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ArticleNature communications2024

Ultrasound Control of Genomic Regulatory Toolboxes for Cancer Immunotherapy.

Yiqian Wu, Ziliang Huang, Yahan Liu, Peixiang He, Yuxuan Wang, Liyanran Yan, Xinhui Wang, Shanzi Gao, Xintao Zhou, Chi Woo Yoon and 13 more

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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 24 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Yiqian Wu *Shu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. yiqianwu@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6313-6015
Ziliang Huang *Shu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4102-3300
Yahan Liu *State Key Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis and Remodeling, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Peixiang He *Shu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Yuxuan WangAlfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Liyanran YanAcademy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Xinhui WangNational Biomedical Imaging Center, College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Shanzi GaoAcademy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Xintao ZhouNational Biomedical Imaging Center, College of Future Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Chi Woo YoonShu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Kun SunInstitute of Cancer Research, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9883-1616
Yinglin SituShu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-3810-2626
Phuong HoShu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Yushun ZengAlfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5995-4085
Zhou YuanShu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Linshan ZhuShu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Qifa ZhouAlfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1527-3020
Yunde ZhaoSection of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7224-8449
Thomas LiuCenter for Functional MRI, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Gabriel A KwongThe Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology & Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Shu ChienShu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0332-285X
Longwei LiuShu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. longweil@usc.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4229-9066
Yingxiao WangShu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, Institute of Engineering in Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. ywang283@usc.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0265-326X

Funding

Role of Spatiotemporal Epigenetic Dynamics in Regulating Endothelial Gene Expressions under FlowsR01HL121365 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI CHIEN, SHU, WANG, YINGXIAO · 2014 to 2025
$7.5M
Ultrasensitive kinase biosensors for multiplex imaging of coordinated spatiotemporal signaling in cancer-immune interactionsR01CA262815 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Yingxiao Wang, Jin Zhang · 2022 to 2026
$3.3M
Single Cell Tracking of 3D Epigenetic Landscape Evolution During Embryonic DevelopmentR01HD107206 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Yingxiao Wang, Sheng Zhong · 2022 to 2026
$3.2M
Acoustothermogenetics for Cell EngineeringR35GM140929 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI WANG, YINGXIAO · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
Image-guided cancer therapy using heat activatable CAR T cellsR01EB032822 · NIBIB · GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI EMELIANOV, STANISLAV Y, KWONG, GABRIEL A · 2022 to 2025
$2.6M
Ultrasound-controlled remote activation of CAR T cells for localized tumor immunotherapyR01EB029122 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI WANG, YINGXIAO · 2020 to 2023
$1.7M
Development of single fluorophore biosensors for multiplex imaging of CAR T SignalingK01EB035649 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Longwei Liu · 2024 to 2026
$455k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA262815NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL121365NIBIB NIH HHS K01 EB035649NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB029122NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB032822NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD107206NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM140929U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) CA262815U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) EB029122U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) EB032822U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) GM140929U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) HD107206U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) HL121365U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | National Institutes of Health (NIH) K01EB035649
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There remains a critical need for the precise control of CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)-based technologies. Here, we engineer a set of inducible CRISPR-based tools controllable by focused ultrasound (FUS), which can penetrate deep and induce localized hyperthermia for transgene activation. We demonstrate the capabilities of FUS-inducible CRISPR, CRISPR activation (CRISPRa), and CRISPR epigenetic editor (CRISPRee) in modulating the genome and epigenome. We show that FUS-CRISPR-mediated telomere disruption primes solid tumours for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy. We further deliver FUS-CRISPR in vivo using adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), followed by FUS-induced telomere disruption and the expression of a clinically validated antigen in a subpopulation of tumour cells, functioning as "training centers" to activate synthetic Notch (synNotch) CAR-T cells to produce CARs against a universal tumour antigen to exterminate neighboring tumour cells. The FUS-CRISPR(a/ee) toolbox hence allows the noninvasive and spatiotemporal control of genomic/epigenomic reprogramming for cancer treatment.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsNeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsCell Line, TumorClustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic RepeatsDependovirusGene EditingGenomicsHumansImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveMiceUltrasonic WavesReceptors, Chimeric Antigen

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PMID39617755
PMCPMC11609292

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