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ArticleNature biotechnology2019

Precise RNA editing by recruiting endogenous ADARs with antisense oligonucleotides.

Tobias Merkle, Sarah Merz, Philipp Reautschnig, Andreas Blaha, Qin Li, Paul Vogel, Jacqueline Wettengel, Jin Billy Li, Thorsten Stafforst

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Article in Nature biotechnology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 187 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tobias MerkleInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Sarah MerzInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Philipp ReautschnigInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Andreas BlahaInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0995-4228
Qin LiDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Paul VogelInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8384-0712
Jacqueline WettengelInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Jin Billy LiDepartment of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0713-1399
Thorsten StafforstInterfaculty Institute of Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany. thorsten.stafforst@uni-tuebingen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9359-3439
University of Tübingen · DEStanford University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Site-directed RNA editing might provide a safer or more effective alternative to genome editing in certain clinical scenarios. Until now, RNA editing has relied on overexpression of exogenous RNA editing enzymes or of endogenous human ADAR (adenosine deaminase acting on RNA) enzymes. Here we describe the engineering of chemically optimized antisense oligonucleotides that recruit endogenous human ADARs to edit endogenous transcripts in a simple and programmable way, an approach we call RESTORE (recruiting endogenous ADAR to specific transcripts for oligonucleotide-mediated RNA editing). We observed almost no off-target editing, and natural editing homeostasis was not perturbed. We successfully applied RESTORE to a panel of standard human cell lines and human primary cells and demonstrated repair of the clinically relevant PiZZ mutation, which causes α1-antitrypsin deficiency, and editing of phosphotyrosine 701 in STAT1, the activity switch of the signaling factor. RESTORE requires only the administration of an oligonucleotide, circumvents ectopic expression of proteins, and represents an attractive approach for drug development.

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RNA Editing3' Untranslated RegionsAdenosine Deaminasealpha 1-Antitrypsinalpha 1-Antitrypsin DeficiencyAmino Acid MotifsCells, CulturedDrug DesignHeLa CellsHep G2 CellsHumansInterferon-alphaMutationOligonucleotides, AntisenseOpen Reading FramesPhosphotyrosine3' Untranslated RegionsADAR protein, humanAdenosine Deaminasealpha 1-AntitrypsinInterferon-alphaOligonucleotides, AntisensePhosphotyrosineRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerSERPINA1 protein, humanSTAT1 protein, humanSTAT1 Transcription Factor

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