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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

De novo RNA base editing in plant organelles with engineered synthetic P-type PPR editing factors.

Sébastien Mathieu, Elena Lesch, Shahinez Garcia, Stéfanie Graindorge, Mareike Schallenberg-Rüdinger, Kamel Hammani

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Sébastien MathieuInstitut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
Elena LeschInstitut für Zelluläre und Molekulare Botanik, Abteilung Molekulare Evolution, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
Shahinez GarciaInstitut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
Stéfanie GraindorgeInstitut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
Mareike Schallenberg-RüdingerInstitut für Zelluläre und Molekulare Botanik, Abteilung Molekulare Evolution, Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6874-4722
Kamel HammaniInstitut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5759-5955

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Agence National de la Recherche ANR-18-CE20-0013Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft SCHA 1952/2-2
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Abstract

In plant mitochondria and chloroplasts, cytidine-to-uridine RNA editing is necessary for the production of functional proteins. While natural PLS-type PPR proteins are specialized in this process, synthetic PPR proteins offer significant potential for targeted RNA editing. In this study, we engineered chimeric editing factors by fusing synthetic P-type PPR guides with the DYW cytidine deaminase domain of a moss mitochondrial editing factor, PPR56. These designer PPR editors (dPPRe) elicited efficient and precise de novo RNA editing in Escherichia coli as well as in the chloroplasts and mitochondria of Nicotiana benthamiana. Chloroplast transcriptome-wide analysis of the most efficient dPPRe revealed minimal off-target effects, with only three nontarget C sites edited due to sequence similarity with the intended target. This study introduces a novel and precise method for RNA base editing in plant organelles, paving the way for new approaches in gene regulation applicable to plants and potentially other organisms.

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Plant ProteinsRNA EditingChloroplastsCytidine DeaminaseEscherichia coliMitochondriaNicotianaCytidine DeaminasePlant Proteins

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PMCPMC11983096

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