. We also examined the effects of commercially available KI -enhancing drugs (including SCR7, L755,507, RS-1, and HDR enhancer) on i-GONAD-mediated KI efficiency. Results The KI efficiency in rat fetuses generated after i-GONAD with crRNA2 and single-stranded ODN was significantly higher (24%) than crRNA1 (5%; p < 0.05) or crRNA3 (0%; p < 0.01). The KI efficiency of i-GONAD with triple gRNAs was 11%. These findings suggest that KI efficiency largely depends on the type of gRNA used. Furthermore, the KI efficiency drugs, SCR7, L755,507 and HDR enhancer, all of which are known to enhance KI efficiency, increased KI efficiency using the i-GONAD with crRNA1 protocol. In contrast, only L755,507 (15 μM) increased KI efficiency using the i-GONAD with crRNA2 protocol. None of them were significantly different. Conclusions We attempted to improve the KI efficiency of i-GONAD in rats. We demonstrated that the choice of gRNA is important for determining KI efficiency and insertion and deletion rates. Some drugs (e.g. SCR7, L755,507 and HDR enhancer) that are known to increase KI efficiency in culture cells were found to be effective in i-GONAD in rats, but their effects were limited. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12896-021-00723-5.
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- Takuya Aoshima
- Laboratory Animal Facilities and Services, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Facilities and Services, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Facilities and Services, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Facilities and Services, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Genome Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura, Setagaya, Tokyo, 157-8535, Japan.
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- Laboratory Animal Facilities and Services, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education and Research Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan.
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High Homology-Directed Repair Using Mitosis Phase and Nucleus Localizing Signal. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21113747. [PMID: 32466470 PMCID: PMC7312558 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21113747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In homology-directed repair, mediated knock-in single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotides (ssODNs) can be used as a homologous template and present high efficiency, but there is still a need to improve efficiency. Previous studies have mainly focused on controlling double-stranded break size, ssODN stability, and the DNA repair cycle. Nevertheless, there is a lack of research on the correlation between the cell cycle and single-strand template repair (SSTR) efficiency. Here, we investigated the relationship between cell cycle and SSTR efficiency. We found higher SSTR efficiency during mitosis, especially in the metaphase and anaphase. A Cas9 protein with a nuclear localization signal (NLS) readily migrated to the nucleus; however, the nuclear envelope inhibited the nuclear import of many nucleotide templates. This seemed to result in non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) before the arrival of the homologous template. Thus, we assessed whether NLS-tagged ssODNs and free NLS peptides could circumvent problems posed by the nuclear envelope. NLS-tagging ssODNs enhanced SSTR and indel efficiency by 4-fold compared to the control. Our results suggest the following: (1) mitosis is the optimal phase for SSTR, (2) the donor template needs to be delivered to the nucleus before nuclease delivery, and (3) NLS-tagging ssODNs improve SSTR efficiency, especially high in mitosis.
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Antoury L, Hu N, Darras B, Wheeler TM. Urine mRNA to identify a novel pseudoexon causing dystrophinopathy. Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2019; 6:1106-1112. [PMID: 31211175 PMCID: PMC6562067 DOI: 10.1002/acn3.777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In muscular dystrophies, identification of pathogenic pseudoexons involves sequencing of the target gene cDNA derived from muscle mRNA. Here we use a urine “liquid biopsy,” droplet digital PCR, and sequencing of PCR products to identify a novel cryptic splice site in DMD intron 67 that causes dystrophinopathy. Pseudoexon inclusion is 35% in urine cells, 34% in urine extracellular RNA (exRNA), and 54% in muscle biopsy tissue, but absent in serum exRNA. Our results suggest that cryptic splice site use varies depending on the RNA source, and that urine RNA has the potential to substitute for muscle biopsies to identify DMD pseudoexons.
