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ArticleNucleic acids research2024

Accelerated discovery and miniaturization of novel single-stranded cytidine deaminases.

Jiacheng Deng, Xueyuan Li, Hao Yu, Lin Yang, Ziru Wang, Wenfeng Yi, Ying Liu, Wenyu Xiao, Hongyong Xiang, Zicong Xie and 4 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. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  3. High-efficiency base editing for nuclear and mitochondrial DNA with an optimized DYW-like deaminase.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  5. Efforts to Downsize Base Editors for Clinical Applications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Jiacheng DengCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Xueyuan LiCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Hao YuCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Lin YangCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Ziru WangCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Wenfeng YiCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Ying LiuCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Wenyu XiaoCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Hongyong XiangCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Zicong XieCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Dongmei LvCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Hongsheng OuyangCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Daxin PangCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
Hongming YuanCollege of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0809-5599

Funding

General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China 32372962Jilin Province science and technology development plan 20230205117RCJilin Province science and technology development plan 20240303068NCNational Natural Science Foundation of China 32202754
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytidine base editors (CBEs) hold significant potential in genetic disease treatment and in breeding superior traits into animals. However, their large protein sizes limit their delivery by adeno-associated virus (AAV), given its packing capacity of <4.7 kb. To overcome this, we employed a web-based fast generic discovery (WFG) strategy, identifying several small ssDNA deaminases (Sdds) and constructing multiple Sdd-CBE 1.0 versions. SflSdd-CBE 1.0 demonstrated high C-to-T editing efficiency, comparable to AncBE4max, while SviSdd-CBE 1.0 exhibited moderate C-to-T editing efficiency with a narrow editing window (C3 to C5). Utilizing AlphaFold2, we devised a one-step miniaturization strategy, reducing the size of Sdds while preserving their efficiency. Notably, we administered AAV8 expressing PCSK9 targeted sgRNA and SflSdd-CBEs (nSaCas9) 2.0 into mice, leading to gene-editing events (with editing efficiency up to 15%) and reduced serum cholesterol levels, underscoring the potential of Sdds in gene therapy. These findings offer new single-stranded editing tools for the treatment of rare genetic diseases.

Indexed as

Cytidine DeaminaseDependovirusGene EditingAnimalsCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA, Single-StrandedGenetic TherapyHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProprotein Convertase 9RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsCytidine DeaminaseDNA, Single-StrandedProprotein Convertase 9RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems

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PMID39271120
PMCPMC11472066

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