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ArticleClinical and translational medicine2020

Improving transgene expression and CRISPR-Cas9 efficiency with molecular engineering-based molecules.

Hengji Zhan, Aolin Li, Zhiming Cai, Weiren Huang, Yuchen Liu

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Article in Clinical and translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Hengji ZhanGuangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Institute of Translational Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Aolin LiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Institute of Translational Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Zhiming CaiGuangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Institute of Translational Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Weiren HuangGuangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Institute of Translational Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Yuchen LiuGuangdong Key Laboratory of Systems Biology and Synthetic Biology for Urogenital Tumors, Institute of Translational Medicine, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6517-0022
Shenzhen Second People's Hospital · CN

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2019YFA0906000National Natural Science Foundation of China 81773257National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972867Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong 2018B030306023the Shenzhen Municipal Government of China JCYJ20180507184642475
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a novel and robust gene-editing tool, the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats CRISPR-associated protein 9 (CRISPR-Cas9) system has revolutionized gene therapy. Plasmid vector delivery is the most commonly used method for integrating the CRISPR-Cas9 system into cells. However, such foreign cytosolic DNAs trigger an innate immune response (IIR) within cells, which can hinder gene editing by inhibiting transgene expression. Although some small molecules have been shown to avoid the action of IIR on plasmids, they only work on a single target and may also affect cell viability. A genetic approach that works at a comprehensive level for manipulating IIR is still lacking. Here, we designed and constructed several artificial nucleic acid molecules (ANAMs), which are combinations of aptamers binding to two key players of IIR (β-catenin and NF-κB). ANAMs strongly inhibited the IIR in cells, thus improving transgene expression. We also used ANAMs to improve the gene-editing efficiency of the CRISPR-Cas9 system and its derivatives, thus enhancing the apoptosis of cancer cells induced by CRISPR-Cas9. ANAMs can be valuable tools for improving transgene expression and gene editing in mammalian cells.

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CRISPR-Cas9innate immune responsemammalian cellstransgene expression

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PMID33135339
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