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ArticleNature communications2025

Editing DNA methylation in vivo.

Richard Pan, Jingwei Ren, Xinyue Chen, Luis F Flores, Rachel V L Gonzalez, Andre Antonio Adonnino, Brandon Lofts, Jennifer Waldo, Julian Halmai, Orrin Devinsky and 2 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 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Richard PanDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA.
Jingwei RenDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA.
Xinyue ChenDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0264-1488
Luis F FloresDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0422-4680
Rachel V L GonzalezDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA.
Andre Antonio AdonninoDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA.
Brandon LoftsFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Jennifer WaldoDepartment of Neurology, New York University Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3310-9331
Julian HalmaiDepartment of Neurology, New York University Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Orrin DevinskyDepartment of Neurology, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0044-4632
Kyle FinkDepartment of Neurology, New York University Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0235-5038
X Shawn LiuDepartment of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA. sl4738@cumc.columbia.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2799-2519

Funding

MeCP2 reactivation from the inactive X chromosome as treatment for Rett syndromeR01MH134519 · NIMH · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Antonio Bedalov, X. Shawn Liu · 2023 to 2026
$3.2M
Epigenetic Mechanisms Contributing to the Pathogenesis of ALS/FTD with GGGGCC Repeat Expansion Mutation at the C9orf72 LocusR01NS126185 · NINDS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI X. Shawn Liu · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
Epigenetic and Neuronal Mechanisms of MECP2 Reactivation to rescue Rett SyndromeF30HD115371 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Richard Li Cheng Pan · 2024 to 2026
$157k
NICHD NIH HHS F30 HD115371NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH134519NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS126185U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R01MH134519U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) R01NS126185
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA methylation is a crucial epigenetic mechanism that regulates gene expression. Precise editing of DNA methylation has emerged as a promising tool for dissecting its biological function. However, challenges in delivery have limited most applications of DNA methylation editing to in vitro systems. Here, we develop two transgenic mouse lines harboring an inducible dCas9-DNMT3A or dCas9-TET1 editor to enable tissue-specific DNA methylation editing in vivo. We demonstrate that targeted methylation of the Psck9 promoter in the liver of dCas9-DNMT3A mice results in decreased Pcsk9 expression and a subsequent reduction in serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level. Targeted demethylation of the Mecp2 promoter in dCas9-TET1 mice reactivates Mecp2 expression from the inactive X chromosome and rescues neuronal nuclear size in Mecp2

Indexed as

DNA MethylationGene EditingAnimalsCRISPR-Cas SystemsDNA-Binding ProteinsDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3AEpigenesis, GeneticLiverMaleMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2MiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsPromoter Regions, GeneticProprotein Convertase 9DNA-Binding ProteinsDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3ADnmt3a protein, mouseMecp2 protein, mouseMethyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2Pcsk9 protein, mouseProprotein Convertase 9Proto-Oncogene ProteinsTET1 protein, mouse

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PMID41372159
PMCPMC12804732

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