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Accelerated discovery and miniaturization of novel single-stranded cytidine deaminases
Nucleic Acids Research ( IF 16.6 ) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 , DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae800
Jiacheng Deng 1 , Xueyuan Li 1 , Hao Yu 1 , Lin Yang 1 , Ziru Wang 1 , Wenfeng Yi 1 , Ying Liu 1 , Wenyu Xiao 1 , Hongyong Xiang 1 , Zicong Xie 1 , Dongmei Lv 1 , Hongsheng Ouyang 1, 2, 3 , Daxin Pang 1, 2, 3 , Hongming Yuan 1, 2, 3
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Cytidine base editors (CBEs) hold significant potential in genetic disease treatment and in breeding superior traits into animals. However, their large protein sizes limit their delivery by adeno-associated virus (AAV), given its packing capacity of <4.7 kb. To overcome this, we employed a web-based fast generic discovery (WFG) strategy, identifying several small ssDNA deaminases (Sdds) and constructing multiple Sdd-CBE 1.0 versions. SflSdd-CBE 1.0 demonstrated high C-to-T editing efficiency, comparable to AncBE4max, while SviSdd-CBE 1.0 exhibited moderate C-to-T editing efficiency with a narrow editing window (C3 to C5). Utilizing AlphaFold2, we devised a one-step miniaturization strategy, reducing the size of Sdds while preserving their efficiency. Notably, we administered AAV8 expressing PCSK9 targeted sgRNA and SflSdd-CBEs (nSaCas9) 2.0 into mice, leading to gene-editing events (with editing efficiency up to 15%) and reduced serum cholesterol levels, underscoring the potential of Sdds in gene therapy. These findings offer new single-stranded editing tools for the treatment of rare genetic diseases.

中文翻译:


加速新型单链胞苷脱氨酶的发现和小型化



胞嘧啶碱基编辑器 (CBE) 在遗传病治疗和将优良性状培育到动物中具有巨大潜力。然而,鉴于其 <4.7 kb 的包装容量,它们的大蛋白大小限制了腺相关病毒 (AAV) 的递送。为了克服这个问题,我们采用了基于网络的快速通用发现 (WFG) 策略,鉴定了几个小的 ssDNA 脱氨酶 (Sdd) 并构建了多个 Sdd-CBE 1.0 版本。SflSdd-CBE 1.0 表现出较高的 C-to-T 编辑效率,与 AncBE4max 相当,而 SviSdd-CBE 1.0 表现出中等的 C-to-T 编辑效率,编辑窗口较窄(C3 至 C5)。利用 AlphaFold2,我们设计了一种一步式小型化策略,在保持其效率的同时减小了 Sdd 的大小。值得注意的是,我们将表达 PCSK9 的 AAV8 靶向 sgRNA 和 SflSdd-CBEs (nSaCas9) 2.0 施用于小鼠,导致基因编辑事件(编辑效率高达 15%)并降低血清胆固醇水平,强调了 Sdds 在基因治疗中的潜力。这些发现为治疗罕见遗传病提供了新的单链编辑工具。
更新日期:2024-09-14
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