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ArticleScientific reports2025

UGI relocation inside Cas9 reduces Cas9 dependent off target effects in cytosine base editors.

Zehao Shi, Tian-Lin Cheng

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Zehao ShiInstitute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Institutes for Translational Brain Research, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Tian-Lin ChengInstitute of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Institutes for Translational Brain Research, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China. chengtianlin@fudan.edu.cn.

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Shanghai Natural Science Foundation 20ZR1403100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytosine base editors (CBEs) achieve precise C-to-T conversions by addition of uracil DNA glycosylase inhibitor (UGI) with Cas9 nickase (nCas9) and cytidine deaminase, and the conventional fusion at the nCas9 carboxyl terminus effectively inhibits uracil excision repair to enhance editing efficiency. However, despite potent on-target activity, classical CBEs exhibit significant Cas9-dependent DNA off-target effects that necessitate optimization for future applications. Here we present a strategic UGI relocation through internal fusion within the nCas9 architecture. This spatial reorganization maintains comparable on-target editing efficiency while substantially reducing Cas9-dependent DNA off-target activity. Our findings establish an alternative engineering paradigm to develop high-fidelity CBEs, offering an improved platform for widespread genome editing applications.

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CRISPR-Associated Protein 9CRISPR-Cas SystemsCytosineGene EditingUracil-DNA GlycosidaseHEK293 CellsHumansCRISPR-Associated Protein 9CytosineUracil-DNA Glycosidase

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PMID41073543
PMCPMC12514026

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