ArticleExperimental dermatology2022
Genes and compounds that increase type VII collagen expression as potential treatments for dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.
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- Revisiting Type VII Collagen Mislocalisation in Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Using High-Resolution Imaging.Experimental dermatology · 2026Article
- Identification of novel small molecule-based strategies of COL7A1 upregulation and readthrough activity for the treatment of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Treatment of Epidermolysis Bullosa and Future Directions: A Review.Dermatology and therapy · 2024Review
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- CRISPR-Cas-mediated transcriptional modulation: The therapeutic promises of CRISPRa and CRISPRi.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2023Review
- A Review of CRISPR-Based Advances in Dermatological Diseases.Molecular diagnosis & therapy · 2023Review
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- Diverse clinical and genetic characteristics of six cases of inherited epidermolysis bullosa.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2022Article
- CRISPR-Based Tools for Fighting Rare Diseases.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a skin-blistering disease caused by mutations in COL7A1, which encodes type VII collagen (C7). There is no cure for DEB, but previous work has shown potential therapeutic benefit of increased production of even partially functional C7. Genome-wide screens using CRISPR-Cas9 have enabled the identification of genes involved in cancer development, drug resistance and other genetic diseases, suggesting that they could be used to identify drivers of C7 production. A keratinocyte C7 reporter cell line was created and used in a genome-wide CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) screen to identify genes and pathways that increase C7 expression. The CRISPRa screen results were used to develop a targeted drug screen to identify compounds that upregulate C7 expression. The C7_tdTomato cell line was validated as an effective reporter for detection of C7 upregulation. The CRISPRa screen identified DENND4B and TYROBP as top gene hits plus pathways related to calcium uptake and immune signalling in C7 regulation. The targeted drug screen identified several compounds that increase C7 expression in keratinocytes, of which kaempferol, a plant flavonoid, also significantly increased C7 mRNA and protein in DEB patient cells.
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