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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

A modular dCas9-based recruitment platform for combinatorial epigenome editing.

Tessa Swain, Christian Pflueger, Saskia Freytag, Daniel Poppe, Jahnvi Pflueger, Trung Viet Nguyen, Ji Kevin Li, Ryan Lister

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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. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Epigenome Editing for Cannabinoid Yield: Targets, Tools, and Priorities inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  4. Advances and clinical potential of epigenome editing.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026
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  6. Epigenetic editing: from concept to clinic.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2026
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  7. A Modular and Customizable CRISPR/Cas Toolkit for Epigenome Editing of Cis-regulatory Modules.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  12. Epigenetics in the modern era of crop improvements.Science China. Life sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Tessa SwainHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2184-1717
Christian PfluegerHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5039-2714
Saskia FreytagHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2185-7068
Daniel PoppeHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6674-8420
Jahnvi PfluegerHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7820-153X
Trung Viet NguyenHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1749-8509
Ji Kevin LiHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7297-7027
Ryan ListerHarry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6637-7239

Funding

Australian Research Council DP701101609Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research ScholarshipMargaret and Terry Orr MemorialNational Health and Medical Research Council GNT1069830NHMRC GNT1178460Raine Medical Research Foundation RPG66-21Silvia and Charles Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellowship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeted epigenome editing tools allow precise manipulation and investigation of genome modifications, however they often display high context dependency and variable efficacy between target genes and cell types. While systems that simultaneously recruit multiple distinct 'effector' chromatin regulators can improve efficacy, they generally lack control over effector composition and spatial organisation. To overcome this we have created a modular combinatorial epigenome editing platform, called SSSavi. This system is an interchangeable and reconfigurable docking platform fused to dCas9 that enables simultaneous recruitment of up to four different effectors, allowing precise control of effector composition and spatial ordering. We demonstrate the activity and specificity of the SSSavi system and, by testing it against existing multi-effector targeting systems, demonstrate its comparable efficacy. Furthermore, we demonstrate the importance of the spatial ordering of the recruited effectors for effective transcriptional regulation. Together, the SSSavi system enables exploration of combinatorial effector co-recruitment to enhance manipulation of chromatin contexts previously resistant to targeted editing.

Indexed as

EpigenomeGene EditingChromatinCRISPR-Cas SystemsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationChromatin

Identifiers

PMID38000387
PMCPMC10783489

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