CRISPR-mediated Genome Editing Restores Dystrophin Expression and Function in mdx Mice.
Mol Ther
; 24(3): 564-9, 2016 Mar.
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a degenerative muscle disease caused by genetic mutations that lead to the disruption of dystrophin in muscle fibers. There is no curative treatment for this devastating disease. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat/Cas9 (CRISPR/Cas9) has emerged as a powerful tool for genetic manipulation and potential therapy. Here we demonstrate that CRIPSR-mediated genome editing efficiently excised a 23-kb genomic region on the X-chromosome covering the mutant exon 23 in a mouse model of DMD, and restored dystrophin expression and the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex at the sarcolemma of skeletal muscles in live mdx mice. Electroporation-mediated transfection of the Cas9/gRNA constructs in the skeletal muscles of mdx mice normalized the calcium sparks in response to osmotic shock. Adenovirus-mediated transduction of Cas9/gRNA greatly reduced the Evans blue dye uptake of skeletal muscles at rest and after downhill treadmill running. This study provides proof evidence for permanent gene correction in DMD.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Regulação da Expressão Gênica
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Distrofina
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Genoma
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Repetições Palindrômicas Curtas Agrupadas e Regularmente Espaçadas
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Edição de Genes
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Ther
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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TERAPEUTICA
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos