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ArticleNature communications2025

Enhanced RNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas technology in zebrafish.

Ismael Moreno-Sánchez, Luis Hernández-Huertas, Daniel Nahón-Cano, Pedro Manuel Martínez-García, Anthony J Treichel, Carlos Gómez-Marin, Laura Tomás-Gallardo, Gabriel da Silva Pescador, Gopal Kushawah, Rhonda Egidy and 10 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Versatile CRISPR-Cas Tools for Gene Regulation in Zebrafish via an Enhanced Q Binary System.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  7. Functional Testing of Microproteins in a Vertebrate Model of Development.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Ismael Moreno-Sánchez *Andalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Pablo de Olavide University/CSIC/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5606-4028
Luis Hernández-Huertas *Andalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Pablo de Olavide University/CSIC/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain.
Daniel Nahón-Cano *Andalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Pablo de Olavide University/CSIC/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain.
Pedro Manuel Martínez-GarcíaAndalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Pablo de Olavide University/CSIC/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2119-2465
Anthony J TreichelStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Carlos Gómez-MarinAndalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Pablo de Olavide University/CSIC/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain.
Laura Tomás-GallardoAndalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Pablo de Olavide University/CSIC/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9661-0521
Gabriel da Silva PescadorStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Gopal KushawahStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Rhonda EgidyStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Anoja PereraStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Alejandro Díaz-MoscosoAndalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Pablo de Olavide University/CSIC/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8750-6415
Alejandra Cano-RuizAndalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Pablo de Olavide University/CSIC/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4462-9225
John A WalkerSynthego Corporation, Redwood City, CA, USA.
Manuel J MuñozAndalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Pablo de Olavide University/CSIC/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0111-1541
Kevin HoldenSynthego Corporation, Redwood City, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3091-4124
Joan GalceránInstituto de Neurociencias (CSIC-UMH), Alicante, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5247-2726
M Ángela NietoInstituto de Neurociencias (CSIC-UMH), Alicante, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3538-840X
Ariel A BazziniStowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2251-5174
Miguel A Moreno-MateosAndalusian Center for Developmental Biology (CABD), Pablo de Olavide University/CSIC/Junta de Andalucía, Seville, Spain. mamormat@upo.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5723-0569

Funding

Small translated ORFs in the 3'UTR enhance translation in vertebratesR01GM136849 · NIGMS · STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI BAZZINI, ARIEL · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
CRISPR-Cas13d: Transgenic zebrafish lines toknockdown mRNAR21OD034161 · OD · STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI BAZZINI, ARIEL · 2023 to 2024
$454k
Opening small packages: unraveling roles for microproteins during early vertebrate developmentF31HD110268 · NICHD · STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · PI TREICHEL, ANTHONY J · 2023 to 2025
$98k
NICHD NIH HHS F31 HD110268NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM136849NIH HHS R21 OD034161
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CRISPR-Cas13 RNA-targeting systems are widely used in basic and applied sciences. However, its application has recently generated controversy due to collateral activity in mammalian cells and mouse models. Moreover, its competence could be improved in vivo. Here, we optimized transient formulations as ribonucleoprotein complexes or mRNA-gRNA combinations to enhance the CRISPR-RfxCas13d system in zebrafish. We i) use chemically modified gRNAs to allow more penetrant loss-of-function phenotypes, ii) improve nuclear RNA targeting, and iii) compare different computational models and determine the most accurate to predict gRNA activity in vivo. Furthermore, we demonstrate that transient CRISPR-RfxCas13d can effectively deplete endogenous mRNAs in zebrafish embryos without inducing collateral effects, except when targeting extremely abundant and ectopic RNAs. Finally, we implement alternative RNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas systems such as CRISPR-Cas7-11 and CRISPR-DjCas13d. Altogether, these findings contribute to CRISPR-Cas technology optimization for RNA targeting in zebrafish through transient approaches and assist in the progression of in vivo applications.

Indexed as

CRISPR-Cas SystemsGene EditingZebrafishAnimalsEmbryo, NonmammalianRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsRNA, MessengerRNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas SystemsRNA, Messenger

Identifiers

PMID40091120
PMCPMC11911407

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