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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

Chromatin context-dependent effects of epigenetic drugs on CRISPR-Cas9 editing.

Ruben Schep, Max Trauernicht, Xabier Vergara, Anoek Friskes, Ben Morris, Sebastian Gregoricchio, Stefano G Manzo, Wilbert Zwart, Roderick L Beijersbergen, René H Medema and 1 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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13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Dual-line Genome-scale CRISPR Screening Enables Robust Target Gene Discovery.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  7. Epigenetic editing: from concept to clinic.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2026
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  8. Precision therapeutic tRNA rescue of nonsense mutation R166X inJournal of precision medicine (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ruben SchepOncode Institute, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6032-2034
Max TrauernichtOncode Institute, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-4085-4567
Xabier VergaraOncode Institute, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9521-0881
Anoek FriskesOncode Institute, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9845-3715
Ben MorrisDivision of Molecular Carcinogenesis, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sebastian GregoricchioOncode Institute, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9209-5403
Stefano G ManzoOncode Institute, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6911-3527
Wilbert ZwartOncode Institute, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9823-7289
Roderick L BeijersbergenDivision of Molecular Carcinogenesis, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-0116-4130
René H MedemaOncode Institute, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6754-0381
Bas van SteenselOncode Institute, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0284-0404

Funding

EU/MUR MSCA Young Researcher FellowshipEuropean Research Council 694466KWF Dutch Cancer SocietyThe Dutch Cancer SocietyZonMW TOP 91 215 067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The efficiency and outcome of CRISPR/Cas9 editing depends on the chromatin state at the cut site. It has been shown that changing the chromatin state can influence both the efficiency and repair outcome, and epigenetic drugs have been used to improve Cas9 editing. However, because the target proteins of these drugs are not homogeneously distributed across the genome, the efficacy of these drugs may be expected to vary from locus to locus. Here, we systematically analyzed this chromatin context-dependency for 160 epigenetic drugs. We used a human cell line with 19 stably integrated reporters to induce a double-stranded break in different chromatin environments. We then measured Cas9 editing efficiency and repair pathway usage by sequencing the mutational signatures. We identified 58 drugs that modulate Cas9 editing efficiency and/or repair outcome dependent on the local chromatin environment. For example, we find a subset of histone deacetylase inhibitors that improve Cas9 editing efficiency throughout all types of heterochromatin (e.g. PCI-24781), while others were only effective in euchromatin and H3K27me3-marked regions (e.g. apicidin). In summary, this study reveals that most epigenetic drugs alter CRISPR editing in a chromatin-dependent manner, and provides a resource to improve Cas9 editing more selectively at the desired location.

Indexed as

ChromatinCRISPR-Cas SystemsEpigenesis, GeneticGene EditingHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsCell LineCRISPR-Associated Protein 9DNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA RepairEuchromatinHeterochromatinHistonesHumansChromatinCRISPR-Associated Protein 9EuchromatinHeterochromatinHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistones

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PMID38953163
PMCPMC11347147

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