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Delivery technologies for genome editing

Yin, Hao, Kauffman, Kevin J., Anderson, Daniel G.·2017·Nature Reviews Drug Discovery

Abstract

With the recent development of CRISPR technology, it is becoming increasingly easy to engineer the genome. Genome-editing systems based on CRISPR, as well as transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs) and zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs), are becoming valuable tools for biomedical research, drug discovery and development, and even gene therapy. However, for each of these systems to effectively enter cells of interest and perform their function, efficient and safe delivery technologies are needed. This Review discusses the principles of biomacromolecule delivery and gene editing, examines recent advances and challenges in non-viral and viral delivery methods, and highlights the status of related clinical trials.

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  • The CRISPR-Cas9 system can be designed to edit a large number of sequences in the genome with different sgRNAs and donor DNA templates.

    “The system can be designed to edit a large number of sequences in the genome with different sgRNAs and donor DNA templates, thus making it a powerful genome editing tool.[202, 205, 207]”
  • The Cas9 nuclease utilizes a sgRNA to recognize the target sequence and subsequently cleaves the genome at the specific site.

    “The Cas9 nuclease utilizes a sgRNA to recognize the target sequence and subsequently cleaves the genome at the specific site.”
  • Viral delivery, such as lentivirus and adeno-associated virus, is an effective method to deliver genome editing components.

    “Viral delivery, such as lentivirus (LV) and adeno-associated virus (AAV), is also an effective method to deliver genome editing components.[202, 210]”
  • Non-viral materials for delivery of genome editing tools are similar to those used for mRNA delivery.

    “These materials are similar to those used for mRNA delivery.[202, 205, 207–211]”

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Authors
Yin, H., Kauffman, K. J., & Anderson, D. G.
Affiliations
  • Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research At MIT (US)
  • Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Anderson, Daniel G.
Venue
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
Published
2017-03-24
Volume
16
Issue
6
Pages
387-399
ISSN
  • 1474-1776 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1784
OpenAlex
W2598091501
Cited by
597
References
138
Citations by year
2026: 41 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 65 · 2023: 59 · 2022: 64 · 2021: 63 · 2020: 84 · 2019: 61 · 2018: 81 · 2017: 22
FWCI
6.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Drug Discovery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Virus-based gene therapy research
Keywords
genome editing, biomacromolecule delivery, CRISPR, TALEN, zinc finger nucleases, non-viral delivery, viral vectors, gene therapy, clinical trials, intracellular delivery
MeSH terms
Transcription Activator-Like Effector Nucleases, Gene Editing, Animals, Genetic Engineering, Humans, Genetic Therapy, Genome, Human, Zinc Fingers, Gene Transfer Techniques, Biomedical Research, Drug Discovery, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

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