Linking CRISPR-Cas9 double-strand break profiles to gene editing precision with BreakTag.


Journal

Nature biotechnology
ISSN: 1546-1696
Titre abrégé: Nat Biotechnol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9604648

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 May 2024
Historique:
received: 12 04 2023
accepted: 10 04 2024
medline: 14 5 2024
pubmed: 14 5 2024
entrez: 13 5 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Cas9 can cleave DNA in both blunt and staggered configurations, resulting in distinct editing outcomes, but what dictates the type of Cas9 incisions is largely unknown. In this study, we developed BreakTag, a versatile method for profiling Cas9-induced DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and identifying the determinants of Cas9 incisions. Overall, we assessed cleavage by SpCas9 at more than 150,000 endogenous on-target and off-target sites targeted by approximately 3,500 single guide RNAs. We found that approximately 35% of SpCas9 DSBs are staggered, and the type of incision is influenced by DNA:gRNA complementarity and the use of engineered Cas9 variants. A machine learning model shows that Cas9 incision is dependent on the protospacer sequence and that human genetic variation impacts the configuration of Cas9 cuts and the DSB repair outcome. Matched datasets of Cas9 and engineered variant incisions with repair outcomes show that Cas9-mediated staggered breaks are linked with precise, templated and predictable single-nucleotide insertions, demonstrating that a scission-based gRNA design can be used to correct clinically relevant pathogenic single-nucleotide deletions.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38740992
doi: 10.1038/s41587-024-02238-8
pii: 10.1038/s41587-024-02238-8
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Subventions

Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : 393547839
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : INST 247/870-1 FUGG
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : 402733153
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
ID : 455784893

Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Gabriel M C Longo (GMC)

Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany.

Sergi Sayols (S)

Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany.

Andriana G Kotini (AG)

Department of Biology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras, Greece.

Sabine Heinen (S)

Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany.

Martin M Möckel (MM)

Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany.

Petra Beli (P)

Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany.
Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU), Mainz, Germany.

Vassilis Roukos (V)

Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany. v.roukos@imb-mainz.de.
Department of Biology, Medical School, University of Patras, Patras, Greece. v.roukos@imb-mainz.de.

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