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- Layal Antoury
- Department of Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts.,Department of Neurology Boston Children's Hospital Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Neurology Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts.,Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
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Jang DE, Lee JY, Lee JH, Koo OJ, Bae HS, Jung MH, Bae JH, Hwang WS, Chang YJ, Lee YH, Lee HW, Yeom SC. Multiple sgRNAs with overlapping sequences enhance CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in efficiency. Exp Mol Med 2018; 50:1-9. [PMID: 29622782 PMCID: PMC5938013 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-018-0037-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The CRISPR/Cas9 system is widely applied in genome engineering due to its simplicity and versatility. Although this has revolutionized genome-editing technology, knockin animal generation via homology directed repair (HDR) is not as efficient as nonhomologous end-joining DNA-repair-dependent knockout. Although its double-strand break activity may vary, Cas9 derived from Streptococcus pyogenens allows robust design of single-guide RNAs (sgRNAs) within the target sequence; However, prescreening for different sgRNA activities delays the process of transgenic animal generation. To overcome this limitation, multiple sets of different sgRNAs were examined for their knockin efficiency. We discovered profound advantages associated with single-stranded oligo-donor-mediated HDR processes using overlapping sgRNAs (sharing at least five base pairs of the target sites) as compared with using non-overlapping sgRNAs for knock-in mouse generation. Studies utilizing cell lines revealed shorter sequence deletions near target mutations using overlapping sgRNAs as compared with those observed using non-overlapping sgRNAs, which may favor the HDR process. Using this simple method, we successfully generated several transgenic mouse lines harboring loxP insertions or single-nucleotide substitutions with a highly efficiency of 18-38%. Our results demonstrate a simple and efficient method for generating transgenic animals harboring foreign-sequence knockins or short-nucleotide substitutions by the use of overlapping sgRNAs.
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- Da Eun Jang
- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University, 1447 Pyeongchang-Ro, Daewha, Pyeongchang, Kangwon, 25354, Korea
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- Toolgen Inc., Gasan Digital-Ro, Geumcheon, Seoul, 08594, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, and Yonsei Laboratory Animal Research Center, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Korea
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- Toolgen Inc., Gasan Digital-Ro, Geumcheon, Seoul, 08594, Korea
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- Toolgen Inc., Gasan Digital-Ro, Geumcheon, Seoul, 08594, Korea
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- Toolgen Inc., Gasan Digital-Ro, Geumcheon, Seoul, 08594, Korea
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- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University, 1447 Pyeongchang-Ro, Daewha, Pyeongchang, Kangwon, 25354, Korea
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- Designed Animal and Transplantation Research Institute, Greenbio Research and Technology, Seoul National University, 1447 Pyeongchang-Ro, Daewha, Pyeongchang, Gangwon, 25354, Korea
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- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University, 1447 Pyeongchang-Ro, Daewha, Pyeongchang, Kangwon, 25354, Korea
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- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University, 1447 Pyeongchang-Ro, Daewha, Pyeongchang, Kangwon, 25354, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, and Yonsei Laboratory Animal Research Center, Yonsei University, Seoul, 03722, Korea.
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- Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, Seoul National University, 1447 Pyeongchang-Ro, Daewha, Pyeongchang, Kangwon, 25354, Korea.
- Designed Animal and Transplantation Research Institute, Greenbio Research and Technology, Seoul National University, 1447 Pyeongchang-Ro, Daewha, Pyeongchang, Gangwon, 25354, Korea.
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Rivera-Torres N, Kmiec EB. A Standard Methodology to Examine On-site Mutagenicity As a Function of Point Mutation Repair Catalyzed by CRISPR/Cas9 and SsODN in Human Cells. J Vis Exp 2017. [PMID: 28872131 PMCID: PMC5614406 DOI: 10.3791/56195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Combinatorial gene editing using CRISPR/Cas9 and single-stranded oligonucleotides is an effective strategy for the correction of single-base point mutations, which often are responsible for a variety of human inherited disorders. Using a well-established cell-based model system, the point mutation of a single-copy mutant eGFP gene integrated into HCT116 cells has been repaired using this combinatorial approach. The analysis of corrected and uncorrected cells reveals both the precision of gene editing and the development of genetic lesions, when indels are created in uncorrected cells in the DNA sequence surrounding the target site. Here, the specific methodology used to analyze this combinatorial approach to the gene editing of a point mutation, coupled with a detailed experimental strategy to measuring indel formation at the target site, is outlined. This protocol outlines a foundational approach and workflow for investigations aimed at developing CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing for human therapy. The conclusion of this work is that on-site mutagenesis takes place as a result of CRISPR/Cas9 activity during the process of point mutation repair. This work puts in place a standardized methodology to identify the degree of mutagenesis, which should be an important and critical aspect of any approach destined for clinical implementation.
