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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

Packaged delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins accelerates genome editing.

Hannah Karp, Madeline Zoltek, Kevin Wasko, Angel Luis Vazquez, Jinna Brim, Wayne Ngo, Alanna Schepartz, Jennifer A Doudna

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Advances in Engineered Virus-Like Particles for Genome Editing and Therapy.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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  18. Genome Editing by Grafting.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  20. CRISPR/Cas9 Delivery Systems to Enhance Gene Editing Efficiency.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Hannah KarpDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.
Madeline ZoltekDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.
Kevin WaskoInnovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.
Angel Luis VazquezDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.
Jinna BrimDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.ORCID 0009-0005-4864-4192
Wayne NgoInnovative Genomics Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.
Alanna SchepartzDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2127-3932
Jennifer A DoudnaDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9161-999X

Funding

Fluorescence tools that illuminate biology and inspire translationR35GM134963 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI Alanna Schepartz · 2020 to 2026
$4.7M
Stem Cell Engineering Training ProgramT32GM098218 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI HEALY, KEVIN EDWARD, SCHAFFER, DAVID V · 2011 to 2020
$1.8M
A Zeiss LSM 710 confocal microscope for the Biological Imaging Facility at the US10RR026866 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI RUZIN, STEVEN EARL · 2010 to 2010
$419k
Emerson CollectiveHHMIHoward Hughes Medical InstituteNational Science Foundation 2203903Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada PDF-578176-2023NCRR NIH HHS S10 RR026866NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM134963NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM098218NIH HHS T32GM098218
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective genome editing requires a sufficient dose of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) to enter the target cell while minimizing immune responses, off-target editing, and cytotoxicity. Clinical use of Cas9 RNPs currently entails electroporation into cells ex vivo, but no systematic comparison of this method to packaged RNP delivery has been made. Here we compared two delivery strategies, electroporation and enveloped delivery vehicles (EDVs), to investigate the Cas9 dosage requirements for genome editing. Using fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, we determined that >1300 Cas9 RNPs per nucleus are typically required for productive genome editing. EDV-mediated editing was >30-fold more efficient than electroporation, and editing occurs at least 2-fold faster for EDV delivery at comparable total Cas9 RNP doses. We hypothesize that differences in efficacy between these methods result in part from the increased duration of RNP nuclear residence resulting from EDV delivery. Our results directly compare RNP delivery strategies, showing that packaged delivery could dramatically reduce the amount of CRISPR-Cas9 RNPs required for experimental or clinical genome editing.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingRibonucleoproteinsCRISPR-Associated Protein 9ElectroporationHEK293 CellsHumansCRISPR-Associated Protein 9Ribonucleoproteins

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PMID40036508
PMCPMC11878570

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