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CRISPR-mediated activation of a promoter or enhancer rescues obesity caused by haploinsufficiency

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Matharu, Navneet, Rattanasopha, Sawitree, Tamura, Serena, Maliskova, Lenka, Wang, Yi, Bernard, Adelaide, Hardin, Aaron, Eckalbar, Walter L. +2 more·2019·Science

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CRISPRa corrects haploinsufficient obesity: Loss-of-function mutation in one gene copy, termed haploinsufficiency, can lead to insufficient protein levels and result in human disease. Matharu et al. tested whether a CRISPR-based activation system (CRISPRa) could rescue a haploinsufficient phenotype by increasing the gene expression levels of the existing normal copy (see the Perspective by Montefiori and Nobrega). By delivering this system into the mouse hypothalamus using adeno-associated virus, they rescued the obesity phenotype caused by haploinsufficiency of either of two genes known to promote obesity when mutated in mice and humans. These results highlight the translational potential of the CRISPR activation system to treat haploinsufficient disease. Science , this issue p. eaau0629 ; see also p. 231

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Authors
Matharu, N., Rattanasopha, S., Tamura, S., Maliskova, L., Wang, Y., Bernard, A., Hardin, A., Eckalbar, W. L., Vaisse, C., & Ahituv, N.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Chulalongkorn University (TH)
  • Diabetes Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Corresponding author
Ahituv, Nadav
Venue
Science
Published
2019-01-18
Volume
363
Issue
6424
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2904738166
Cited by
323
References
58
Citations by year
2026: 23 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 32 · 2023: 44 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 64 · 2020: 45 · 2019: 31
FWCI
12.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (P30DK098722)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (1R01MH109907)
  • National Human Genome Research Institute (1R01CA197139, 1UM1HG009408)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (K12GM081266)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (1R01DK090382, R01DK106404, R01 DK60540-09)
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (1P01HD084387)
  • UCSF Catalyst Program
  • Mary Anne Koda-Kimble Seed Award for Innovation
  • Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program (PHD/0071/2554)
  • American Diabetes Association Mentor Based Award (7-12-MN-79)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Virus-based gene therapy research
Keywords
CRISPR activation, haploinsufficiency, obesity, hypothalamus, adeno-associated virus delivery, obesity-related genes, gene therapy
MeSH terms
Loss of Function Mutation, Dependovirus, Animals, Cell Line, Disease Models, Animal, Enhancer Elements, Genetic, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Heterozygote, Hypothalamus, Male, Mice, Transgenic, Obesity, Phenotype, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Repressor Proteins, Weight Gain, Up-Regulation, Gene Transfer Techniques, Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4, Mice, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins, Haploinsufficiency, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats

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