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Correction of a genetic disease in mouse via use of CRISPR-Cas9

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Wu, Yuxuan, Liang, Dan, Wang, Yinghua, Bai, Meizhu, Tang, Wei, Bao, Shiming, Yan, Zhiqiang, Li, Dangsheng +1 more·2013·Cell stem cell

Abstract

The CRISPR-Cas9 system has been employed to generate mutant alleles in a range of different organisms. However, so far there have not been reports of use of this system for efficient correction of a genetic disease. Here we show that mice with a dominant mutation in Crygc gene that causes cataracts could be rescued by coinjection into zygotes of Cas9 mRNA and a single-guide RNA (sgRNA) targeting the mutant allele. Correction occurred via homology-directed repair (HDR) based on an exogenously supplied oligonucleotide or the endogenous WT allele, with only rare evidence of off-target modifications. The resulting mice were fertile and able to transmit the corrected allele to their progeny. Thus, our study provides proof of principle for use of the CRISPR-Cas9 system to correct genetic disease.

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  • Several groups have demonstrated in vitro correction of genetic disease genes including CFTR, Crygc and DMD in organoids or mouse zygotes.

    “Several groups have also demonstrated in vitro correction of genetic disease genes including CFTR (cystic fibrosis)9, Crygc (cataracts)10 and DMD (Duchenne muscular dystrophy)11 in organoids or mouse zygotes.”
  • CRISPR/Cas9 system holds tremendous promise for gene therapy and can correct causal mutations in the original genome and rescue disease phenotypes of monogenic disorders permanently.

    “Furthermore, CRISPR/Cas9 system holds tremendous promise for gene therapy [46–51]. It can correct causal mutations in the original genome and rescue the disease phenotypes of monogenic disorders permanently, which currently represents the most translatable field in CRISPR/Cas9-mediated disease therapy.”
  • CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing has been applied to correct disease-causing mutations in mouse zygotes and human cell lines for cataract and cystic fibrosis.

    “CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing has been applied to correct disease-causing mutations in mouse zygotes and human cell lines for cataract5 and cystic fibrosis6”
  • In a mouse Crygc cataract model, germline manipulation with CRISPR-Cas9 corrected both the mutant gene and cataract phenotype in part of the offspring.

    “In such a mouse model, germline-manipulation with CRISPR-Cas9 system was capable of correcting both the mutant gene and cataract phenotype in part of offsprings.”

    From CRISPR-Cas9: a new and promising player in gene therapy (2015) · cites this paper as [30]

  • Of six offspring undergoing NHEJ, two were free of cataract due to coincidental frameshift restoration, while four remained cataract phenotype.

    “Interestingly, however, of the six offsprings undergoing NHEJ, two were also free of cataract thanks to coincidental frameshift restoration resulting from NHEJ-induced indel mutations, while the rest four remained cataract phenotype.30”

    From CRISPR-Cas9: a new and promising player in gene therapy (2015) · cites this paper as [30]

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Authors
Wu, Y., Liang, D., Wang, Y., Bai, M., Tang, W., Bao, S., Yan, Z., Li, D., & Li, J.
Affiliations
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Corresponding author
Li, Jinsong
Venue
Cell stem cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-12
Volume
13
Issue
6
Pages
659-662
ISSN
  • 1875-9777 (ISSN-L)
  • 1934-5909
OpenAlex
W2058792860
Cited by
614
References
20
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2026: 14 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 34 · 2021: 51 · 2020: 51 · 2019: 61 · 2018: 67 · 2017: 64 · 2016: 69 · 2015: 68 · 2014: 54 · 2013: 2
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell stem cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA regulation and disease
Keywords
CRISPR/Cas9, gene correction, cataract, dominant mutations, homology-directed repair, single guide RNA, zygote injection, off-target effects, germline transmission, mouse model
MeSH terms
Animals, Base Sequence, Cataract, Disease Models, Animal, Molecular Sequence Data, RNA, Messenger, Genetic Therapy, gamma-Crystallins, Mice, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, CRISPR-Associated Proteins

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