{"title":"The Expanding Dissemination and Distribution Patterns of Diverse CRISPR Plasmids by Addgene.","authors":"Brook Pyhtila, Seth Kasowitz, Rachel Leeson, Rodolphe Barrangou","doi":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0059","DOIUrl":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0059","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>CRISPR-based technologies have rapidly enabled the democratization of genome editing in academic institutions through distribution by Addgene over the past decade. Recently, several distribution milestones have been reached, with a collection of >15,000 plasmids deposited by >1,000 laboratories spanning ∼40 countries now shipped 300,000 times to ∼5,000 organizations traversing ∼100 countries. Yet, both deposits of and requests for CRISPR plasmids continue to rise for this disruptive technology. Distribution patterns revealed robust demand for three distinct classes of CRISPR effectors, namely nucleases (e.g., Cas9 and Cas12), modulators (deactivated CRISPR nucleases fused to transcriptional regulators and epigenome modifiers), and chimeric effectors (Cas proteins fused to enzymes carrying out other activities such as deamination, reverse transcription, transposition, and integration). Yearly deposits over the past decade are requested in near-even proportions, reflecting continuous technological development and requests for novel constructs. Though it is unclear whether the slowing rate of requests is inherent to a pandemic operational lag or a transition from emerging to mature technology, it is noteworthy that the relative proportion of requests from plasmids deposited in the previous year remains stable, suggesting robust development of novel tools concurrent with continued adoption of editing, base editing, prime editing, and more. Predictably, most requested plasmids are designed for mammalian genome manipulation, presumably for medical research and human health pursuits, reflecting investments in therapeutic applications. Concurrently, requests for plant and microbial constructs are on the rise, especially in regions of the world more reliant on local agricultural inputs and focused on food and feed applications, illustrating continued diversification of genome editing applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":54232,"journal":{"name":"CRISPR Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10753985/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138447030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CRISPR JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.0056
Elena Dalla Benetta, Adam J López-Denman, Hsing-Han Li, Reem A Masri, Daniel J Brogan, Michelle Bui, Ting Yang, Ming Li, Michael Dunn, Melissa J Klein, Sarah Jackson, Kyle Catalan, Kim R Blasdell, Priscilla Tng, Igor Antoshechkin, Luke S Alphey, Prasad N Paradkar, Omar S Akbari
{"title":"Engineered Antiviral Sensor Targets Infected Mosquitoes.","authors":"Elena Dalla Benetta, Adam J López-Denman, Hsing-Han Li, Reem A Masri, Daniel J Brogan, Michelle Bui, Ting Yang, Ming Li, Michael Dunn, Melissa J Klein, Sarah Jackson, Kyle Catalan, Kim R Blasdell, Priscilla Tng, Igor Antoshechkin, Luke S Alphey, Prasad N Paradkar, Omar S Akbari","doi":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0056","DOIUrl":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0056","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Escalating vector disease burdens pose significant global health risks, as such innovative tools for targeting mosquitoes are critical. CRISPR-Cas technologies have played a crucial role in developing powerful tools for genome manipulation in various eukaryotic organisms. Although considerable efforts have focused on utilizing class II type II CRISPR-Cas9 systems for DNA targeting, these modalities are unable to target RNA molecules, limiting their utility against RNA viruses. Recently, the Cas13 family has emerged as an efficient tool for RNA targeting; however, the application of this technique in mosquitoes, particularly <i>Aedes aegypti</i>, has yet to be fully realized. In this study, we engineered an antiviral strategy termed REAPER (vRNA Expression Activates Poisonous Effector Ribonuclease) that leverages the programmable RNA-targeting capabilities of CRISPR-Cas13 and its potent collateral activity. REAPER remains concealed within the mosquito until an infectious blood meal is uptaken. Upon target viral RNA infection, REAPER activates, triggering programmed destruction of its target arbovirus such as chikungunya. Consequently, Cas13-mediated RNA targeting significantly reduces viral replication and viral prevalence of infection, and its promiscuous collateral activity can even kill infected mosquitoes within a few days. This innovative REAPER technology adds to an arsenal of effective molecular genetic tools to combat mosquito virus transmission.</p>","PeriodicalId":54232,"journal":{"name":"CRISPR Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11085028/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138807971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CRISPR JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.0039
