改造的CRISPR-Cas9變體實現無限制的基因組靶向
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美國麻薩諸塞州總醫院Benjamin P. Kleinstiver研究組利用工程化改造的CRISPR-Cas9變體-近PAMless,實現無限制的基因組靶向。2020年3月26日出版的《科學》在線發表了這項成果。
為了消除靶位點識別的限制,研究人員改造了化膿鏈球菌Cas9(SpCas9)的變體,以消除NGG 原間隔子相鄰基序(PAM)的要求。研究人員設計了一種名為SpG的變體,能夠靶向一組擴展的NGN PAM;並進一步優化了該酶,產生了一種近PAMless SpCas9變體,名為SpRY(NRN> NYN PAM)。 SpRY核酸酶和鹼基編輯器變體可以靶向幾乎所有PAM,並且在人類細胞中對具有NRN PAM的廣泛位點均表現出強大的活性,而對於具有NYN PAM的酶則具有較低但重要的活性。
使用SpG和SpRY,研究人員生成了以前無法獲得的與疾病相關的遺傳變異,從而實現在基因組編輯應用中進行高解析度的靶向。
據悉,CRISPR-Cas酶對DNA的編輯需要對PAM識別,從而將靶位點識別限制在序列子集中。
附:英文原文
Title: Unconstrained genome targeting with near-PAMless engineered CRISPR-Cas9 variants
Author: Russell T. Walton, Kathleen A. Christie, Madelynn N. Whittaker, Benjamin P. Kleinstiver
Issue&Volume: 2020/03/26
Abstract: AbstractManipulation of DNA by CRISPR-Cas enzymes requires the recognition of a protospacer adjacent motif (PAM), limiting target site recognition to a subset of sequences. To remove this constraint, we engineered variants of Streptococcus pyogenes Cas9 (SpCas9) to eliminate the NGG PAM requirement. We developed a variant named SpG capable of targeting an expanded set of NGN PAMs, and further optimized this enzyme to develop a near-PAMless SpCas9 variant named SpRY (NRN>NYN PAMs). SpRY nuclease and base-editor variants can target almost all PAMs, exhibiting robust activities on a wide range of sites with NRN PAMs in human cells and lower but substantial activity on those with NYN PAMs. Using SpG and SpRY, we generated previously inaccessible disease-relevant genetic variants, supporting the utility of high-resolution targeting across genome editing applications.
DOI: 10.1126/science.aba8853
Source: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/03/25/science.aba8853
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