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ArticleCell genomics2024

Seed sequences mediate off-target activity in the CRISPR-interference system.

Neha Rohatgi, Jean-Philippe Fortin, Ted Lau, Yi Ying, Yue Zhang, Bettina L Lee, Michael R Costa, Rohit Reja

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Article in Cell genomics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Neha RohatgiGenentech Computational Sciences, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA; Roche Informatics, Hoffman-La Roche Canada, 7070 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, ON, Canada.
Jean-Philippe FortinGenentech Computational Sciences, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
Ted LauDepartment of Discovery Oncology, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
Yi YingDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
Yue ZhangGenentech Computational Sciences, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
Bettina L LeeDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
Michael R CostaDepartment of Discovery Oncology, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. Electronic address: mcosta@gene.com.
Rohit RejaGenentech Computational Sciences, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA; Department of Physiological Chemistry, Genentech, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA. Electronic address: rejar@gene.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) system is a powerful tool for selectively and efficiently silencing genes in functional genomics research applications. However, its off-target activity has not been systematically investigated. Here, we utilized a genome-wide CRISPRi-Cas9 single-guide RNA (sgRNA) library to investigate the presence of off-target activity and its effects on gene expression. Our findings suggest that off-target effects in CRISPRi are quite pervasive and have direct and indirect impacts on gene expression. Most of the identified off-targets can be accounted for by complementarity of the protospacer adjacent motif (PAM)-proximal genomic sequence with the 3' half of the sgRNA spacer sequence, the seed sequence. We also report that while the stability of off-target binding is primarily driven by the PAM-proximal seed sequences, variations in the length of these seed sequences and the degree of mismatch tolerance at various positions can differ across different sgRNAs.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsGene EditingHumansRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsCRISPR activationCRISPR interferenceoff-target activityPAM-proximal seed sequence

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PMID39510079
PMCPMC11605690

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