Erin R Burnight, Luke A Wiley, Nathaniel K Mullin, Malavika K Adur, Mallory J Lang, Cathryn M Cranston, Chunhua Jiao, Stephen R Russell, Elliot H Sohn, Ian C Han, Jason W Ross, Edwin M Stone, Robert F Mullins, Budd A Tucker
{"title":"CRISPRi-Mediated Treatment of Dominant Rhodopsin-Associated Retinitis Pigmentosa.","authors":"Erin R Burnight, Luke A Wiley, Nathaniel K Mullin, Malavika K Adur, Mallory J Lang, Cathryn M Cranston, Chunhua Jiao, Stephen R Russell, Elliot H Sohn, Ian C Han, Jason W Ross, Edwin M Stone, Robert F Mullins, Budd A Tucker","doi":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0039","DOIUrl":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0039","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rhodopsin (<i>RHO</i>) mutations such as Pro23His are the leading cause of dominantly inherited retinitis pigmentosa in North America. As with other dominant retinal dystrophies, these mutations lead to production of a toxic protein product, and treatment will require knockdown of the mutant allele. The purpose of this study was to develop a CRISPR-Cas9-mediated transcriptional repression strategy using catalytically inactive <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Cas9 (dCas9) fused to the Krüppel-associated box (KRAB) transcriptional repressor domain. Using a reporter construct carrying green fluorescent protein (GFP) cloned downstream of the <i>RHO</i> promoter fragment (nucleotides -1403 to +73), we demonstrate a ∼74-84% reduction in <i>RHO</i> promoter activity in <i>RHOp</i>CRISPRi-treated versus plasmid-only controls. After subretinal transduction of human retinal explants and transgenic Pro23His mutant pigs, significant knockdown of rhodopsin protein was achieved. Suppression of mutant transgene <i>in vivo</i> was associated with a reduction in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and apoptosis markers and preservation of photoreceptor cell layer thickness.</p>","PeriodicalId":54232,"journal":{"name":"CRISPR Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11304754/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138807791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CRISPR JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.0048
Zexiang Chen, Suet-Yan Kwan, Aamir Mir, Max Hazeltine, Minwook Shin, Shun-Qing Liang, Io Long Chan, Karen Kelly, Krishna S Ghanta, Nicholas Gaston, Yueying Cao, Jun Xie, Guangping Gao, Wen Xue, Erik J Sontheimer, Jonathan K Watts
{"title":"A Fluorescent Reporter Mouse for <i>In Vivo</i> Assessment of Genome Editing with Diverse Cas Nucleases and Prime Editors.","authors":"Zexiang Chen, Suet-Yan Kwan, Aamir Mir, Max Hazeltine, Minwook Shin, Shun-Qing Liang, Io Long Chan, Karen Kelly, Krishna S Ghanta, Nicholas Gaston, Yueying Cao, Jun Xie, Guangping Gao, Wen Xue, Erik J Sontheimer, Jonathan K Watts","doi":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0048","DOIUrl":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>CRISPR-based genome-editing technologies, including nuclease editing, base editing, and prime editing, have recently revolutionized the development of therapeutics targeting disease-causing mutations. To advance the assessment and development of genome editing tools, a robust mouse model is valuable, particularly for evaluating <i>in vivo</i> activity and delivery strategies. In this study, we successfully generated a knock-in mouse line carrying the Traffic Light Reporter design known as TLR-multi-Cas variant 1 (TLR-MCV1). We comprehensively validated the functionality of this mouse model for both <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> nuclease and prime editing. The TLR-MCV1 reporter mouse represents a versatile and powerful tool for expediting the development of editing technologies and their therapeutic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":54232,"journal":{"name":"CRISPR Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10753986/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138807670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CRISPR JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-12-05DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.29168.editorial
Rodolphe Barrangou
{"title":"First Drug Approval Rises the CRISPR Tide.","authors":"Rodolphe Barrangou","doi":"10.1089/crispr.2023.29168.editorial","DOIUrl":"10.1089/crispr.2023.29168.editorial","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54232,"journal":{"name":"CRISPR Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138489101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CRISPR JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-08DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.0027.correx
