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ArticleNature communications2022

Coiled-coil heterodimer-based recruitment of an exonuclease to CRISPR/Cas for enhanced gene editing.

Duško Lainšček, Vida Forstnerič, Veronika Mikolič, Špela Malenšek, Peter Pečan, Mojca Benčina, Matjaž Sever, Helena Podgornik, Roman Jerala

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Duško Lainšček *Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.
Vida Forstnerič *Department of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.
Veronika MikoličDepartment of Hematology, Division of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 7, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1305-1483
Špela MalenšekDepartment of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.
Peter PečanDepartment of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4385-3471
Mojca BenčinaDepartment of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3644-9948
Matjaž SeverDepartment of Hematology, Division of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 7, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.
Helena PodgornikDepartment of Hematology, Division of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 7, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia.
Roman JeralaDepartment of Synthetic Biology and Immunology, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia. roman.jerala@ki.si.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6337-5251
University of Ljubljana · SIEN-FIST Centre of Excellence (Slovenia) · SINational Institute of Chemistry · SI

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The CRISPR/Cas system has emerged as a powerful and versatile genome engineering tool, revolutionizing biological and biomedical sciences, where an improvement of efficiency could have a strong impact. Here we present a strategy to enhance gene editing based on the concerted action of Cas9 and an exonuclease. Non-covalent recruitment of exonuclease to Cas9/gRNA complex via genetically encoded coiled-coil based domains, termed CCExo, recruited the exonuclease to the cleavage site and robustly increased gene knock-out due to progressive DNA strand recession at the cleavage site, causing decreased re-ligation of the nonedited DNA. CCExo exhibited increased deletion size and enhanced gene inactivation efficiency in the context of several DNA targets, gRNA selection, Cas variants, tested cell lines and type of delivery. Targeting a sequence-specific oncogenic chromosomal translocation using CCExo in cells of chronic myelogenous leukemia patients and in an animal model led to the reduction or elimination of cancer, establishing it as a highly specific tool for treating CML and potentially other appropriate diseases with genetic etiology.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingAnimalsExonucleasesGene Knockout TechniquesHumansRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsExonucleasesRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems

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