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ArticleNature communications2024

Orthogonal inducible control of Cas13 circuits enables programmable RNA regulation in mammalian cells.

Yage Ding, Cristina Tous, Jaehoon Choi, Jingyao Chen, Wilson W Wong

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. 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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20citing papers in PubMed
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Programmable RNA NAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  12. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yage DingDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2215, USA.
Cristina TousDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2215, USA.
Jaehoon ChoiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2215, USA.
Jingyao ChenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2215, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8810-6229
Wilson W WongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 2215, USA. wilwong@bu.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8394-889X
Boston University · US

Funding

Synthetic toolkit for precision gene expression control and signal processing in mammalian cellsR01EB029483 · NIBIB · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI Ahmad Samir Khalil · 2020 to 2026
$5.0M
Precise tumor targeting with logic CAR circuitsU01CA265713 · NCI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI COLSON, YOLONDA L, GRINSTAFF, MARK W. · 2021 to 2025
$2.5M
Multiplexed and Logical Control of the Mammalian Transcriptome Using Cas13R01EB031904 · NIBIB · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI WONG, WILSON · 2021 to 2024
$1.6M
Advanced recombinase-based gene expression technology in mammalian cellsR01GM129011 · NIGMS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI WONG, WILSON · 2019 to 2022
$1.5M
High Sensitivity In Vivo Imaging System with Integrated Micro-Computed Tomography for Animal Phenotyping CoreS10OD030501 · OD · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI SETA, FRANCESCA · 2022 to 2022
$600k
In Vivo Imaging Analysis System - Xenogen IVIS SpectrumS10RR024523 · NCRR · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI GERSTENFELD, LOUIS CHARLES · 2008 to 2008
$350k
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA265713NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR024523NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB029483NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB031904NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129011NIH HHS S10 OD030501
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA plays an indispensable role in mammalian cell functions. Cas13, a class of RNA-guided ribonuclease, is a flexible tool for modifying and regulating coding and non-coding RNAs, with enormous potential for creating new cell functions. However, the lack of control over Cas13 activity has limited its cell engineering capability. Here, we present the CRISTAL (Control of RNA with Inducible SpliT CAs13 Orthologs and Exogenous Ligands) platform. CRISTAL is powered by a collection (10 total) of orthogonal split inducible Cas13 effectors that can be turned ON or OFF via small molecules in multiple cell types, providing precise temporal control. Also, we engineer Cas13 logic circuits that can respond to endogenous signaling and exogenous small molecule inputs. Furthermore, the orthogonality, low leakiness, and high dynamic range of our inducible Cas13d and Cas13b enable the design and construction of a robust incoherent feedforward loop, leading to near-perfect and tunable adaptation response. Finally, using our inducible Cas13 effectors, we achieve simultaneous multiplexed control of multiple genes in vitro and in mice. Together, our CRISTAL design represents a powerful platform for precisely regulating RNA dynamics to advance cell engineering and elucidate RNA biology.

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PMID38383558
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