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GUIDE-seq enables genome-wide profiling of off-target cleavage by CRISPR-Cas nucleases

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CRISPR RNA-guided nucleases (RGNs) are widely used genome-editing reagents, but methods to delineate their genome-wide, off-target cleavage activities have been lacking. Here we describe an approach for global detection of DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs) introduced by RGNs and potentially other nucleases. This method, called genome-wide, unbiased identification of DSBs enabled by sequencing (GUIDE-seq), relies on capture of double-stranded oligodeoxynucleotides into DSBs. Application of GUIDE-seq to 13 RGNs in two human cell lines revealed wide variability in RGN off-target activities and unappreciated characteristics of off-target sequences. The majority of identified sites were not detected by existing computational methods or chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq). GUIDE-seq also identified RGN-independent genomic breakpoint 'hotspots'. Finally, GUIDE-seq revealed that truncated guide RNAs exhibit substantially reduced RGN-induced, off-target DSBs. Our experiments define the most rigorous framework for genome-wide identification of RGN off-target effects to date and provide a method for evaluating the safety of these nucleases before clinical use.

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Authors
Tsai, S. Q., Zheng, Z., Nguyen, N. T., Liebers, M., Topkar, V. V., Thapar, V., Wyvekens, N., Khayter, C., Iafrate, A. J., Le, L. P., Aryee, M. J., & Joung, J. K.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
  • Tsai, Shengdar Q
  • Joung, J Keith
Venue
Nature Biotechnology
Published
2014-12-16
Volume
33
Issue
2
Pages
187-197
ISSN
  • 0733-222X (ISSN-L)
  • 1087-0156
  • 1546-1696
OpenAlex
W2003797386
Cited by
2,268
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39
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2026: 189 · 2025: 211 · 2024: 196 · 2023: 191 · 2022: 208 · 2021: 211 · 2020: 231 · 2019: 186 · 2018: 187 · 2017: 177 · 2016: 172 · 2015: 105 · 2014: 1
FWCI
62.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Nature Biotechnology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (DP1GM105378, R01GM088040, F32GM105189)
  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01AR063070)
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (DP1 GM105378)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA regulation and disease
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
Keywords
GUIDE-seq, CRISPR-Cas nucleases, off-target cleavage, DNA double-strand breaks, genome-wide characterization, genome editing safety
MeSH terms
RNA, Guide, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Cell Line, Humans, Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Genome, Human, RNA Editing, DNA Breaks, Double-Stranded, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, CRISPR-Cas Systems

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