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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

Self-delivering, chemically modified CRISPR RNAs for AAV co-delivery and genome editing in vivo.

Han Zhang, Karen Kelly, Jonathan Lee, Dimas Echeverria, David Cooper, Rebecca Panwala, Nadia Amrani, Zexiang Chen, Nicholas Gaston, Atish Wagh and 8 more

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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 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Epigenetic editing: from concept to clinic.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2026
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  6. A guide RNA repeat checkpoint steers CRISPR-Cas9 catalysis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Han ZhangRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Karen KellyRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Jonathan LeeRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Dimas EcheverriaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1040-0855
David CooperRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Rebecca PanwalaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Nadia AmraniRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Zexiang ChenRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Nicholas GastonRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3862-9002
Atish WaghRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Gregory A NewbyMerkin Institute of Transformative Technologies in Healthcare, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Jun XieHorae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9565-1567
David R LiuMerkin Institute of Transformative Technologies in Healthcare, Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Guangping GaoHorae Gene Therapy Center, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
Scot A WolfeLi Weibo Institute for Rare Diseases Research, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7042-201X
Anastasia KhvorovaRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6928-8071
Jonathan K WattsRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5706-1734
Erik J SontheimerRNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0881-0310
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USBroad Institute · US

Funding

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
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
Enhancing CRISPR Gene Editing in Somatic Tissues by Chemical Modification of Guides and DonorsUG3TR002668 · NCATS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI KHVOROVA, ANASTASIA, SONTHEIMER, ERIK J. · 2018 to 2020
$2.5M
Delivery Technologies for In Vivo Genome EditingUG3AI150551 · NIAID · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI CHAIKOF, ELLIOT · 2019 to 2021
$2.3M
Expanding the Scope of Base EditingU01AI142756 · NIAID · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI LIU, DAVID R · 2018 to 2022
$2.1M
In vivo precision genome editing to correct genetic diseaseR00HL163805 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI NEWBY, GREGORY A. · 2023 to 2025
$747k
BD FACSAriaTM Fusion Fluoresence-Activated Cell SorterS10OD028576 · OD · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI SCHRADER, CAROL E · 2020 to 2020
$565k
Mid-Scale RNA Synthesis, Purification and Quality Control SystemS10OD020012 · OD · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI KHVOROVA, ANASTASIA · 2015 to 2015
$563k
In vivo precision genome editing to correct genetic diseaseK99HL163805 · NHLBI · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI NEWBY, GREGORY A. · 2022 to 2022
$167k
NCATS NIH HHS UG3 TR002668NCATS NIH HHS UH3 TR002668NHLBI NIH HHS K99 HL163805NHLBI NIH HHS R00 HL163805NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI142756NIH HHS S10 OD020012NIH HHS S10 OD028576NIH HHS UG3AI150551NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS111990ODCDC CDC HHS S10 OD020012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guide RNAs offer programmability for CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing but also add challenges for delivery. Chemical modification, which has been key to the success of oligonucleotide therapeutics, can enhance the stability, distribution, cellular uptake, and safety of nucleic acids. Previously, we engineered heavily and fully modified SpyCas9 crRNA and tracrRNA, which showed enhanced stability and retained activity when delivered to cultured cells in the form of the ribonucleoprotein complex. In this study, we report that a short, fully stabilized oligonucleotide (a 'protecting oligo'), which can be displaced by tracrRNA annealing, can significantly enhance the potency and stability of a heavily modified crRNA. Furthermore, protecting oligos allow various bioconjugates to be appended, thereby improving cellular uptake and biodistribution of crRNA in vivo. Finally, we achieved in vivo genome editing in adult mouse liver and central nervous system via co-delivery of unformulated, chemically modified crRNAs with protecting oligos and AAV vectors that express tracrRNA and either SpyCas9 or a base editor derivative. Our proof-of-concept establishment of AAV/crRNA co-delivery offers a route towards transient editing activity, target multiplexing, guide redosing, and vector inactivation.

Indexed as

Gene EditingRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsAnimalsMiceOligonucleotidesRNATissue DistributionOligonucleotidesRNARNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems

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PMID38033325
PMCPMC10810193
OpenAlexW4389159657

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