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ArticleNature communications2021

CopyCatchers are versatile active genetic elements that detect and quantify inter-homolog somatic gene conversion.

Zhiqian Li, Nimi Marcel, Sushil Devkota, Ankush Auradkar, Stephen M Hedrick, Valentino M Gantz, Ethan Bier

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Zhiqian LiSection of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Nimi MarcelSection of Molecular Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Sushil DevkotaSection of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Ankush AuradkarSection of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Stephen M HedrickSection of Molecular Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6345-8751
Valentino M GantzSection of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2453-0711
Ethan BierSection of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. ebier@ucsd.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2892-3005
University of California San Diego · US

Funding

The mutagenic chain reaction: a method for autocatalyic gene disseminationR01GM117321 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI BIER, ETHAN · 2016 to 2024
$2.5M
Development, characterization and application of CRISPR/Cas9 gene drive technologies and related active genetic elements to benefit research and society at largeDP5OD023098 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GANTZ, VALENTINO MATTEO · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM117321NIH HHS DP5 OD023098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CRISPR-based active genetic elements, or gene-drives, copied via homology-directed repair (HDR) in the germline, are transmitted to progeny at super-Mendelian frequencies. Active genetic elements also can generate widespread somatic mutations, but the genetic basis for such phenotypes remains uncertain. It is generally assumed that such somatic mutations are generated by non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ), the predominant double stranded break repair pathway active in somatic cells. Here, we develop CopyCatcher systems in Drosophila to detect and quantify somatic gene conversion (SGC) events. CopyCatchers inserted into two independent genetic loci reveal unexpectedly high rates of SGC in the Drosophila eye and thoracic epidermis. Focused RNAi-based genetic screens identify several unanticipated loci altering SGC efficiency, one of which (c-MYC), when downregulated, promotes SGC mediated by both plasmid and homologous chromosome-templates in human HEK293T cells. Collectively, these studies suggest that CopyCatchers can serve as effective discovery platforms to inform potential gene therapy strategies.

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DNA End-Joining RepairGene ConversionRecombinational DNA RepairAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedCRISPR-Cas SystemsDrosophilaFeasibility StudiesFemaleGene EditingGenetic LociGenetic TherapyHEK293 CellsHumansMaleModels, AnimalMYC protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc

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PMID33976171
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