PlmCas12e (CasX2) cleavage of CCR5: impact of guide RNA spacer length and PAM sequence on cleavage activity.
RNA Biol
; 20(1): 296-305, 2023 01.
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ABSTRACT
Gene editing using CRISPR/Cas (clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated) is under development as a therapeutic tool for the modification of genes in eukaryotic cells. While much effort has focused on CRISPR/Cas9 systems from Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus, alternative CRISPR systems have been identified from non-pathogenic microbes, including previously unknown class 2 systems, adding to a diverse toolbox of CRISPR/Cas enzymes. The Cas12e enzymes from non-pathogenic Deltaproteobacteria (CasX1, DpeCas12e) and Planctomycetes (CasX2, PlmCas12e) are smaller than Cas9, have a selective protospacer adjacent motif (PAM), and deliver a staggered cleavage cut with a 5-7 nucleotide overhang. We investigated the impact of guide RNA spacer length and alternative PAM sequences on cleavage activity to determine optimal conditions for PlmCas12e cleavage of the cellular gene CCR5 (CC-Chemokine receptor-5). CCR5 encodes the CCR5 coreceptor used by human immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) to infect target cells. A 32 base-pair deletion in CCR5 (CCR5-[Formula see text]32) is responsible for HIV-1 resistance and reported cures following bone marrow transplantation. Consequently, CCR5 has been an important target for gene editing utilizing CRISPR/Cas. We determined that CCR5 cleavage activity varied with the target site, spacer length, and the fourth nucleotide in the previously described PAM sequence, TTCN. Our analyses demonstrated a PAM preference for purines (adenine, guanine) over pyrimidines (thymidine, cytosine) in the fourth position of the CasX2 PAM. This improved understanding of CasX2 cleavage requirements facilitates the development of therapeutic strategies to recreate the CCR5-[Formula see text]32 mutation in haematopoietic stem cells.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sistemas CRISPR-Cas
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Edición Génica
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Humans
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En
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RNA Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2023
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Article
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Estados Unidos