CRISPR-Cas9 globin editing can induce megabase-scale copy-neutral losses of heterozygosity in hematopoietic cells
PENNAMEN, Perrine
Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (Bordeaux) [U1211 INSERM/MRGM]
Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (Bordeaux) [U1211 INSERM/MRGM]
ROORYCK-THAMBO, Caroline
Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (Bordeaux) [U1211 INSERM/MRGM]
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Laboratoire Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (Bordeaux) [U1211 INSERM/MRGM]
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Nature Communications. 2021-08-13, vol. 12, n° 1
Résumé en anglais
CRISPR-Cas9 is a promising technology for gene therapy. However, the ON-target genotoxicity of CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease due to DNA double-strand breaks has received little attention and is probably underestimated. Here we ...Lire la suite >
CRISPR-Cas9 is a promising technology for gene therapy. However, the ON-target genotoxicity of CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease due to DNA double-strand breaks has received little attention and is probably underestimated. Here we report that genome editing targeting globin genes induces megabase-scale losses of heterozygosity (LOH) from the globin CRISPR-Cas9 cut-site to the telomere (5.2 Mb). In established lines, CRISPR-Cas9 nuclease induces frequent terminal chromosome 11p truncations and rare copy-neutral LOH. In primary hematopoietic progenitor/stem cells, we detect 1.1% of clones (7/648) with acquired megabase LOH induced by CRISPR-Cas9. In-depth analysis by SNP-array reveals the presence of copy-neutral LOH. This leads to 11p15.5 partial uniparental disomy, comprising two Chr11p15.5 imprinting centers (H19/IGF2:IG-DMR/IC1 and KCNQ1OT1:TSS-DMR/IC2) and impacting H19 and IGF2 expression. While this genotoxicity is a safety concern for CRISPR clinical trials, it is also an opportunity to model copy-neutral-LOH for genetic diseases and cancers.< Réduire
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Génotoxicité induite par CRISPR-CAS9 - ANR-21-CE18-0002
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