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- Natalia Rivera-Torres
- Gene Editing Institute, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, Christiana Care Health Services; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Delaware
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- Gene Editing Institute, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center and Research Institute, Christiana Care Health Services; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Delaware;
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To cleave or not to cleave: therapeutic gene editing with and without programmable nucleases. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2017; 16:296. [PMID: 28303022 DOI: 10.1038/nrd.2017.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Rivera-Torres N, Kmiec EB. Genetic spell-checking: gene editing using single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 14:463-470. [PMID: 26402400 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Single-stranded oligonucleotides (ssODNs) can be used to direct the exchange of a single nucleotide or the repair of a single base within the coding region of a gene in a process that is known, generically, as gene editing. These molecules are composed of either all DNA residues or a mixture of RNA and DNA bases and utilize inherent metabolic functions to execute the genetic alteration within the context of a chromosome. The mechanism of action of gene editing is now being elucidated as well as an understanding of its regulatory circuitry, work that has been particularly important in establishing a foundation for designing effective gene editing strategies in plants. Double-strand DNA breakage and the activation of the DNA damage response pathway play key roles in determining the frequency with which gene editing activity takes place. Cellular regulators respond to such damage and their action impacts the success or failure of a particular nucleotide exchange reaction. A consequence of such activation is the natural slowing of replication fork progression, which naturally creates a more open chromatin configuration, thereby increasing access of the oligonucleotide to the DNA template. Herein, how critical reaction parameters influence the effectiveness of gene editing is discussed. Functional interrelationships between DNA damage, the activation of DNA response pathways and the stalling of replication forks are presented in detail as potential targets for increasing the frequency of gene editing by ssODNs in plants and plant cells.
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- Natalia Rivera-Torres
- Gene Editing Institute, Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE, USA
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- Gene Editing Institute, Center for Translational Cancer Research, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE, USA
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Velho RV, Sperb-Ludwig F, Schwartz IVD. New approaches to the treatment of orphan genetic disorders: Mitigating molecular pathologies using chemicals. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2015; 87:1375-88. [PMID: 26247150 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201520140711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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With the advance and popularization of molecular techniques, the identification of genetic mutations that cause diseases has increased dramatically. Thus, the number of laboratories available to investigate a given disorder and the number of subsequent diagnosis have increased over time. Although it is necessary to identify mutations and provide diagnosis, it is also critical to develop specific therapeutic approaches based on this information. This review aims to highlight recent advances in mutation-targeted therapies with chemicals that mitigate mutational pathology at the molecular level, for disorders that, for the most part, have no effective treatment. Currently, there are several strategies being used to correct different types of mutations, including the following: the identification and characterization of translational readthrough compounds; antisense oligonucleotide-mediated splicing redirection; mismatch repair; and exon skipping. These therapies and other approaches are reviewed in this paper.
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- Renata V Velho
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, BR
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Bialk P, Rivera-Torres N, Strouse B, Kmiec EB. Regulation of Gene Editing Activity Directed by Single-Stranded Oligonucleotides and CRISPR/Cas9 Systems. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0129308. [PMID: 26053390 PMCID: PMC4459703 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides (ssODNs) can direct the repair of a single base mutation in human genes. While the regulation of this gene editing reaction has been partially elucidated, the low frequency with which repair occurs has hampered development toward clinical application. In this work a CRISPR/Cas9 complex is employed to induce double strand DNA breakage at specific sites surrounding the nucleotide designated for exchange. The result is a significant elevation in ssODN-directed gene repair, validated by a phenotypic readout. By analysing reaction parameters, we have uncovered restrictions on gene editing activity involving CRISPR/Cas9 complexes. First, ssODNs that hybridize to the non-transcribed strand direct a higher level of gene repair than those that hybridize to the transcribed strand. Second, cleavage must be proximal to the targeted mutant base to enable higher levels of gene editing. Third, DNA cleavage enables a higher level of gene editing activity as compared to single-stranded DNA nicks, created by modified Cas9 (Nickases). Fourth, we calculated the hybridization potential and free energy levels of ssODNs that are complementary to the guide RNA sequences of CRISPRs used in this study. We find a correlation between free energy potential and the capacity of single-stranded oligonucleotides to inhibit specific DNA cleavage activity, thereby indirectly reducing gene editing activity. Our data provide novel information that might be taken into consideration in the design and usage of CRISPR/Cas9 systems with ssODNs for gene editing.
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- Pawel Bialk
- Department of Chemistry, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware, United States of America
- Gene Editing Institute, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Newark, Delaware, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware, United States of America
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Nik-Ahd F, Bertoni C. Ex vivo gene editing of the dystrophin gene in muscle stem cells mediated by peptide nucleic acid single stranded oligodeoxynucleotides induces stable expression of dystrophin in a mouse model for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Stem Cells 2015; 32:1817-30. [PMID: 24753122 DOI: 10.1002/stem.1668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, which result in the complete absence of dystrophin protein throughout the body. Gene correction strategies hold promise to treating DMD. Our laboratory has previously demonstrated the ability of peptide nucleic acid single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotides (PNA-ssODNs) to permanently correct single-point mutations at the genomic level. In this study, we show that PNA-ssODNs can target and correct muscle satellite cells (SCs), a population of stem cells capable of self-renewing and differentiating into muscle fibers. When transplanted into skeletal muscles, SCs transfected with correcting PNA-ssODNs were able to engraft and to restore dystrophin expression. The number of dystrophin-positive fibers was shown to significantly increase over time. Expression was confirmed to be the result of the activation of a subpopulation of SCs that had undergone repair as demonstrated by immunofluorescence analyses of engrafted muscles using antibodies specific to full-length dystrophin transcripts and by genomic DNA analysis of dystrophin-positive fibers. Furthermore, the increase in dystrophin expression detected over time resulted in a significant improvement in muscle morphology. The ability of transplanted cells to return into quiescence and to activate upon demand was confirmed in all engrafted muscles following injury. These results demonstrate the feasibility of using gene editing strategies to target and correct SCs and further establish the therapeutic potential of this approach to permanently restore dystrophin expression into muscle of DMD patients.
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- Farnoosh Nik-Ahd
- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Cai L, Koppanati BM, Bertoni C, Clemens PR. In utero delivery of oligodeoxynucleotides for gene correction. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1114:399-411. [PMID: 24557918 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-761-7_26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gene correction is attractive for single gene mutation disorders, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The mdx mouse model of DMD is dystrophin deficient due to a premature chain-terminating point mutation in exon 23 of the dystrophin gene. Gene editing of genomic DNA using single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotides (ssODNs) offers the potential to change the DNA sequence to alter mRNA and protein expression in defined ways. When applied to fetal skeletal muscle of mdx mice in utero, this technology leads to restoration of dystrophin protein expression, thus providing a valid gene-based therapeutic application at the earliest developmental stage. Here, we describe detailed methods for gene editing using muscle delivery of ssODNs to the fetal mdx mouse in utero at embryonic day 16 and to test correction of dystrophin deficiency at different ages after birth.
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- Lingzhi Cai
- Department of Medicine/Endocrinology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Bertoni C. Emerging gene editing strategies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy targeting stem cells. Front Physiol 2014; 5:148. [PMID: 24795643 PMCID: PMC4001063 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The progressive loss of muscle mass characteristic of many muscular dystrophies impairs the efficacy of most of the gene and molecular therapies currently being pursued for the treatment of those disorders. It is becoming increasingly evident that a therapeutic application, to be effective, needs to target not only mature myofibers, but also muscle progenitors cells or muscle stem cells able to form new muscle tissue and to restore myofibers lost as the result of the diseases or during normal homeostasis so as to guarantee effective and lost lasting effects. Correction of the genetic defect using oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) or engineered nucleases holds great potential for the treatment of many of the musculoskeletal disorders. The encouraging results obtained by studying in vitro systems and model organisms have set the groundwork for what is likely to become an emerging field in the area of molecular and regenerative medicine. Furthermore, the ability to isolate and expand from patients various types of muscle progenitor cells capable of committing to the myogenic lineage provides the opportunity to establish cell lines that can be used for transplantation following ex vivo manipulation and expansion. The purpose of this article is to provide a perspective on approaches aimed at correcting the genetic defect using gene editing strategies and currently under development for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most sever of the neuromuscular disorders. Emphasis will be placed on describing the potential of using the patient own stem cell as source of transplantation and the challenges that gene editing technologies face in the field of regenerative biology.
