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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

Modular cytosine base editing promotes epigenomic and genomic modifications.

Julian Weischedel, Laurence Higgins, Sally Rogers, Anna Gramalla-Schmitz, Paulina Wyrzykowska, Simone Borgoni, Thomas MacCarthy, Richard Chahwan

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Julian WeischedelInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich 8057, Switzerland.
Laurence HigginsLiving Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.
Sally RogersLiving Systems Institute, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK.
Anna Gramalla-SchmitzInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich 8057, Switzerland.
Paulina WyrzykowskaInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich 8057, Switzerland.
Simone BorgoniInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich 8057, Switzerland.
Thomas MacCarthyDepartment of Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Stony Brook University, NY 11794-3600, USA.
Richard ChahwanInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich 8057, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8672-7790
University of Zurich · CHUniversity of Exeter · GBStony Brook University · US

Funding

ETH ZurichFunctional Genomics Center ZurichNovartis Foundation 22B140SNF 310030_212553Swiss Excellence ScholarshipTranslational Cancer ResearchUZH F-41309-01-01UZH-URPPVontobel Stiftung 41309
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Abstract

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic adaptive immunity differ considerably. Yet, their fundamental mechanisms of gene editing via Cas9 and activation-induced deaminase (AID), respectively, can be conveniently complimentary. Cas9 is an RNA targeted dual nuclease expressed in several bacterial species. AID is a cytosine deaminase expressed in germinal centre B cells to mediate genomic antibody diversification. AID can also mediate epigenomic reprogramming via active DNA demethylation. It is known that sequence motifs, nucleic acid structures, and associated co-factors affect AID activity. But despite repeated attempts, deciphering AID's intrinsic catalytic activities and harnessing its targeted recruitment to DNA is still intractable. Even recent cytosine base editors are unable to fully recapitulate AID's genomic and epigenomic editing properties. Here, we describe the first instance of a modular AID-based editor that recapitulates the full spectrum of genomic and epigenomic editing activity. Our 'Swiss army knife' toolbox will help better understand AID biology per se as well as improve targeted genomic and epigenomic editing.

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Cytosine DeaminaseGene EditingAICDA (Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase)CRISPR-Associated Protein 9CRISPR-Cas SystemsCytosineEpigenomicsRNAAICDA (Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase)CRISPR-Associated Protein 9CytosineCytosine DeaminaseRNA

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