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ArticleNature communications2021

Self-inactivating, all-in-one AAV vectors for precision Cas9 genome editing via homology-directed repair in vivo.

Raed Ibraheim, Phillip W L Tai, Aamir Mir, Nida Javeed, Jiaming Wang, Tomás C Rodríguez, Suk Namkung, Samantha Nelson, Eraj Shafiq Khokhar, Esther Mintzer and 10 more

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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 80 papers.

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80citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 111 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Raed IbraheimRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0961-7299
Phillip W L TaiHorae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7409-8344
Aamir MirRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Nida JaveedRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Jiaming WangHorae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Tomás C RodríguezRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Suk NamkungHorae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Samantha NelsonDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Eraj Shafiq KhokharRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Esther MintzerDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Stacy MaitlandDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Zexiang ChenRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Yueying CaoRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Emmanouela TsagkarakiProgram in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7754-8945
Scot A WolfeDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7042-201X
Dan WangRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9079-2360
Athma A PaiRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.
Wen XueRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9797-8042
Guangping GaoHorae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0097-9012
Erik J SontheimerRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 01605, USA. erik.sontheimer@umassmed.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0881-0310
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USUniversity of Crete · GR

Funding

Project 4: A permanent off-switch for AAVU19AI149646 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI FARZAN, MICHAEL R. · 2020 to 2024
$14.0M
Viral Vector CoreP01HL131471 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI MUELLER, CHRISTIAN · 2016 to 2020
$11.3M
Oligodendrocyte-focused rAAV gene therapy strategies for Canavan disease and LeukodystrophiesR01NS076991 · NINDS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Guangping Gao · 2012 to 2026
$5.7M
Next-generation antisense therapeutics for ALS and frontotemporal dementiaR01NS111990 · NINDS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Robert H Brown, Jonathan K Watts · 2019 to 2026
$5.2M
Tracking transcriptome diversity in real-timeR35GM133762 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Athma A Pai · 2019 to 2026
$3.3M
Enhancing CRISPR Gene Editing in Somatic Tissues by Chemical Modification of Guides and DonorsUH3TR002668 · NCATS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI KHVOROVA, ANASTASIA, SONTHEIMER, ERIK J. · 2021 to 2022
$3.1M
Develop combinatorial non-viral and viral CRISPR delivery for lung diseasesUG3HL147367 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI ANDERSON, DANIEL G, GAO, GUANGPING · 2018 to 2020
$2.7M
CRISPR-based modular therapy for precision medicineDP2HL137167 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI XUE, WEN · 2016 to 2016
$2.5M
Engineered Cas9 Nucleases with Single-Genomic-Site Precision for CYBB CorrectionR01GM115911 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SONTHEIMER, ERIK J., WOLFE, SCOT A · 2016 to 2019
$1.6M
Enhancing Genome Editing Technology with Natural Cas9 InhibitorsR01GM125797 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SONTHEIMER, ERIK J. · 2018 to 2021
$1.4M
In vivo Genome Editing for Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type I Using a Compact, Hyper-accurate Cas9 from Neisseria meningitidisF31DK120333 · NIDDK · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI IBRAHEIM, RAED · 2018 to 2019
$61k
NCATS NIH HHS UH3 TR002668NHLBI NIH HHS DP2 HL137167NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL131471NHLBI NIH HHS UG3 HL147367NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI149646NIDDK NIH HHS F31 DK120333NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM115911NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM125797NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM133762NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS076991NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS111990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are important delivery platforms for therapeutic genome editing but are severely constrained by cargo limits. Simultaneous delivery of multiple vectors can limit dose and efficacy and increase safety risks. Here, we describe single-vector, ~4.8-kb AAV platforms that express Nme2Cas9 and either two sgRNAs for segmental deletions, or a single sgRNA with a homology-directed repair (HDR) template. We also use anti-CRISPR proteins to enable production of vectors that self-inactivate via Nme2Cas9 cleavage. We further introduce a nanopore-based sequencing platform that is designed to profile rAAV genomes and serves as a quality control measure for vector homogeneity. We demonstrate that these platforms can effectively treat two disease models [type I hereditary tyrosinemia (HT-I) and mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS-I)] in mice by HDR-based correction of the disease allele. These results will enable the engineering of single-vector AAVs that can achieve diverse therapeutic genome editing outcomes.

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Recombinational DNA RepairAnimalsCRISPR-Associated Protein 9DependovirusFemaleGene EditingGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsHumansMaleMiceMucopolysaccharidosis IITyrosinemiasCRISPR-Associated Protein 9

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