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- Carmen Bertoni
- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles CA, USA
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Khanjyan MV, Yang J, Kayali R, Caldwell T, Bertoni C. A high-content, high-throughput siRNA screen identifies cyclin D2 as a potent regulator of muscle progenitor cell fusion and a target to enhance muscle regeneration. Hum Mol Genet 2013; 22:3283-95. [PMID: 23612904 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Cell-mediated regenerative approaches using muscle progenitor cells hold promises for the treatment of many forms of muscle disorders. Their applicability in the clinic, however, is hindered by the low levels of regeneration obtained after transplantation and the large number of cells required to achieve an effect. To better understand the mechanisms that regulate the temporal switch of replicating muscle progenitor cells into terminally differentiated cells and to develop new strategies that could enhance muscle regeneration, we have developed and performed a high-throughput screening (HTS) capable of identifying genes that play active roles during myogenesis. Secondary and tertiary screens were used to confirm the effects of RNAi in vitro and in vivo and to select for candidate hits that significantly increase regeneration into skeletal muscles. Downregulation of cyclin D2 (CCND2) was shown to dramatically enhance myogenic differentiation of muscle progenitor cells and to induce a robust regeneration after cell transplantation into skeletal muscles of dystrophin-deficient mice. Protein interaction network and pathway analysis revealed that CCND2 directly interacts with the cyclin-dependent kinase Cdk4 to inhibit phosphorylation of the retinoblastoma protein (pRb), thus blocking the activation of the myogenic switch during fusion. These studies identify CCND2 as a new key regulator of terminal differentiation in muscle progenitor cells and open new possibilities for the treatment of many forms of muscle disorders characterized by impaired regeneration and loss of muscle mass.
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- Michael V Khanjyan
- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 710 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Mendelsohn AR, Larrick JW. The DNA Methylome As A Biomarker for Epigenetic Instability and Human Aging. Rejuvenation Res 2013; 16:74-7. [DOI: 10.1089/rej.2013.1414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Andrew R. Mendelsohn
- Panorama Research Institute and Regenerative Sciences Institute, Sunnyvale, California
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- Panorama Research Institute and Regenerative Sciences Institute, Sunnyvale, California
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Hannum G, Guinney J, Zhao L, Zhang L, Hughes G, Sadda S, Klotzle B, Bibikova M, Fan JB, Gao Y, Deconde R, Chen M, Rajapakse I, Friend S, Ideker T, Zhang K. Genome-wide methylation profiles reveal quantitative views of human aging rates. Mol Cell 2013; 49:359-367. [PMID: 23177740 PMCID: PMC3780611 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2206] [Impact Index Per Article: 200.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2012] [Revised: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 10/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The ability to measure human aging from molecular profiles has practical implications in many fields, including disease prevention and treatment, forensics, and extension of life. Although chronological age has been linked to changes in DNA methylation, the methylome has not yet been used to measure and compare human aging rates. Here, we build a quantitative model of aging using measurements at more than 450,000 CpG markers from the whole blood of 656 human individuals, aged 19 to 101. This model measures the rate at which an individual's methylome ages, which we show is impacted by gender and genetic variants. We also show that differences in aging rates help explain epigenetic drift and are reflected in the transcriptome. Moreover, we show how our aging model is upheld in other human tissues and reveals an advanced aging rate in tumor tissue. Our model highlights specific components of the aging process and provides a quantitative readout for studying the role of methylation in age-related disease.
