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Gene correction for SCID-X1 in long-term hematopoietic stem cells
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Gene correction in human long-term hematopoietic stem cells (LT-HSCs) could be an effective therapy for monogenic diseases of the blood and immune system. Here we describe an approach for X-linked sSevere cCombined iImmunodeficiency (SCID-X1) using targeted integration of a cDNA into the endogenous start codon to functionally correct disease-causing mutations throughout the gene. Using a CRISPR-Cas9/AAV6 based strategy, we achieve up to 20% targeted integration frequencies in LT-HSCs. As measures of the lack of toxicity we observe no evidence of abnormal hematopoiesis following transplantation and no evidence of off-target mutations using a high-fidelity Cas9 as a ribonucleoprotein complex. We achieve high levels of targeting frequencies (median 45%) in CD34 + HSPCs from six SCID-X1 patients and demonstrate rescue of lymphopoietic defect in a patient derived HSPC population in vitro and in vivo. In sum, our study provides specificity, toxicity and efficacy data supportive of clinical development of genome editing to treat SCID-Xl.
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![Fig. 5 Evaluation of IL-2 receptor function in IL2RG cDNA targeted T cells. a Schematic of signaling (pSTAT5—bottom) and proliferation (CFSE—top) in vitro assays. b pSTAT5 assay derived FACS plots. Top: healthy male-derived T cells genome targeted with IL2RG cDNA tNGFR (KI) or with tNGFR+ only cassette integrated at the IL2RG endogenous locus (KO). In red are the percent of double positive IL2RG-tNGFR+pSTAT5+[4.42%/(4/42% + 3.18%)]×100. We compare 58.2% cells (IL2RG targeted T cells) with 58.7% (IL2RG from WT T cells), (n = 3 biological replicates). c Quantification of IL-2R signaling through phosphoSTAT5 pathway. d pSTAT5 MFI for WT, KI, and KO experiments from (b) p = 0.02, Welch’s t-test. WT T cells (gray circles, n = 6), IL2RG KI (blue circles, n = 3) and IL2RG KO (orange circles, n = 3). e Proliferation profile of CFSE labeled, TCR stimulated IL2RG cDNA tNGFR+ sorted or mock-targeted T cells. Mock-targeted T cells are WT T cells cultured for the same amount of time as the tNGFR+ targeted cells and have been nucleofected in the absence of RNP or absence of transduction with AAV6. Shown FACS analysis at days 2, 4, 6, and 8. pSTAT5 phosphorylated STAT5, CFSE carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester, KI knocked in, KO knocked out, tNGFR truncated nerve growth factor receptor, IL-2 interleukin 2. Source data are available in the Source Data file](/paper-figures/c13c6bddd180419a92f401fdf3922c4c/gene-correction-for-scid-x1-in-long-term-hematopoietic-stem-cells-figure-5.jpg)

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- Pavel-Dinu, M., Wiebking, V., Dejene, B. T., Srifa, W., Mantri, S., Nicolas, C. E., Lee, C., Bao, G., Kildebeck, E. J., Punjya, N., Sindhu, C., Inlay, M. A., Saxena, N., DeRavin, S. S., Malech, H., Roncarolo, M. G., Weinberg, K. I., & Porteus, M. H.
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- 2019-04-09
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