Synthetic immunomodulation with a CRISPR super-repressor in vivo.
Animals
CRISPR-Cas Systems
/ immunology
Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats
/ immunology
Gene Editing
/ methods
HEK293 Cells
Humans
Immunomodulation
/ immunology
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Transgenic
Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
/ immunology
Proprotein Convertase 9
RNA, Guide, Kinetoplastida
/ immunology
Receptors, Cell Surface
/ immunology
Journal
Nature cell biology
ISSN: 1476-4679
Titre abrégé: Nat Cell Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100890575
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2020
09 2020
Historique:
received:
22
07
2019
accepted:
24
07
2020
entrez:
5
9
2020
pubmed:
5
9
2020
medline:
31
10
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Transient modulation of the genes involved in immunity, without exerting a permanent change in the DNA code, can be an effective strategy to modulate the course of many inflammatory conditions. CRISPR-Cas9 technology represents a promising platform for achieving this goal. Truncation of guide RNA (gRNA) from the 5' end enables the application of a nuclease competent Cas9 protein for transcriptional modulation of genes, allowing multifunctionality of CRISPR. Here, we introduce an enhanced CRISPR-based transcriptional repressor to reprogram immune homeostasis in vivo. In this repressor system, two transcriptional repressors-heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1a) and Krüppel-associated box (KRAB)-are fused to the MS2 coat protein and subsequently recruited by gRNA aptamer binding to a nuclease competent CRISPR complex containing truncated gRNAs. With the enhanced repressor, we demonstrate transcriptional repression of the Myeloid differentiation primary response 88 (Myd88) gene in vitro and in vivo. We demonstrate that this strategy can efficiently downregulate Myd88 expression in lung, blood and bone marrow of Cas9 transgenic mice that receive systemic injection of adeno-associated virus (AAV)2/1-carrying truncated gRNAs targeting Myd88 and the MS2-HP1a-KRAB cassette. This downregulation is accompanied by changes in downstream signalling elements such as TNF-α and ICAM-1. Myd88 repression leads to a decrease in immunoglobulin G (IgG) production against AAV2/1 and AAV2/9 and this strategy modulates the IgG response against AAV cargos. It improves the efficiency of a subsequent AAV9/CRISPR treatment for repression of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a gene that, when repressed, can lower blood cholesterol levels. We also demonstrate that CRISPR-mediated Myd88 repression can act as a prophylactic measure against septicaemia in both Cas9 transgenic and C57BL/6J mice. When delivered by nanoparticles, this repressor can serve as a therapeutic modality to influence the course of septicaemia. Collectively, we report that CRISPR-mediated repression of endogenous Myd88 can effectively modulate the host immune response against AAV-mediated gene therapy and influence the course of septicaemia. The ability to control Myd88 transcript levels using a CRISPR-based synthetic repressor can be an effective strategy for AAV-based CRISPR therapies, as this pathway serves as a key node in the induction of humoral immunity against AAV serotypes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32884147
doi: 10.1038/s41556-020-0563-3
pii: 10.1038/s41556-020-0563-3
pmc: PMC7480217
mid: NIHMS1615043
doi:
Substances chimiques
Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
0
RNA, Guide
0
Receptors, Cell Surface
0
Proprotein Convertase 9
EC 3.4.21.-
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1143-1154Subventions
Organisme : NHLBI NIH HHS
ID : R01 HL141805
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIBIB NIH HHS
ID : U01 EB029372
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIBIB NIH HHS
ID : T32 EB001026
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIDDK NIH HHS
ID : U01 DK127713
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIBIB NIH HHS
ID : R01 EB024562
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIBIB NIH HHS
ID : R01 EB028532
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIDDK NIH HHS
ID : P30 DK120531
Pays : United States
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