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- Gregory Hannum
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center and Department of Ophthalmology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center and Department of Ophthalmology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- Guangzhou iGenomics Co., Ltd, Guangzhou 510300, China
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- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- Lieber Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Division of Basic Sciences and Biostatistics, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98110, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center and Department of Ophthalmology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
- Institute for Genomic Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA
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Livingston P, Strouse B, Perry H, Borjigin M, Bialk P, Kmiec EB. Oligonucleotide delivery by nucleofection does not rescue the reduced proliferation phenotype of gene-edited cells. Nucleic Acid Ther 2012; 22:405-13. [PMID: 23072627 DOI: 10.1089/nat.2012.0374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Gene editing using single-stranded oligonucleotides (ODNs) can be used to reverse or create a single base mutation in mammalian cells. This approach could be used to treat genetic diseases caused, at least in part, by a nucleotide substitution. The technique could also be used as a tool to establish single base polymorphisms at multiple sites and thus aid in creating cell lines that can be used to define the basis for drug resistance in human cells. A troubling outcome of the gene-editing reaction is the effect on normal growth of cells that have undergone nucleotide exchange. In this work, we attempt to overcome this reduced proliferation phenotype by changing the method by which the ODN is introduced into the target cell. Using a series of assays that measure gene editing, DNA damage response, and cell viability, we report that chemically modified ODNs, the most active form of ODN for gene editing, can be used successfully if introduced into the cell by the method of nucleofection. Unlike electroporation, which has been used as the standard mode of ODN delivery, one new result is that nucleofection does not induce a dramatic loss of viability within the first 24 hours after the start of gene editing. In addition, and importantly, ODNs introduced to the cell by nucleofection do not activate the DNA damage response pathway as dramatically as ODNs introduced by electroporation. These 2 novel findings are encouraging for the application of gene editing in other systems. However, reduced proliferation phenotype is still observed when the population of corrected cells is monitored out to 8 days, and thus, delivery by nucleofection does not solve the proliferation problem encountered by cells bearing an edited gene.
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- Paula Livingston
- Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, USA
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DNA damage response pathway and replication fork stress during oligonucleotide directed gene editing. MOLECULAR THERAPY. NUCLEIC ACIDS 2012; 1:e18. [PMID: 23343929 PMCID: PMC3381643 DOI: 10.1038/mtna.2012.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides (ODNs) can be used to direct the exchange of nucleotides in the genome of mammalian cells in a process known as gene editing. Once refined, gene editing should become a viable option for gene therapy and molecular medicine. Gene editing is regulated by a number of DNA recombination and repair pathways whose natural activities often lead to single- and double-stranded DNA breaks. It has been previously shown that introduction of a phosphorotioated ODN, designed to direct a gene-editing event, into cells results in the activation of γH2AX, a well-recognized protein biomarker for double-stranded DNA breakage. Using a single copy, integrated mutant enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) gene as our target, we now demonstrate that several types of ODNs, capable of directing gene editing, also activate the DNA damage response and the post-translational modification of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), a signature modification of replication stress. We find that the gene editing reaction itself leads to transient DNA breakage, perhaps through replication fork collapse. Unmodified specific ODNs elicit a lesser degree of replication stress than their chemically modified counterparts, but are also less active in gene editing. Modified phosphothioate oligonucleotides (PTOs) are detrimental irrespective of the DNA sequence. Such collateral damage may prove problematic for proliferation of human cells genetically modified by gene editing.
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Papaioannou I, Simons JP, Owen JS. Oligonucleotide-directed gene-editing technology: mechanisms and future prospects. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2012; 12:329-42. [PMID: 22321001 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2012.660522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Gene editing, as defined here, uses short synthetic oligonucleotides to introduce small, site-specific changes into mammalian genomes, including repair of genetic point mutations. Early RNA-DNA oligonucleotides (chimeraplasts) were problematic, but application of single-stranded all-DNA molecules (ssODNs) has matured the technology into a reproducible tool with therapeutic potential. AREAS COVERED The review illustrates how gene-editing mechanisms are linked to DNA repair systems and DNA replication, and explains that while homologous recombination (HR) and nucleotide excision repair (NER) are implicated, the mismatch repair (MMR) system is inhibitory. Although edited cells often arrest in late S-phase or G2-phase, alternative ssODN chemistries can improve editing efficiency and cell viability. The final section focuses on the exciting tandem use of ssODNs with zinc finger nucleases to achieve high frequency genome editing. EXPERT OPINION For a decade, changing the genetic code of cells via ssODNs was largely done in reporter gene systems to optimize methods and as proof-of-principle. Today, editing endogenous genes is advancing, driven by a clearer understanding of mechanisms, by effective ssODN designs and by combination with engineered endonuclease technologies. Success is becoming routine in vitro and ex vivo, which includes editing embryonic stem (ES) and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, suggesting that in vivo organ gene editing is a future option.