{"title":"Correction to: <i>APOBEC Reporter Systems for Evaluating diNucleotide Editing Levels</i> by Rieffer et al. <i>The CRISPR Journal</i>, 2023;6(5):430-446; DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.0027.","authors":"","doi":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0027.correx","DOIUrl":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0027.correx","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54232,"journal":{"name":"CRISPR Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10771869/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71523374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CRISPR JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.0062
Raffaella De Paolo, Uday Munagala, Francesco Cucco, Samanta Sarti, Letizia Pitto, Filippo Martignano, Silvestro G Conticello, Laura Poliseno
{"title":"Modified Cas9-Guided Oxford Nanopore Technology Sequencing Uncovers Single and Multiple Transgene Insertion Sites in a Zebrafish Melanoma Model.","authors":"Raffaella De Paolo, Uday Munagala, Francesco Cucco, Samanta Sarti, Letizia Pitto, Filippo Martignano, Silvestro G Conticello, Laura Poliseno","doi":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0062","DOIUrl":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0062","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54232,"journal":{"name":"CRISPR Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138808140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CRISPR JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-12-05DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.0047
Lydia Angelopoulou, Electra Stylianopoulou, Konstantinos Tegopoulos, Ioanna Farmakioti, Maria Grigoriou, George Skavdis
{"title":"A PCR-Induced Mutagenesis-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Method for the Detection of CRISPR-Induced Indels.","authors":"Lydia Angelopoulou, Electra Stylianopoulou, Konstantinos Tegopoulos, Ioanna Farmakioti, Maria Grigoriou, George Skavdis","doi":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0047","DOIUrl":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As CRISPR-based technologies are widely used for knocking out genes in cell lines and organisms, there is a need for the development of reliable, cost-effective, and fast methods that identify fully mutated clones. In this context, we present a novel strategy named PCR-induced mutagenesis-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PIM-RFLP), which is based on the well-documented robustness and simplicity of the classical PCR-RFLP approach. PIM-RFLP allows the assessment of the editing efficiency in pools of edited cells and the effective identification of fully mutated single-cell clones. It is based on the creation by mutagenic PCR of a restriction enzyme degenerate cleavage site in the PCR product of the wild-type allele, which can then be distinguished from the indel-containing alleles following the standard RFLP procedure. PIM-RFLP is highly accessible, can be executed in a single day, and appears to outperform Sanger sequencing deconvolution algorithms in the detection of fully mutated clones.</p>","PeriodicalId":54232,"journal":{"name":"CRISPR Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138489100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CRISPR JournalPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1089/crispr.2023.0022
Sydney N Newsom, Duen-Shian Wang, Saadi Rostami, Isabelle Schuster, Hari Priya Parameshwaran, Yadin G Joseph, Peter Z Qin, Jin Liu, Rakhi Rajan
{"title":"Differential Divalent Metal Binding by SpyCas9's RuvC Active Site Contributes to Nonspecific DNA Cleavage.","authors":"Sydney N Newsom, Duen-Shian Wang, Saadi Rostami, Isabelle Schuster, Hari Priya Parameshwaran, Yadin G Joseph, Peter Z Qin, Jin Liu, Rakhi Rajan","doi":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0022","DOIUrl":"10.1089/crispr.2023.0022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To protect against mobile genetic elements (MGEs), some bacteria and archaea have clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats-CRISPR associated (CRISPR-Cas) adaptive immune systems. CRISPR RNAs (crRNAs) bound to Cas nucleases hybridize to MGEs based on sequence complementarity to guide the nucleases to cleave the MGEs. This programmable DNA cleavage has been harnessed for gene editing. Safety concerns include off-target and guide RNA (gRNA)-free DNA cleavages, both of which are observed in the Cas nuclease commonly used for gene editing, <i>Streptococcus pyogenes</i> Cas9 (SpyCas9). We developed a SpyCas9 variant (SpyCas9<sup>H982A</sup>) devoid of gRNA-free DNA cleavage activity that is more selective for on-target cleavage. The H982A substitution in the metal-dependent RuvC active site reduces Mn<sup>2+</sup>-dependent gRNA-free DNA cleavage by ∼167-fold. Mechanistic molecular dynamics analysis shows that Mn<sup>2+</sup>, but not Mg<sup>2+</sup>, produces a gRNA-free DNA cleavage competent state that is disrupted by the H982A substitution. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of modulating cation:protein interactions to engineer safer gene editing tools.</p>","PeriodicalId":54232,"journal":{"name":"CRISPR Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10753984/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138807848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}