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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Comparative analysis of multiple DNA double-strand break repair pathways in CRISPR-mediated endogenous tagging.

Chiharu Tei, Shoji Hata, Akira Mabuchi, Shotaro Okuda, Kei K Ito, Mariya Genova, Masamitsu Fukuyama, Shohei Yamamoto, Takumi Chinen, Atsushi Toyoda and 1 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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11 authors.

Chiharu Tei *Department of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Shoji Hata *Department of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. s.hata@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4094-0489
Akira Mabuchi *Department of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Shotaro OkudaDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Kei K ItoDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Mariya GenovaZentrum für Molekulare Biologie, Universität Heidelberg, DKFZ-ZMBH Allianz, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4209-4239
Masamitsu FukuyamaDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Shohei YamamotoDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Takumi ChinenDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Atsushi ToyodaComparative Genomics Laboratory and Advanced Genomics Center, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0728-7548
Daiju KitagawaDepartment of Physiological Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. dkitagawa@mol.f.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2509-5977

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London (JSPS London) 18K06246, 19H05651, 20K15987, 20K22701, 21H02623, 22H02629, 22K19305, 22K19370, 22K20624, 23K14176MEXT | JST | Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) JPMJPR21EC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CRISPR-mediated endogenous tagging is a powerful tool in biological research. Inhibiting the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) pathway has been shown to improve the low efficiency of accurate knock-in via homology-directed repair (HDR). However, the influence of alternative double-stranded break (DSB) repair pathways on knock-in remains to be fully explored. In this study, our long-read amplicon sequencing analysis reveals various patterns of imprecise repair in CRISPR-mediated knock-in, even with NHEJ inhibition. Further suppressing either microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ) or single-strand annealing (SSA) reduces nucleotide deletions around the cut site, thereby elevating knock-in accuracy. Additionally, imprecise donor integration is reduced by inhibiting SSA, but not MMEJ. Particularly, SSA suppression reduced asymmetric HDR, a specific imprecise integration pattern, which we further confirm using a novel reporter system. These findings demonstrate the complex interplay of multiple DSB repair pathways in CRISPR-mediated knock-in and offer novel strategies, including SSA pathway targeting, to improve precise gene editing efficiency.

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CRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDNA End-Joining RepairDNA RepairGene EditingGene Knock-In TechniquesHEK293 CellsHumansRecombinational DNA Repair

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PMID40360740
PMCPMC12075812

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