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- Ioannis Papaioannou
- UCL Medical School, Division of Medicine (Upper 3rd Floor), Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2PF, UK
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Chen TH, Tzeng CC, Wang CC, Wu SM, Chang JG, Yang SN, Hung CH, Jong YJ. Identification of bidirectional gene conversion between SMN1 and SMN2 by simultaneous analysis of SMN dosage and hybrid genes in a Chinese population. J Neurol Sci 2011; 308:83-7. [PMID: 21705024 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2011.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2011] [Accepted: 06/01/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by programmed motoneuron death. The survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene is an SMA-determining gene and SMN2 represents an SMA-modifying gene. Here, we applied capillary electrophoresis to quantify the SMN gene dosage in 163 normal individuals, 94 SMA patients and 138 of their parents. We further quantified exons 7 and 8 in SMN1 and SMN2. We found that the SMA patients carried the highest SMN2 copies, which was inversely correlated with disease severity among its three subtypes. Increased SMN1 was significantly associated with decreased SMN2 in the normal group. We also observed that parents of type I SMA patients had significantly fewer SMN2 copies than those of types II and III patients. The hybrid SMN genes were detected in two normal individuals and one patient and her mother. These results imply that increased SMN2 copies in SMA patient group might be derived from SMN1-to-SMN2 conversion, whereas the trend that normal individuals with higher SMN1 copies simultaneously carry fewer SMN2 copies suggested a reverse conversion, SMN2-to-SMN1. Together with the identification of hybrid SMN genes, our data provided additional evidence to support that SMN1 and SMN2 gene loci are interchangeable between population groups.
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- Tai-Heng Chen
- Department of Pediatrics, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Sargent RG, Kim S, Gruenert DC. Oligo/polynucleotide-based gene modification: strategies and therapeutic potential. Oligonucleotides 2011; 21:55-75. [PMID: 21417933 DOI: 10.1089/oli.2010.0273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Oligonucleotide- and polynucleotide-based gene modification strategies were developed as an alternative to transgene-based and classical gene targeting-based gene therapy approaches for treatment of genetic disorders. Unlike the transgene-based strategies, oligo/polynucleotide gene targeting approaches maintain gene integrity and the relationship between the protein coding and gene-specific regulatory sequences. Oligo/polynucleotide-based gene modification also has several advantages over classical vector-based homologous recombination approaches. These include essentially complete homology to the target sequence and the potential to rapidly engineer patient-specific oligo/polynucleotide gene modification reagents. Several oligo/polynucleotide-based approaches have been shown to successfully mediate sequence-specific modification of genomic DNA in mammalian cells. The strategies involve the use of polynucleotide small DNA fragments, triplex-forming oligonucleotides, and single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotides to mediate homologous exchange. The primary focus of this review will be on the mechanistic aspects of the small fragment homologous replacement, triplex-forming oligonucleotide-mediated, and single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotide-mediated gene modification strategies as it relates to their therapeutic potential.
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- R Geoffrey Sargent
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California , San Francisco, California 94115, USA
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Jensen NM, Dalsgaard T, Jakobsen M, Nielsen RR, Sørensen CB, Bolund L, Jensen TG. An update on targeted gene repair in mammalian cells: methods and mechanisms. J Biomed Sci 2011; 18:10. [PMID: 21284895 PMCID: PMC3042377 DOI: 10.1186/1423-0127-18-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Accepted: 02/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Transfer of full-length genes including regulatory elements has been the preferred gene therapy strategy for clinical applications. However, with significant drawbacks emerging, targeted gene alteration (TGA) has recently become a promising alternative to this method. By means of TGA, endogenous DNA repair pathways of the cell are activated leading to specific genetic correction of single-base mutations in the genome. This strategy can be implemented using single-stranded oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ssODNs), small DNA fragments (SDFs), triplex-forming oligonucleotides (TFOs), adeno-associated virus vectors (AAVs) and zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs). Despite difficulties in the use of TGA, including lack of knowledge on the repair mechanisms stimulated by the individual methods, the field holds great promise for the future. The objective of this review is to summarize and evaluate the different methods that exist within this particular area of human gene therapy research.
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- Nanna M Jensen
- Institute of Human Genetics, The Bartholin Building, University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Aarts M, te Riele H. Progress and prospects: oligonucleotide-directed gene modification in mouse embryonic stem cells: a route to therapeutic application. Gene Ther 2010; 18:213-9. [PMID: 21160530 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2010.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Gene targeting by single-stranded oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ssODNs) is a promising technique for introducing site-specific sequence alterations without affecting the genomic organization of the target locus. Here, we discuss the significant progress that has been made over the last 5 years in unraveling the mechanisms and reaction parameters underlying ssODN-mediated gene targeting. We will specifically focus on ssODN-mediated gene targeting in murine embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and the impact of the DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system on the targeting process. Implications of novel findings for routine application of ssODN-mediated gene targeting and challenges that need to be overcome for future therapeutic applications are highlighted.
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- M Aarts
- Division of Molecular Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Aarts M, te Riele H. Subtle gene modification in mouse ES cells: evidence for incorporation of unmodified oligonucleotides without induction of DNA damage. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 38:6956-67. [PMID: 20601408 PMCID: PMC2978364 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Gene targeting by single-stranded oligodeoxyribonucleotides (ssODNs) is a promising tool for site-specific gene modification in mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs). We have developed an ESC line carrying a mutant EGFP reporter gene to monitor gene correction events shortly after exposure to ssODNs. We used this system to compare the appearance and fate of cells corrected by sense or anti-sense ssODNs. The slower appearance of green fluorescent cells with sense ssODNs as compared to anti-sense ssODNs is consistent with physical incorporation of the ssODN into the genome. Thus, the supremacy of anti-sense ssODNs, previously reported by others, may be an artefact of early readout of the EGFP reporter. Importantly, gene correction by unmodified ssODNs only mildly affected the viability of targeted cells and did not induce genomic DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs). In contrast, ssODNs that were end-protected by phosphorothioate (PTO) linkages caused increased H2AX phosphorylation and impaired cell cycle progression in both corrected and non-corrected cells due to induction of genomic DSBs. Our results demonstrate that the use of unmodified rather than PTO end-protected ssODNs allows stable gene modification without compromising the genomic integrity of the cell, which is crucial for application of ssODN-mediated gene targeting in (embryonic) stem cells.
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- Marieke Aarts
- Division of Molecular Biology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kayali R, Bury F, Ballard M, Bertoni C. Site-directed gene repair of the dystrophin gene mediated by PNA-ssODNs. Hum Mol Genet 2010; 19:3266-81. [PMID: 20542988 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Permanent correction of gene defects is an appealing approach to the treatment of genetic disorders. The use of single-stranded oligodeoxynucleotides (ssODNs) has been demonstrated to induce single-point mutations in the dystrophin gene and to restore dystrophin expression in the skeletal muscle of models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Here we show that ssODNs made of peptide nucleic acids (PNA-ssODNs) can achieve gene repair frequencies more than 10-fold higher than those obtained using an older generation of targeting oligonucleotides. Correction was demonstrated in muscles cells isolated from mdx(5cv) mice and was stably inherited over time. Direct intramuscular injection of PNA-ssODNs targeting the mdx(5cv) mutation resulted in a significant increase in dystrophin-positive fibers when compared with muscles that received the ssODNs designed to correct the dystrophin gene but made of unmodified bases. Correction was demonstrated at both the mRNA and the DNA levels using quantitative PCR and was confirmed by direct sequencing of amplification products. Analysis at the protein level demonstrated expression of full-length dystrophin in vitro as well as in vivo. These results demonstrate that oligonucleotides promoting strand invasion in the DNA double helix can significantly enhance gene repair frequencies of the dystrophin gene. The use of PNA-ssODNs has important implications in terms of both efficacy and duration of the repair process in muscles and may have a role in advancing the treatment of DMD.
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- Refik Kayali
- Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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